E-Rate: Category 2 order released Highlights: * Extension of Five-Year Cat 2 "Test Period" through FY2020 * All applicant budgets will reset in 2021 * FIXED Five-year budget cycles (2021-2025, 2026-2030) resetting every five years * Unspent funds from a funding cycle WILL NOT roll over to a new cycle * Only Full Time Students will be counted (no part time) * No more estimations of enrollment for new building construction * Schools * Per-Pupil amount remains $150 adjusted for inflation (roughly $166 to $167 per student) * Libraries * A single pre-discount multiplier of $4.50 per square foot for all libraries regardless of geography * Managed Internal Broadband Services, caching, and Basic Maintenance of internal connections permanently eligible * Minimum Funding (floor) increased from $9,200 to $25,000 * DISTRICT WIDE/LIBRARY SYSTEM WIDE BUDGETS WILL BE ADOPTED * Filtering technology to ensure compliance with CIPA will remain ineligible for Cat 2 funding Please direct questions to erate@michigan.gov<mailto:erate@michigan.gov>. Sonya Schryer Norris Library Consultant Library of Michigan Michigan Department of Education 517-335-1498 Norriss2@michigan.gov<mailto:Norriss2@michigan.gov> https://michigan.gov/libraryofmichigan https://mel.org<https://mel.org/> http://michlibrary.org<http://michlibrary.org/> [cid:image001.jpg@01D579DC.B445FFB0] Family Matters is an outreach effort to equip families of children with disabilities by offering free information and resources. Visit Family Matters<https://gcc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.michigan.gov%2Fmde%2F0%2C4615%2C7-140-6598_88187_81739---%2C00.html&data=02%7C01%7CNorrisS2%40michigan.gov%7C6b2f721525734743bc6608d748155e89%7Cd5fb7087377742ad966a892ef47225d1%7C0%7C0%7C637057128952076126&sdata=PUyLOQPeJvza%2FYd6hyPBIhfJTvjB%2B8kdaBWaWTtsKm8%3D&reserved=0>, call OSE Information Line at 888-320-8384 or Email: mde-ose@michigan.gov<mailto:mde-ose@michigan.gov>.
