About the Schools and Libraries Program:

• Overview of the Program
• Overview of the Process
• Outreach and Training
• Site Visits
• Filing Appeals
• Understanding Audits

Schools and Libraries Tools:

• Apply Online
• Commitments
• Submit a Question
• Latest News
• Calendar/Reminders
• Required Forms
• Reference Area
• Search Tools
• Changes and Corrections
• Suspensions and Debarments
• Program Compliance - Whistleblower Hotline
• Submitting A Complaint

Step 9: Receive Your Funding Decision

Following application review, USAC issues one or more Funding Commitment Decision Letters (FCDLs) to both the applicant and the service provider(s).

Program funding commitment decisions are issued in "waves," or regular cycles. Generally, funding year commitment waves will run on a regular bi-weekly schedule until such time that the only remaining applications are those held for heightened scrutiny.

For all certified, in-window applications, FCC rules of priority are observed in processing funding requests:

• Priority One - all eligible telecommunications and Internet access services are fully funded first
• Priority Two - eligible requests for internal connections and basic maintenance of internal connections from applicants with highest discount levels receive next priority

Applicants should carefully review their Funding Commitment Decision Letter (FCDL) for details of approved or denied requests. Prior to the start of services for which Universal Service Fund support is approved, the applicant should review its technology plan status and its status concerning compliance with the Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA)

If an applicant believes that its funding request has been incorrectly reduced or denied, the applicant can appeal the decision to USAC or to the FCC.