FCC Form 484

The Pilot FCC Form 484 collects data to help the FCC evaluate whether, and to what extent, it should use the Universal Service Fund (USF) to support the cybersecurity needs of eligible schools and libraries going forward. The Pilot FCC Form 484 Parts 1 and 2 established a reporting baseline for purposes of participants’ initial annual reporting requirement and Part 3 will collect additional data to fulfill participants’ annual reporting requirements.

Consultant Form Limitations

Due to the sensitive nature of the data being collected in the Pilot FCC Form 484 Parts 2 and 3, and the Pilot Program generally, consultant access to participants’ forms, including the Pilot FCC Form 484 Parts 2 and 3, is limited to three consultants per form. This means that, even if a Pilot participant’s consultant information in its E-Rate Productivity Center (EPC) Account Profile lists more than three consultants, a participant must select and grant a consultant form-specific user rights for the consultant to have access to a particular Pilot Program form.

Pilot FCC Form 484 Part 1

The Pilot FCC Form 484 Part 1 application filing window was open from September 17 to November 1, 2024. Part 1 of the form collected a more general level of cybersecurity information from applicants about their proposed Pilot projects, including questions about the cybersecurity equipment and services they intended to seek funding for if selected as Pilot participants. An in-depth walkthrough of Part 1 of the form can be found in the Pilot FCC Form 484 Part 1 User Guide.

Pilot Program participants were announced in a Public Notice released by the FCC on January 16, 2025. All applicants selected to participant in the Pilot Program were required to complete and submit Part 2 of the Pilot FCC Form 484.

Pilot FCC Form 484 Part 2

Selected Pilot Program participants were required to provide more detailed information about their cybersecurity experiences in Part 2 of the Pilot FCC Form 484, which was due on September 15, 2025. In contrast to Part 1 of the Pilot FCC Form 484, Part 2 collected more detailed cybersecurity data and Pilot project information, but only from those who were selected as Pilot participants. An in-depth walkthrough of Part 2 of the form can be found in the Pilot FCC Form 484 Part 2 User Guide.

Pilot FCC Form 484 Part 3 (First Annual Report)

Pilot participants are required to complete the Pilot FCC Form 484 Part 3 to update the information they provided in Parts 1 and 2 of the Pilot FCC Form 484 and respond to new annual data reporting requirements. The Pilot FCC Form 484 Part 3 will be made available later this fall. The due date for the Pilot FCC Form 484 Part 3 is based on the date the participant received its first Funding Commitment Decision Letter (FCDL), plus 60 days, so Pilot participants will have differing annual report dates. For a detailed walkthrough of the form, see the Pilot FCC Form 484 Part 3 Annual Reporting User Guide.