Tribal Nation News

USAC issues monthly Tribal newsletters for major program announcements and key updates. Subscribe below to be added to the mailing list. Below is an archived list of Tribal newsletters. 

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11/27/2024

  • December Tribal Teleconference with Lifeline Team
  • Missed E-Rate Deadline Guidance
  • Rural Health Care Window Opens 12/1

10/30/2024

  • New! Tribal Library E-Rate Advocacy Program (T-LEAP)
  • Cybersecurity Pilot Program Application Closes November 1
  • Hurricane Relief Orders

09/28/2024

  • Cybersecurity Pilot Program Application Filing Window Open
  • E-Rate FCC Form 470 is Now Available
  • Lifeline Support for Survivors Now Available

08/30/2024

  • Updated Lifeline Minimum Service Standards
  • Broadband Deployment Data and FCC Form 481 Now Available to Tribes
  • E-Rate and Cyber Security Pilot Program Updates

07/31/2024

  • FY2025 E-Rate FCC Form 470 Availability Delayed
  • Updates to the High Cost Detailed Payment Data Search Tool
  • Upcoming E-Rate Cybersecurity Pilot Program Trainings

06/29/2024

  • E-Rate Cybersecurity Pilot Program
  • RHC HCF Participant Annual Report Due
  • Lifeline Safe Connections Act Information

05/31/2024

  • Important Program Dates for E-Rate and Rural Health Care
  • New Address for Lifeline Support Centers
  • High Cost FCC Form 481 Due by July 1, 2024

04/30/2024

  • Next Steps for E-Rate FY2024 Filing Window
  • FCC Directs USAC to Accept Late‐Filed RHC Funding Requests
  • High Cost FCC Form 481 Filing System Now Open

03/29/2024

  • RHC Filing Window Deadline Extended
  • High Cost CAF Compliance Monitoring Published
  • ACP Wind-Down Notice

02/29/2024

  • E-Rate Invoicing Deadline
  • Rural Health Care Invoicing Deadline
  • USAC Updates CAF Map

01/31/2024

  • E-Rate Funding Year (FY) 2024 Filing Window is Now Open
  • ACP Wind-Down Information
  • Lifeline Enhanced Tribal Benefit