October 9, 2026
USAC Systems Maintenance Schedule for October
USAC will perform system maintenance several times during the month of October.
During the maintenance, USAC systems may be unavailable for an extended period. Users will not see system changes following the maintenance.
Please read below for the full schedule for October. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.
| October 10, 2026 | Yes – 8:00 a.m. ET– 4:00 p.m. ET | Production and training |
| October 11, 2026 | Yes – 7:00 p.m. ET– 1:00 a.m. ET | Production and training |
| October 16, 2026 | Yes – 6:00 p.m. ET– 12:00 p.m. ET | Production and training |
| October 23, 2026 | Yes – 9:00 p.m. ET– 1:00 a.m. ET | Production and training |
October 5, 2026
USAC System Maintenance on October 10
USAC will perform system maintenance on Saturday, October 10, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. ET.
During the maintenance, USAC systems may be unavailable for an extended period. Users will not see system changes following the maintenance.
We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.
September 25, 2026
New! Program Recovery Payments System
Beginning today, all users will be directed to USAC’s One Portal dashboard when they click the blue Sign In button on usac.org and log in using their existing credentials. From One Portal, users can log into EPC and other USAC systems, including the new Program Recovery Payments system for returning funding to USAC.
E-Rate program participants who receive a COMAD or RIDF must return funding using the Program Recovery Payments system available in One Portal. For more information about returning funding or how to navigate the system, visit the Return Program Funding webpage. For additional assistance, contact the E-Rate Customer Service Center (CSC) at (888) 203-8100 Monday-Friday from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. ET.
September 17, 2026
EPC Administrative Window Opens October 21, 2026
The administrative window will open Wednesday, October 21, 2026 and will close shortly before the FY2027 FCC Form 471 application filing window opens in early 2027. After this time, applicant profiles will be locked, and you will not be able to make changes to your profile information.
FY2027 will be the second year of the FY2026-2030 Category Two (C2) budget cycle so applicants should update their student counts or library square footage as needed. The information in your EPC profile will be used to calculate a forecasted C2 budget for the FY2026-2030 cycle in the first year that you apply for C2 during the cycle.
Go to the EPC Administrative Window page for detailed information on updating entity profiles.
September 17, 2026
Competitive Bidding Reminders for FY2027
The FCC Form 470 and competitive bidding are the initial steps in the E-Rate program application process. Now that the FY2027 FCC Form 470 is available to applicants to submit and certify and start their competitive bidding processes, we are providing some reminders to help you through the remainder of the competitive bidding process. For a comprehensive review of all things competitive bidding, view the E-Rate FCC Form 470 and Competitive Bidding webinar held on August 6, 2026 or the webinar slides. View the How to File an FCC Form 470 learning module and the FY2027+ FCC Form 470 Services Guiding Statements Table on the USAC website to help you get started with your FY2027 competitive bidding process.
