Announcements
June 9, 2025
RHC Program News
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June 9, 2025
New! Submit Site and Service Substitutions in RHC Connect
Service substitutions are now available in RHC Connect for Telecommunications (Telecom) Program applicants. SPIN changes (corrective and operational) and invoice filing deadline extensions will move to RHC Connect ahead of the October 28, 2025, invoice filing deadline.
For more information, visit the Post-Commitment Actions webpage on the USAC website as well as specific webpages for SPIN Changes and Service Substitutions.
The following post-commitment change requests are available in RHC Connect for Health Care Connect Fund (HCF) Program applicants:
- SPIN changes (corrective and operational)
- Site and service substitutions
- Service delivery deadline extensions for non-recurring charges
- Invoice filing deadline extensions
For more information, visit the Post-Commitment Actions webpage on the USAC website as well as specific webpages for SPIN Changes and Site and Service Substitutions. A step-by-step Post-Commitments Change Request user guide is available to help you submit these requests correctly.
Please note, all site and service substitutions must be submitted prior to the June 30 service delivery deadline. For FY2024 single-year funding commitments, the service delivery deadline is June 30, 2025.
May 22, 2025
RHC Program News
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May 22, 2025
RHC Program News
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May 22, 2025
Reminder: FCC Order DA 24-366 Allows USAC to Accept Late-Filed Funding Requests
On April 18, 2024, the FCC released Order DA 24-366 waiving the application filing deadline and directing USAC to allow health care providers to submit funding requests for the RHC program for 30 days after the close of each application filing window. If the FCC grants a waiver of the application for the late-filed funding request, USAC will then process the funding request as if it had been filed prior to the end of the filing window. If the health care provider does not request a waiver from the FCC for a late-filed funding request or if the FCC denies the waiver, USAC will dismiss the funding request.
April 10, 2025
Scheduled Maintenance on USAC.org
USAC will perform scheduled maintenance on USAC.org on Thursday, April 17 from 9 p.m. – midnight. During this time, users may experience disruptions or outages when visiting USAC.org. We apologize for the inconvenience.
March 13, 2025
FCC Releases Order DA 25-224 Extending the Deadline for Funding Year (FY) 2025 Filing Window to June 2, 2025.
On March 13, 2025, the FCC released FCC Order DA 25-224 extending the deadline for the FY2025 Application Filing Window to June 2, 2025. This means all funding requests (FCC Forms 462 or 466) must be submitted no later than 11:59 p.m. ET on June 2, 2025. We highly encourage you to submit your funding requests as early as possible in the filing window.
Visit USAC’s website for more information about filing windows.
March 7, 2025
RHC Program Inflation-Based Cap Announced for FY2025
The Rural Health Care (RHC) program funding cap for funding year (FY) 2025 is $723,892,841. The internal cap for upfront payments and multi-year commitments under the Healthcare Connect Fund (HCF) Program is $182,780,877. The internal cap for upfront payments and multi-year commitments will apply only if RHC program demand exceeds available funding. These new caps represent a 2.4 percent inflation-adjusted increase to the $706,926,603 RHC program funding cap and the $178,496,951 internal cap on multi-year commitments and upfront payments from FY2024. Read the announcement.
March 6, 2025
RHC Program News
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March 3, 2025
Submit Third Party Authorizations (TPAs) in RHC Connect!
If you are a health care provider (HCP) participating in the Healthcare Connect Fund (HCF) or Telecommunications (Telecom Program), and a consultant or other third party (i.e., anyone who is not employed by the HCP) will file forms on behalf of your site, a third-party authorization (TPA) must be filed with USAC. A TPA provides written authorization to USAC, allowing the third party to complete and submit forms on behalf of the HCP or consortium in the HCF or Telecom Program. RHC program participants may now submit third party authorizations in RHC Connect. Please use the following resources to submit your TPAs:
As a reminder for consortia applicants, Letters of Authorization (LOA) and Letters of Exemption (LOE) are also submitted in RHC Connect. Please use the following resources to submit LOAs and LOEs:
- Letter of Agency webpage
- Letter of Exemption webpage
- RHC Connect LOA/LOE User Guide
- Sample LOA
February 28, 2025
SPIN Lookup Tool Available in Open Data!
Do you want to see if a service provider is registered with USAC? Do you want to see if a service provider has provided the required certifications on their FCC forms, allowing them to participate in the RHC program? A SPIN Lookup Tool is now available on the RHC Open Data webpage.
The RHC SPIN Lookup Tool can be used to view and export service provider profile data found in RHC Connect. This data includes important information regarding the service provider, such as contact information and details regarding the FCC Forms 498 and 499.
For more information and to use the tool, visit the RHC SPIN Lookup Tool webpage.
February 6, 2025
RHC Program News
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January 2, 2025
RHC Program News
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December 20, 2024
RHC Connect Outage Due to System Upgrade: December 22, 2024
RHC Connect will be unavailable on Sunday, December 22 from 7:00 p.m.- midnight ET due to a scheduled system upgrade. During this time, users will be unable to log in to and use RHC Connect. We apologize for any inconvenience