Agenda Item
g. Educational Funding Group, Inc. for E-Rate Consulting Services ( Not to exceed $75,000) ~ Updated 6.10.2024
Summary: Presented by: Ms. Monika Davis, Chief Information Officer, Division of Information & Instructional Technology
Request: It is requested that the Board of Education approve payment to Educational Funding Group, Inc. for E-rate consulting services at an amount not to exceed $75,000.
Details: The United States Congress passed a law authorizing the FCC to fund technologies for K-12 schools based on poverty level.
The program covers or has covered:
Category 1 (formerly Priority 1): Voice Services and transmission of internet access within educational buildings within the district
Category 2 (formerly Priority 2): Eligible equipment such as wireless access points, switches, routers, data cabling and UPSs
Educational Funding Group, Inc. has assisted DCSD with reimbursements from the Universal Administrative Services Company (USAC) totaling $13.4 million in E-Rate funding since Funding Year 2013 - 2014. Services provided include:
Forms Preparation (E-Rate Application and Forms on behalf of DCSD)
Competitive Bidding (Follows DCSD bidding practices)
Participation in SLD Review Process
Document Retention
E-Rate Compliance and Legal Matters (Keeps DCSD informed of FCC E-Rate rules and regulations)
Financial impact: $75,000 General Fund
100.2800.530000.00011.7600.9990.0308.070.0000
Contact: Ms. Monika Davis, Chief Information Officer, Division of Information & Instructional Technology, 678.676.1274
Effective: June 2024
Status: Approved by General Counsel
DCSD Reimbursements to Date Since 2014
Total
Year Reimbursement Notes
2014 $ 1,314,858.77
2015 $ 9,847,654.50 This was the year with the large C2 project and the first year voice services were reduced from 90% to 70%
2016 $ 765,278.44 This is the second year of voice service reduction, to 50%
2017 $ 395,072.26 This is the final year of voice reduction service, to 30%
2018 $ 365,119.15 This is the first year of no voice service, and DCSD’s discount level decreased from 90% to 80%
2019 $ 132,031.97 There is up to approximately $1,000,000 additional pending C1 Fiber and C2 reimbursements for this funding year.
2020 $ 121,029.30 There is up to approximately $3,600,000 additional pending C2 reimbursements for this funding year.
2021 $ 176,169.70 There is up to approximately $5,300,000 additional pending C2 reimbursements for this funding year.
There is up to approximately $300,000 additional pending C1 reimbursements for this funding year that will be disbursed within
2022 $ 245,432.84 the next few months.
$ 13,362,646.93
In total, there have been approximately 13.3 million in disbursements between 2014 and 2022.
In addition, approximately 20 million is currently in process for disbursement – either pending project completion (the majority are here) or in the BEAR process.
We applied for just under $9,000,000 in 2023 and that will be reimbursed beginning in autumn 2024.