Applicant Filing Data for Utah
Entity Numbers
Your Entity Number is a unique number assigned to your organization or institution by the SLD as a means of identifying you every time you file an application or otherwise communicate with SLD. If you have never been assigned such a number, please call the SLD Client Service Bureau at 1-888-203-8100.
E-Rate Discounts
UEN is in the process of compiling the information you'll need to submit your 2008 471 applications. When completed you may download this file for a comprehensive listing of 2008 entity data including the following for 2008:
- Entity Numbers
- NCES Codes
- Non-instructional Facility Entity Numbers
- Total Enrollment
- Current Free and Reduced Lunch Statistics
- E-Rate Discount Percentages
Download 2008 E-rate discounts file (pdf)
State Master Contracts
Please remember that if you refer to a State Contract for the purposes of E-rate, download and print a copy of the state contract for your files and document your procurement process, including your rationale for selecting a State Contract. The link to search for and download state contracts is: http://www.purchasing.utah.gov/main/
The link below is a compiled list of state contracts limited to only those for E-rate eligible services. Remember to confirm contract numbers and dates at the State Purchasing web site at the above address.
- Contracts (pdf)
E-Rate Discount Calculations
The primary measure for determining E-rate discounts for schools and libraries in Utah is the percentage of public education students eligible for free and reduced lunches under the National School Lunch Program (NSLP). Students’ eligibility is determined by their families’ household income as compared to the USDA’s Income Eligibility Guidelines, which are updated annually – see link below.
To date the main method to obtain NSLP eligibility in Utah has been through the use of collected NSLP applications by individual schools, reported to and published by Child Nutrition Services at the Utah State Office of Education. This has insured those eligible and who desire free or reduced price lunch may participate in and benefit from the NSLP program. This, however, has not been effective at proving actual NSLP eligibility in Utah, leading to dramatic reductions in all funding for Utah that is dependent upon NSLP Eligibility, including that obtained from E-rate.
To improve and maximize the E-rate return for the whole of Utah and to aid in obtaining all funds distributed on the basis of NSLP Eligibility, we are recommending the use of Income Survey’s by schools to help establish more accurate reporting of NSLP Eligibility. Applications for NSLP should be provided to students by their schools separately and completed by students’ families separately from the Income Survey. Utah Education Network asks that your school or district distribute, collect, and use the Income Survey, provided below in both English and Spanish language, for Income Data Collection at the start of each school year.
- 2009 Student Household Income Survey for E-rate (English) (doc)
- 2009 Student Household Income Survey for E-rate (Spanish) (doc)
October 2007 Free and Reduced Lunch eligibility data for Utah
- 2008 Utah Valid FRL&Enroll.xls
- October 2007 Free and Reduced Lunch Price Survey published by Child Nutrition Program of Utah State Office of Education.
USDA’s Child Nutrition Programs
- Income Eligibility Guidelines for 2008-2009 (PDF) Updated March 2008
E-rate Discount Matrix
| INCOME Measured by % of students eligible for the National School Lunch Program |
URBAN LOCATION Discount |
RURAL LOCATION Discount |
| If the % of students in your school that qualifies for the National School Lunch Program is... |
...and you are in an URBAN area, your discount will be... |
...and you are in a RURAL area, your discount will be... |
| Less than 1% |
20% | 25% |
| 1% to 19% |
40% | 50% |
| 20% to 34% |
50% | 60% |
| 35% to 49% |
60% | 70% |
| 50% to 74% |
80% | 80% |
| 75% to 100% | 90% | 90% |