E-Rate - Applicant Filing Data for Utah

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 has compiled the information you'll need to submit your 2010 471 applications. You may download this file for a comprehensive listing of 2010 entity data including the following:

Entity Numbers
NCES Codes
Non-instructional Facility Entity Numbers
Total Enrollment
Current Free and Reduced Lunch Eligibility
E-Rate Discount Percentages - Calculated for all entities

Download 2010 E-rate discounts file (xls) (2010 Data will be posted in early December 2009)

You mayalso download the state NSLP Participation data at the Utah State Office of Education’s web site: http://www.schools.utah.gov/cnp/Files

State Master Contracts
Download the following document for a list of all State Master Contracts for E-rate eligible products/services that are valid during Funding Year 2010.

State Master Contracts (xls)

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://purchasing.utah.gov/index.html

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.

October 2009 Free and Reduced Lunch eligibility data for Utah

2009 Utah Valid FRL&Enroll.xls (Data will be posted in early December 2009)
October 2009 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 2010 (PDF)

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%