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Good morning! From the newsletter (3/8/2019) ________________________________ Multipliers for FY2019 Category Two Budget Calculations In Public Notice 19-170<http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=52291696&msgid=248111&act=OE5S&c=1535322&destination=https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.fcc.gov%2Fpublic%2Fattachments%2FDA-19-170A1.pdf>, the FCC announced an inflation factor of 2.2% for FY2019. This factor will affect the calculation for the total available funding for the E-rate program, and also the multipliers for calculations for applicants' Category Two budgets. The calculations for FY2019 Category Two budgets are: * Schools = Number of students * $159.669053922 * Libraries with an IMLS locale code of 11, 12, or 21 = Total square footage * $5.3223017974 * Libraries with other IMLS locale codes = Total square footage * $2.448258826804 * Budget floor = $9,793.04 ________________________________ So, for those of you who are applying for Category 2, these are the calculations that you can do to determine how much in Category 2 funding you can expect as a maximum. · For those libraries that are 4,000 sq ft or below, your maximum non-discounted funding is $9,793.04 · For libraries serving populations 250,000 or less, then you'll multiply your total square footage by $2.448258826804 o Example: 10,000 sq ft by $2.448258826804 is $24,482.5882, which is your non-discounted funding · For libraries over 250,000, and in IMLS locale codes of 11, 12, or 21, you'll multiply your total square footage by $5.3223017974 o Example: 100,000 sq ft by $5.3223017974 is $532,230.1797, which is your non-discounted funding What's Category 2 again? Category 2 is for internet infrastructure: cabling, networking equipment, etc. Specifically, Category 2 funds are available for 5 years and can be used for the following: · Routers · Switches · Wireless access points · Internal cabling (Internet, not electrical) · Racks, wireless controller systems · Firewall services · UPS · Software supporting the above components I can ask for that much each year for 5 years? Actually, the amount calculated is your total for that years. You have 5 years to spend it all. If you spend it all in the first year, then you'll have to wait for 4 years to ask again for Category 2 services. However you spend it in that five years is up to you as long as you have your documentation in place. If you were interested in Category 2 services, you would have indicated that on your Form 470 previously. Please note, the deadline for filing Form 471 is Wednesday, March 27th. Jennifer Jennifer Cowan-Henderson Director of Planning and Development State E-rate Coordinator for Public Libraries Tennessee State Library and Archives Office of Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett 403 7th Avenue North Nashville, TN 37243 p 615-741-1923 f 615-532-9904 [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> This electronic mail may be subject to the Tennessee Public Records Act, Tenn. Code Ann. §10-7-503 et seq. Any reply to this email may also be subject to this act. The mission of the Office of the Secretary of State is to exceed the expectations of our customers, the taxpayers, by operating at the highest levels of accuracy, cost-effectiveness, and accountability in a customer-centered environment. Secretary of State Social Media Links: www.facebook.com/TennesseeSecretaryofState<http://www.facebook.com/TennesseeSecretaryofState> www.facebook.com/TNStateLibraryArchives/timeline<http://www.facebook.com/TNStateLibraryArchives/timeline>