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Facts on NJ E-Rate Funding Commitments - Year Three (July 1, 2000 - June 30, 2001), Wave One

April 14, 2000

Year Three Summary

Wave One Details

NATIONAL INFORMATION

  • More than 36,000 applications were received for the Universal Service Fund - Year 3.
  • This first wave notified approximately 7,465 schools and libraries applicants.
  • The total amount of Universal Service Funds committed nationally to schools and libraries in the form of a discount on eligible services for this wave: $185 million.

NEW JERSEY INFORMATION

  • The total amount of Universal Service Funds committed to New Jersey in the form of a discount on eligible services in this wave: $7,117,474.50. Total amount committed to New Jersey at this time: $7,117,474.50, which is 3.8% of national total thus far (approximately $185 million).
  • The total number of awards in New Jersey for wave one: 652.
  • The number of agencies notified in this first wave: 250. (New Jersey comprised 3.3% of the total national funded applications for this wave.)
  • Many agencies filed more than one application for separate services in the following categories:

(Nine Abbott districts received awards in this wave.)

Public School Districts: 152
Non-Public Schools: 59
Public Libraries: 39

TOP 10 AWARDS:

DISTRICT

CITY

COUNTY

# OF AWARDS

AMOUNT*

DISCOUNT

Elizabeth School District**

Elizabeth

Union

5

$926,595.95

85

Union City School District**

Union City

Hudson

4

$389,638.72

88

West New York School District**

West New York

Hudson

1

$371,195.16

90

Asbury Park School District**

Asbury Park

Monmouth

5

$293,656.00

88

Plainfield Public Schools**

Plainfield

Union

2

$256,782.90

75

Linden School District

Linden

Union

1

$218,400.00

65

Lakewood Township School District

Lakewood

Ocean

6

$203,772.79

74

East Orange School District**

East Orange

Essex

1

$191,578.76

86

Montclair School District

Montclair

Essex

2

$173,253.60

45

Passaic County Vocational-Technical High School

Wayne

Passaic

3

$145,536.00

80

*Amount = Funds committed in the form of a discount on eligible services (telecommunications and dedicated services, Internet access, and internal connections).

**Abbott districts.