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

October 13, 2000

Year Three Summary

Wave Twenty-Six Details

NATIONAL INFORMATION

  • More than 36,000 applications were received for the Universal Service Fund - Year 3.
  • This twenty-sixth wave notified 115 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: over $27 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: $455,740.20. Total amount committed to New Jersey at this time: $41,171,719.30, which is 1.7% of national total thus far (over $2 billion).
  • The total number of awards in New Jersey for wave twenty-six: 13.
  • The number of agencies notified in this twenty-fourth wave: 5. (New Jersey comprised 11.3% of the total national funded applications for this wave.)
  • Many agencies filed more than one application for separate services in the following categories:

(No Abbott districts received awards in this wave.)

Public School Districts: 1
Non-Public Schools: 4
Public Libraries: 0

TOP AWARDS:
DISTRICT

CITY

COUNTY

# OF AWARDS

AMOUNT*

DISCOUNT

Lakewood Cheder School

Lakewood

Ocean

6

$334,186.20

90

Jamas Children's University

East Orange

Essex

1

$103,590.00

90

Congregation Ahavas Chessed

Lakewood

Ocean

1

$11,340.00

90

Winfield Twp. School

Winfield

Union

3

$3,552.00

40

Archway Upper School

Atco

Camden

2

$3,072.00

80

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

**Abbott districts.