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

April 21, 2000

Year Three Summary

Wave Two Details

NATIONAL INFORMATION

  • More than 36,000 applications were received for the Universal Service Fund - Year 3.
  • This second wave notified approximately 1,767 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: $68 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: $1,329,467.50. Total amount committed to New Jersey at this time: $8,446,942.00, which is 3.3% of national total thus far (approximately $253 million).
  • The total number of awards in New Jersey for wave two: 93.
  • The number of agencies notified in this second wave: 48. (New Jersey comprised 2.7% of the total national funded applications for this wave.)
  • Many agencies filed more than one application for separate services in the following categories:

(Four Abbott districts received awards in this wave.)

Public School Districts: 23
Non-Public Schools: 20
Public Libraries: 5

TOP 10 AWARDS:

DISTRICT

CITY

COUNTY

# OF AWARDS

AMOUNT*

DISCOUNT

West New York School District**

West New York

Hudson

2

$295,704.00

80

Union City School District**

Union City

Hudson

1

$209,303.60

88

Toms River Regional School District

Toms River

Ocean

2

$149,353.55

42

Our Lady of Good Counsel

Newark

Essex

1

$109,258.56

90

Badr School

Jersey City

Hudson

3

$68,778.00

90

West Orange School District

West Orange

Essex

1

$55,739.66

45

Roxbury Township School District

Succasunna

Morris

2

$41,116.02

38

Penns Grove-Carneys Point Regional District

Penns Grove

Salem

2

$32,930.06

60

Berkeley Heights Public Schools

Berkeley Heights

Union

4

$27,988.00

40

Asbury Park Free Public Library

Asbury Park

Monmouth

1

$20,592.00

88

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

**Abbott districts.