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

May 12, 2000

Year Three Summary

Wave Five Details

NATIONAL INFORMATION

  • More than 36,000 applications were received for the Universal Service Fund - Year 3.
  • This fifth wave notified 1,503 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 $39.4 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: $1,231,908.38. Total amount committed to New Jersey at this time: $17,341,146.17, which is 4.5% of national total thus far ($389 million).
  • The total number of awards in New Jersey for wave five: 54.
  • The number of agencies notified in this fifth wave: 24. (New Jersey comprised 1.6% of the total national funded applications for this wave.)
  • Many agencies filed more than one application for separate services in the following categories:

(One Abbott district received awards in this wave.)

Public School Districts: 20
Non-Public Schools: 3
Public Libraries: 1

TOP 10 AWARDS:

DISTRICT

CITY TOWN COUNTY DISCOUNT AMOUNT* NUMBER

COUNTY

# OF AWARDS

AMOUNT*

DISCOUNT

Woodbridge Township School District

Woodbridge

Middlesex

2

$377,402.04

44

Bridgeton School District

Bridgeton

Cumberland

2

$178,756.40

83

Archway Upper School

Atco

Camden

1

$147,964.91

90

Weehawken Township School District

Weehawken

Hudson

4

$105,188.04

83

Township of Union Public Schools

Union

Union

2

$104,571.00

45

Freehold Township School District

Freehold

Monmouth

4

$81,940.03

40

Mercer County Special Services School District

Trenton

Mercer

1

$47,494.08

69

Summit School District

Summit

Union

3

$35,922.58

40

Pittsgrove Township School District

Pittsgrove

Salem

4

$29,841.64

43

Clifton Public Schools

Clifton

Bergen

3

$21,815.52

52

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

**Abbott districts.