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

May 26, 2000

Year Three Summary

Wave Seven Details

NATIONAL INFORMATION

  • More than 36,000 applications were received for the Universal Service Fund - Year 3.
  • This seventh wave notified 1,655 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 $39.2 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: $442,953.55. Total amount committed to New Jersey at this time: $17,978,725.87, which is 3.3% of national total thus far (approximately $546 million).
  • The total number of awards in New Jersey for wave seven: 50.
  • The number of agencies notified in this seventh wave: 18. (New Jersey comprised 1.1% 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: 7
Non-Public Schools: 11
Public Libraries: 0

TOP 10 AWARDS:

DISTRICT

CITY

COUNTY

# OF AWARDS

AMOUNT*

DISCOUNT

Piscataway Township School District

Piscataway

Middlesex

5

$191,420.52

43

West Deptford Township School District

Paulsboro

Gloucester

5

$73,180.80

45

Egg Harbor Township School District

West Atlantic City

Atlantic

3

$64,707.18

50

Scotch Plains-Fanwood Public Schools

Scotch Plains

Union

1

$37,387.98

35

St. Patrick High School

Elizabeth

Union

2

$11,558.40

80

The Rugby School

Belmar

Monmouth

3

$10,232.26

80

Hoboken Charter School

Hoboken

Hudson

3

$9,720.00

60

Solomon Schecter Upper School

West Orange

Essex

3

$9,000.00

20

South Bound Brook School District

South Bound Brook

Somerset

1

$5,660.00

50

Washington Township School District

Long Valley

Morris

2

$5,106.00

40

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

**Abbott districts.