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

June 2, 2000

Year Three Summary

Wave Eight Details

NATIONAL INFORMATION

  • More than 36,000 applications were received for the Universal Service Fund - Year 3.
  • This eighth wave notified 1,641schools 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: nearly $50.6 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: $1,331,182.31. Total amount committed to New Jersey at this time: $19,309,908.18, which is 3.2% of national total thus far (approximately $596 million).
  • The total number of awards in New Jersey for wave eight: 183.
  • The number of agencies notified in this eighth wave: 57. (New Jersey comprised 3.5% of the total national funded applications for this wave.)
  • Many agencies filed more than one application for separate services in the following categories:

(Three Abbott districts received awards in this wave.)

Public School Districts: 38
Non-Public Schools: 18
Public Libraries: 1

TOP 10 AWARDS:

DISTRICT

CITY

COUNTY

# OF AWARDS

AMOUNT*

DISCOUNT

Vineland School District

Vineland

Cumberland

2

$130,230.00

75

Lenape Regional High School District

Shamong

Burlington

5

$109,557.36

33

Lower Camden County Regional High School District

Atco

Camden

2

$92,403.80

52

Gloucester Township School District

Blackwood

Camden

4

$81,991.05

46

Pennsauken Township School District

Pennsauken

Camden

2

$70,467.39

57

Perth Amboy School District

Perth Amboy

Middlesex

3

$56,071.76

88

South Plainfield School District

South Plainfield

Middlesex

3

$51,067.83

40

Metuchen School District

Metuchen

Middlesex

5

$43,584.00

40

North Star Academy Charter School of Newark

Newark

Essex

6

$36,271.01

90

Middlesex Borough Public Schools

Middlesex

Middlesex

4

$35,559.20

41

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

**Abbott districts.