School districts, charter schools, private schools, and county offices of education across the country can now easily obtain affordable broadband Internet access for their students. EdTechnologyFunds offers expert assistance that will help educational institutions get proper funding from the federal E-rate program for Internet access, data transmission, internal connections, and basic maintenance of internal connections services.
With over 14 years of experience in handling all aspects and stages of FCC’s E-rate program, EdTechnologyFunds has attained an unparalleled level of expertise in managing the E-Rate application process and helping schools leverage awarded funding in support of educational technologies.
Beverly Sutherland, President and CEO of EdTechnologyFunds, explains, “Our extensive hands-on experience with the E-Rate program and profound understanding of educational technologies used in K-12 learning institutions makes us the leading choice for schools that need assistance with getting funding from the Universal Service Fund.”
As a full-service E-rate consulting firm, the company provides comprehensive support to applicants seeking E-rate funding from the initial needs assessment, application submissions, the competitive process management, and program compliance to documentation retention, service deployment, and project management. What sets EdTechnologyFunds apart from other firms is that their comprehensive support services are designed to not just successfully get funding approval but to help schools meet their overall technology goals in order to improve their education process and campus operations.
We believe that the integration of technology in the learning process is a matter of necessity to advance the ability of schools to prepare students to thrive in the digital economy. This is our over-arching goal behind helping schools attain E-rate funding”, says Beverly. To learn more about E-Rate Program, click here.
For their consulting services, the company prepares and files of all forms required in the application including the Form 470, Form 471, and Form 486 as well as Requests for Proposals (RFPs) and bid evaluation matrices among others. This helps ensure that the application is complete and accurate prior to submission.
“We don’t leave any stones unturned when preparing E-rate applications. We have established systems and processes to ensure that all applications are complete and accurate prior to submission,” explains Beverly. As part of their consulting services, the company also offers on-site audit support, support for audits and reviews such as the Program Integrity Assurance (PIA) review, support for appeal filings, and staff training as well as the management of vendor communications and E-rate deployments.
An important service the company offers is the development of Requests for Proposals (RFPs). Beverly says, “Many schools fail to get the grant because of their failure to correctly define their specific needs.” EdTechnologyFunds uses its extensive knowledge of networking equipment, broadband options, and education technology trends to develop best-in-class network infrastructure and services requirements. Moreover, EdTechnologyFunds has a professional team that can assess a school’s current processes with available technology to identify and attain optimum IT solutions. Whether a school plans to embark on a 1-to-1 computing initiative or integrate more technology into classroom instruction, the company can accurately determine their exact needs and develop the necessary keystones in the process. This includes the preparation of detailed specifications, USAC compliant bid evaluation matrix, TCO, cost/benefit, and financial analysis and Vendor Response Evaluation, among others. For more details on their E-Rate Consulting Services, please follow this link.
Finally, the company also offers E-Rate Project Management services. This pertains to the management of the deployed networking equipment and services which many organizations are incapable of handling due to lack of resources and expertise. EdTechnologyFunds assist schools with the installation, operation, monitoring, and maintenance of IT infrastructure and internet services so that the school can focus on their core function of education. The consulting firm also assists in project coordination, communication, and budget management to ensure projects are completed within the target schedule and budget. Beverly has this say, “You let the IT works be handled by the IT professionals, and we leave the education of our children to the expertise of the school.” Educational organization that need assistance for getting funding from the Schools and Libraries Program of the Universal Service Fund are invited to visit the EdTEchnologyFunds website here: http://edtechnologyfunds.com.
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For more information about EdTechnologyFunds, contact the company here:
EdTechnologyFunds
(888) 379-7538
info@edtechnologyfunds.com
EdTechnologyFunds
2400 N. Lincoln Avenue
Altadena, CA 91001
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