E-RATE   -   FORM 471 RECEIPT ACKNOWLEDGMENT LETTER (RAL)

** SECOND CHANCE **

When you receive your Form 471 Receipt Acknowledgment Letter (RAL) from USAC (see attachment) you have 20 days to respond from the date of the letter, and to make any allowable corrections to any clerical errors or errors that may result in reduction or denial of funding.  Please review the RAL Report carefully and make corrections ON THE FORMS.

Recent clarifications at USAC on allowable corrections have restricted what is allowed to be corrected during Program Integrity Assurance (PIA) Review. Do NOT rely on the PIA process to make corrections, especially for increases, as they may not be honored.

Below is a list of allowable corrections on the RAL that may not be accepted during PIA:

• Making corrections to Block 4 data that results in an increase in E-rate discount
• Adding or removing entities from a Block 4 that results in an increase in E-rate discount
• Increasing the amount of a Block 5 funding request
• Adding a funding request that was left off of Block 5 when the application was submitted

Again, do not forget to get these forms back to USAC by the DUE DATE on the very first page.