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Granted Granted

Develop a Technology

Plan

After Form 470/RFP is posted, negotiate a contract (or

arrangement for tarriffed or month-to-month services

Technology Plan Approved by ALSDE

Wait at least 28 days!

Form 470Services

Requested

Form 471ServicesOrdered

Form 486Services

Confirmed

Program Integrity

Assurance (PIA) review

BEAR

Form 472BEARForm

ServiceProviderProcess

Reimbursement Check to AP from SP

SPI

RNLReceipt

Notification Letter

RALReceipt

AcknowledgmentLetter

AP 486N Ltr

QtrlyDisbRpt

BEAROr SPIN Ltr

FCDL Letter

Funded

FCDLAP Ltr

Appeal

FCC

Type

USACDeniedSecondAppeal

EndNo

Yes

EndNot

Granted

Received discounts on bill

Denied/NotFunded

DiscountMethod

ESLEligible Services List

Form 471 Filing Window(varies annually)

Funding Commitment Decision Letter

Service Provid

er Invo

ice

Billed Entity Applicant Reimbursement

Granted Granted

Develop a Technology

Plan

After Form 470/RFP is posted, negotiate a contract (or

arrangement for tarriffed or month-to-month services

Technology Plan Approved by ALSDE

Wait at least 28 days!

Form 470Services

Requested

Form 471ServicesOrdered

Form 486Services

Confirmed

Program Integrity

Assurance (PIA) review

BEAR

Form 472BEARForm

ServiceProviderProcess

Reimbursement Check to AP from SP

SPI

RNLReceipt

Notification Letter

RALReceipt

AcknowledgmentLetter

AP 486N Ltr

QtrlyDisbRpt

BEAROr SPIN Ltr

FCDL Letter

Funded

FCDLAP Ltr

Appeal

FCC

Type

USACDeniedSecondAppeal

EndNo

Yes

EndNot

Granted

Received discounts on bill

Denied/NotFunded

DiscountMethod

ESLEligible Services List

Funding Year 2013

Contiguous Funding Years NOT!!!!!

See http://www.usac.org/sl/ for official information