File for Extension Now If
You Haven't Received FY 2015 BEAR Payment
~ Absolute Deadline is THIS
Friday ~
The FY 2015 invoice
deadline for recurring services is this Friday, October 28. This Friday is ALSO the deadline to request an extension. USAC cannot grant any extension request that is
submitted after 11:59 p.m. on Friday. Therefore, I strongly recommend
that everyone who hasn’t received their FY 2015 BEAR funding for recurring services
request an extension – even if you’ve filed your BEAR but haven’t yet been
paid. There is absolutely no harm in requesting an extension and then not
needing it. Listed below are all FY2015 applicants that haven’t received
reimbursement yet for recurring services, along with the invoice deadline
date. Note: If you filed an extension request via Submit a Question, it
may still be listed as 10/28/2016 because it hasn’t yet been processed (you
will receive an approval e-mail soon).
HOW TO REQUEST AN INVOICE
DEADLINE EXTENSION:
If you don’t have a PIN: You must request the extension using Submit a Question http://www.slforms.universalservice.org/EMailResponse/EMail_Intro.aspx.
Under 'Topic Inquiry' select "Invoice Deadline Extension
Request" > Select “Other” > Complete the information
cover page, and then in the text box, list the FRN (or multiple FRNs) for which
you need an extension. FRN numbers are included in the attached
spreadsheet.
There are several things
that you need in order to file the FY 2015 BEAR and if you don’t have all of
these as of today, YOU SHOULD FILE AN INVOICE DEADLINE EXTENSION REQUEST.
Approved Form 498 (Direct Deposit Banking Form) – This takes about 2
weeks to get approved. Check the status here: http://www.usac.org/sl/tools/498-ID-Status.aspx
(give it a minute to load and then use Control F to search for your BEN on the
list). Note: Certified means submitted, not approved. If you
submitted the 498, be sure to also go to this site to upload a copy of your
voided check: http://efileweb.usac.org/ContributorManagement/V1/BankValidation.
An approval e-mail will be sent about 4 days after you upload the check.
This form only needs to be submitted once – not annually.
BEAR PIN – If you don’t have a PIN to access the BEAR Form in
the Legacy System, you must request one from USAC. BEAR PINs take several
days to be e-mailed from USAC. Instructions for requesting PINs: http://www.usac.org/sl/tools/forms/pin.aspx.
Below is a list of entities
that must file their Invoice Deadline Extension Requests by this Friday,
October 28. There may be some entities listed that already filed the request,
but it hasn’t yet been processed by USAC. If your entity’s name is on the
list below, locate your FRN’s and file an extension if you haven’t already.
Applicant Name
AMERICAN FALLS JOINT DIST 381
ANOTHER CHOICE VIRTUAL CHARTER
BLAINE COUNTY SCHOOL DIST 61
CASTLEFORD SCHOOL
COEUR D'ALENE TRIBAL SCHOOL
COUNCIL LIBRARY DISTRICT
IDEA ADMINISTRATION OFFICE
JEROME JOINT SCHOOL DIST 261
MACKAY JOINT SCHOOL DIST 182
MEADOWS VALLEY SCHOOL DIST 11
MERIDIAN TECHNICAL CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL
MIDDLETON PUBLIC LIBRARY
PARMA SCHOOL DISTRICT 137
WHITE PINES CHARTER SCHOOL
