PLA Digital Literacy Workshop Cohort

Hi All!

I was hoping for some clarification in regards to E-Rate funding interfering with the incentive funding. 

For example, we typically use E-Rate to pay for ISP maintenance and support; we have never used E-Rate to pay for laptops or other mobile computer equipment.

Would it be fine for us to use the incentive for laptops, or is it not allowed because we could theoretically use E-Rate funding for that (even though we never have)?

Thank you in advance!


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Mackenzee Grzesiak
Reference Librarian
Alpha Park Public Library
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Hi Mackenzee:
Great question!  You can use the incentive funds for devices such as laptops or tablets.  You CANNOT use the funding to pay for ISP services, support or equipment such as routers or ethernet cables. 

Does that answer your question?
MC

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Mary-Clare Bietila
Program Manager, Programming Initiatives
American Library Association
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