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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Govea, Richard, DCA <Richard.Govea@dca.nm.gov> <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, November 16, 2022 11:07 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> nmlibs@lists.zianet.com; NM Tribal LibraryDirectors <nmtriblibs@lists.zianet.com><br>
<b>Subject:</b> E-rate 2023 - Applications<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Greetings,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I wanted to quickly reach out and remind everyone that we are in full swing with the new E-rate cycle. If you are familiar with E-rate, then you know that you should have, or should be constructing your E-rate requests. Whether you are
seeking funding for internet service, network equipment, or both, you should consider posting the Form 470 (and SOW) within the next couple of weeks. Per E-rate requirements, you must solicit bids for 28 days or longer. That means if you post a request in
the next couple of weeks that you would not be able to award a vendor until the end of December or early January. There are deadlines associated with E-rate so please be cautious and mindful of when you post your request.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">E-rate can be viewed as a seasonal process. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in">Fall: Develop request, solicit bids, award vendor.
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">Winter: Submit funding request. <o:p>
</o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">Summer: Installations, start of services.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">If you are new to E-rate and would like to participate, please reach out to me and we can work on getting you going ASAP. We have templates that we can use to help develop your request. We also have matching funds for any special construction
that would be required for services to be delivered to your library. The same matching funds can be used to cover the costs of the network upgrades that E-rate would not (~15% of the project). Ff you are hesitant on participating with E-rate, remember that
E-rate could cover up to 90% of your monthly internet cost. Those savings could help you increase internet capacity to your library and decrease your monthly costs.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">To date, we have increased E-rate participation by 100% and now have 80% of NM libraries participating with E-rate. Most of these libraries are now connected to the internet via fiber optics and are paying less than $100 for that service.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Please reach out to me if you would like any support for your E-rate project. We can work on determining your libraries needs, develop a scope of work, and solicit bids.
<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thank You<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Calisto MT",serif;color:black">Richard Govea<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calisto MT",serif;color:black">New Mexico State Library<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calisto MT",serif;color:black">Broadband Opportunities Program Manager<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calisto MT",serif;color:black">Library State E-rate Coordinator<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calisto MT",serif;color:black">Mobile: 505.467.9283<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calisto MT",serif;color:black">Book a Meeting:
<a href="https://outlook.office365.com/owa/calendar/BroadbandforLibraries@state.nm.us/bookings/">
Bookings</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calisto MT",serif;color:black"><a href="http://www.nmstatelibrary.org/services-for-nm-libraries/programs-services/librarians-toolkit/e-rate">NM State Library - E-rate</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calisto MT",serif"><a href="mailto:richard.gove#a@dca.nm.gov">richard.gove</a><u><span style="color:blue"><a href="mailto:richard.gove#a@dca.nm.gov">a@dca.nm.gov</a></span></u><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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