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Disbursements
See who has been funded, invoiced and paid. Track FRN awards, invoicing and USAC disbursements for one funding year, filtered by manufacturer, service provider, service category and state.
What it does
Disbursements combines USAC's FRN status data with its invoice and disbursement data (FCC Forms 472 BEAR and 474 SPI). The summary always covers every FRN that matches your filters, while the list loads 50 FRNs at a time.
The first time you load a funding year, it can take 10–20 seconds to pull every FRN and invoice line. After that, filters apply almost instantly.
Filters
| Filter | Notes |
|---|---|
| Funding Year | One funding year, from FY2016 to the current year |
| Manufacturers | Up to six. Choose an exact make name from the suggestions, or press Enter to add a contains match. |
| Service Provider | Name or 9-digit SPIN |
| Service Category | Any, Category 1 or Category 2 |
| Service Type | Narrowed by the service category you pick |
| States | One or more states |
| Applicant | Name, BEN, FRN or Form 471 number |
| FRN Status | Funded, Pending, Denied, Cancelled |
| Invoicing (funded FRNs) | Not yet invoiced, Invoiced, none approved, Partially disbursed, Fully disbursed |
Filters apply as you change them. The two text boxes apply after a short pause. Click Reset filters to start over. The Showing: line above the results lists the active filters.
Manufacturer name hints
Some brands are recorded under other make names in USAC's data. When you pick one of these brands, a hint explains this and offers an Add button for the missing make:
- Eaton — Tripp Lite is an Eaton brand, but USAC lists it as its own make, "Tripplite". Filtering on Eaton alone leaves those FRNs out.
- Vertiv — USAC has no "Vertiv" make. Vertiv's Liebert products are listed under "Liebert".
- HPE — USAC has no "HPE" make. HPE products are listed under "Aruba" and "Hewlett Packard".
The filter never adds these makes for you.
Summary cards
| Card | Meaning |
|---|---|
| FRNs | Matching FRNs, with how many are funded and pending |
| Award value | Committed amount on funded FRNs plus the requested E-Rate share on pending FRNs |
| Applicants | Distinct BENs, with the number of Form 471s |
| Disbursed | What USAC has approved on processed invoices, with the percentage of the committed amount and how much remains |
Status and invoicing chips
Below the cards, two rows of chips show counts for your current filters. Click a chip to filter by it, and click it again to remove the filter.
- FRN status — Funded (committed amount), Pending (requested amount), Denied and Cancelled (pre-discount amount)
- Invoicing (funded FRNs only) — see below
The invoicing chips are:
- Not yet invoiced — funded, but USAC hasn't processed any invoice for it yet
- Invoiced, none approved — invoice lines were processed, but USAC has approved $0 so far
- Partially disbursed — some of the commitment has been paid
- Fully disbursed — payments cover the full commitment
The invoicing row also shows how many FRNs have been invoiced, with the number of invoice lines and the amount requested.
By manufacturer
When you filter by manufacturer, a By manufacturer table shows FRNs, Applicants, Make's line items, FRN award, Disbursed and % disbursed for each make.
- The award and disbursement figures cover the whole FRN whenever any of its line items includes that manufacturer. An FRN with several matched makes counts under each one.
- Make's line items is only that make's pre-discount cost on the FRN.
FRN list
The list shows FRN · Status, Applicant, Service Provider, Service, Award, Invoiced, Disbursed, Invoice by and Invoicing.
- Award — the committed amount for funded FRNs, or the requested E-Rate share for pending ones
- Invoiced — the amount requested on invoices USAC has processed
- Disbursed — the amount USAC approved on those invoices, with the share of the commitment paid
- Invoice by — USAC's last date to invoice. Funded FRNs that aren't fully paid show how many days are left, or show passed.
- Invoicing — the invoicing status plus the invoicing method: SPI (the provider invoices USAC) or BEAR (the applicant is reimbursed)
Use Sort to order the list by Award, Invoiced, Disbursed, % disbursed, Last date to invoice, Latest invoice, FRN, Applicant or Service provider. Click Load N more at the bottom to load the next FRNs, up to 50 at a time.
FRN details and invoice lines
Click a row to expand it and see:
- Funding year, Form 471 number, applicant type, service type, discount and pre-discount cost
- Review stage (pending FRNs), FCDL date, Form 486 status, whether it's ready to invoice, latest invoice date and remaining amount
- Matched manufacturers, when you filtered by manufacturer
- Processed invoice lines, newest first: Invoice, Type (BEAR or SPI), Line, Received, Processed, Status, Requested, Approved and USAC decision
USAC only publishes invoice lines after it finishes processing them. An invoice that's still under review won't appear until it's paid or denied.
Exports
Click Export Excel to download every matching FRN in the current sort order. The export is limited to 10,000 FRNs. If more match, you get the first 10,000 and a message asking you to narrow the filters.
Tips
- If a manufacturer matches nothing in the selected year, a notice suggests choosing a name from the suggestions, because USAC writes some brands out in full.
- Pending FRNs only exist for funding years USAC is still reviewing.
- The line above the results shows when USAC last updated the FRN status data and the invoice data.
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