Teacherweb offers many products and services for K-12 school districts and their learning communities. However, only Teacherweb’s website hosting service is eligible for federal funding discounts through the E-rate program. Website hosting from Teacherweb is 90% eligible for E-rate funding (before calculation of the non-discounted portion). The following provides highlights of what E-rate will, and will not, fund for K-12 websites.

Overall, the E-rate program funds and provides discounts for K-12 school websites and library websites, including:

• Website administration tools to create and maintain your website;
• Interactive communication features on your website such as blogs, discussion boards and webmail; and,
• Other features on your website that facilitate real-time interactive communications, such as instant messaging and chat.

Please note that not all content, services, systems and features that can be used with a website are eligible for E-rate funding. For example, the following are ineligible:

• Costs for content created by third-party vendors;
• Costs for vendor design services;
• Charges for distance learning or video conferencing utilities such as web meetings; and,
• Charges for student information systems, grade management systems, and similar products.

This brief overview of federal E-rate funding for website hosting is not comprehensive. The lists above of eligible and ineligible website hosting services, products and features are by no means exhaustive. Schools and school districts choosing to apply for E-rate funding for website hosting must select a service provider after conducting a fair and open competitive bidding process, in compliance with state and local procurement guidelines and federal regulations. For a complete description of eligible and ineligible website hosting services, and to learn more about the E-rate program, the application process, and the rules and regulations, please visit http://www.USAC.org/sl.