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Financial assistance in Oregon
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Connecting Oregon Schools Fund: construction-match consultation
Oregon Department of Education · Shared Oregon or institution-specific route
State match/gap-funding process for eligible E-rate special-construction projects; the submission form also accepts consultation requests.
Confirm current availability: Confirm current cycle, application acceptance, allocation and allowable costs with the administering agency.
How to apply: start, prepare, submit and follow up
Amount or support
Program/year-specific allocation or award; no current award amount or funding balance is promised.
Start here: Use the COSF Program Submission Form to request current program information or consultation.
1. Is this for me?
Eligible Oregon districts, public charters, ESDs or consortia participating in E-rate special construction; a USAC commitment is needed for funds.
Service area: Oregon; confirm program-specific location and institution requirements.
2. What should I prepare?
Some documents may be conditional. Ask about alternatives. Checkmarks are temporary and are not saved or sent.
3. Where and how do I submit?
Read the linked publisher instructions to confirm the receiving office, accepted submission method and current forms. This page has not separately verified those details. A county filter does not decide the correct court or filing location.
- Use the COSF Program Submission Form to request current program information or consultation.
- Confirm the current funding year, notice deadline and availability with ODE.ERate@ode.oregon.gov.
- If eligible, follow the coordinated state and federal construction application steps in current agency instructions.
Timing: Published overview retains older 2024/2025 notices and an inconsistent FY2026 date range. Do not use those dates or its balance as current; obtain current cycle guidance.
4. What will it cost?
Details to confirm with the provider
A program-specific cost explanation has not been verified. Ask the provider whether this route has any fees, required contribution or repayment terms, and what cost assistance is available.
5. What happens after I submit?
Details to confirm with the provider
Keep a copy of what you send and its confirmation or receipt. Ask the receiving office how to track it, when to expect a response and how it will request missing information. These follow-up details have not been separately verified for this route.
6. What if something goes wrong?
Details to confirm with the provider
Read any returned filing, correction request or denial notice promptly. Ask the responsible office for the correction, review or appeal instructions and the deadline that applies to your notice. This guide does not verify a route-specific appeal process.
Language, disability and offline help
Ask the receiving office about language assistance, disability accommodations and an alternative to online submission. Available options have not been separately verified for this route.
Institutional program; not an individual family/student payment. Documents below are conditional preparation/review references, not exhaustive unconditional requirements. Current agency instructions, agreements and grant-year rules control.
Sources and review date
Application guidance reviewed 2026-10-18. Check the current publisher instructions before applying.
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