On December 15, 2023, the Universal Service Administrative Company announced that the Funding Year 2024 FCC Form 471 application filing window will open on Wednesday, January 17 and close at 11:59 p.m. Eastern time on Wednesday, March 27. USAC will close the “administrative window” for updating applicant profile information on Friday, January 12. The last day that an FCC Form 470 may be filed while still allowing the required 28 calendar days for competitive bidding will be Wednesday, February 28.
The FY2024 application filing window will be open for 70 days, with open and close dates similar to the past two years. USAC’s filing window date announcement may be viewed here.