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As of Oct 31, 2026, 18 Georgia schools and libraries have E-rate Form 470s open for bids; the first window closes Nov 2, 2026. USAC committed $129.8M to 328 applicants in FY2026.
USAC committed $129.8M to 328 Georgia schools and libraries in FY2026, $87.2M of it for Category 2 equipment and services. Here is who is buying, who holds the contracts today, and where the money is still unspent.
Each one is taking bids for 28 days. Miss the window and you wait a year.
First window closes in 2 daysCategory 2 budget left at 429 Georgia applicants, with years to spend it in the FY2026-2030 cycle.
Largest: $22.7M at one applicantE-rate contracts that end in the next 12 months, with who holds each one today.
$48.9M of current serviceClosing soonest first. "Closes" is the day the 28-day bidding window ends and the applicant can sign a contract.
| Applicant | City | Seeking | Closes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Middle Georgia Regional Library | Macon | Category 1 | Nov 2, 2026 2 days |
| Jackson County School District | Jefferson | Category 1 | Nov 3, 2026 3 days |
| Hancock County School District | Sparta | Category 1 | Nov 4, 2026 4 days |
| Hancock County School District | Sparta | Category 2 | Nov 4, 2026 4 days |
| Appling County School District | Baxley | Category 1 | Nov 4, 2026 4 days |
| Georgia Military School | Milledgeville | Category 1 | Nov 4, 2026 4 days |
| Troup-Harris Reg Lib | Lagrange | Category 1 | Nov 5, 2026 5 days |
| Northside Education, Inc Dba Atlanta Classical Academy | Atlanta | Category 1 | Nov 5, 2026 5 days |
| Colquitt Co School District | Moultrie | Category 1 | Nov 10, 2026 10 days |
| Houston County Public Library | Perry | Category 1 | Nov 12, 2026 12 days |
| Bartram Trail Regional Library System | Washington | Category 1 | Nov 19, 2026 19 days |
| Crisp County Schools | Cordele | Category 1 | Nov 20, 2026 20 days |
| Bacon County School District | Alma | Category 1 | Nov 20, 2026 20 days |
| Butts County School System | Jackson | Category 1 | Nov 20, 2026 20 days |
| The Epstein School | Atlanta | Category 1 and Category 2 | Nov 24, 2026 24 days |
| Oconee County School District | Watkinsville | Category 2 | Nov 25, 2026 25 days |
| Augusta-Richmond County Public Library System | Augusta | Category 1 | Nov 25, 2026 25 days |
| St. Joseph Catholic School | Marietta | Category 1 | Nov 26, 2026 26 days |
| Funding year | Committed | Category 2 | Applicants | Funding requests |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | $129,823,001 | $87,172,565 | 328 | 898 |
| FY2025 | $75,521,607 | $36,427,133 | 296 | 829 |
| FY2024 | $67,704,331 | $28,218,386 | 290 | 785 |
| Provider | Committed, FY2025-2026 | Applicants |
|---|---|---|
| Zayo Education, LLC | $17,936,893 | 21 |
| Lockstep Technology Group LLC | $16,205,901 | 14 |
| CDW Government LLC | $14,596,450 | 8 |
| Verinext Corp. | $13,817,005 | 2 |
| PC Solutions & Integration, Inc. | $12,502,500 | 37 |
| BellSouth Telecommunications, LLC | $11,910,325 | 17 |
| Computacenter United States Inc. | $11,120,807 | 4 |
| Layer 3 Communications, LLC | $9,880,706 | 3 |
| ENA Services, LLC | $8,659,294 | 28 |
| 1 Accord Technologies, LLC | $5,873,979 | 36 |
| DISYS Solutions, Inc. | $5,403,915 | 5 |
| MGT Impact Solutions, LLC | $4,539,915 | 7 |
| Aios Group LLC | $4,403,436 | 34 |
| Unite Private Networks, LLC | $4,228,247 | 3 |
| Cloud59 Networks LLC | $3,806,682 | 19 |
From Form 471 line items, FY2024-2026.
| Manufacturer | Line items | Applicants | Requested |
|---|---|---|---|
| HPE Aruba | 821 | 66 | $36,556,514 |
| Cisco Meraki | 747 | 62 | $9,782,711 |
| Cisco | 594 | 47 | $40,571,843 |
| Extreme Networks | 533 | 39 | $10,698,726 |
| Juniper Networks | 276 | 19 | $16,918,647 |
| Ruckus (CommScope) | 231 | 29 | $5,336,198 |
| Ubiquiti | 108 | 18 | $690,660 |
| Fortinet | 80 | 35 | $3,173,683 |
| APC (Schneider) | 74 | 32 | $1,714,954 |
| Vertiv | 53 | 21 | $995,642 |
| Orion Power Systems | 40 | 12 | $393,838 |
| Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise | 39 | 1 | $667,067 |
159 E-rate contracts in Georgia end in the next 12 months; the 25 largest are shown.
| Applicant | Provider | Service | Committed | Ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cobb County School District | Computacenter United States Inc. | Internal connections | $5,727,468 | Mar 31, 2027 |
| Clayton County Public Schools | CDW Government LLC | Internal connections | $5,084,857 | Mar 31, 2027 |
| Fulton County School District | Layer 3 Communications, LLC | Internal connections | $4,581,409 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Bartow County School District | PC Solutions & Integration, Inc. | Internal connections | $1,802,491 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Houston County Schools | Lockstep Technology Group LLC | Internal connections | $1,746,437 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Columbia County Board Of Education | DISYS Solutions, Inc. | Internal connections | $1,702,085 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Dougherty County School System | DISYS Solutions, Inc. | Internal connections | $1,678,758 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Whitfield County School Dist | Telenet Systems, Inc. | Internal connections | $1,364,390 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Gainesville City School Dist | PC Solutions & Integration, Inc. | Internal connections | $1,287,440 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Effingham County Schools | Lockstep Technology Group LLC | Internal connections | $1,166,832 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Polk County School District | 1 Accord Technologies, LLC | Internal connections | $1,163,523 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Henry County School District | Verinext Corp. | Internal connections | $1,111,248 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Tift County School District | PC Solutions & Integration, Inc. | Internal connections | $1,103,952 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Walker County School District | Mike Collins & Associates, Inc. | Internal connections | $1,043,093 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Clarke County School District | Computacenter United States Inc. | Internal connections | $923,352 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Colquitt Co School District | Howard Technology Solutions | Internal connections | $892,882 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Floyd County School District | Kopesky Enterprise Inc. DBA SureLock Technology | Internal connections | $791,542 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Dekalb County School District | CDW Government LLC | Internal connections | $791,521 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Bibb County Public Schools | DISYS Solutions, Inc. | Internal connections | $639,349 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Liberty County School District | Patcomp, Inc. | Internal connections | $638,455 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Dawson County School District | Cirrus Networks, Inc. | Internal connections | $618,773 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Pickens County School District | Ellijay Telephone Company | Internal connections | $594,402 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Newton County School District | Electrical Contractor Incorporated | Internal connections | $580,109 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Newton County School District | PC Solutions & Integration, Inc. | Internal connections | $516,299 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Rome City School District | Kopesky Enterprise Inc. DBA SureLock Technology | Internal connections | $493,356 | Sep 30, 2027 |
429 applicants in Georgia have $264.2M of Category 2 budget left in the FY2026-2030 cycle.
| Applicant | Budget | Left | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| GWINNETT COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS | $35,967,949 | $22,651,898 | Preliminary |
| DEKALB COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT | $18,882,271 | $17,213,199 | Preliminary |
| COBB COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT | $20,619,603 | $13,416,878 | Preliminary |
| FORSYTH COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT | $10,859,785 | $10,424,224 | Confirmed |
| FULTON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT | $16,145,959 | $9,556,766 | Preliminary |
| ATLANTA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | $7,712,270 | $7,712,270 | Forecast |
| MUSCOGEE COUNTY SCHOOL DIST | $6,000,537 | $6,000,537 | Forecast |
| RICHMOND COUNTY SCHOOL DIST | $5,420,822 | $5,420,822 | Forecast |
| HALL COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT | $5,299,074 | $5,299,074 | Forecast |
| DOUGLAS COUNTY SCHOOL SYSTEM | $4,807,646 | $4,807,646 | Forecast |
| COWETA COUNTY SCHOOL SYSTEM | $4,472,032 | $4,368,032 | Preliminary |
| CLAYTON COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS | $9,902,731 | $3,920,546 | Confirmed |
| FULTON COUNTY LIBRARY SYSTEM | $3,719,029 | $3,719,029 | Forecast |
| HOUSTON COUNTY SCHOOLS | $6,005,778 | $3,654,778 | Preliminary |
| PAULDING COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT | $6,167,236 | $3,442,964 | Confirmed |
18 as of Oct 31, 2026. Closing soonest: Middle Georgia Regional Library (Macon), window closes Nov 2, 2026; Jackson County School District (Jefferson), window closes Nov 3, 2026; Hancock County School District (Sparta), window closes Nov 4, 2026.
By commitments in FY2025-2026: Zayo Education, LLC ($17.9M); Lockstep Technology Group LLC ($16.2M); CDW Government LLC ($14.6M).
$264.2M across 429 applicants in the FY2026-2030 cycle, as of Oct 31, 2026.
At least 28 days. The applicant can't choose a provider or sign a contract until the window closes, on the allowable contract date.
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Compiled from public records and refreshed nightly; last updated Oct 31, 2026. Figures are as USAC publishes them; committed amounts are funding commitments, not payments. Contract end dates on June 30 are left out because many applicants enter the funding-year end instead. Check the source before acting. See something wrong? Tell us and we will correct it.