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WatchGuard on E-rate: who runs it and who still has budget

WatchGuard equipment appears on 377 Form 471 line items from 253 schools and libraries in FY2024-2026, $3M requested in all. 243 of those applicants have Category 2 budget left in the FY2026-2030 cycle.

43 states · updated nightly from USAC open data
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253applicants

Running WatchGuard today

Schools and libraries with WatchGuard on a funded request since FY2024, across 43 states.

Most in Michigan
$35.2MC2 unspent

Budget left at those applicants

243 of them still have Category 2 money in the FY2026-2030 cycle. Those are the refresh and expansion deals.

Largest: $2M at one applicant
$1,320median

What districts paid for the WGT45413

The median unit price applicants entered for the most requested model, from 24 line items.

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377
line items
253
applicants
$3M
requested
$35.2M
C2 budget left at those applicants

What districts buy

FunctionLine itemsUnitsRequested
Data Protection233304$2,064,579
License994,649$586,271
Wireless Data Distribution19465$221,771
Module1316$13,954
Transceiver812$2,221
Software34$5,544
Cabling/Connectors11$20
Data Distribution13$66,000

Most requested models

The median of the unit prices applicants entered on their requests.

ModelLine itemsUnitsMedian unit price
WGT454132425$1,320
WGM290007031413$3,951
M3901212$5,534
WGT47413910$1,320
WGM29002003813$2,911
AP3306143$514
WGM3900200354$3,482
WG46035144$11,363
WG902044$885
WGM2900070149$3,080
WGM2900080344$4,507
WGM5733145$2,786
Firebox M290313$3,933
M29534$4,644
M460033$1,012

By state

Michigan 63Minnesota 44Florida 32Arizona 28New York 24Illinois 18Mississippi 16New Jersey 15South Carolina 13Washington 11Wisconsin 10Virginia 9Massachusetts 8California 7Connecticut 6Kansas 6Ohio 6Arkansas 4Georgia 4Iowa 4Maryland 4Oklahoma 4Pennsylvania 4Tennessee 4Colorado 3Indiana 3Missouri 3Montana 3Nevada 3Louisiana 2

Applicants running WatchGuard with Category 2 budget left

ApplicantStateBudgetLeftStatus
DIOCESE OF ORLANDO OFFICE OF CATHOLIC SCHOOLSFL$2,885,273$2,043,851Confirmed
SOUTHEASTERN LIBRARIES CO-OPMN$1,324,453$1,311,210Confirmed
CENTRAL ISLIP UNION FREE DISTNY$1,413,207$1,051,164Confirmed
UNIVERSITY PLACE SCH DIST 83WA$1,144,716$980,724Confirmed
KALISPELL SCHOOL DISTRICT 5MT$1,229,577$978,364Confirmed
YUMA COUNTY LIBRARY DISTRICTAZ$975,978$941,212Confirmed
SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES, INC.IL$814,725$760,551Confirmed
CLINTON MACOMB PUBLIC LIBRARYMI$715,077$715,077Forecast
COWETA INDEP SCHOOL DIST 17OK$705,495$656,807Confirmed
CENTRAL RAPPAHANNOCK REG LIBVA$655,227$655,227Forecast
LUMPKIN COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICTGA$723,435$615,677Confirmed
WEST VALLEY SCHOOL DIST 363WA$696,626$561,896Confirmed
WEST MILFORD TOWNSHIP PUBLIC SCH DISTNJ$582,940$548,202Confirmed
YAKIMA VALLEY LIBRARIESWA$543,150$543,150Forecast
SMITH COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICTMS$493,645$467,149Confirmed
HILLSIDE SCHOOL DISTRICTNJ$604,045$462,700Confirmed
BIG RAPIDS PUBLIC SCHOOLSMI$492,375$447,260Confirmed
UNITED COMMUNITY ACTION PARTNERSHIP, INC.MN$422,450$422,450Forecast
HERRICK DISTRICT LIBRARYMI$422,715$421,263Confirmed
BROOKHAVEN-COMSEWOGUE SCH DISTNY$706,704$418,896Confirmed
GUSTINE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTCA$374,396$374,396Forecast
WEST PLAINS SCHOOL DISTRICT R-7MO$405,357$361,057Confirmed
ARIZONA AGRIBUSINESS AND EQUINE CENTERAZ$355,650$355,650Forecast
PRINCE EDWARD CO PUB SCH DISTVA$377,944$352,002Confirmed
LOUISBURG UNIF SCHOOL DIST 416KS$342,669$342,669Forecast

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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.