E-rate / Minnesota

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Minnesota E-rate: 6 districts are taking bids right now

As of Oct 31, 2026, 6 Minnesota schools and libraries have E-rate Form 470s open for bids; the first window closes Nov 20, 2026. USAC committed $36.5M to 480 applicants in FY2026.

USAC committed $36.5M to 480 Minnesota schools and libraries in FY2026, $23.7M 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.

FY2026 · updated nightly from USAC open data
For E-rate providers and resellersWhat's in Minnesota for you this month
6open Form 470s

Districts buying now

Each one is taking bids for 28 days. Miss the window and you wait a year.

First window closes in 20 days
$229MC2 unspent

Money still on the table

Category 2 budget left at 769 Minnesota applicants, with years to spend it in the FY2026-2030 cycle.

Largest: $22.8M at one applicant
157contracts ending

Incumbents up for replacement

E-rate contracts that end in the next 12 months, with who holds each one today.

$9.2M of current service
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24% of FY2026 Minnesota requests had a single bidder170 applicants at 80%+ discount pay 20 cents on the dollar or less85 applicants changed provider this year70% of Minnesota Category 2 budget is filed through 81 consultantsEmail me when a Minnesota 470 opens in my category

Form 470s open for bids

Closing soonest first. "Closes" is the day the 28-day bidding window ends and the applicant can sign a contract.

ApplicantCitySeekingCloses
St Mary'S Elementary SchoolMorrisCategory 1Nov 20, 2026 20 days
Albany Area School Dist 745AlbanyCategory 1Nov 23, 2026 23 days
Buffalo School District 877BuffaloCategory 2Nov 24, 2026 24 days
Ascension Catholic SchoolMinneapolisCategory 1Nov 27, 2026 27 days
St. Pascal Regional Catholic SchoolSt. PaulCategory 1Nov 27, 2026 27 days
St Peter Claver Catholic SchoolSt PaulCategory 1Nov 27, 2026 27 days

Funding by year

Funding yearCommittedCategory 2ApplicantsFunding requests
FY2026$36,506,528$23,657,3074801,236
FY2025$30,853,112$16,824,3695111,261
FY2024$31,812,173$14,032,8694891,221

Top service providers

ProviderCommitted, FY2025-2026Applicants
CDW Government LLC$9,156,76192
High Point Networks, LLC$5,583,12824
Tekstar Communications, Inc.$4,571,808105
Tech Check, LLC$4,406,60187
VAL-ED Joint Venture LLP, dba 702 Communications$3,938,4243
South Dakota Network, LLC$2,484,5721
State of MN-Office of Enterprise Technology$2,460,6381
AMCO HBS Holdings LP$2,238,18719
Comcast Business Communications$2,194,936114
Computer Integration Technologies, Inc. (CIT)$2,067,44920
Comport Consulting Corp.$1,775,6091
Consolidated Communications Enterprise Services, Inc.$1,464,0995
Midcontinent Communications$1,257,77239
CenturyLink Qwest Communications Company, LLC$1,248,73614
Marco Technologies, LLC$1,189,64121

Equipment on Category 2 requests

From Form 471 line items, FY2024-2026.

ManufacturerLine itemsApplicantsRequested
HPE Aruba1,104138$16,999,084
Cisco881116$17,892,364
Extreme Networks69466$10,439,147
Cisco Meraki53280$7,776,081
Ruckus (CommScope)47982$4,047,623
Fortinet309107$2,909,132
Ubiquiti27478$1,285,916
APC (Schneider)20195$1,243,839
Vertiv17167$1,056,621
Leviton1007$162,586
Eaton9238$357,372
Tripp Lite (Eaton)4726$117,939

Contracts ending in the next 12 months

157 E-rate contracts in Minnesota end in the next 12 months; the 25 largest are shown.

ApplicantProviderServiceCommittedEnds
Independent School District #535 Aka Rochester Public SchoolsCDW Government LLCInternal connections$669,830Sep 30, 2027
Lakeville Indep Sch Dist 194Cloud Cabling Inc.Internal connections$648,605Sep 30, 2027
St Michael-Albertville S D 885CDW Government LLCInternal connections$480,052Sep 30, 2027
Mounds View School Dist 621CDW Government LLCInternal connections$468,150Sep 30, 2027
Austin School District 492SHI International CorpoInternal connections$446,303Sep 30, 2027
Spring Lake Pk Ind Sch Dist 16High Point Networks, LLCInternal connections$349,439Sep 30, 2027
Monticello School District 882CDW Government LLCInternal connections$329,753Sep 30, 2027
Edina Public Sch Dist 273CDW Government LLCInternal connections$285,297Sep 30, 2027
Farmington School District 192High Point Networks, LLCInternal connections$264,853Sep 30, 2027
South Washington Co Sch D 833Computer Integration Technologies, Inc. (CIT)Internal connections$257,103Sep 30, 2027
Stillwater School District 834Calian Corp.Internal connections$253,028Sep 30, 2027
South St. Paul Schools - Special School District #6Computer Integration Technologies, Inc. (CIT)Internal connections$246,880Sep 30, 2027
Faribault School District 0656Trafera, LLCInternal connections$220,777Sep 30, 2027
Monticello School District 882All State Communications, LLCInternal connections$216,068Sep 30, 2027
Independent School District No 2144CDW Government LLCInternal connections$174,348Sep 30, 2027
Columbia Heights Sch Dist 13CDW Government LLCInternal connections$171,160Sep 30, 2027
Faribault School District 0656CDW Government LLCInternal connections$148,196Sep 30, 2027
Columbia Heights Sch Dist 13Muska Electric CompanyInternal connections$146,297Sep 30, 2027
Red Lake School District 38CDW Government LLCInternal connections$126,523Sep 30, 2027
Forest Lake School Dist 831Tech Check, LLCInternal connections$125,077Sep 30, 2027
Red Wing School District 256SHI International CorpoInternal connections$123,326Sep 30, 2027
Eden Prairie School Dist 272Matrix Communications, Inc.Internal connections$118,324Sep 30, 2027
Dassel-Cokato School Dist 466CDW Government LLCInternal connections$116,173Sep 30, 2027
Saint Paul Public School District 625High Point Networks, LLCInternal connections$115,915Sep 30, 2027
Moorhead Area Public School District 152Marco Technologies, LLCInternal connections$114,808Sep 30, 2027

Category 2 budget left

769 applicants in Minnesota have $229M of Category 2 budget left in the FY2026-2030 cycle.

ApplicantBudgetLeftStatus
RESOURCE TRAINING AND SOLUTIONS$22,756,648$22,756,648Forecast
REGION 1$10,720,500$10,720,500Forecast
ANOKA-HENNEPIN SCHOOL DIST 11$7,980,963$7,980,963Forecast
HENNEPIN COUNTY LIBRARIES$6,616,460$6,616,460Forecast
REGION 1 & 2 NW SERVICE CO-OP$6,358,929$6,358,929Forecast
SAINT PAUL PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT 625$6,317,002$6,159,871Confirmed
MINNEAPOLIS SCHOOL DISTRICT 1$6,861,040$4,641,528Preliminary
ROSEMOUNT IND. SCHOOL DIST 196$5,878,184$4,397,055Confirmed
SOCRATES ISD 6036$4,187,415$4,187,415Forecast
SOUTH WASHINGTON CO SCH D 833$3,919,126$3,396,289Confirmed
ELK RIVER PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT 0728-01$2,983,034$2,983,034Forecast
WAYZATA SCHOOL DISTRICT 284$2,663,748$2,513,437Confirmed
MINNETONKA SCHOOL DISTRICT 276$2,318,861$2,318,861Forecast
ROBBINSDALE SCHOOL DIST 281$2,175,142$2,175,142Forecast
NORTH ST PAUL-MAPLEWOOD S D$2,081,412$2,081,412Forecast

Common questions

Which Minnesota schools and libraries have E-rate Form 470s open right now?

6 as of Oct 31, 2026. Closing soonest: St Mary'S Elementary School (Morris), window closes Nov 20, 2026; Albany Area School Dist 745 (Albany), window closes Nov 23, 2026; Buffalo School District 877 (Buffalo), window closes Nov 24, 2026.

Who are the largest E-rate service providers in Minnesota?

By commitments in FY2025-2026: CDW Government LLC ($9.2M); High Point Networks, LLC ($5.6M); Tekstar Communications, Inc. ($4.6M).

How much E-rate Category 2 budget is left in Minnesota?

$229M across 769 applicants in the FY2026-2030 cycle, as of Oct 31, 2026.

How long does an E-rate Form 470 stay open for bids?

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.