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As of Oct 31, 2026, 53 New Jersey schools and libraries have E-rate Form 470s open for bids; the first window closes Nov 4, 2026. USAC committed $83.1M to 789 applicants in FY2026.
USAC committed $83.1M to 789 New Jersey schools and libraries in FY2026, $53.7M 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.
Each one is taking bids for 28 days. Miss the window and you wait a year.
First window closes in 4 daysCategory 2 budget left at 1,075 New Jersey applicants, with years to spend it in the FY2026-2030 cycle.
Largest: $7.9M at one applicantE-rate contracts that end in the next 12 months, with who holds each one today.
$29.1M of current serviceClosing soonest first. "Closes" is the day the 28-day bidding window ends and the applicant can sign a contract. Showing the 40 closing soonest of 53.
| Applicant | City | Seeking | Closes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lyndhurst Public School District | Lyndhurst | Category 1 | Nov 4, 2026 4 days |
| Monmouth Ocean Esc | Tinton Falls | Category 1 | Nov 4, 2026 4 days |
| Woodland Park School District | Woodland Park | Category 1 | Nov 4, 2026 4 days |
| Commercial Twp School District | Port Norris | Category 1 | Nov 4, 2026 4 days |
| Sayreville School District | Parlin | Category 1 | Nov 6, 2026 6 days |
| Hoboken Public School District | Hoboken | Category 1 | Nov 11, 2026 11 days |
| Linden Public Schools | Linden | Category 1 | Nov 11, 2026 11 days |
| Northern Vly Reg High Sch Dist | Demarest | Category 1 | Nov 12, 2026 12 days |
| Northern Vly Reg High Sch Dist Consortium | Demarest | Category 1 | Nov 12, 2026 12 days |
| Northern Vly Reg High Sch Dist | Demarest | Category 2 | Nov 12, 2026 12 days |
| Haddonfield School District | Haddonfield | Category 2 | Nov 12, 2026 12 days |
| Essex Fells Elementary School | Essex Fells | Category 2 | Nov 12, 2026 12 days |
| Marlboro Township Public Schools | Marlboro | Category 1 | Nov 12, 2026 12 days |
| Township Of Union School Dist | Union | Category 1 | Nov 17, 2026 17 days |
| Mercer Co Spec Svc Sch Dist | Hamilton | Category 1 | Nov 17, 2026 17 days |
| Mercer Co Technical Sch Dist | Trenton | Category 1 | Nov 18, 2026 18 days |
| Kingsway Regional School District | Woolwich Township | Category 1 and Category 2 | Nov 23, 2026 23 days |
| Knowlton Township Board Of Education | Delaware | Category 1 and Category 2 | Nov 23, 2026 23 days |
| Montague School District | Montague | Category 1 and Category 2 | Nov 23, 2026 23 days |
| Mount St Dominic Academy H S | Caldwell | Category 1 | Nov 23, 2026 23 days |
| Summit School District | Summit | Category 1 | Nov 23, 2026 23 days |
| Barrington Borough School District | Barrington | Category 1 | Nov 23, 2026 23 days |
| Belmar Elementary School District | Belmar | Category 1 | Nov 23, 2026 23 days |
| Sterling High School | Somerdale | Category 1 and Category 2 | Nov 23, 2026 23 days |
| Benjamin Banneker Preparatory Charter School | Willingboro | Category 1 | Nov 23, 2026 23 days |
| Bradley Beach School District | Bradley Beach | Category 1 | Nov 23, 2026 23 days |
| Collingswood School District | Collingswood | Category 1 | Nov 23, 2026 23 days |
| Cumberland County Technical Education Center | Vineland | Category 1 | Nov 23, 2026 23 days |
| Deerfield Township School Dist | Rosenhayn | Category 1 | Nov 23, 2026 23 days |
| Downe Township School District | Newport | Category 1 and Category 2 | Nov 23, 2026 23 days |
| Eagleswood Township School District | West Creek | Category 1 | Nov 23, 2026 23 days |
| Spring Lake Heights School District | Spring Lake Heights | Category 1 | Nov 23, 2026 23 days |
| Spring Lake Boe | Spring Lake | Category 1 | Nov 23, 2026 23 days |
| Salem County Special Services School District | Woodstown | Category 1 and Category 2 | Nov 23, 2026 23 days |
| River Dell Regional School District | River Edge | Category 1 and Category 2 | Nov 23, 2026 23 days |
| Oakland Public School District | Oakland | Category 1 and Category 2 | Nov 23, 2026 23 days |
| Pinelands Regional School District | Little Egg Harbor | Category 1 and Category 2 | Nov 23, 2026 23 days |
| Delaware Township School | Sergeantsville | Category 2 | Nov 23, 2026 23 days |
| New Milford Board Of Education | New Milford | Category 2 | Nov 23, 2026 23 days |
| Waterford Township School District | Waterford | Category 2 | Nov 23, 2026 23 days |
| Funding year | Committed | Category 2 | Applicants | Funding requests |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | $83,051,201 | $53,683,693 | 789 | 2,118 |
| FY2025 | $54,037,279 | $22,320,543 | 777 | 1,952 |
| FY2024 | $51,741,591 | $21,386,450 | 789 | 1,859 |
| Provider | Committed, FY2025-2026 | Applicants |
|---|---|---|
| Cablevision Lightpath NJ LLC | $18,231,208 | 197 |
| Comcast Business Communications | $13,239,179 | 272 |
| Crown Castle Fiber LLC | $12,159,331 | 62 |
| Aspire Technology Partners, LLC | $11,462,791 | 56 |
| Core BTS, Inc. | $9,553,365 | 54 |
| Millennium Communications Group, Inc. | $6,299,820 | 19 |
| Arctiq US, Inc. | $5,448,489 | 22 |
| CDW Government LLC | $5,131,324 | 94 |
| The Patricia Bennett Group Inc. | $4,703,792 | 19 |
| Turn-key Technologies, Inc. | $4,361,823 | 65 |
| SHI International Corpo | $4,269,024 | 64 |
| XTel Communications, Inc. | $3,004,984 | 72 |
| Cablevision Lightpath LLC | $2,526,305 | 44 |
| Verizon New Jersey Inc. | $1,888,998 | 56 |
| Top Quality Communication Inc. | $1,362,770 | 7 |
From Form 471 line items, FY2024-2026.
| Manufacturer | Line items | Applicants | Requested |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cisco Meraki | 2,087 | 239 | $27,954,812 |
| Cisco | 1,785 | 204 | $40,664,097 |
| HPE Aruba | 809 | 96 | $11,219,179 |
| Extreme Networks | 561 | 51 | $14,082,935 |
| Ubiquiti | 472 | 90 | $2,419,903 |
| APC (Schneider) | 369 | 156 | $3,098,821 |
| Fortinet | 275 | 96 | $3,448,949 |
| Ruckus (CommScope) | 192 | 34 | $3,702,788 |
| Juniper Networks | 131 | 16 | $3,790,965 |
| Vertiv | 120 | 32 | $1,121,538 |
| Eaton | 113 | 41 | $971,773 |
| Palo Alto Networks | 107 | 26 | $1,019,954 |
526 E-rate contracts in New Jersey end in the next 12 months; the 25 largest are shown.
| Applicant | Provider | Service | Committed | Ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paterson Public Schools | Core BTS, Inc. | Internal connections | $1,748,626 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Hamilton Township Public School District | Aspire Technology Partners, LLC | Internal connections | $1,035,464 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Perth Amboy School District | SHI International Corpo | Internal connections | $898,625 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| South Brunswick Twp Sch Dist | Millennium Communications Group, Inc. | Internal connections | $746,135 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| West New York School District | Aspire Technology Partners, LLC | Internal connections | $567,903 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Carteret Public Schools | Aspire Technology Partners, LLC | Internal connections | $551,636 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| North Brunswick Twp Sch Dist | CDW Government LLC | Internal connections | $483,016 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Bergen County Technical Schools And Special Services | Questivity Inc. | Internal connections | $413,684 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Edison Twp School District | Aspire Technology Partners, LLC | Internal connections | $412,812 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Lindenwold Borough School District | The Breaker Group, Inc. | Internal connections | $405,711 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Clifton Public School District | Cablevision Lightpath of New Jersey | Data and internet | $401,280 | Dec 31, 2026 |
| New Brunswick School District | Aspire Technology Partners, LLC | Internal connections | $372,982 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Maple Shade Township Sch Dist | Pitt Bull Secure Technologies, Inc. | Internal connections | $369,097 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Irvington Public School District | Sinewave, Inc. | Internal connections | $355,438 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Hamilton Township School Dist | Core BTS, Inc. | Internal connections | $318,761 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Plainfield Public School Dist | Comcast Business Communications | Data and internet | $315,149 | Oct 31, 2026 |
| Bridgeton School District | Core BTS, Inc. | Internal connections | $289,454 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Pope John Xxiii High School | Planet Networks | Internal connections | $281,005 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Burlington City School Dist | Core BTS, Inc. | Internal connections | $281,001 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Leap Academy University Charter School Intermediate | The Breaker Group, Inc. | Internal connections | $261,088 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Middle Township School Dist | Educational Business Services | Internal connections | $260,616 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Wayne Twp Public Sch Dist | Turn-key Technologies, Inc. | Internal connections | $260,016 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Montclair Public School District | DynTek Services, Inc. | Internal connections | $247,940 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Buena Regional School District | RFP Solutions, Inc. | Internal connections | $239,673 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Roselle Park School District | Aspire Technology Partners, LLC | Internal connections | $235,716 | Sep 30, 2027 |
1,075 applicants in New Jersey have $236.7M of Category 2 budget left in the FY2026-2030 cycle.
| Applicant | Budget | Left | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| NEWARK SCHOOL DISTRICT | $7,934,198 | $7,934,198 | Forecast |
| ELIZABETH PUBLIC SCHOOLS | $5,383,532 | $3,275,732 | Confirmed |
| EDISON TWP SCHOOL DISTRICT | $3,249,510 | $3,249,510 | Forecast |
| WOODBRIDGE TWP SCHOOL DISTRICT | $2,768,967 | $2,265,778 | Confirmed |
| UNION CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | $2,265,244 | $2,265,244 | Forecast |
| HAMILTON TOWNSHIP PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | $2,449,680 | $2,248,751 | Confirmed |
| PATERSON PUBLIC SCHOOLS | $4,252,119 | $2,194,912 | Confirmed |
| CLIFTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | $2,177,762 | $2,177,762 | Forecast |
| PASSAIC CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | $2,166,474 | $1,883,994 | Confirmed |
| BAYONNE SCHOOL DISTRICT | $2,023,561 | $1,774,236 | Confirmed |
| CHERRY HILL PUBLIC SCHOOLS | $2,105,600 | $1,588,089 | Confirmed |
| MIDDLETOWN TWP SCHOOL DISTRICT | $1,734,308 | $1,576,818 | Confirmed |
| OCEAN COUNTY LIBRARY | $1,566,207 | $1,566,207 | Forecast |
| IRVINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | $1,546,647 | $1,516,747 | Confirmed |
| TOWNSHIP OF UNION SCHOOL DIST | $1,516,210 | $1,516,210 | Forecast |
53 as of Oct 31, 2026. Closing soonest: Lyndhurst Public School District (Lyndhurst), window closes Nov 4, 2026; Monmouth Ocean Esc (Tinton Falls), window closes Nov 4, 2026; Woodland Park School District (Woodland Park), window closes Nov 4, 2026.
By commitments in FY2025-2026: Cablevision Lightpath NJ LLC ($18.2M); Comcast Business Communications ($13.2M); Crown Castle Fiber LLC ($12.2M).
$236.7M across 1,075 applicants in the FY2026-2030 cycle, as of Oct 31, 2026.
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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.