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As of Oct 31, 2026, 38 New York schools and libraries have E-rate Form 470s open for bids; the first window closes Nov 3, 2026. USAC committed $298.8M to 997 applicants in FY2026.
USAC committed $298.8M to 997 New York schools and libraries in FY2026, $177.4M 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 3 daysCategory 2 budget left at 2,446 New York applicants, with years to spend it in the FY2026-2030 cycle.
Largest: $83M at one applicantE-rate contracts that end in the next 12 months, with who holds each one today.
$30.2M 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Willsboro Central School Dist | Willsboro | Category 1 | Nov 3, 2026 3 days |
| School Of Saint Dominic | Oyster Bay | Category 1 | Nov 3, 2026 3 days |
| Yeshivah Of Flatbush Schools | Brooklyn | Category 1 | Nov 4, 2026 4 days |
| The Opportunity Charter School | New York | Category 1 | Nov 5, 2026 5 days |
| The Summit Center | Getzville | Category 1 | Nov 5, 2026 5 days |
| Mizzentop Day School | Pawling | Category 1 | Nov 5, 2026 5 days |
| Cathedral Preparatory Seminary | Elmhurst | Category 1 | Nov 6, 2026 6 days |
| Madison - Oneida Boces | Verona | Category 1 | Nov 6, 2026 6 days |
| Cathedral Preparatory Seminary | Elmhurst | Category 2 | Nov 6, 2026 6 days |
| Buffalo City School District | Buffalo | Category 2 | Nov 10, 2026 10 days |
| Middle Country Central School District | Centereach | Category 2 | Nov 10, 2026 10 days |
| West Babylon Un Free Sch Dist | West Babylon | Category 2 | Nov 11, 2026 11 days |
| Cardinal Hayes High School | Bronx | Category 1 | Nov 11, 2026 11 days |
| Cardinal Hayes High School | Bronx | Category 2 | Nov 11, 2026 11 days |
| Clinton-Essex Boces | Plattsburgh | Category 1 | Nov 12, 2026 12 days |
| The Leffell School | Hartsdale | Category 1 | Nov 12, 2026 12 days |
| Bas Mikroh Girls School | Spring Valley | Category 1 and Category 2 | Nov 12, 2026 12 days |
| Saranac Lake Central District | Saranac Lake | Category 1 | Nov 16, 2026 16 days |
| Saranac Lake Central District | Saranac Lake | Category 1 | Nov 16, 2026 16 days |
| Babylon Union Free School Dist | Babylon | Category 2 | Nov 18, 2026 18 days |
| Kipp Nyc | New York | Category 1 | Nov 19, 2026 19 days |
| Little Flower School District | Wading River | Category 1 | Nov 20, 2026 20 days |
| Rye Neck Union Free District | Mamaroneck | Category 2 | Nov 20, 2026 20 days |
| Leaders In Our Neighborhood Charter School | Bronx | Category 1 and Category 2 | Nov 20, 2026 20 days |
| Green Tech Rochester Elementary Charter School | Rochester | Category 2 | Nov 20, 2026 20 days |
| Exploration Elementary Charter School For Science And Technology | Rochester | Category 1 and Category 2 | Nov 20, 2026 20 days |
| Intellectus Prep Charter School | Mount Vernon | Category 1 | Nov 20, 2026 20 days |
| Canisius High School | Buffalo | Category 1 and Category 2 | Nov 23, 2026 23 days |
| Summit School At Nyack | Nyack | Category 1 and Category 2 | Nov 23, 2026 23 days |
| Schoharie County Child Development Council, Inc. | Cobleskill | Category 1 | Nov 23, 2026 23 days |
| Yorktown Central School District | Yorktown Heights | Category 2 | Nov 23, 2026 23 days |
| Rye Neck Union Free District | Mamaroneck | Category 1 | Nov 25, 2026 25 days |
| Copiague Public Schools | Copiague | Category 1 | Nov 26, 2026 26 days |
| St. Francis Of Assisi Catholic Academy | Astoria | Category 1 | Nov 26, 2026 26 days |
| St. Francis Of Assisi Catholic Academy | Astoria | Category 2 | Nov 26, 2026 26 days |
| Middle Country Central School District | Centereach | Category 2 | Nov 27, 2026 27 days |
| Middle Country Central School District | Centereach | Category 1 | Nov 27, 2026 27 days |
| Villa Maria Academy | Bronx | Category 1 | Nov 27, 2026 27 days |
| Funding year | Committed | Category 2 | Applicants | Funding requests |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | $298,782,868 | $177,380,063 | 997 | 3,462 |
| FY2025 | $196,707,548 | $78,882,002 | 1,049 | 3,258 |
| FY2024 | $226,501,161 | $114,909,764 | 1,022 | 3,005 |
| Provider | Committed, FY2025-2026 | Applicants |
|---|---|---|
| Lightower Fiber Networks II, LLC | $130,489,800 | 2 |
| Presidio Networked Solutions LLC | $62,176,482 | 1 |
| NTT DATA Americas, Inc. | $31,948,894 | 1 |
| Crown Castle Fiber LLC | $28,262,538 | 102 |
| ComSource, Inc. | $24,915,326 | 39 |
| Presidio Networked Solutions, Inc. | $16,317,540 | 1 |
| Charter Communications Operating, LLC | $13,759,861 | 284 |
| Cablevision Lightpath LLC | $12,485,077 | 130 |
| NTT DATA, Inc. | $11,795,180 | 1 |
| Lyon Micro, LLC | $9,664,308 | 2 |
| Aspire Technology Partners, LLC | $8,322,869 | 14 |
| Charter Technology Solutions | $7,575,029 | 63 |
| Core BTS, Inc. | $7,373,079 | 31 |
| Netway Communications Inc. | $5,267,855 | 7 |
| Top Quality Communication Inc. | $5,113,304 | 22 |
From Form 471 line items, FY2024-2026.
| Manufacturer | Line items | Applicants | Requested |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cisco | 3,280 | 194 | $194,037,730 |
| HPE Aruba | 2,072 | 148 | $39,170,081 |
| Cisco Meraki | 1,837 | 219 | $21,655,138 |
| Ubiquiti | 731 | 168 | $4,058,124 |
| Extreme Networks | 660 | 67 | $12,479,250 |
| APC (Schneider) | 580 | 169 | $5,721,173 |
| SonicWall | 320 | 139 | $1,711,575 |
| Juniper Networks | 289 | 34 | $5,575,924 |
| Fortinet | 259 | 55 | $2,664,852 |
| Vertiv | 249 | 47 | $3,217,625 |
| Eaton | 199 | 61 | $1,690,562 |
| Ruckus (CommScope) | 159 | 29 | $1,691,200 |
449 E-rate contracts in New York end in the next 12 months; the 25 largest are shown.
| Applicant | Provider | Service | Committed | Ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middletown City School Dist | Adirondack Cabling Inc. | Internal connections | $1,347,162 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Zeta Charter Schools | Charter Technology Solutions | Internal connections | $710,811 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Sscta Boces Dba Gst Boces | CDW Government LLC | Internal connections | $677,649 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Chautauqua Cattaraugus Lib Sys | Advent Communications | Internal connections | $607,276 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| East Ramapo Ctrl School Dist | ComSource, Inc. | Internal connections | $606,445 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Clarkstown Central School Dist | Aspire Technology Partners, LLC | Internal connections | $545,663 | Nov 1, 2026 |
| Deer Park Union Free Sch Dist | Custom Computer Specialist, Inc. | Internal connections | $532,985 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Onondaga-Cortland-Madison Boces | Teracai Corporation | Internal connections | $498,265 | Dec 31, 2026 |
| North Babylon Un Free Sch Dist | LanRover Network Services, Inc. | Internal connections | $492,504 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Capital Region Boces | Computer Professionals International | Internal connections | $452,044 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Madison - Oneida Boces | Aspire Technology Partners, LLC | Internal connections | $397,614 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| South Huntington Un Free Dist | SHI International Corpo | Internal connections | $369,695 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Hempstead Union Free Sch Dist | Board of Cooperative Educational Services of Nassau County | Internal connections | $352,024 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Smithtown Central Sch District | Western Suffolk Boces | Internal connections | $313,163 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Southern Westchester Boces | Anixter, Inc. | Internal connections | $312,774 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Central Islip Union Free Dist | Network Outsource, Inc. | Internal connections | $307,737 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Albany City School District | CDW Government LLC | Internal connections | $305,927 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| North Colonie Central Sch Dist | Computer Professionals International | Internal connections | $302,915 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| The Equity Project Charter School | Charter Technology Solutions | Internal connections | $301,510 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Greater Johnstown School District | Acture Solutions, Inc. | Internal connections | $293,889 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Brooklyn Prospect Charter School - District Office | SLD INTERIM | Internal connections | $293,519 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Middle Country Central School District | Vandis, Inc. | Internal connections | $283,269 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Monroe 1 Boces Consortium | ComSource, Inc. | Internal connections | $281,030 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Riverhead Central School Dist | GM Data Communications, Inc. | Internal connections | $257,454 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Capital Region Boces | Acture Solutions, Inc. | Internal connections | $255,746 | Sep 30, 2027 |
2,446 applicants in New York have $498.4M of Category 2 budget left in the FY2026-2030 cycle.
| Applicant | Budget | Left | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION | $193,732,354 | $82,996,617 | Preliminary |
| NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY | $13,071,118 | $13,071,118 | Forecast |
| BUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | $6,005,173 | $6,005,173 | Forecast |
| ROCHESTER CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | $5,626,827 | $5,626,827 | Forecast |
| BROOKLYN PUBLIC LIBRARY | $5,671,505 | $5,604,460 | Confirmed |
| QUEENS BOROUGH PUBLIC LIBRARY | $5,103,315 | $5,103,315 | Forecast |
| MONROE COUNTY LIBRARY SYSTEM | $4,478,202 | $4,268,645 | Preliminary |
| BUFFALO AND ERIE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY | $4,141,499 | $4,141,499 | Forecast |
| YONKERS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | $5,192,443 | $3,319,598 | Preliminary |
| UNCOMMON SCHOOLS | $3,894,937 | $2,913,152 | Confirmed |
| SYRACUSE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | $3,813,503 | $2,718,249 | Confirmed |
| SACHEM CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | $2,395,055 | $2,276,654 | Confirmed |
| SUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOLS | $2,810,491 | $2,245,429 | Confirmed |
| GREECE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | $2,199,129 | $2,134,569 | Preliminary |
| CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT OF NEW ROCHELLE | $1,989,496 | $1,895,420 | Confirmed |
38 as of Oct 31, 2026. Closing soonest: Willsboro Central School Dist (Willsboro), window closes Nov 3, 2026; School Of Saint Dominic (Oyster Bay), window closes Nov 3, 2026; Yeshivah Of Flatbush Schools (Brooklyn), window closes Nov 4, 2026.
By commitments in FY2025-2026: Lightower Fiber Networks II, LLC ($130.5M); Presidio Networked Solutions LLC ($62.2M); NTT DATA Americas, Inc. ($31.9M).
$498.4M across 2,446 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.