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Virginia E-rate: 35 districts are taking bids right now

As of Oct 31, 2026, 35 Virginia schools and libraries have E-rate Form 470s open for bids; the first window closes Nov 2, 2026. USAC committed $54M to 256 applicants in FY2026.

USAC committed $54M to 256 Virginia schools and libraries in FY2026, $34M 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 Virginia for you this month
35open 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 2 days
$240.7MC2 unspent

Money still on the table

Category 2 budget left at 350 Virginia applicants, with years to spend it in the FY2026-2030 cycle.

Largest: $26.6M at one applicant
130contracts ending

Incumbents up for replacement

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

$17.7M of current service
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22% of FY2026 Virginia requests had a single bidder175 applicants at 80%+ discount pay 20 cents on the dollar or less64 applicants changed provider this year89% of Virginia Category 2 budget is filed through 36 consultantsEmail me when a Virginia 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
Wythe-Grayson Regional LibraryIndependenceCategory 1Nov 2, 2026 2 days
Culpeper County LibraryCulpeperCategory 1Nov 3, 2026 3 days
Massanutten Regional Library SystemHarrisonburgCategory 1Nov 3, 2026 3 days
Samuels Public LibraryFront RoyalCategory 2Nov 3, 2026 3 days
New Horizons Reg Ed CenterHamptonCategory 1Nov 3, 2026 3 days
Eastern Shore Public LibraryParksleyCategory 1Nov 4, 2026 4 days
Middlesex County Public LibUrbannaCategory 1Nov 4, 2026 4 days
Pamunkey Regional LibraryHanoverCategory 1Nov 5, 2026 5 days
Blue Ridge Regional LibraryMartinsvilleCategory 1Nov 5, 2026 5 days
Mecklenburg County Public LibraryBoydtonCategory 1Nov 5, 2026 5 days
Nottoway Library SystemCreweCategory 1Nov 5, 2026 5 days
Botetourt County LibrariesRoanokeCategory 1Nov 6, 2026 6 days
Petersburg Public LibraryPetersburgCategory 1Nov 6, 2026 6 days
Buckingham County Public SchoolsBuckinghamCategory 2Nov 6, 2026 6 days
Central Virginia Regional LibraryFarmvilleCategory 1Nov 9, 2026 9 days
Pittsylvania County Public LibChathamCategory 1Nov 10, 2026 10 days
Tazewell County Public LibraryTazewellCategory 1Nov 10, 2026 10 days
Bedford County Public SchoolsBedfordCategory 2Nov 11, 2026 11 days
Louisa County Public SchoolsMineralCategory 1Nov 13, 2026 13 days
Grace Christian SchoolMechanicsvilleCategory 2Nov 16, 2026 16 days
Northumberland Public LibraryHeathsvilleCategory 1Nov 18, 2026 18 days
Northumberland Public LibraryHeathsvilleCategory 2Nov 18, 2026 18 days
Pamunkey Regional LibraryHanoverCategory 2Nov 19, 2026 19 days
Fauquier County Public SchoolsWarrentonCategory 2Nov 19, 2026 19 days
Greensville County Public SchoolsEmporiaCategory 2Nov 19, 2026 19 days
Blue Ridge SchoolSt GeorgeCategory 1Nov 23, 2026 23 days
Youth For TomorrowBristowCategory 1 and Category 2Nov 23, 2026 23 days
Blue Ridge SchoolSt GeorgeCategory 2Nov 23, 2026 23 days
Essex County School DistrictTappahannockCategory 1 and Category 2Nov 24, 2026 24 days
Madison County LibraryMadisonCategory 1Nov 25, 2026 25 days
Buchanan County Public SchoolsGrundyCategory 2Nov 25, 2026 25 days
Madison County LibraryMadisonCategory 2Nov 25, 2026 25 days
Hanover County Public SchoolsAshlandCategory 2Nov 26, 2026 26 days
Harrisonburg City Public SchoolsHarrisonburgCategory 2Nov 26, 2026 26 days
Bedford Public LibraryBedfordCategory 2Nov 27, 2026 27 days

Funding by year

Funding yearCommittedCategory 2ApplicantsFunding requests
FY2026$54,019,274$34,027,940256691
FY2025$55,050,551$29,838,280262687
FY2024$52,043,252$28,637,655267665

Top service providers

ProviderCommitted, FY2025-2026Applicants
CDW Government LLC$22,288,81034
ePlus Technology, Inc.$12,221,12231
DISYS Solutions, Inc.$9,788,57115
Cox Virginia Telcom, LLC$8,506,35441
Shentel Asset Entity I LLC$7,018,83159
Lumos Networks, Inc.$6,389,08216
Copper River Information Technology, LLC$4,111,0409
Comcast Business Communications$3,365,49643
LUMOS Networks Inc.$2,510,88510
Comcast Phone, LLC$2,329,7005
GCR Telecommunications, Inc.$1,932,4628
Magna5 MS LLC$1,532,96412
Xerox IT Solutions LLC$1,519,8718
Point Broadband Fiber Holding, LLC$1,361,21414
Data Network Solutions, Inc.$1,265,9082

Equipment on Category 2 requests

From Form 471 line items, FY2024-2026.

ManufacturerLine itemsApplicantsRequested
Cisco84369$48,734,065
Cisco Meraki46444$14,046,000
Extreme Networks37932$12,285,239
HPE Aruba25527$9,632,093
Juniper Networks19215$18,013,969
Leviton1434$219,701
Panduit1387$491,300
Fortinet13022$3,313,427
Ubiquiti11626$334,407
APC (Schneider)8629$641,165
NetSource731$49,809
Corning647$244,677

Contracts ending in the next 12 months

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

ApplicantProviderServiceCommittedEnds
Virginia Beach City Sch DistePlus Technology, Inc.Internal connections$1,902,262Sep 30, 2027
Hampton City School DistrictCopper River Information Technology, LLCInternal connections$1,770,667Sep 30, 2027
Norfolk Public School DistrictePlus Technology, Inc.Internal connections$1,331,611Sep 30, 2027
Arlington Public SchoolsCDW Government LLCInternal connections$930,212Mar 31, 2027
Washington County Virginia School DistrictData Network Solutions, Inc.Internal connections$892,774Sep 30, 2027
Chesapeake City Public SchoolsePlus Technology, Inc.Internal connections$731,486Sep 30, 2027
Chesterfield County Public SchoolsDISYS Solutions, Inc.Internal connections$566,295Sep 30, 2027
Richmond Public SchoolsDISYS Solutions, Inc.Internal connections$536,067Dec 13, 2026
Prince George County Public SchoolsDISYS Solutions, Inc.Internal connections$488,679Sep 30, 2027
Lynchburg City School DistrictCDW Government LLCInternal connections$460,873Sep 30, 2027
Henry County School DistrictDISYS Solutions, Inc.Internal connections$457,318Dec 13, 2026
Roanoke City Public SchoolsDISYS Solutions, Inc.Internal connections$432,021Sep 30, 2027
Stafford County Public SchoolsCDW Government LLCInternal connections$417,756Sep 30, 2027
Culpeper County School DistSyCom Technologies, L.L. CInternal connections$363,970Sep 30, 2027
Fairfax County Public SchoolsQuality Communications, Inc.Internal connections$274,644Feb 28, 2027
Virginia Beach Public LibraryePlus Technology, Inc.Internal connections$272,807Sep 30, 2027
Bedford County Public SchoolsCDW Government LLCInternal connections$270,000Sep 30, 2027
Loudoun County Public SchoolsCDW Government LLCInternal connections$250,705Sep 30, 2027
Fluvanna County School DistInterVision Systems LLCInternal connections$224,401Sep 30, 2027
Galax City School DistrictCopper River Information Technology, LLCInternal connections$217,537Dec 13, 2026
Loudoun County Public LibraryCDW Government LLCInternal connections$214,172Sep 30, 2027
Middlesex County Public SchoolsAttronica Computers Inc.Internal connections$210,570Sep 30, 2027
Floyd County School DivisionAccessAgility LLCInternal connections$188,482Sep 30, 2027
Chesterfield County Public SchoolsCDW Government LLCInternal connections$182,125Sep 30, 2027
Goochland County Public SchoolsInnate Networks, LLCInternal connections$151,424Sep 30, 2027

Category 2 budget left

350 applicants in Virginia have $240.7M of Category 2 budget left in the FY2026-2030 cycle.

ApplicantBudgetLeftStatus
FAIRFAX COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS$35,426,129$26,614,625Preliminary
LOUDOUN COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS$16,418,683$15,702,242Confirmed
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS$18,079,216$15,395,483Confirmed
CHESTERFIELD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS$13,125,029$12,168,963Confirmed
VIRGINIA BEACH CITY SCH DIST$12,858,957$9,513,228Preliminary
HENRICO COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT$10,059,552$8,484,416Preliminary
CHESAPEAKE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS$8,125,085$5,904,345Confirmed
STAFFORD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS$6,382,916$5,686,656Confirmed
NEWPORT NEWS PUBLIC SCHOOLS$5,644,766$5,320,166Confirmed
SPOTSYLVANIA CO SCHOOL DIST$4,257,763$4,257,763Forecast
NORFOLK PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT$5,516,165$3,943,925Confirmed
ARLINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS$5,566,557$3,518,427Confirmed
HANOVER COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS$3,314,214$3,314,214Forecast
ALEXANDRIA CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS$3,208,188$3,208,188Forecast
ALBEMARLE COUNTY SCHOOL DIST$2,855,037$2,855,037Forecast

Common questions

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

35 as of Oct 31, 2026. Closing soonest: Wythe-Grayson Regional Library (Independence), window closes Nov 2, 2026; Culpeper County Library (Culpeper), window closes Nov 3, 2026; Massanutten Regional Library System (Harrisonburg), window closes Nov 3, 2026.

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

By commitments in FY2025-2026: CDW Government LLC ($22.3M); ePlus Technology, Inc. ($12.2M); DISYS Solutions, Inc. ($9.8M).

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

$240.7M across 350 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.