E-rate data by state
Open Form 470s and Category 2 budgets for every state. Pick a state to see which districts are asking for bids.
Across 56 states and territories, 1,905 Form 470s are open for bids right now, out of 3,008 posted for funding year 2027. The 20,378 school districts and independent schools we track have about $8.5 billion of Category 2 budget left in the FY2026–FY2030 cycle.
Data from USAC Open Data, last updated November 15, 2026. EduErate is not affiliated with USAC.
States
| State | Open 470s | Open C1 | Open C2 | 470s this FY | Districts | C2 budget left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 7 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 151 | $108.4M |
| Alaska | 20 | 19 | 7 | 27 | 59 | $45.8M |
| American Samoa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | $3.3M |
| Arizona | 89 | 63 | 37 | 149 | 557 | $177.3M |
| Arkansas | 15 | 4 | 14 | 27 | 217 | $71.7M |
| California | 114 | 70 | 57 | 184 | 1,833 | $967.6M |
| Colorado | 31 | 18 | 15 | 46 | 283 | $129.9M |
| Connecticut | 6 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 230 | $91.3M |
| Delaware | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 40 | $21.8M |
| District of Columbia | 6 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 63 | $15.8M |
| Florida | 72 | 51 | 28 | 95 | 802 | $500.0M |
| Georgia | 38 | 30 | 9 | 57 | 283 | $235.1M |
| Guam | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | $4.5M |
| Hawaii | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 41 | $37.2M |
| Idaho | 7 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 200 | $52.7M |
| Illinois | 167 | 74 | 99 | 295 | 1,037 | $332.6M |
| Indiana | 80 | 45 | 36 | 131 | 475 | $173.3M |
| Iowa | 26 | 19 | 8 | 35 | 426 | $189.6M |
| Kansas | 36 | 20 | 21 | 44 | 362 | $100.3M |
| Kentucky | 21 | 18 | 5 | 32 | 228 | $111.7M |
| Louisiana | 21 | 9 | 13 | 40 | 254 | $109.6M |
| Maine | 6 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 101 | $23.8M |
| Maryland | 13 | 9 | 4 | 16 | 148 | $162.2M |
| Massachusetts | 36 | 29 | 19 | 44 | 478 | $151.8M |
| Michigan | 74 | 33 | 59 | 169 | 788 | $212.7M |
| Minnesota | 30 | 22 | 10 | 38 | 581 | $156.9M |
| Mississippi | 26 | 16 | 10 | 29 | 184 | $69.0M |
| Missouri | 78 | 25 | 61 | 122 | 523 | $141.4M |
| Montana | 7 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 239 | $35.2M |
| Nebraska | 8 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 337 | $86.1M |
| Nevada | 10 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 80 | $80.9M |
| New Hampshire | 11 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 129 | $24.4M |
| New Jersey | 79 | 65 | 30 | 103 | 770 | $209.0M |
| New Mexico | 18 | 15 | 4 | 21 | 219 | $53.8M |
| New York | 61 | 38 | 29 | 91 | 1,049 | $284.7M |
| North Carolina | 52 | 37 | 16 | 93 | 388 | $258.3M |
| North Dakota | 6 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 99 | $16.3M |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | $1.8M |
| Ohio | 88 | 28 | 67 | 138 | 1,317 | $313.9M |
| Oklahoma | 82 | 48 | 41 | 150 | 591 | $119.1M |
| Oregon | 10 | 3 | 7 | 28 | 203 | $91.4M |
| Pennsylvania | 54 | 41 | 15 | 77 | 849 | $332.5M |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 356 | $57.3M |
| Rhode Island | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 106 | $23.3M |
| South Carolina | 25 | 8 | 17 | 28 | 162 | $100.4M |
| South Dakota | 5 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 119 | $28.5M |
| Tennessee | 20 | 17 | 4 | 25 | 238 | $160.2M |
| Texas | 147 | 83 | 77 | 238 | 1,297 | $956.0M |
| U.S. Virgin Islands | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | $430K |
| Utah | 4 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 66 | $106.9M |
| Vermont | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 67 | $15.2M |
| Virginia | 26 | 12 | 17 | 52 | 197 | $215.2M |
| Washington | 15 | 7 | 9 | 28 | 364 | $168.6M |
| West Virginia | 10 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 79 | $42.9M |
| Wisconsin | 125 | 70 | 62 | 173 | 658 | $267.1M |
| Wyoming | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 39 | $14.3M |
C1 = Category 1 (internet access and data transmission). C2 = Category 2 (internal connections, managed internal broadband and basic maintenance). A 470 can request both.
Get the full picture in EduErate
This page shows public summaries. Service providers use EduErate to see who to call, what they asked for, and to write the bid.
- 470 contact names, emails and phone numbers
- Full service line items and RFP documents
- FRN-level funding history for every district
- AI Bid Writer and a sales pipeline to track every bid
Frequently asked questions
What is an E-rate Form 470?
FCC Form 470 is how a school, library or consortium tells service providers it wants bids for E-rate eligible services. It must be posted on USAC's portal for at least 28 days before the applicant can sign a contract, so providers watch new 470s closely.
What does "open for bids" mean on this page?
We count a certified Form 470 as open when its allowable contract date is today or later, which means it is still inside the 28-day competitive bidding window. Applicants often keep accepting bids after that date, but the window is when most providers respond.
What is the Category 2 budget?
Category 2 covers internal connections such as Wi-Fi access points, switches, cabling and UPS units. Each school gets a five-year budget based on enrollment. In the FY2026–FY2030 cycle it is $201.57 per student with a $30,175 minimum per school, before the discount.
How is the Category 2 budget remaining estimated?
We add up each district's budget from the enrollment USAC publishes for its schools, then subtract the full pre-discount cost of the Category 2 funding requests in the current cycle that were not denied or cancelled. It is an estimate; USAC's own budget tool is the official figure.
Where does this data come from and how often is it updated?
Everything here comes from USAC Open Data (opendata.usac.org). EduErate syncs it every night and rebuilds these pages after each sync.