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USAC committed $1.7M to Buffalo City School District (New York) over FY2024-2026 across 9 funding requests from 4 providers; $6M Category 2 budget is left in the FY2026-2030 cycle, 0 contracts end in the next 12 months and 1 Form 470 is open.
Selling to Buffalo City School District? USAC committed $1.7M to it over FY2024-2026, $605K in FY2026. Here is who holds its services today, which contracts end soon, what equipment is already installed, and how much Category 2 budget it still has to spend.
Form 470s Buffalo City School District has open; the first window closes Nov 10, 2026.
Category 2 budget left in the FY2026-2030 cycle (Forecast).
Budget $6ME-rate contracts at Buffalo City School District that reach their end date in the next year.
The 28-day bidding window; Buffalo City School District cannot sign a contract before it closes.
| Seeking | Window closes |
|---|---|
| Category 2 | Nov 10, 2026 5 days |
| Funding year | Committed | Funding requests | Providers |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | $605,156 | 2 | 1 |
| FY2025 | $73,591 | 1 | 1 |
| FY2024 | $999,001 | 6 | 4 |
Every provider with a funded request at Buffalo City School District in the last three funding years: the incumbents a bid has to displace.
| Provider | Services | Years | Committed FY2024-2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crown Castle Fiber LLC | Data and internet | FY2024, FY2025, FY2026 | $752,339 |
| Working Knowledge LLC | Internal connections | FY2024 | $666,485 |
| Alternative Information Systems | Internal connections, Maintenance | FY2024 | $160,521 |
| Structured WNY LLC | Internal connections | FY2024 | $98,404 |
Category 2 line items FY2024-2026: the installed base a competing bid has to fit, or replace.
| Manufacturer | Line items | Quantity | Cost | Models | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Category 6 | 3 | 2,492 | $1,261,920 | Category 6 | FY2025 |
| Extreme Networks | 27 | 117 | $132,480 | 10 Gigabit Ethernet SFP+ passive cable assembly, 1m length, 10 Gigabit Ethernet SFP+ passive cable assembly, 5m length, 10 Gigabit Ethernet SFP+ passive cable assembly, 3m length | FY2024 |
| Structured WNY LLC | 2 | 300 | $67,300 | Cable Service 1 New Data Drop Second Shift, Cable Service 1 New Data Drop First Shift | FY2024 |
| Structured WNY | 6 | 605 | $48,469 | Cable Service 2 Remediate Existing LAN Drop for WAPCeiling Fed Drop Second Shift, Cable Service 2 Remediate Existing LAN Drop for WAPFloor Fed Drop Second Shift, Cable Service 2 Remediate Existing LAN Drop for WAPCeiling Fed Drop First Shift | FY2024 |
| Cycle | Budget | Left | Status | Consultant on file |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026-2030 | $6,005,173 | $6,005,173 | Forecast | E-Rate Elite Services, Inc |
Crown Castle Fiber LLC (Data and internet, $752K); Working Knowledge LLC (Internal connections, $666K); Alternative Information Systems (Internal connections, Maintenance, $161K); Structured WNY LLC (Internal connections, $98K).
$6M of a $6M budget in the FY2026-2030 cycle (Forecast), as of Nov 5, 2026.
Category 6 (3 line items); Extreme Networks (27 line items); Structured WNY LLC (2 line items); Structured WNY (6 line items), from Form 471 line items FY2024-2026.
Yes, 1 as of Nov 5, 2026; the first bidding window closes Nov 10, 2026.
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Compiled from public records and refreshed nightly; last updated Nov 5, 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.