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USAC committed $14M to Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools (North Carolina) over FY2024-2026 across 176 funding requests from 3 providers; $25.5M Category 2 budget is left in the FY2026-2030 cycle, 0 contracts end in the next 12 months and 0 Form 470s are open.
Selling to Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools? USAC committed $14M to it over FY2024-2026, $3.7M 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.
When Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools posts a Form 470 it takes bids for 28 days. The alert below tells you the day it does.
Category 2 budget left in the FY2026-2030 cycle (Preliminary).
Budget $29ME-rate contracts at Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools that reach their end date in the next year.
| Funding year | Committed | Funding requests | Providers |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | $3,709,706 | 50 | 3 |
| FY2025 | $5,733,566 | 72 | 3 |
| FY2024 | $4,515,312 | 54 | 3 |
Every provider with a funded request at Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools in the last three funding years: the incumbents a bid has to displace.
| Provider | Services | Years | Committed FY2024-2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| DISYS Solutions, Inc. | Internal connections | FY2024, FY2025, FY2026 | $10,733,987 |
| Charter Communications Operating, LLC | Data and internet | FY2024, FY2025, FY2026 | $2,786,747 |
| Encore Technology Group LLC | Internal connections | FY2024, FY2025, FY2026 | $437,851 |
Category 2 line items FY2024-2026: the installed base a competing bid has to fit, or replace.
| Manufacturer | Line items | Quantity | Cost | Models | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cisco Meraki | 338 | 11,783 | $5,744,321 | LIC-ENT-5YR, MR46-HW, MR46E-HW | FY2025 |
| Cisco | 367 | 2,776 | $3,613,273 | C9200L-DNA-E-48-3Y, C9200L-48P-4G-EDU, C9200L-STACK-KIT= | FY2025 |
| Cycle | Budget | Left | Status | Consultant on file |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026-2030 | $28,960,570 | $25,452,048 | Preliminary | E-Rate Services LLC |
DISYS Solutions, Inc. (Internal connections, $10.7M); Charter Communications Operating, LLC (Data and internet, $2.8M); Encore Technology Group LLC (Internal connections, $438K).
$25.5M of a $29M budget in the FY2026-2030 cycle (Preliminary), as of Nov 5, 2026.
Cisco Meraki (338 line items); Cisco (367 line items), from Form 471 line items FY2024-2026.
Not as of Nov 5, 2026. Form 470s post most weeks in the fall and winter and take bids for 28 days.
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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.