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The Catholic Bishop Of Chicago E-rate: who serves it, contracts ending, C2 budget left

USAC committed $2.5M to The Catholic Bishop Of Chicago (Illinois) over FY2024-2026 across 436 funding requests from 7 providers; $7.5M Category 2 budget is left in the FY2026-2030 cycle, 1 contract ends in the next 12 months and 0 Form 470s are open.

Selling to The Catholic Bishop Of Chicago? USAC committed $2.5M to it over FY2024-2026, $771K 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.

Illinois · FY2026 · updated nightly from USAC open data
For providers and resellersSelling to The Catholic Bishop Of Chicago
0open 470s

No 470 open today

When The Catholic Bishop Of Chicago posts a Form 470 it takes bids for 28 days. The alert below tells you the day it does.

$7.5MC2 budget left

Money still to spend

Category 2 budget left in the FY2026-2030 cycle (Confirmed).

Budget $8.2M
1contracts ending

Within 12 months

E-rate contracts at The Catholic Bishop Of Chicago that reach their end date in the next year.

Next: CDW Government LLC, Sep 30, 2027
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2 of 138 FY2026 requests had a single bidder50% discount rate: pays 50 cents on the dollarIncumbents: AT&T Corp., AT&T Enterprises, LLC, CDW Government LLC, Comcast Business CommunicationsEmail me when The Catholic Bishop Of Chicago opens a 470
$2.5M
committed FY2024-2026
436
funding requests
7
providers
$7.5M
C2 left, FY2026-2030

Commitments by year

Funding yearCommittedFunding requestsProviders
FY2026$771,1441385
FY2025$853,7061424
FY2024$909,6401566

Who serves The Catholic Bishop Of Chicago

Every provider with a funded request at The Catholic Bishop Of Chicago in the last three funding years: the incumbents a bid has to displace.

ProviderServicesYearsCommitted FY2024-2026
CDW Government LLCInternal connectionsFY2024, FY2025, FY2026$1,039,498
Comcast Cable Communications, LLCData and internetFY2024, FY2025, FY2026$811,041
AT&T Corp.Data and internetFY2024, FY2025, FY2026$277,175
AMCO HBS Holdings LPInternal connectionsFY2024$210,091
Comcast Business CommunicationsData and internetFY2024, FY2025, FY2026$120,070
AT&T Enterprises, LLCData and internetFY2026$74,119
RCN Telecom Sevices of Illinois, LLCData and internetFY2024$2,496

Contracts ending in the next 12 months

Contract end dates as filed on the Form 471; June 30 funding-year boundaries are left out.

ProviderServiceCommittedEnds
CDW Government LLCInternal connections$340,407Sep 30, 2027

What is already installed

Category 2 line items FY2024-2026: the installed base a competing bid has to fit, or replace.

ManufacturerLine itemsQuantityCostModelsLatest
Ubiquiti763,273$906,289U7-PRO, U6+-US, U6-ProFY2026
HPE Aruba491,251$645,992R7J50A, Q9Y65AAS, R7J39AFY2026
Cisco Meraki26324$391,131LIC-ENT-3YR, MR36-HW, MR44-HWFY2025
APC (Schneider)25159$122,645SC500RM1U, SCL500RM1UNC, SMT1500RM2UCNCFY2026
SonicWall1092$116,91302-SSC-6823, 03-SSC-6961, 02-SSC-5660FY2026
Sophos1469$94,488A320TCHNF, AP4EUZ36ZZPCNP, C12CTCHUSFY2026
Tripp Lite (Eaton)12141$65,279SMART1500LCD, SMART1500RM2U, SMART500RT1UFY2026
Ruckus (CommScope)548$58,551901-R560-US00, ICX7150-48P-2X10G, ICX7150-48P-4X10GRFY2025
Cisco2020$32,125LIC-MS130-CMPT-3Y, LIC-C9300-24A-5Y, LIC-MS130-24-3YFY2026
CyberPower667$23,928OR1000LCDRM1U, CP1500AVRLCD3, OR2200LCDRT2UFY2026
Netgear634$13,677GS724TPP-300NAS, GS308-300PAS, GS724T-400NASFY2025
Eaton218$13,008BC1500RT1ULNC, 5P2200FY2026
Extreme Networks236$9,071AP410C-FCCFY2025
Fortinet58$5,957FG-70F, FG-80F, FortiGate 60EFY2025
TP-Link16$126TL-SG108FY2024
Barracuda11–BYF410AFY2025

Category 2 budget

CycleBudgetLeftStatusConsultant on file
FY2026-2030$8,218,614$7,537,800ConfirmedFunds for Learning

Common questions

Who provides E-rate services to The Catholic Bishop Of Chicago?

CDW Government LLC (Internal connections, $1M); Comcast Cable Communications, LLC (Data and internet, $811K); AT&T Corp. (Data and internet, $277K); AMCO HBS Holdings LP (Internal connections, $210K); Comcast Business Communications (Data and internet, $120K).

How much E-rate Category 2 budget does The Catholic Bishop Of Chicago have left?

$7.5M of a $8.2M budget in the FY2026-2030 cycle (Confirmed), as of Nov 5, 2026.

Which of The Catholic Bishop Of Chicago's E-rate contracts end soon?

CDW Government LLC, Internal connections, ends Sep 30, 2027.

What network equipment does The Catholic Bishop Of Chicago use?

Ubiquiti (76 line items); HPE Aruba (49 line items); Cisco Meraki (26 line items); APC (Schneider) (25 line items); SonicWall (10 line items), from Form 471 line items FY2024-2026.

Does The Catholic Bishop Of Chicago have an E-rate Form 470 open right now?

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.