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USAC committed $1.5M to Youth Connection Charter School (Illinois) over FY2024-2026 across 39 funding requests from 6 providers; $407K 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 Youth Connection Charter School? USAC committed $1.5M to it over FY2024-2026, $379K 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 Youth Connection Charter School 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 (Confirmed).
Budget $428KE-rate contracts at Youth Connection Charter School that reach their end date in the next year.
Next: AKA COMP SOLUTIONS, Sep 30, 2027| Funding year | Committed | Funding requests | Providers |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | $378,813 | 10 | 4 |
| FY2025 | $545,118 | 15 | 4 |
| FY2024 | $568,130 | 14 | 3 |
Every provider with a funded request at Youth Connection Charter School in the last three funding years: the incumbents a bid has to displace.
| Provider | Services | Years | Committed FY2024-2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| EM3 Networks LLC | Data and internet | FY2024, FY2025, FY2026 | $571,516 |
| Comcast Business Communications | Data and internet | FY2024, FY2025, FY2026 | $418,808 |
| Professional Systems Inc. | Internal connections | FY2024 | $183,179 |
| AKA COMP SOLUTIONS | Internal connections | FY2025, FY2026 | $172,742 |
| AT&T Enterprises, LLC | Data and internet | FY2026 | $126,516 |
| Howard Technology Solutions | Internal connections | FY2025 | $19,301 |
Contract end dates as filed on the Form 471; June 30 funding-year boundaries are left out.
| Provider | Service | Committed | Ends |
|---|---|---|---|
| AKA COMP SOLUTIONS | Internal connections | $17,944 | Sep 30, 2027 |
Category 2 line items FY2024-2026: the installed base a competing bid has to fit, or replace.
| Manufacturer | Line items | Quantity | Cost | Models | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ubiquiti | 35 | 1,104 | $234,947 | UniFi Premium Patch Cable 1m UACC-Cable-Patch-EL-C6A-1M-W, UniFi Premium Patch Cable 2m UACC-Cable-Patch-EL-C6A-2M-W, U6 Pro WiFi 6 Wireless Access Points U6-Pro | FY2025 |
| DNS | 1 | 181 | $39,820 | Wiring Drops (200 ft/drop estimate) | FY2025 |
| iboss | 5 | 3,004 | $39,256 | IB-ZT-ADVANCED-FWaaS-1Y Advanced FWaaS Education Bundle, IB-500GBCS-FWaaS-EDU-1YR iboss FWaaS, IB-1500GBCS-FWaaS-EDU-1YR | FY2025 |
| APC (Schneider) | 3 | 28 | $28,988 | SMT1500RM2UCUS APC UPS-1500VA, Rackmnt 2U, 120V, 6 outlets,, APC UPS-1500VA, Tower 2U, 120V, 6 outlets, BR1500G, APC UPS-1500VA, Rackmnt 2U, 120V, 6 outlets, SMT1500RM2UCUS | FY2025 |
| Cisco Meraki | 2 | 2 | $12,112 | Meraki MX105 Firewall MX105-HW, Meraki Advanced Security for MX105-HW + Support Subscription License - 1 License - 3 Year, LIC-MX105-SEC-3Y | FY2026 |
| True Cable | 1 | 11 | $7,029 | True Cable Cat6A Plenum Shielded Cat6A Shielded Plenum (CMP), 1000ft, Black, 23AWG Solid Bare Copper, | FY2024 |
| PCI Cable Wiring | 1 | 7 | $4,165 | 7 Wiring Drops (200 ft/drop estimate) | FY2024 |
| AKA | 1 | 18 | $3,750 | Cat6 CMP Plenum Cable | FY2026 |
| AM-OS2XXDX Part ID 20720 | 2 | 8 | $3,122 | 400 ft SM armored duplex LC, 300 ft SM armored duplex LC | FY2024 |
| Gaobige | 1 | 33 | $957 | Gaobige XOF 19295 # 80663490 Gaobige 100-Pack Cat6 Cat6A RJ45 Shielded RJ45 Connectors for 23AWG | FY2024 |
| AM OS2XXDX Part ID 20720 | 1 | 2 | $950 | 500 ft SM armored duplex LC | FY2024 |
| Rapink | 3 | 11 | $750 | Rapink Patch Cables Cat6 ( 2 ft. 50 Count), Rapink Cat6 48 Port Patch Panels, Rapink Cat6 24 Port Patch Panels | FY2025 |
| Adi Pro | 1 | 9 | $288 | W Box 2 PC CAT6 RJ45 Connectors, 100-Pack 0E-CAT6PRNG | FY2025 |
| Cycle | Budget | Left | Status | Consultant on file |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026-2030 | $428,336 | $407,226 | Confirmed | INFINITE CONNECTIONS, INC |
EM3 Networks LLC (Data and internet, $572K); Comcast Business Communications (Data and internet, $419K); Professional Systems Inc. (Internal connections, $183K); AKA COMP SOLUTIONS (Internal connections, $173K); AT&T Enterprises, LLC (Data and internet, $127K).
$407K of a $428K budget in the FY2026-2030 cycle (Confirmed), as of Nov 5, 2026.
AKA COMP SOLUTIONS, Internal connections, ends Sep 30, 2027.
Ubiquiti (35 line items); DNS (1 line items); iboss (5 line items); APC (Schneider) (3 line items); Cisco Meraki (2 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.