USAC committed $431.4M to 1,753 California schools and libraries in FY2026, $211.5M of it for Category 2 equipment and services. Here is who is buying, who holds the contracts today, and where the money is still unspent.
Each one is taking bids for 28 days. Miss the window and you wait a year.
First window closes tomorrowCategory 2 budget left at 2,480 California applicants, with years to spend it in the FY2026-2030 cycle.
Largest: $36.4M at one applicantE-rate contracts that end in the next 12 months, with who holds each one today.
$146.4M of current serviceClosing soonest first. "Closes" is the day the 28-day bidding window ends and the applicant can sign a contract. Showing the 40 closing soonest of 62.
| Applicant | City | Seeking | Closes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cenic-Corporation For Education Network Initiatives In California | La Mirada | Category 1 | Oct 19, 2026 tomorrow |
| Inyo County Office Of Education | Independence | Category 1 | Oct 19, 2026 tomorrow |
| Sebastopol Union Elem Sch Dist | Sebastopol | Category 2 | Oct 20, 2026 2 days |
| Fort Bragg Unified School Dist | Fort Bragg | Category 1 and Category 2 | Oct 22, 2026 4 days |
| Mendocino Unif School District | Mendocino | Category 2 | Oct 22, 2026 4 days |
| Rio Elementary School District | Oxnard | Category 1 | Oct 23, 2026 5 days |
| Middletown Unified School Dist | Middletown | Category 1 | Oct 23, 2026 5 days |
| Christ The King School | Pleasant Hill | See the 470 | Oct 26, 2026 8 days |
| Cenic-Corporation For Education Network Initiatives In California | La Mirada | Category 1 | Oct 29, 2026 11 days |
| School Project For Utility Rate Reduction (Spurr) | Concord | Category 2 | Oct 29, 2026 11 days |
| Lennox Elem School District | Lennox | Category 1 | Oct 29, 2026 11 days |
| Ventura Unif School District | Ventura | Category 1 | Oct 29, 2026 11 days |
| Lammersville Unified School Dist | Mountain House | Category 1 | Oct 30, 2026 12 days |
| Archdiocese Los Angeles Schs | Los Angeles | Category 1 | Oct 30, 2026 12 days |
| Long Beach Unif School Dist | Long Beach | Category 2 | Oct 30, 2026 12 days |
| Newport-Mesa Unif School Dist | Costa Mesa | Category 1 | Nov 2, 2026 15 days |
| Newport-Mesa Unif School Dist | Costa Mesa | Category 1 | Nov 2, 2026 15 days |
| Ventura Unif School District | Ventura | Category 1 | Nov 3, 2026 16 days |
| Drew School | San Francisco | Category 1 | Nov 3, 2026 16 days |
| St Raymond School | Dublin | Category 1 | Nov 3, 2026 16 days |
| San Dieguito Un High Sch Dist | Encinitas | Category 2 | Nov 4, 2026 17 days |
| Pleasant Ridge School District | Grass Valley | Category 1 | Nov 4, 2026 17 days |
| Fairfield-Suisun Unif Sch Dist | Fairfield | Category 1 and Category 2 | Nov 4, 2026 17 days |
| E Center | Yuba City | Category 2 | Nov 5, 2026 18 days |
| Natomas Charter School | Sacramento | Category 2 | Nov 5, 2026 18 days |
| Pathways Charter School | Rohnert Park | Category 1 | Nov 5, 2026 18 days |
| Round Valley Jt Elem Sch Dist | Bishop | Category 1 | Nov 5, 2026 18 days |
| Sweetwater Un High Sch Dist | Chula Vista | Category 2 | Nov 6, 2026 19 days |
| Edison School Dist | Bakersfield | Category 1 | Nov 6, 2026 19 days |
| Robla Elementary School Dist | Sacramento | Category 1 | Nov 6, 2026 19 days |
| Fullerton Elem School District | Fullerton | Category 2 | Nov 9, 2026 22 days |
| La Mesa-Spring Valley School District | La Mesa | Category 1 | Nov 9, 2026 22 days |
| Dixon Unified School District | Dixon | Category 1 and Category 2 | Nov 9, 2026 22 days |
| Bradshaw Christian School | Sacramento | Category 1 | Nov 9, 2026 22 days |
| St. Paul'S School | Visallia | Category 1 and Category 2 | Nov 9, 2026 22 days |
| Ambassador Phillip V. Sanchez Public Charter Ii | Fresno | Category 1 and Category 2 | Nov 10, 2026 23 days |
| Assurance Learning Academy | Lancaster | Category 1 and Category 2 | Nov 10, 2026 23 days |
| Crescent Valley Ii Charter | Visalia | Category 1 and Category 2 | Nov 10, 2026 23 days |
| Crescent View South Ii Charter | Fresno | Category 1 and Category 2 | Nov 10, 2026 23 days |
| Crescent View West | Fresno | Category 1 and Category 2 | Nov 10, 2026 23 days |
| Funding year | Committed | Category 2 | Applicants | Funding requests |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | $431,425,613 | $211,473,331 | 1,753 | 5,323 |
| FY2025 | $384,819,343 | $171,651,370 | 1,776 | 5,292 |
| FY2024 | $294,745,982 | $82,252,220 | 1,792 | 5,043 |
| Provider | Committed, FY2025-2026 | Applicants |
|---|---|---|
| Crown Castle Fiber LLC | $75,684,324 | 105 |
| AMS.NET, Inc. | $67,169,810 | 272 |
| CDW Government LLC | $66,063,944 | 182 |
| ConvergeOne, Inc. | $64,241,085 | 20 |
| Pacific Bell Telephone Company | $63,534,678 | 396 |
| AT&T Corp. | $58,770,405 | 97 |
| Charter Communications Operating, LLC | $50,957,101 | 613 |
| CVIN, LLC | $32,053,393 | 75 |
| Vector Resources, Inc. | $27,465,796 | 27 |
| Development Group, Inc. | $16,391,906 | 34 |
| GIGAKOM | $14,737,731 | 247 |
| Cox California Telcom, LLC | $14,639,219 | 86 |
| Zayo Group, LLC | $13,002,458 | 24 |
| Comcast Phone, LLC | $12,524,683 | 100 |
| Comcast Business Communications | $12,303,998 | 117 |
From Form 471 line items, FY2024-2026.
| Manufacturer | Line items | Applicants | Requested |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cisco | 4,417 | 351 | $150,252,907 |
| HPE Aruba | 2,983 | 214 | $63,466,754 |
| Cisco Meraki | 2,853 | 277 | $31,893,623 |
| Ruckus (CommScope) | 1,313 | 192 | $30,352,699 |
| Panduit | 989 | 101 | $2,031,039 |
| Ubiquiti | 808 | 143 | $4,288,737 |
| APC (Schneider) | 679 | 235 | $10,524,065 |
| Leviton | 656 | 80 | $3,086,496 |
| Fortinet | 619 | 110 | $7,070,251 |
| Juniper Networks | 605 | 46 | $21,379,532 |
| Eaton | 432 | 107 | $6,523,885 |
| Wiremold | 376 | 29 | $664,492 |
767 E-rate contracts in California end in the next 12 months; the 25 largest are shown.
| Applicant | Provider | Service | Committed | Ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Unified School District | AT&T Corp. | Data and internet | $25,050,708 | Mar 14, 2027 |
| Los Angeles Unified School District | ConvergeOne, Inc. | Internal connections | $9,162,891 | Feb 3, 2027 |
| Garden Grove Unified Sch Dist | ConvergeOne, Inc. | Internal connections | $4,803,378 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Stockton City Unif School Dist | AMS.NET, Inc. | Internal connections | $4,687,991 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Corona-Norco Unif Sch District | Logicalis Inc. | Internal connections | $4,537,762 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Menifee Union Elementary School District | Vector Resources, Inc. | Internal connections | $4,446,892 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Stockton City Unif School Dist | DecoTech Systems, Inc. | Internal connections | $3,098,866 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Kern Union High School Dist | CDW Government LLC | Internal connections | $2,249,092 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Montebello Unified School District | CDW Government LLC | Internal connections | $2,181,478 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Long Beach Unif School Dist | Veterans Commuincations Services Inc. | Internal connections | $1,779,509 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Kern Union High School Dist | Serban's Background Music Inc. | Internal connections | $1,732,546 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Chula Vista Elem School Dist | AMS.NET, Inc. | Internal connections | $1,557,631 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Lake Elsinore Unif School Dist | Secured Retail Networks, Inc. | Internal connections | $1,527,872 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Covina-Valley Unified School District | CDW Government LLC | Internal connections | $1,521,898 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Orange Unified School District | Development Group, Inc. | Internal connections | $1,436,777 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Oakland Unified School Dist | CDW Government LLC | Internal connections | $1,424,144 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Pomona Unified School District | Network Integration Company Partners Inc. | Internal connections | $1,420,537 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Santa Maria Bonita School District | Extenda Networks Inc. | Internal connections | $1,350,650 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Burbank Unified School Dist | AMS.NET, Inc. | Internal connections | $1,322,231 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Folsom Cordova Unif Sch Dist | Development Group, Inc. | Internal connections | $1,271,612 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| River Springs Charter School | CDW Government LLC | Internal connections | $1,264,906 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Huntington Beach Un H S Dist | Paragon Systems Inc. | Internal connections | $1,249,107 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Elk Grove Unif School District | K S Telecom, Inc. | Internal connections | $1,202,124 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Fresno Unified School District | Development Group, Inc. | Internal connections | $1,183,241 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Chaffey Union High Sch Dist | ConvergeOne, Inc. | Internal connections | $1,157,609 | Sep 30, 2027 |
2,480 applicants in California have $1.1B of Category 2 budget left in the FY2026-2030 cycle.
| Applicant | Budget | Left | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT | $83,340,527 | $36,389,025 | Confirmed |
| SAN DIEGO CITY UNIF SCH DIST | $18,870,580 | $18,870,580 | Forecast |
| LONG BEACH UNIF SCHOOL DIST | $13,420,127 | $11,195,742 | Preliminary |
| FRESNO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT | $13,544,698 | $10,210,377 | Preliminary |
| ELK GROVE UNIF SCHOOL DISTRICT | $12,970,626 | $9,339,614 | Confirmed |
| SAN FRANCISCO UNIF SCHOOL DIST | $9,980,537 | $9,152,829 | Preliminary |
| CLOVIS UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT | $8,878,352 | $7,645,379 | Preliminary |
| SAN JUAN UNIFIED SCHOOL DIST | $8,557,453 | $7,644,426 | Preliminary |
| LOS ANGELES PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM | $7,583,386 | $7,583,386 | Forecast |
| CAPISTRANO UNIFIED SCHOOL DIST | $8,005,353 | $7,500,815 | Confirmed |
| RIVERSIDE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT | $7,500,017 | $7,500,017 | Forecast |
| SACRAMENTO CITY UNIF SCH DIST | $7,983,180 | $7,335,244 | Confirmed |
| SWEETWATER UN HIGH SCH DIST | $8,030,347 | $7,226,278 | Confirmed |
| OAKLAND UNIFIED SCHOOL DIST | $7,068,657 | $7,068,657 | Forecast |
| SANTA ANA UNIF SCHOOL DISTRICT | $6,793,514 | $6,793,514 | Forecast |
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Compiled from public records and refreshed nightly; last updated Oct 18, 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.