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Step Ahead Consulting is the consultant named on Category 2 budgets for 28 E-rate applicants in Louisiana, Tennessee, New York, Alabama and 1 more, $2.7M of budget with $1.9M left in the FY2026-2030 cycle; 0 of those applicants have a Form 470 open and 0 contracts end in the next 12 months.
Selling into Step Ahead Consulting's districts? It is the consultant named on the Category 2 budgets of 28 applicants in Louisiana, Tennessee, New York, Alabama and 1 more, $2.7M of budget with $1.9M still to spend in the FY2026-2030 cycle. Here are those applicants, who is winning at them, which have a Form 470 open and whose contracts end soon.
When one of its applicants posts a 470 it takes bids for 28 days. The alert below tells you the day it happens.
Category 2 budget still unspent at the 28 applicants, FY2026-2030 cycle.
69% of budgetE-rate contracts at its applicants that end in the next year.
Applicants whose Category 2 budget filing names Step Ahead Consulting, largest budget first.
| Applicant | State | C2 budget | Left | Status | Committed FY2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MOUNT CARMEL ACADEMY | Louisiana | $252,970 | $212,390 | Preliminary | $22,779 |
| EINSTEIN CHARTER SCHOOL DISTRICT | Louisiana | $240,675 | $199,339 | Confirmed | $89,189 |
| WEST BATON ROUGE PARISH LIB | Louisiana | $212,612 | $169,549 | Confirmed | $62,772 |
| LEAD ACADEMY | Alabama | $171,334 | $121,959 | Preliminary | $41,970 |
| KENILWORTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ACADEMY | Louisiana | $147,146 | $107,432 | Confirmed | $49,061 |
| CHRISTIAN BROTHERS HIGH SCHOOL | Tennessee | $145,937 | $65,904 | Confirmed | $45,237 |
| CENTRAL PRIVATE SCHOOL | Louisiana | $126,989 | $88,779 | Confirmed | $30,805 |
| HEBREW LANGUAGE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL | New York | $119,329 | $68,178 | Confirmed | $62,919 |
| FIRST ASSEMBLY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | Tennessee | $115,903 | $115,903 | Forecast | $5,568 |
| NASHVILLE CLASSICAL CHARTER SCHOOL | Tennessee | $109,856 | $53,398 | Confirmed | $45,862 |
| DELTA CHARTER SCHOOL | Louisiana | $106,832 | $53,884 | Confirmed | $59,099 |
| VIRGIL BROWNE GLENCOE CHARTER SCHOOL | Louisiana | $94,536 | $76,636 | Confirmed | $22,338 |
| SLAUGHTER COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL | Louisiana | $75,790 | $27,836 | Confirmed | $48,552 |
| PEREA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | Tennessee | $74,581 | $45,360 | Confirmed | $33,748 |
| PURPOSE PREPARATORY ACADEMY | Tennessee | $70,550 | $64,449 | Confirmed | $4,880 |
| GRIZZLIES ACADEMY (SCHOOL) | Tennessee | $69,945 | – | Preliminary | $77,894 |
| STAR ACADEMY | Tennessee | $67,123 | $47,561 | Confirmed | $41,036 |
| THE GOOD SHEPHERD NATIVITY MISSION SCHOOL | Louisiana | $66,921 | $27,566 | Preliminary | $67,923 |
| HEBREW LANGUAGE ACADEMY 2 | New York | $65,107 | $30,846 | Confirmed | $48,562 |
| ST. EDWARD SCHOOL | Louisiana | $60,673 | $56,466 | Confirmed | $8,463 |
| ST JAMES EPISCOPAL DAY SCHOOL | Louisiana | $57,246 | $57,246 | Forecast | $3,120 |
| SUFFOLK CHRISTIAN ACADEMY | Virginia | $55,432 | $52,912 | Confirmed | $2,160 |
| ACADIANA CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | Louisiana | $52,408 | $34,754 | Confirmed | $24,118 |
| ST. MARYS CATHOLIC SCHOOL | Louisiana | $50,191 | $0 | Confirmed | $31,194 |
| STATEN ISLAND HEBREW PUBLIC | New York | $39,306 | $39,306 | Forecast | $12,576 |
| DIOCESE OF LAFAYETTE DBA HANSON MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL | Louisiana | $33,057 | $33,057 | Forecast | $7,560 |
| THE EMERGE SCHOOL FOR AUTISM INC | Louisiana | $30,175 | $28,495 | Confirmed | $8,755 |
| THE MAX CHARTER SCHOOL | Louisiana | $30,175 | $25,412 | Confirmed | $6,148 |
Service providers with funded requests in FY2026 at the applicants Step Ahead Consulting files for.
| Provider | Applicants | Committed FY2026 |
|---|---|---|
| TechnologyLab, LLC | 5 | $150,023 |
| Cox Louisiana Telcom, LLC | 9 | $147,396 |
| Global Systems 365, Inc. | 2 | $111,481 |
| Comcast Business Communications | 5 | $64,098 |
| ClowdCover LLC | 2 | $52,862 |
| Communication and Technology Industries, LLC | 2 | $49,684 |
| Lockstep Technology Group LLC | 1 | $45,005 |
| MIS Technology Group, LLC | 1 | $38,364 |
| Iconvergence, Inc. | 1 | $36,604 |
| ICT, Inc. Computer | 1 | $35,135 |
| H3 Communications LLC | 1 | $33,874 |
| Hunt Telecommunications, LLC | 2 | $33,199 |
| Systems Solutions Technologies, LLC | 1 | $32,013 |
| CP-Tel Network Services, Inc. | 1 | $31,194 |
| Detel Computer Solutions, LLC | 2 | $27,573 |
MOUNT CARMEL ACADEMY (Louisiana); EINSTEIN CHARTER SCHOOL DISTRICT (Louisiana); WEST BATON ROUGE PARISH LIB (Louisiana); LEAD ACADEMY (Alabama); KENILWORTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ACADEMY (Louisiana); CHRISTIAN BROTHERS HIGH SCHOOL (Tennessee); and 22 more.
TechnologyLab, LLC (5 applicants, $150K); Cox Louisiana Telcom, LLC (9 applicants, $147K); Global Systems 365, Inc. (2 applicants, $111K); Comcast Business Communications (5 applicants, $64K); ClowdCover LLC (2 applicants, $53K) in FY2026.
$1.9M of $2.7M in the FY2026-2030 cycle, as of Nov 5, 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.