USAC committed $24.3M to 494 Iowa schools and libraries in FY2026, $15.8M 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 in 11 daysCategory 2 budget left at 692 Iowa applicants, with years to spend it in the FY2026-2030 cycle.
Largest: $29.8M at one applicantE-rate contracts that end in the next 12 months, with who holds each one today.
$3.5M of current serviceClosing soonest first. "Closes" is the day the 28-day bidding window ends and the applicant can sign a contract.
| Applicant | City | Seeking | Closes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ballard Community School District | Huxley | See the 470 | Oct 29, 2026 11 days |
| Woodward Public Library | Woodward | Category 1 | Nov 10, 2026 23 days |
| Sheldon Public Library | Sheldon | Category 1 | Nov 10, 2026 23 days |
| Oelwein Community School Dist | Oelwein | Category 2 | Nov 11, 2026 24 days |
| Colo Public Library | Colo | Category 1 | Nov 11, 2026 24 days |
| Pomeroy Public Library | Pomeroy | Category 1 | Nov 11, 2026 24 days |
| Horizon Science Academy Davenport | Davenport | Category 1 | Nov 11, 2026 24 days |
| Bode Public Library | Bode | Category 1 | Nov 12, 2026 25 days |
| Panora Public Library | Panora | Category 1 | Nov 12, 2026 25 days |
| Funding year | Committed | Category 2 | Applicants | Funding requests |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | $24,294,516 | $15,758,028 | 494 | 1,237 |
| FY2025 | $18,236,149 | $9,711,308 | 476 | 1,077 |
| FY2024 | $20,372,151 | $11,317,713 | 457 | 992 |
| Provider | Committed, FY2025-2026 | Applicants |
|---|---|---|
| State of Iowa, Iowa Telecommunication & Technology Commissio | $7,024,589 | 142 |
| Riverside Technologies, Inc. | $4,919,612 | 121 |
| AMCO HBS Holdings LP | $3,133,728 | 20 |
| Aercor Wireless, Inc. | $2,296,764 | 31 |
| MCC Telephony, LLC | $2,159,331 | 63 |
| Infrastructure Technology Solutions | $1,606,991 | 30 |
| Communication Innovators Inc. | $1,279,766 | 10 |
| Metro Fibernet LLC | $1,256,533 | 14 |
| Communications Engineering Company | $1,219,422 | 8 |
| Winger Contracting Company | $1,121,692 | 14 |
| CDW Government LLC | $1,095,884 | 22 |
| High Point Networks, LLC | $1,034,664 | 2 |
| DataVizion, LLC | $986,364 | 3 |
| Unite Private Networks, LLC | $704,522 | 21 |
| Imon Communications, LLC | $662,602 | 20 |
From Form 471 line items, FY2024-2026.
| Manufacturer | Line items | Applicants | Requested |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cisco Meraki | 1,367 | 158 | $9,927,765 |
| HPE Aruba | 861 | 73 | $12,677,650 |
| Fortinet | 684 | 137 | $5,283,080 |
| Extreme Networks | 394 | 23 | $4,153,960 |
| Cisco | 265 | 70 | $4,553,810 |
| Ruckus (CommScope) | 204 | 31 | $3,669,205 |
| Ubiquiti | 184 | 44 | $945,312 |
| Tripp Lite (Eaton) | 152 | 69 | $232,843 |
| Panduit | 116 | 20 | $175,870 |
| APC (Schneider) | 67 | 35 | $1,264,957 |
| Cambium | 64 | 5 | $362,815 |
| Eaton | 63 | 26 | $368,195 |
113 E-rate contracts in Iowa end in the next 12 months; the 25 largest are shown.
| Applicant | Provider | Service | Committed | Ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar Rapids Comm School Dist | Communications Engineering Company | Internal connections | $361,910 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Cedar Falls Comm School Dist | DataVizion, LLC | Internal connections | $345,228 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| College Comm School District | ByteSpeed, LLC | Internal connections | $178,374 | May 31, 2027 |
| Ankeny Community School Dist | AMCO HBS Holdings LP | Internal connections | $169,449 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Waukee Community School District | Carrier Access, IT LC | Internal connections | $152,570 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Pleasant Valley Community School District | Riverside Technologies, Inc. | Internal connections | $151,667 | Jul 1, 2027 |
| Monticello Comm School Dist | Infrastructure Technology Solutions | Internal connections | $121,964 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Sioux Center Community School District | Riverside Technologies, Inc. | Internal connections | $112,313 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Carlisle Comm School District | Insight Public Sector Inc. | Internal connections | $110,146 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Bishop Heelan Catholic Schools | Sterling Computers Corporation | Internal connections | $98,885 | Jul 1, 2027 |
| Xavier Catholic Schools | Riverside Technologies, Inc. | Internal connections | $97,283 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Okoboji Community School Dist | Riverside Technologies, Inc. | Internal connections | $84,460 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Knoxville Comm School District | DataVizion, LLC | Internal connections | $73,384 | Oct 31, 2026 |
| Des Moines Christian School | QCI | Internal connections | $68,380 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Vinton-Shellsburg Comm Sch Dst | Infrastructure Technology Solutions | Internal connections | $61,642 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| North Polk Community Sch Dist | Questivity Inc. | Internal connections | $60,425 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Decorah Community School District | Communications Engineering Company | Internal connections | $59,870 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove Community School District | Rick's Computers, Inc. | Internal connections | $54,420 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Boone Community School Dist | AMCO HBS Holdings LP | Internal connections | $50,724 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Midland Community School | Riverside Technologies, Inc. | Internal connections | $45,297 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Anamosa Community School Dist | Infrastructure Technology Solutions | Internal connections | $45,157 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Central Springs Community School District | CDW Government LLC | Internal connections | $40,433 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Benton Community School Dist | Riverside Technologies, Inc. | Internal connections | $36,363 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Maquoketa Valley Community School Dist. | Infrastructure Technology Solutions | Internal connections | $35,840 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Spencer Comm School District | Advanced Network Professionals LLC | Internal connections | $33,984 | Sep 30, 2027 |
692 applicants in Iowa have $160.2M of Category 2 budget left in the FY2026-2030 cycle.
| Applicant | Budget | Left | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| HEARTLAND AREA ED AGENCY 11 | $29,781,363 | $29,781,363 | Forecast |
| MISSISSIPPI BEND AREA ED AGENCY 09 | $9,387,115 | $9,387,115 | Forecast |
| NORTHWEST AREA EDUCATION AGENCY/SIOUX CITY | $8,102,308 | $8,102,308 | Forecast |
| GREEN HILLS AEA | $7,441,763 | $7,441,763 | Forecast |
| GREAT PRAIRIE AEA | $7,373,431 | $7,373,431 | Forecast |
| DES MOINES INDEP SCHOOL DIST | $5,680,243 | $4,165,911 | Confirmed |
| IOWA CITY COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT | $2,991,097 | $2,777,021 | Confirmed |
| WAUKEE COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | $2,878,621 | $2,573,481 | Confirmed |
| DAVENPORT COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | $2,406,141 | $2,249,570 | Confirmed |
| ANKENY COMMUNITY SCHOOL DIST | $2,560,947 | $2,137,325 | Preliminary |
| SIOUX CITY COMM SCHOOL DIST | $2,795,373 | $2,062,359 | Confirmed |
| DUBUQUE COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT | $1,879,842 | $1,876,503 | Confirmed |
| CEDAR RAPIDS COMM SCHOOL DIST | $2,881,846 | $1,874,987 | Confirmed |
| WEST DES MOINES COMM SCH DIST | $1,662,751 | $1,641,281 | Confirmed |
| JOHNSTON COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT | $1,476,903 | $1,419,775 | Confirmed |
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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.