E-rate / Idaho

Idaho E-rate: 7 districts are taking bids right now

USAC committed $19.9M to 273 Idaho schools and libraries in FY2026, $9.9M 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.

FY2026 · updated nightly from USAC open data
For E-rate providers and resellersWhat's in Idaho for you this month
7open Form 470s

Districts buying now

Each one is taking bids for 28 days. Miss the window and you wait a year.

First window closes in 11 days
$56.5MC2 unspent

Money still on the table

Category 2 budget left at 305 Idaho applicants, with years to spend it in the FY2026-2030 cycle.

Largest: $3.9M at one applicant
36contracts ending

Incumbents up for replacement

E-rate contracts that end in the next 12 months, with who holds each one today.

$3.6M of current service
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20% of FY2026 Idaho requests had a single bidder120 applicants at 80%+ discount pay 20 cents on the dollar or less30 applicants changed provider this year61% of Idaho Category 2 budget is filed through 32 consultantsEmail me when a Idaho 470 opens in my category

Form 470s open for bids

Closing soonest first. "Closes" is the day the 28-day bidding window ends and the applicant can sign a contract.

ApplicantCitySeekingCloses
Bonneville Joint Sch Dist 93Idaho FallsCategory 2Oct 29, 2026 11 days
Bonneville Joint Sch Dist 93Idaho FallsCategory 2Oct 29, 2026 11 days
Bonneville Joint Sch Dist 93Idaho FallsCategory 1Nov 3, 2026 16 days
Grace Joint School Dist 148GraceCategory 1Nov 3, 2026 16 days
Cascade School District 422CascadeCategory 1Nov 4, 2026 17 days
Idaho Falls School District 91Idaho FallsCategory 2Nov 11, 2026 24 days
Richard Mckenna Charter SchoolsMountain HomeCategory 1 and Category 2Nov 12, 2026 25 days

Funding by year

Funding yearCommittedCategory 2ApplicantsFunding requests
FY2026$19,896,135$9,909,349273652
FY2025$12,494,269$4,918,991265534
FY2024$11,912,856$5,620,810259505

Top service providers

ProviderCommitted, FY2025-2026Applicants
Fatbeam, LLC$8,918,91779
Ednetics, Inc.$6,299,71068
CompuNet, Inc.$2,285,39810
Pine Cove Consulting, LLC$1,521,56414
Direct Communications - Rockland, Inc.$1,465,96225
Zayo Group, LLC$1,301,9714
Right! Systems, Inc.$906,8146
Project Mutual Telephone Coop Assn, Inc.$886,80213
Cable One, Inc.$864,14040
ENA Services, LLC$763,94617
801 Technology LLC$736,91133
System Tech, Inc.$670,31212
Valcom Salt Lake City, LC$585,6615
Right! Systems, Inc.$528,0045
First Step Internet, LLC$462,71813

Equipment on Category 2 requests

From Form 471 line items, FY2024-2026.

ManufacturerLine itemsApplicantsRequested
Cisco Meraki51154$6,632,442
Cisco28339$2,873,684
Ubiquiti26961$833,147
Juniper Networks14420$4,095,708
Ruckus (CommScope)10121$2,018,534
APC (Schneider)8534$1,480,360
Tellabs476$329,670
HPE Aruba415$1,013,888
Berk-Tek389$747,121
CommScope246$102,894
Leviton244$66,253
Tripp Lite (Eaton)2415$35,323

Contracts ending in the next 12 months

36 E-rate contracts in Idaho end in the next 12 months; the 25 largest are shown.

ApplicantProviderServiceCommittedEnds
Pocatello School District 25Right! Systems, Inc.Internal connections$619,174Sep 30, 2027
Vallivue School District 139CompuNet, Inc.Internal connections$418,299Sep 30, 2027
Bonneville Joint Sch Dist 93Pine Cove Consulting, LLCInternal connections$397,168Sep 30, 2027
Boise City Independent Dist 1Zayo Group, LLCData and internet$378,950May 31, 2027
West Ada School DistrictCompuNet, Inc.Internal connections$354,074Sep 30, 2027
West Ada School DistrictEdnetics, Inc.Internal connections$276,278Sep 30, 2027
Jerome Joint School Dist 261Right! Systems, Inc.Internal connections$158,169Sep 30, 2027
Boundary County District 101801 Technology LLCInternal connections$138,440Sep 30, 2027
Kuna Joint School District 3Ednetics, Inc.Internal connections$134,155Sep 30, 2027
Lakeland School District 272Fatbeam, LLCData and internet$122,710Aug 7, 2027
Blackfoot School DistrictCable One, Inc.Data and internet$121,192Apr 30, 2027
Lake Pend Oreille School District #84Ednetics, Inc.Internal connections$100,551Sep 30, 2027
Bonneville Joint Sch Dist 93System Tech, Inc.Internal connections$72,458Sep 30, 2027
Garden Valley School Dist 71Ednetics, Inc.Internal connections$57,707Sep 30, 2027
Bonneville Joint Sch Dist 93Right! Systems, Inc.Internal connections$49,247Sep 30, 2027
Coeur D'Alene Charter Academy801 Technology LLCInternal connections$38,600Sep 30, 2027
Middleton School District 134ConvergeOne, Inc.Internal connections$24,448Sep 30, 2027
Firth School District 59801 Technology LLCInternal connections$22,444Sep 30, 2027
Kuna Joint School District 3Ednetics, Inc.Maintenance$19,571Sep 30, 2027
Pocatello School District 25Right! Systems, Inc.Maintenance$16,788Sep 30, 2027
South Lemhi School Dist 292801 Technology LLCInternal connections$16,400Sep 30, 2027
Plummer-Worley Jt Sch Dist 44Tech Advanced Computers, Inc.Internal connections$15,437Sep 30, 2027
Joint School District Number 243ENA Services, LLCData and internet$13,440Jun 1, 2027
Gem Prep MeridianSystem Tech, Inc.Internal connections$12,083Sep 30, 2027
Cascade School District 422Zayo Education, LLCData and internet$8,610Sep 30, 2027

Category 2 budget left

305 applicants in Idaho have $56.5M of Category 2 budget left in the FY2026-2030 cycle.

ApplicantBudgetLeftStatus
WEST ADA SCHOOL DISTRICT$8,105,533$3,870,044Preliminary
BOISE CITY INDEPENDENT DIST 1$4,378,504$2,830,113Confirmed
NAMPA SCHOOL DISTRICT 131$2,518,617$2,398,178Confirmed
IDAHO DIGITAL LEARNING ACADEMY$2,313,016$2,313,016Forecast
TWIN FALLS SCHOOL DISTRICT 411$1,767,567$1,767,567Forecast
COEUR D'ALENE SCHOOL DIST 271$1,937,692$1,752,223Confirmed
BONNEVILLE JOINT SCH DIST 93$2,711,116$1,632,965Preliminary
IDAHO FALLS SCHOOL DISTRICT 91$1,939,507$1,476,758Confirmed
JEFFERSON COUNTY JT DIST 251$1,352,071$1,352,071Forecast
POCATELLO SCHOOL DISTRICT 25$2,259,398$1,199,462Confirmed
VALLIVUE SCHOOL DISTRICT 139$1,902,418$1,193,310Confirmed
MADISON SCHOOL DISTRICT 321$1,057,174$988,434Confirmed
LEWISTON SCHOOL DISTRICT 340$957,054$957,054Forecast
KUNA JOINT SCHOOL DISTRICT 3$1,132,219$912,609Confirmed
CASSIA JOINT SCHOOL DIST 151$1,094,122$885,363Preliminary

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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.