USAC committed $99.7M to 1,082 Illinois schools and libraries in FY2026, $51.8M 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 tomorrowCategory 2 budget left at 1,588 Illinois applicants, with years to spend it in the FY2026-2030 cycle.
Largest: $62M at one applicantE-rate contracts that end in the next 12 months, with who holds each one today.
$23.2M 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 93.
| Applicant | City | Seeking | Closes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nokomis Public Library | Nokomis | Category 1 | Oct 19, 2026 tomorrow |
| Nauvoo-Colusa Csd 325 | Nauvoo | Category 2 | Oct 19, 2026 tomorrow |
| Wood River Public Library | Wood River | Category 1 | Oct 19, 2026 tomorrow |
| Dongola Public Library District | Dongola | Category 1 | Oct 19, 2026 tomorrow |
| Kewanee School District 229 | Kewanee | Category 1 | Oct 19, 2026 tomorrow |
| Perandoe Special Ed Dist | Red Bud | Category 2 | Oct 20, 2026 2 days |
| All Saints Academy School | Breese | Category 2 | Oct 20, 2026 2 days |
| Northwest Special Education Cooperative | Elizabeth | Category 1 and Category 2 | Oct 22, 2026 4 days |
| Edmund F Lindop School | Broadview | Category 2 | Oct 22, 2026 4 days |
| Alden Hebron School Dist 19 | Hebron | Category 2 | Oct 23, 2026 5 days |
| Central Community Unit School District 3 Aka Camp Point | Camp Point | Category 2 | Oct 23, 2026 5 days |
| Athens Comm Unit Sch Dist 213 | Athens | Category 2 | Oct 24, 2026 6 days |
| Beecher City C U Sch Dist 20 | Beecher City | Category 2 | Oct 24, 2026 6 days |
| Carlinville Public Library | Carlinville | Category 2 | Oct 24, 2026 6 days |
| Carrollton Cusd #1 | Carrollton | Category 2 | Oct 24, 2026 6 days |
| Caseyville Public Library | Caseyville | Category 2 | Oct 24, 2026 6 days |
| Central A & M School District | Asssumption | Category 2 | Oct 24, 2026 6 days |
| Christopher Public Library | Christopher | Category 2 | Oct 24, 2026 6 days |
| Proviso Twp High Sch Dist 209 | Forest Park | Category 1 | Oct 27, 2026 9 days |
| Berwyn North Sd 98 | Berwyn | Category 1 | Oct 28, 2026 10 days |
| Berwyn North Sd 98 | Berwyn | Category 1 | Oct 28, 2026 10 days |
| Evanston-Skokie School District 65 | Evanston | Category 1 | Oct 29, 2026 11 days |
| Benton Public Library | Benton | Category 2 | Oct 30, 2026 12 days |
| Coulterville Public Library | Coulterville | Category 2 | Oct 30, 2026 12 days |
| Evans Public Library | Vandalia | Category 2 | Oct 30, 2026 12 days |
| Golconda Public Library | Golconda | Category 2 | Oct 30, 2026 12 days |
| Goreville Comm Unit Sch Dist 1 | Goreville | Category 2 | Oct 30, 2026 12 days |
| Havana School District 126 | Havana | Category 2 | Oct 30, 2026 12 days |
| Immaculate Conception School | Columbia | Category 2 | Oct 30, 2026 12 days |
| Jamp Special Ed Services | Ullin | Category 2 | Oct 30, 2026 12 days |
| Maroa-Forsyth C U S D #2 | Maroa | Category 2 | Oct 30, 2026 12 days |
| Mcclellan C C School Dist 12 | Mount Vernon | Category 2 | Oct 30, 2026 12 days |
| Metropolis Public Library | Metropolis | Category 2 | Oct 30, 2026 12 days |
| New Horizon Christian School | Centralla | Category 2 | Oct 30, 2026 12 days |
| Our Lady Queen Of Peace School | Belleville | Category 2 | Oct 30, 2026 12 days |
| Our Lady Of Mount Carmel School | Herrin | Category 2 | Oct 30, 2026 12 days |
| Mount Olive Public Library | Mount Olive | Category 2 | Oct 31, 2026 13 days |
| Crab Orchard Public Library | Marion | Category 2 | Oct 31, 2026 13 days |
| Helen Matthes Library | Effingham | Category 2 | Oct 31, 2026 13 days |
| Perandoe Special Ed Dist | Red Bud | Category 2 | Oct 31, 2026 13 days |
| Funding year | Committed | Category 2 | Applicants | Funding requests |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | $99,725,176 | $51,822,683 | 1,082 | 2,499 |
| FY2025 | $92,622,384 | $34,537,540 | 1,073 | 2,374 |
| FY2024 | $105,683,668 | $38,669,720 | 1,106 | 2,525 |
| Provider | Committed, FY2025-2026 | Applicants |
|---|---|---|
| Netsync Network Solutions | $22,653,169 | 1 |
| CDW Government LLC | $21,471,785 | 165 |
| Comcast Business Communications | $14,765,356 | 184 |
| Sentinel Technologies, Inc. | $14,410,579 | 42 |
| Illinois Bell Telephone Company, LLC | $10,406,650 | 47 |
| Vero Fiber Networks | $8,783,883 | 5 |
| AT&T Enterprises, LLC | $7,366,472 | 96 |
| Quality Network Solutions, Inc. | $5,024,312 | 109 |
| MCC Network Services, LLC | $4,403,284 | 106 |
| Delta Communications LLC | $3,935,165 | 121 |
| Heart Technologies, Inc. | $3,807,917 | 65 |
| Net56, Inc. | $3,598,322 | 11 |
| Wanrack LLC | $3,299,382 | 12 |
| Unite Private Networks, LLC-Illinois | $2,654,557 | 13 |
| AMCO HBS Holdings LP | $2,468,079 | 20 |
From Form 471 line items, FY2024-2026.
| Manufacturer | Line items | Applicants | Requested |
|---|---|---|---|
| HPE Aruba | 1,897 | 260 | $25,147,301 |
| Cisco | 1,604 | 193 | $37,384,275 |
| Cisco Meraki | 1,217 | 173 | $14,987,784 |
| Ubiquiti | 1,107 | 203 | $5,710,923 |
| APC (Schneider) | 559 | 216 | $4,473,273 |
| Ruckus (CommScope) | 435 | 69 | $5,263,910 |
| Extreme Networks | 425 | 67 | $6,084,011 |
| Fortinet | 374 | 146 | $3,129,656 |
| Juniper Networks | 333 | 39 | $15,548,922 |
| Tripp Lite (Eaton) | 278 | 119 | $644,730 |
| Hubbell | 246 | 22 | $1,640,761 |
| Eaton | 190 | 74 | $1,977,270 |
386 E-rate contracts in Illinois end in the next 12 months; the 25 largest are shown.
| Applicant | Provider | Service | Committed | Ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plainfield Comm Cons Dist 202 | CDW Government LLC | Internal connections | $1,121,690 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| West Aurora School District 129 | Continental Resources Inc. | Internal connections | $770,241 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Crete Monee School District 201 U | CDW Government LLC | Internal connections | $763,018 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Cicero School District 99 | CDW Government LLC | Internal connections | $754,973 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Galesburg Community Unit School District #205 | Heart Technologies, Inc. | Internal connections | $656,038 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Proviso Twp High Sch Dist 209 | ACP CreativIT LLC | Internal connections | $498,589 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Acero Schools | Sentinel Technologies, Inc. | Internal connections | $440,179 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Thornton Township High School District 205 | IntelligIS, Inc. | Internal connections | $423,429 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| East Maine School District 63 | Forward Edge, LLC | Internal connections | $412,274 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Learn Charter School Network | CDW Government LLC | Internal connections | $384,175 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Lyons School District 103 | Quality Network Solutions, Inc. | Internal connections | $359,383 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Addison School District 4 | CDW Government LLC | Internal connections | $343,060 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| The Catholic Bishop Of Chicago | CDW Government LLC | Internal connections | $340,407 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Champaign Comm School Dist 4 | SHI International Corpo | Internal connections | $328,214 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview S.D. #89 | AMCO HBS Holdings LP | Internal connections | $323,063 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Community Unit School District 308 | CDW Government LLC | Internal connections | $313,740 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Leyden Comm High Sch Dist 212 | Opt2mized Networks, Inc. | Internal connections | $275,680 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Woodland School District 50 | Network Technology Innovations Inc. | Internal connections | $270,898 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Rockford School District 205 | CDW Government LLC | Internal connections | $256,491 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Gurnee School District 56 | 22Vets LLC | Internal connections | $250,878 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Niles Township High School D219 | AMCO HBS Holdings LP | Internal connections | $234,708 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Palatine Cc School District 15 | STEP CG, LLC | Internal connections | $212,827 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Mahomet-Seymour C U Sch Dist 3 | Heart Technologies, Inc. | Internal connections | $199,673 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Urbana School District 116 | Koener Electric, Inc. | Internal connections | $187,736 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| East Aurora School District 131 | Qubit Networks, LLC | Internal connections | $186,636 | Sep 30, 2027 |
1,588 applicants in Illinois have $386.1M of Category 2 budget left in the FY2026-2030 cycle.
| Applicant | Budget | Left | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS | $62,047,681 | $62,047,681 | Forecast |
| CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY | $10,164,895 | $10,164,895 | Forecast |
| THE CATHOLIC BISHOP OF CHICAGO | $8,218,614 | $7,537,800 | Confirmed |
| INDIAN PRAIRIE C U DIST 204 | $6,178,120 | $6,178,120 | Forecast |
| ELGIN SCHOOL DISTRICT U-46 | $6,821,330 | $4,845,632 | Confirmed |
| ROCKFORD SCHOOL DISTRICT 205 | $5,093,271 | $4,210,481 | Confirmed |
| SCHAUMBURG SCHOOL DISTRICT 54 | $3,019,720 | $2,689,758 | Confirmed |
| PEORIA SCHOOL DISTRICT 150 | $2,680,478 | $2,562,500 | Confirmed |
| VALLEY VIEW COMM UN DIST 365 U | $2,853,425 | $2,555,803 | Confirmed |
| COMMUNITY UNIT SCHOOL DIST 300 | $4,055,992 | $2,486,790 | Confirmed |
| EAST AURORA SCHOOL DISTRICT 131 | $2,640,970 | $2,421,398 | Preliminary |
| SPRINGFIELD SCHOOL DIST 186 | $2,546,837 | $2,410,616 | Confirmed |
| TOWNSHIP HIGH SCHOOL DIST 211 | $2,394,732 | $2,394,732 | Forecast |
| PLAINFIELD COMM CONS DIST 202 | $4,887,266 | $2,331,069 | Confirmed |
| COMMUNITY UNIT SCHOOL DISTRICT 308 | $3,630,074 | $2,321,841 | Preliminary |
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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.