E-rate / Indiana

Indiana E-rate: 32 districts are taking bids right now

USAC committed $50.6M to 636 Indiana schools and libraries in FY2026, $29.2M 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 Indiana for you this month
32open Form 470s

Districts buying now

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

First window closes tomorrow
$219.6MC2 unspent

Money still on the table

Category 2 budget left at 753 Indiana applicants, with years to spend it in the FY2026-2030 cycle.

Largest: $5.4M at one applicant
267contracts ending

Incumbents up for replacement

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

$23.1M of current service
See which ones fit what you sell →Free account. Opens on Indiana with every open 470, the incumbent and the C2 budget left at each applicant.
12% of FY2026 Indiana requests had a single bidder345 applicants at 80%+ discount pay 20 cents on the dollar or less177 applicants changed provider this year98% of Indiana Category 2 budget is filed through 36 consultantsEmail me when a Indiana 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
Carmel-Clay SchoolsCarmelCategory 1Oct 19, 2026 tomorrow
Bartholomew Cons School CorpColumbusCategory 1Oct 19, 2026 tomorrow
Jefferson County Pub LibMadisonCategory 1Oct 20, 2026 2 days
Indiana State LibraryIndianapolisCategory 1Oct 20, 2026 2 days
School City Of HammondHammondCategory 1Oct 21, 2026 3 days
School City Of HammondHammondCategory 2Oct 21, 2026 3 days
Shoals Comm School CorpShoalsCategory 1Oct 23, 2026 5 days
Western School CorporationRussiavilleCategory 1Oct 23, 2026 5 days
Northeastern Wayne School CorpFountain CityCategory 1Oct 23, 2026 5 days
Msd Of MartinsvilleMartinsvilleCategory 1Oct 27, 2026 9 days
Whitko Community School CorpLarwillCategory 1Oct 27, 2026 9 days
Crawford County Comm Sch CorpMarengoCategory 1Oct 28, 2026 10 days
North Montgomery School CorporationCrawfordsvilleCategory 1Oct 28, 2026 10 days
Alexandria Comm School CorpAlexandriaCategory 1Oct 30, 2026 12 days
St Lawrence Catholic SchoolIndianapolisCategory 1Oct 30, 2026 12 days
Central Nine Career CenterGreenwoodCategory 1Oct 30, 2026 12 days
Tell City-Troy Twp Sch CorpTell CityCategory 2Oct 30, 2026 12 days
East Central EscNew CastleCategory 1Oct 30, 2026 12 days
New Castle-Henry Co Pub LibNew CastleCategory 1Nov 3, 2026 16 days
New Albany-Floyd County Cons. School Corp.New AlbanyCategory 2Nov 5, 2026 18 days
Southwest Dubois Co Sch CorpHuntingburgCategory 2Nov 6, 2026 19 days
West Central School CorpFrancesvilleCategory 1Nov 9, 2026 22 days
Msd Lawrence TownshipIndianapolisCategory 1Nov 9, 2026 22 days
Holy Family SchoolNew AlbanyCategory 2Nov 10, 2026 23 days
Greater Clark Co Sch DistrictJeffersonvilleCategory 1Nov 11, 2026 24 days
East Porter County School CorpKoutsCategory 2Nov 11, 2026 24 days
East Noble School CorporationKendallvilleCategory 1Nov 12, 2026 25 days
East Noble School CorporationKendallvilleCategory 2Nov 12, 2026 25 days
Geo FoundationIndianapolisCategory 1Nov 13, 2026 26 days
Monroe Central School CorpParker CityCategory 2Nov 13, 2026 26 days
Western Wayne SchoolsPershingCategory 1Nov 13, 2026 26 days
Western Wayne SchoolsPershingCategory 2Nov 13, 2026 26 days

Funding by year

Funding yearCommittedCategory 2ApplicantsFunding requests
FY2026$50,646,334$29,217,7626361,595
FY2025$44,959,773$21,475,3966301,564
FY2024$46,556,922$21,231,5856401,560

Top service providers

ProviderCommitted, FY2025-2026Applicants
ENA Services, LLC$17,263,442312
Network Solutions, Inc.$9,243,09352
CDW Government LLC$4,756,42938
People Driven Technology, Inc.$3,876,32521
Five-Star Technology Solutions$3,345,15424
Matrix Integration LLC$3,128,27034
Zayo Group, LLC$3,038,86724
Surf Internet Telecom LLC$3,016,92438
Roeing Corporation$2,820,70752
Zayo Education, LLC$2,648,70881
Riverside Technologies, Inc.$2,442,82626
Moss Telecommunications Services$2,405,87812
Logicalis Inc.$2,104,43011
Comcast Business Communications$1,770,41385
Electronic Strategies, Inc.$1,572,91824

Equipment on Category 2 requests

From Form 471 line items, FY2024-2026.

ManufacturerLine itemsApplicantsRequested
HPE Aruba1,214109$20,349,955
Cisco1,213131$24,171,970
Cisco Meraki813129$15,390,498
Vertiv43088$4,401,791
Ruckus (CommScope)37653$6,129,292
Hubbell30932$735,068
Fortinet25670$3,215,792
Ubiquiti17733$980,984
Extreme Networks14417$1,765,447
APC (Schneider)10846$979,428
Leviton7414$65,811
Panduit7218$173,820

Contracts ending in the next 12 months

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

ApplicantProviderServiceCommittedEnds
South Bend Comm School CorpPeople Driven Technology, Inc.Internal connections$1,492,422Sep 30, 2027
Laporte Community School CorporationNetwork Solutions, Inc.Internal connections$951,248Sep 30, 2027
East Allen County SchoolsNetwork Solutions, Inc.Internal connections$784,814Sep 30, 2027
Evansville-Vanderburgh School Corp.PC Quest, Inc.Internal connections$713,701Sep 30, 2027
Warrick County School CorpKeller Schroeder and AssociatesInternal connections$635,956Sep 30, 2027
Msd Wayne TownshipNetwork Solutions, Inc.Internal connections$607,807Sep 30, 2027
Msd Of MartinsvilleFive-Star Technology SolutionsInternal connections$601,420Sep 30, 2027
North Lawrence Comm SchoolsFive-Star Technology SolutionsInternal connections$555,569Sep 30, 2027
Fort Wayne Comm School DistVector Tech GroupInternal connections$439,832Sep 30, 2027
Evansville-Vanderburgh School Corp.CDW Government LLCInternal connections$433,332Sep 30, 2027
Lebanon Community School CorpMoss Telecommunications ServicesInternal connections$426,508Sep 30, 2027
Clay Community SchoolsCDW Government LLCInternal connections$408,673Sep 30, 2027
Gary Comm School CorporationNetwork Solutions, Inc.Internal connections$401,173Sep 30, 2027
Allen County Public LibraryMatrix Integration LLCInternal connections$378,896Sep 30, 2027
Elkhart Comm School DistrictNetwork Solutions, Inc.Internal connections$367,324Sep 30, 2027
Warsaw Community SchoolsPeople Driven Technology, Inc.Internal connections$357,683Sep 30, 2027
Huntington Co Com Sch CorpRiverside Technologies, Inc.Internal connections$347,735Sep 30, 2027
Gary Comm School CorporationNew Age Telecom Inc.Internal connections$306,729Sep 30, 2027
Carmel-Clay SchoolsMatrix Integration LLCInternal connections$280,172Sep 30, 2027
Lafayette School CorporationElevate Technology Partners LLCInternal connections$274,710Sep 30, 2027
Noblesville SchoolsMoss Telecommunications ServicesInternal connections$256,623Sep 30, 2027
School City Of HobartSHI International CorpoInternal connections$247,476Sep 30, 2027
Fayette County School CorporationCDW Government LLCInternal connections$219,442Sep 30, 2027
Msd Steuben CountyCDW Government LLCInternal connections$215,364Sep 30, 2027
Community Schools Of FrankfortCDW Government LLCInternal connections$208,782Sep 30, 2027

Category 2 budget left

753 applicants in Indiana have $219.6M of Category 2 budget left in the FY2026-2030 cycle.

ApplicantBudgetLeftStatus
BOARD OF SCHOOL COMMISSIONERS CITY OF INDIANAPOLIS$5,370,430$5,370,430Forecast
INDIANAPOLIS MARION COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY$4,965,985$4,841,533Confirmed
FORT WAYNE COMM SCHOOL DIST$5,358,738$4,682,482Confirmed
HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN SCHOOLS$4,086,630$3,563,779Confirmed
MSD LAWRENCE TOWNSHIP$3,260,596$3,212,804Preliminary
PERRY TOWNSHIP SCHOOL CORPORATION$3,102,364$3,102,364Forecast
EVANSVILLE-VANDERBURGH SCHOOL CORP.$4,115,455$2,643,541Confirmed
ALLEN COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY$3,025,075$2,579,315Confirmed
TIPPECANOE SCHOOL CORPORATION$2,704,263$2,542,588Preliminary
VIGO COUNTY SCHOOL CORPORATION$2,492,615$2,320,592Confirmed
MSD WAYNE TOWNSHIP$3,033,024$2,253,464Confirmed
ST JOSEPH COUNTY PUB LIBRARY$2,280,573$2,186,063Confirmed
PENN HARRIS MADISON SCH CORP$2,189,453$2,180,667Confirmed
AVON COMM SCHOOL CORPORATION$2,119,509$2,119,509Forecast
FRANKLIN TWP COMM SCHOOL CORP$2,227,348$2,097,685Confirmed

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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.