E-rate / Kansas

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

USAC committed $25.2M to 529 Kansas schools and libraries in FY2026, $16.6M 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 Kansas 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 5 days
$94.2MC2 unspent

Money still on the table

Category 2 budget left at 592 Kansas applicants, with years to spend it in the FY2026-2030 cycle.

Largest: $4.5M at one applicant
101contracts ending

Incumbents up for replacement

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

$4.1M of current service
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29% of FY2026 Kansas requests had a single bidder224 applicants at 80%+ discount pay 20 cents on the dollar or less74 applicants changed provider this year92% of Kansas Category 2 budget is filed through 45 consultantsEmail me when a Kansas 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
Olathe Unif School Dist 233OlatheCategory 2Oct 23, 2026 5 days
Gardner/Edgerton Usd 231GardnerCategory 1Oct 26, 2026 8 days
Teen Interlocal 632HillsboroCategory 1Oct 30, 2026 12 days
Spearville Unif Sch Dist 381SpearvilleCategory 1Nov 2, 2026 15 days
Haysville Unif School Dist 261HaysvilleCategory 1 and Category 2Nov 4, 2026 17 days
Deerfield Unified District 216DeerfieldCategory 1Nov 10, 2026 23 days
Olathe Unif School Dist 233OlatheCategory 2Nov 13, 2026 26 days

Funding by year

Funding yearCommittedCategory 2ApplicantsFunding requests
FY2026$25,215,097$16,569,5885291,094
FY2025$20,600,393$9,614,4545271,086
FY2024$20,249,603$9,747,3625231,122

Top service providers

ProviderCommitted, FY2025-2026Applicants
CDW Government LLC$5,761,71832
AMCO HBS Holdings LP$4,338,7373
Logicalis Inc.$3,681,16811
Twotrees Technologies$3,414,71882
Wanrack LLC$3,384,20416
IdeaTek Telcom, LLC$2,038,60857
Cox Kansas Telcom, LLC$1,812,31054
Nex-Tech, LLC$1,511,58450
Menlo, Inc.$1,418,90425
Unite Private Networks, LLC$1,417,7047
KanREN, Inc.$1,063,36121
Craw-Kan Telephone Cooperative, Inc.$957,79123
The Pioneer Telephone Association, Inc.$685,95216
ProActive Solutions, Inc.$574,2851
Charter Communications Operating, LLC$544,49010

Equipment on Category 2 requests

From Form 471 line items, FY2024-2026.

ManufacturerLine itemsApplicantsRequested
Ubiquiti642128$2,850,746
Cisco58956$13,814,025
Cisco Meraki36353$5,180,269
HPE Aruba35244$3,060,951
Fortinet17622$1,934,671
Extreme Networks11213$1,139,404
CyberPower9544$621,261
APC (Schneider)6942$331,833
Ruckus (CommScope)689$769,131
Tripp Lite (Eaton)6337$105,874
SonicWall5728$222,783
Eaton4324$184,475

Contracts ending in the next 12 months

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

ApplicantProviderServiceCommittedEnds
Topeka Unified School Dist 501CDW Government LLCInternal connections$786,223Sep 30, 2027
Salina Unified School District #305Logicalis Inc.Internal connections$755,327Sep 30, 2027
Blue Valley Unif Sch Dist 229CDW Government LLCInternal connections$695,560Sep 30, 2027
Manhattan Unif School Dist 383Menlo, Inc.Internal connections$233,591Sep 30, 2027
Leavenworth Unif Sch Dist 453Twotrees TechnologiesInternal connections$184,311Sep 30, 2027
Geary Co Unif Sch Dist 475ConvergeOne, Inc.Internal connections$179,110Sep 30, 2027
Bonner Spgs Unif Sch Dist 204CDW Government LLCInternal connections$156,000Sep 30, 2027
Olathe Unif School Dist 233Wanrack LLCData and internet$89,343Aug 1, 2027
Valley Center Unif School DistLogicalis Inc.Internal connections$88,970Sep 30, 2027
Derby Unified School Dist 260AMCO HBS Holdings LPMaintenance$80,548Sep 30, 2027
Salina Unified School District #305Logicalis Inc.Maintenance$70,434Sep 30, 2027
Clay Center Usd 379Nex-Tech, LLCInternal connections$45,497Sep 30, 2027
Smoky Valley Usd 400Twotrees TechnologiesInternal connections$43,670Sep 30, 2027
Cherokee-Crawford Sch Dist 247IT Outlet Inc.Internal connections$43,084Sep 30, 2027
Hillsboro-Durham-Lehigh Usd 410Twotrees TechnologiesInternal connections$42,994Sep 30, 2027
Garnett Unif Sch District 365Twotrees TechnologiesInternal connections$35,890Sep 30, 2027
Holton Unified School Dist 336CDW Government LLCInternal connections$34,035Sep 30, 2027
Chapman Usd 473Net at Work, LLCInternal connections$31,082Sep 30, 2027
Clifton-Clyde Usd 224Nex-Tech, LLCInternal connections$30,118Sep 30, 2027
Abilene Usd 435Eagle Software, Inc.Internal connections$24,429Sep 30, 2027
Rural Vista School Dist 481Menlo, Inc.Internal connections$24,192Sep 30, 2027
Cherokee-Crawford Sch Dist 247Craw-Kan Telephone Cooperative, Inc.Internal connections$19,923Sep 30, 2027
North Ottawa County Usd 239Twotrees TechnologiesInternal connections$18,778Sep 30, 2027
Buhler Usd 313Peak Methods, Inc.Internal connections$18,595Sep 30, 2027
Derby Unified School Dist 260AMCO HBS Holdings LPInternal connections$17,878Sep 30, 2027

Category 2 budget left

592 applicants in Kansas have $94.2M of Category 2 budget left in the FY2026-2030 cycle.

ApplicantBudgetLeftStatus
WICHITA UNIF SCH DISTRICT 259$8,846,504$4,476,755Preliminary
KANSAS CITY UNIF SCH DIST 500$4,242,645$4,242,645Forecast
OLATHE UNIF SCHOOL DIST 233$5,537,934$3,266,543Confirmed
SHAWNEE MISSION SCH DIST 512$5,207,561$3,043,663Confirmed
BLUE VALLEY UNIF SCH DIST 229$4,482,715$2,743,815Confirmed
SE KANSAS SPECIAL ED INTERLOCAL$2,594,811$2,594,811Forecast
JOHNSON COUNTY LIBRARY$1,848,171$1,848,171Forecast
LAWRENCE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT #497$2,035,655$1,779,893Confirmed
TOPEKA UNIFIED SCHOOL DIST 501$2,587,151$1,604,372Preliminary
DERBY UNIFIED SCHOOL DIST 260$1,475,089$1,311,047Preliminary
GODDARD UNIF SCH DISTRICT 265$1,244,896$1,244,896Forecast
GEARY CO UNIF SCH DIST 475$1,418,045$1,194,157Confirmed
AUBURN-WASHBURN SCH DIST 437$1,060,258$1,060,258Forecast
MAIZE UNIF SCHOOL DISTRICT 266$1,498,068$1,059,411Confirmed
GARDEN CITY UNIF SCH DIST 457$1,379,545$1,047,480Preliminary

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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.