USAC committed $57.3M to 306 Kentucky schools and libraries in FY2026, $18.6M 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.
Each one is taking bids for 28 days. Miss the window and you wait a year.
First window closes in 9 daysCategory 2 budget left at 380 Kentucky applicants, with years to spend it in the FY2026-2030 cycle.
Largest: $12.1M at one applicantE-rate contracts that end in the next 12 months, with who holds each one today.
$7.6M 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leslie County School District | Hyden | Category 1 | Oct 27, 2026 9 days |
| Anderson County School Dist | Lawrenceburg | Category 1 | Oct 28, 2026 10 days |
| Henry Co Public School Dist | New Castle | Category 1 | Oct 30, 2026 12 days |
| Funding year | Committed | Category 2 | Applicants | Funding requests |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | $57,258,213 | $18,567,180 | 306 | 706 |
| FY2025 | $52,324,513 | $17,279,465 | 316 | 773 |
| FY2024 | $37,085,249 | $17,766,940 | 312 | 690 |
| Provider | Committed, FY2025-2026 | Applicants |
|---|---|---|
| Vero Fiber Networks | $31,414,159 | 1 |
| ENA Services, LLC | $19,193,157 | 1 |
| STEP CG, LLC | $15,478,037 | 59 |
| PC Solutions & Integration, Inc. | $9,532,102 | 32 |
| Charter Communications Operating, LLC | $5,717,540 | 112 |
| Encore Technologies | $3,997,891 | 24 |
| BellSouth Telecommunications, LLC | $3,084,111 | 11 |
| Forward Edge, LLC | $2,427,017 | 13 |
| Trace3, LLC | $2,144,170 | 54 |
| Cincinnati Bell Telephone LLC (KY) | $1,741,677 | 20 |
| ConvergeOne, Inc. | $1,465,098 | 15 |
| Windstream Communications, LLC | $1,045,044 | 26 |
| Thacker-Grigsby Telephone Co., Inc. | $827,027 | 9 |
| Hopkinsville Electric System | $748,751 | 6 |
| Brandenburg Telecom, LLC | $675,261 | 6 |
From Form 471 line items, FY2024-2026.
| Manufacturer | Line items | Applicants | Requested |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extreme Networks | 1,042 | 65 | $25,491,811 |
| Fortinet | 739 | 48 | $6,937,130 |
| Juniper Networks | 559 | 33 | $14,560,755 |
| Cisco Meraki | 194 | 52 | $745,116 |
| Vertiv | 163 | 45 | $4,234,936 |
| Cisco | 79 | 37 | $402,115 |
| Ubiquiti | 73 | 21 | $131,261 |
| HPE Aruba | 70 | 8 | $930,660 |
| FIS | 68 | 8 | $18,915 |
| Panduit | 68 | 14 | $366,066 |
| Arista | 54 | 25 | $142,550 |
| APC (Schneider) | 50 | 25 | $805,782 |
97 E-rate contracts in Kentucky end in the next 12 months; the 25 largest are shown.
| Applicant | Provider | Service | Committed | Ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson County Public Schools | STEP CG, LLC | Internal connections | $1,253,112 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Kentucky State Dept Of Educ | ENA Services, LLC | Data and internet | $635,056 | Feb 28, 2027 |
| Kentucky State Dept Of Educ | ENA Services, LLC | Data and internet | $635,056 | Mar 31, 2027 |
| Kentucky State Dept Of Educ | ENA Services, LLC | Data and internet | $635,056 | Apr 30, 2027 |
| Kentucky State Dept Of Educ | ENA Services, LLC | Data and internet | $635,056 | May 31, 2027 |
| Paducah Indep School District | PC Solutions & Integration, Inc. | Internal connections | $349,800 | Jun 23, 2027 |
| Bullitt County School District | STEP CG, LLC | Internal connections | $335,537 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Russell Indep School District | Riverside Technologies, Inc. | Internal connections | $244,498 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Jefferson County Public Schools | Delta Services, LLC | Internal connections | $226,525 | Feb 9, 2027 |
| Kentucky State Dept Of Educ | ENA Services, LLC | Data and internet | $169,128 | Nov 30, 2026 |
| Madison County School District | Trace3, LLC | Internal connections | $161,504 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Knox County School District | Trace3, LLC | Internal connections | $159,358 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Kentucky State Dept Of Educ | ENA Services, LLC | Data and internet | $156,600 | Oct 31, 2026 |
| Raceland-Worthington I S D | Kentucky Educational Development Corporation (KEDC) | Internal connections | $152,316 | Oct 30, 2026 |
| Kentucky State Dept Of Educ | ENA Services, LLC | Data and internet | $140,940 | Dec 31, 2026 |
| Kentucky State Dept Of Educ | ENA Services, LLC | Data and internet | $132,327 | Jan 31, 2027 |
| Gallatin County School Dist | Encore Technologies | Internal connections | $123,214 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Oldham County School District | STEP CG, LLC | Internal connections | $110,940 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Woodford County School Dist | Encore Technologies | Internal connections | $91,773 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Scott County School District | STEP CG, LLC | Internal connections | $85,218 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Greenup County School District | Kentucky Educational Development Corporation (KEDC) | Internal connections | $84,584 | May 28, 2027 |
| Warren County Public Sch Dist | PC Solutions & Integration, Inc. | Internal connections | $82,829 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Montgomery Co School District | Forward Edge, LLC | Internal connections | $82,003 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Harrison County Board Of Ed | Kentucky Educational Development Corporation (KEDC) | Data and internet | $73,435 | Oct 30, 2026 |
| Bourbon County School District | STEP CG, LLC | Internal connections | $62,510 | Sep 30, 2027 |
380 applicants in Kentucky have $132.4M of Category 2 budget left in the FY2026-2030 cycle.
| Applicant | Budget | Left | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| JEFFERSON COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS | $18,757,298 | $12,070,442 | Confirmed |
| FAYETTE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT | $8,042,441 | $7,074,012 | Preliminary |
| WARREN COUNTY PUBLIC SCH DIST | $3,573,231 | $3,475,786 | Confirmed |
| BOONE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT | $3,972,340 | $3,176,172 | Confirmed |
| KENTON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT | $2,664,151 | $2,664,151 | Forecast |
| LOUISVILLE FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY | $2,343,414 | $2,202,812 | Confirmed |
| DAVIESS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT | $2,168,087 | $2,168,087 | Forecast |
| OLDHAM COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT | $2,369,455 | $2,147,576 | Preliminary |
| BULLITT COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT | $2,537,565 | $2,118,144 | Confirmed |
| MADISON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT | $2,216,464 | $2,026,459 | Confirmed |
| HARDIN COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT | $2,783,279 | $1,787,078 | Confirmed |
| SCOTT COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT | $1,959,462 | $1,777,632 | Confirmed |
| LAUREL COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT | $1,588,976 | $1,588,976 | Forecast |
| CHRISTIAN COUNTY SCHOOL DIST | $1,537,374 | $1,537,374 | Forecast |
| PULASKI COUNTY SCHOOLS | $1,474,081 | $1,376,677 | 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.