USAC committed $47.5M to 468 Massachusetts schools and libraries in FY2026, $28.5M 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 8 daysCategory 2 budget left at 804 Massachusetts applicants, with years to spend it in the FY2026-2030 cycle.
Largest: $7.5M at one applicantE-rate contracts that end in the next 12 months, with who holds each one today.
$13.2M 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sudbury School District | Sudbury | Category 1 | Oct 26, 2026 8 days |
| Groton-Dunstable Reg Sch Dist | Groton | Category 2 | Oct 26, 2026 8 days |
| City Of Somerville | Somerville | Category 1 | Oct 29, 2026 11 days |
| South Middlesex Voc Dist | Framingham | Category 1 | Oct 30, 2026 12 days |
| S.A.I.L.S., Incorporated | Lakeville | Category 1 | Nov 1, 2026 14 days |
| Nashoba Reg School District | Bolton | Category 1 and Category 2 | Nov 3, 2026 16 days |
| Nashoba Reg School District | Bolton | Category 2 | Nov 12, 2026 25 days |
| Whitinsville Christian School | Whitinsville | Category 1 and Category 2 | Nov 13, 2026 26 days |
| Funding year | Committed | Category 2 | Applicants | Funding requests |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | $47,498,754 | $28,484,260 | 468 | 1,145 |
| FY2025 | $33,720,671 | $14,567,964 | 476 | 1,053 |
| FY2024 | $36,687,839 | $18,297,014 | 476 | 1,083 |
| Provider | Committed, FY2025-2026 | Applicants |
|---|---|---|
| Whalley Computer Associates, Inc. | $12,800,883 | 116 |
| CherryRoad Technologies Inc. | $7,936,792 | 49 |
| City of Boston - Dept of Innovation & Technology | $6,780,456 | 2 |
| Comcast Business Communications | $6,597,726 | 180 |
| ePlus Technology, Inc. | $5,794,646 | 21 |
| MicroNet Associates Inc. | $5,058,998 | 11 |
| The Ockers Company | $4,761,645 | 58 |
| Custom Computer Specialist, Inc. | $3,207,885 | 39 |
| CELT- Center for Educational Leadership & Technology | $2,850,087 | 53 |
| RingSquared APC LLC | $2,406,053 | 23 |
| Crown Castle Fiber LLC | $1,897,148 | 19 |
| IntraSystems, LLC | $1,303,745 | 11 |
| Charter Communications Operating, LLC | $1,121,586 | 31 |
| Blue Spruce Technologies, Inc. | $998,268 | 12 |
| Blue Mantis, Inc. | $996,029 | 2 |
From Form 471 line items, FY2024-2026.
| Manufacturer | Line items | Applicants | Requested |
|---|---|---|---|
| HPE Aruba | 1,105 | 135 | $19,360,843 |
| Extreme Networks | 714 | 97 | $10,221,071 |
| Cisco | 538 | 54 | $14,000,408 |
| Cisco Meraki | 388 | 71 | $6,207,761 |
| Fortinet | 273 | 72 | $1,972,531 |
| APC (Schneider) | 202 | 92 | $1,836,297 |
| Juniper Networks | 124 | 13 | $1,841,691 |
| SonicWall | 121 | 54 | $679,585 |
| Ubiquiti | 95 | 24 | $523,608 |
| Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise | 93 | 7 | $1,310,119 |
| Eaton | 61 | 20 | $380,501 |
| Tripp Lite (Eaton) | 55 | 25 | $136,488 |
199 E-rate contracts in Massachusetts end in the next 12 months; the 25 largest are shown.
| Applicant | Provider | Service | Committed | Ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Worcester Public School District | MicroNet Associates Inc. | Internal connections | $1,749,158 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Milford Public Schools | MicroNet Associates Inc. | Internal connections | $636,960 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Chicopee Public Sch District | MicroNet Associates Inc. | Internal connections | $566,211 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Boston Public Schools | ePlus Technology, Inc. | Internal connections | $558,759 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Woburn School District | MicroNet Associates Inc. | Internal connections | $528,711 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Boston Collegiate Charter School | Computer Professionals International | Internal connections | $390,193 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Brooke Charter Schools | Questivity Inc. | Internal connections | $381,158 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Greater New Bedford Reg Voc-Tech High School | Presidio Networked Solutions Group,LLC | Internal connections | $370,230 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Fall River Public School Dist | ePlus Technology, Inc. | Internal connections | $284,610 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Northshore Education Consortium | Bredy Network Management Corporation | Internal connections | $218,927 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Norton School District | Whalley Computer Associates, Inc. | Internal connections | $213,833 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Barnstable School District | The Ockers Company | Internal connections | $192,800 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Nashoba Reg School District | ePlus Technology, Inc. | Internal connections | $189,499 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Wareham School District | The Ockers Company | Internal connections | $178,448 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Community Day Charter Public School | Custom Computer Specialist, Inc. | Internal connections | $171,608 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| New Bedford School District | ePlus Technology, Inc. | Internal connections | $168,582 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Boston Renaissance Charter Public School | PJ Systems, Inc. | Internal connections | $161,730 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Methuen Public Schools | ePlus Technology, Inc. | Internal connections | $158,058 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Saint John Paul Ii Catholic Academy | The Ockers Company | Internal connections | $145,602 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Cambridge School District | ConvergeOne, Inc. | Internal connections | $141,013 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Hampden-Wilbraham Reg Sch Dist | ePlus Technology, Inc. | Internal connections | $133,752 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Foxborough Regional Charter School | Integris LLC | Internal connections | $133,273 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Veritas Preparatory Charter School | The Ockers Company | Internal connections | $126,420 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Cambridge School District | PJ Systems, Inc. | Internal connections | $125,000 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Peabody School District | Whalley Computer Associates, Inc. | Internal connections | $121,250 | Sep 30, 2027 |
804 applicants in Massachusetts have $179.8M of Category 2 budget left in the FY2026-2030 cycle.
| Applicant | Budget | Left | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS | $8,758,216 | $7,504,719 | Preliminary |
| BOSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY | $7,157,717 | $7,093,674 | Preliminary |
| SPRINGFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOLS | $4,441,393 | $3,664,393 | Confirmed |
| LYNN SCHOOL DISTRICT | $3,107,806 | $2,987,156 | Preliminary |
| BROCKTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST | $2,960,862 | $2,960,862 | Forecast |
| WORCESTER PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | $4,771,565 | $2,545,788 | Preliminary |
| LAWRENCE PUBLIC SCHOOLS | $2,649,436 | $2,458,786 | Confirmed |
| CITY OF LOWELL | $2,869,349 | $1,963,142 | Preliminary |
| QUINCY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | $2,331,762 | $1,831,798 | Preliminary |
| FRAMINGHAM SCHOOL DISTRICT | $1,778,654 | $1,778,654 | Forecast |
| TAUNTON SCHOOL DISTRICT | $1,630,903 | $1,630,903 | Forecast |
| NEWTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS | $2,275,927 | $1,562,155 | Confirmed |
| REVERE PUBLIC SCHOOLS | $1,523,869 | $1,523,869 | Forecast |
| EVERETT SCHOOL DISTRICT | $1,415,425 | $1,415,425 | Forecast |
| BROOKLINE PUBLIC SCHOOLS | $1,400,508 | $1,400,508 | Forecast |
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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.