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Barracuda on E-rate: who runs it and who still has budget

Barracuda equipment appears on 102 Form 471 line items from 39 schools and libraries in FY2024-2026, $356K requested in all. 39 of those applicants have Category 2 budget left in the FY2026-2030 cycle.

17 states · updated nightly from USAC open data
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39applicants

Running Barracuda today

Schools and libraries with Barracuda on a funded request since FY2024, across 17 states.

Most in Illinois
$16MC2 unspent

Budget left at those applicants

39 of them still have Category 2 money in the FY2026-2030 cycle. Those are the refresh and expansion deals.

Largest: $7.5M at one applicant
$642median

What districts paid for the F280

The median unit price applicants entered for the most requested model, from 4 line items.

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102
line items
39
applicants
$356K
requested
$16M
C2 budget left at those applicants

What districts buy

FunctionLine itemsUnitsRequested
License66760$172,888
Data Protection3156$150,281
Software24$29,314
Cabling/Connectors11$10
Data Distribution11$2,790
Transceiver12$460

Most requested models

The median of the unit prices applicants entered on their requests.

ModelLine itemsUnitsMedian unit price
F28044$642
BNGF380B33$2,790
BNGF600A.C10-E373$373
BNGF600A.E20-E314$365
BNGF900A.CFE-E326$373
BNGF900A.CFE-P326$972
BYF410A-E336$164

By state

Illinois 16New Jersey 15New Hampshire 13Pennsylvania 12Maine 7Vermont 6Arizona 5Florida 5Massachusetts 5Kansas 3Maryland 3New York 3Ohio 3Wisconsin 3Minnesota 1Nebraska 1Texas 1

Applicants running Barracuda with Category 2 budget left

ApplicantStateBudgetLeftStatus
THE CATHOLIC BISHOP OF CHICAGOIL$8,218,614$7,537,800Confirmed
CHERRY HILL PUBLIC SCHOOLSNJ$2,105,600$1,588,089Confirmed
CAROLINE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLSMD$1,214,197$1,214,197Forecast
LAKE WALES CHARTER SCHOOLSFL$1,027,604$722,087Confirmed
MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICTNJ$841,152$684,596Confirmed
AUBURN SCHOOL DISTRICTME$660,545$483,025Confirmed
YAVAPAI COUNTY LIBRARY DISTRICTAZ$452,625$406,954Confirmed
WEST HEMPSTEAD UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICTNY$327,954$275,193Confirmed
MERIDIAN CUSD 223IL$296,711$234,243Confirmed
KINGDOM EAST UNIFIED UNION SCHOOL DISTRICTVT$265,568$218,629Confirmed
FRANKLIN TOWNE CHARTER HIGH SCHOOLPA$262,847$218,420Confirmed
RUMSON BOROUGH SCHOOL DISTRICTNJ$183,227$181,476Confirmed
OLEY VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICTPA$287,237$177,360Confirmed
RSU 25ME$255,873$165,916Confirmed
BERLIN SCHOOL DISTRICTNH$193,306$159,424Confirmed
FRANKLIN TOWNE CHARTER ELEMENTARYPA$193,709$144,129Confirmed
SCHOOL ADMIN DISTRICT 53ME$131,162$131,162Forecast
SCHOOL ADMINISTRATIVE UNIT 35NH$150,875$123,818Confirmed
TIOGA INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICTTX$122,555$116,915Confirmed
SCHOOL ADMINISTRATIVE UNIT 58NH$120,700$110,068Confirmed
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS CHARTER SCHOOL NORTH (K-5)PA$167,102$93,808Confirmed
ARGYLE SCHOOL DISTRICTWI$90,525$90,525Forecast
LISBON REG SCHOOL DISTRICTNH$90,525$88,776Confirmed
CIMARRON-ENSIGN SCH DIST 102KS$112,274$82,668Confirmed
GRAND ISLE SUPERVISORY UNIONVT$90,525$80,031Confirmed

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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.