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

Cable Matters equipment appears on 138 Form 471 line items from 69 schools and libraries in FY2024-2026, $40K requested in all. 69 of those applicants have Category 2 budget left in the FY2026-2030 cycle.

20 states · updated nightly from USAC open data
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69applicants

Running Cable Matters today

Schools and libraries with Cable Matters on a funded request since FY2024, across 20 states.

Most in California
$12.9MC2 unspent

Budget left at those applicants

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

Largest: $1.5M at one applicant
$1.50median

What districts paid for the 180017

The median unit price applicants entered for the most requested model, from 8 line items.

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138
line items
69
applicants
$40K
requested
$12.9M
C2 budget left at those applicants

What districts buy

FunctionLine itemsUnitsRequested
Cabling/Connectors1375,591$39,428
Racks15$500

Most requested models

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

ModelLine itemsUnitsMedian unit price
1800178113$1.50
1800727172$2.27
1800716227$2.85
180115673$62.08
180016474$1.50
180005x50-WHT3235$4.95
B0BNW6YRH83206$2.56
CM1PSM3187$2.50

By state

California 60Michigan 15Arizona 11Iowa 10Illinois 7Nebraska 6New Jersey 6Kentucky 4Missouri 3Florida 2Oklahoma 2Pennsylvania 2PR 2South Carolina 2Hawaii 1Louisiana 1New Hampshire 1Oregon 1Utah 1Washington 1

Applicants running Cable Matters with Category 2 budget left

ApplicantStateBudgetLeftStatus
VALLEJO CITY UNIF SCH DISTRICTCA$1,948,577$1,509,431Preliminary
EL RANCHO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICTCA$1,347,495$1,347,495Forecast
UNIVERSITY PLACE SCH DIST 83WA$1,144,716$980,724Confirmed
GRAVES COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICTKY$798,701$798,701Forecast
SABINE PARISH SCHOOL BOARDLA$857,479$752,499Confirmed
STORM LAKE COMM SCHOOL DISTIA$579,252$506,162Confirmed
PENNCREST SCHOOL DISTRICTPA$490,621$490,621Forecast
EMERY COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICTUT$439,926$370,100Confirmed
WAYLAND UNION SCHOOLSMI$572,197$350,359Confirmed
WEST SONOMA CO UN H S DISTRICTCA$347,990$347,990Forecast
VAN BUREN I S DMI$356,658$315,272Confirmed
NORTH WASCO COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT 21OR$623,396$307,313Confirmed
MARK WEST UNION ELEM SCH DISTCA$291,007$291,007Forecast
MENDOCINO UNIF SCHOOL DISTRICTCA$215,841$215,841Forecast
YU MING CHARTERCA$213,463$213,463Forecast
DANVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARYIL$206,340$191,603Confirmed
CALLOWAY COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARYKY$179,999$179,999Forecast
PLEASANT RIDGE SCHOOL DISTRICTCA$303,968$175,260Confirmed
SOUTH CENTRAL CALHOUN COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICTIA$181,615$169,092Confirmed
SOUTH REDFORD SCHOOL DISTRICTMI$574,071$168,898Confirmed
CADILLAC AREA PUBLIC SCHOOLSMI$491,025$159,226Confirmed
ROCK FALLS ELEM SCHOOL DIST 13IL$187,460$155,251Confirmed
PENNS VALLEY AREA SCHOOL DISTPA$246,520$152,209Confirmed
SHORELINE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTCA$150,875$150,875Forecast
GATEWAY PUBLIC SCHOOLSCA$139,285$139,285Forecast

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Compiled from public records and refreshed nightly; last updated Oct 26, 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.