E-rate / Equipment / Cat 6

Cat 6 on E-rate: who runs it and who still has budget

Cat 6 equipment appears on 113 Form 471 line items from 67 schools and libraries in FY2024-2026, $1.1M requested in all. 64 of those applicants have Category 2 budget left in the FY2026-2030 cycle.

28 states · updated nightly from USAC open data
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67applicants

Running Cat 6 today

Schools and libraries with Cat 6 on a funded request since FY2024, across 28 states.

Most in North Dakota
$25.7MC2 unspent

Budget left at those applicants

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

Largest: $12M at one applicant
$200median

What districts paid for the Cat 6

The median unit price applicants entered for the most requested model, from 29 line items.

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113
line items
67
applicants
$1.1M
requested
$25.7M
C2 budget left at those applicants

What districts buy

FunctionLine itemsUnitsRequested
Cabling/Connectors11387,701$1,147,684

Most requested models

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

ModelLine itemsUnitsMedian unit price
Cat 62947,125$200
Cabling7140$300
Dual Data Drop444$163

By state

North Dakota 18Mississippi 15Florida 9Illinois 9Louisiana 7Michigan 6Texas 6Missouri 5New York 5Minnesota 4New Mexico 4Arkansas 3Ohio 3Idaho 2Nevada 2Pennsylvania 2Wisconsin 2Alaska 1Alabama 1Georgia 1Maryland 1Montana 1North Carolina 1New Hampshire 1Oklahoma 1Oregon 1Tennessee 1Washington 1

Applicants running Cat 6 with Category 2 budget left

ApplicantStateBudgetLeftStatus
CHARTER SCHOOLS USAFL$16,688,182$11,965,175Preliminary
WEST ADA SCHOOL DISTRICTID$8,105,533$3,870,044Preliminary
ARCHDIOCESE OF NEW ORLEANSLA$5,029,978$1,849,473Preliminary
SELAH SCHOOL DISTRICT 119WA$746,817$729,857Confirmed
HANNIBAL SCHOOL DISTRICT 60MO$805,151$693,840Preliminary
REETHS-PUFFER SCHOOLSMI$737,020$591,023Confirmed
GENEVA COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICTAL$563,731$484,342Confirmed
SANDHILL REGIONAL LIBRARY SYSTEMNC$526,509$471,126Confirmed
BUFFALO SCHOOL DISTRICT 877MN$1,010,269$317,517Confirmed
BRUMBACK LIBRARYOH$308,399$308,399Forecast
THOMAS COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEMGA$319,205$304,205Confirmed
RICE INDEP SCHOOL DISTRICTTX$251,902$249,181Preliminary
FOUNDERS CLASSICAL ACADEMY OF LAS VEGASNV$243,093$243,093Forecast
LINCOLN LAWRENCE FRANKLIN REG LIBMS$188,879$185,519Confirmed
CENTERVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT 5&C A.K.A. CENTERVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOLSMT$181,050$181,050Forecast
WINN PARISH LIBRARY SYSTEMLA$180,430$175,918Confirmed
ST VINCENT DE PAUL OF BALTIMOREMD$181,050$163,410Preliminary
BERLIN SCHOOL DISTRICTNH$193,306$159,424Confirmed
AMERICAN YOUTH ACADEMYFL$215,478$146,544Confirmed
RED LAKE SCHOOL DISTRICT 38MN$356,738$139,679Confirmed
A+ ARTS ACADEMYOH$130,214$130,214Forecast
RICHARD MILBURN ALTER HIGH SCHOOL (KILLEEN)TX$336,037$119,580Confirmed
CHARLTON HESTON ACADEMYMI$147,952$118,016Confirmed
DEVILS LAKE SCHOOL DISTRICT 1ND$340,452$115,932Confirmed
PLEASANT HOPE SCHOOL DISTRICT R-VIMO$124,570$114,425Confirmed

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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.