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Cat6 on E-rate: who runs it and who still has budget

Cat6 equipment appears on 226 Form 471 line items from 148 schools and libraries in FY2024-2026, $2.8M requested in all. 144 of those applicants have Category 2 budget left in the FY2026-2030 cycle.

34 states · updated nightly from USAC open data
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148applicants

Running Cat6 today

Schools and libraries with Cat6 on a funded request since FY2024, across 34 states.

Most in California
$31.3MC2 unspent

Budget left at those applicants

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

Largest: $3.5M at one applicant
$75.00median

What districts paid for the Cat6

The median unit price applicants entered for the most requested model, from 97 line items.

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226
line items
148
applicants
$2.8M
requested
$31.3M
C2 budget left at those applicants

What districts buy

FunctionLine itemsUnitsRequested
Cabling/Connectors22652,800$2,821,132

Most requested models

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

ModelLine itemsUnitsMedian unit price
Cat69736,609$75.00
Cabling5461$300
Access Point Drop312$175
Cat6 Ethernet Jumper (Blue Slim)3150$2.10

By state

California 40Michigan 24Texas 17Louisiana 14New York 14Missouri 11Oklahoma 11Ohio 9Tennessee 8North Dakota 6New Jersey 6Wisconsin 6Georgia 5Illinois 5Minnesota 5Mississippi 5Connecticut 4Florida 4New Hampshire 4Pennsylvania 4District of Columbia 3New Mexico 3Arkansas 2Massachusetts 2Rhode Island 2South Carolina 2South Dakota 2Washington 2Delaware 1Iowa 1

Applicants running Cat6 with Category 2 budget left

ApplicantStateBudgetLeftStatus
PUYALLUP SCHOOL DISTRICTWA$4,660,097$3,483,494Confirmed
NEWTON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICTGA$3,576,255$2,218,068Preliminary
TULSA CITY-COUNTY LIBRARY SYSOK$2,416,687$2,208,009Confirmed
UNITED TALMUDICAL ACADEMYNY$1,994,938$1,585,511Confirmed
GLOUCESTER TOWNSHIP PUBLIC SCHOOLSNJ$1,311,011$1,115,139Confirmed
LAURENS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICTGA$1,187,852$1,064,788Preliminary
ANCHOR BAY SCHOOL DISTRICTMI$1,103,938$835,222Confirmed
FARMINGTON SCHOOL DISTRICT R 7MO$803,599$698,037Confirmed
WHITE RIVER SCHOOL DIST 416WA$901,219$690,709Confirmed
WHITFIELD COUNTY SCHOOL DISTGA$2,268,267$663,102Confirmed
NORTHVIEW PUBLIC SCHOOLSMI$662,500$618,333Confirmed
LOWELL AREA SCHOOLSMI$755,565$603,250Confirmed
REETHS-PUFFER SCHOOLSMI$737,020$591,023Confirmed
BRIDGEPORT PUBLIC LIBRARYCT$729,776$550,213Confirmed
POTTSTOWN SCHOOL DISTRICTPA$602,896$515,828Confirmed
PEWAUKEE SCHOOL DISTRICTWI$557,341$477,895Confirmed
UNION COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICTFL$468,650$458,176Confirmed
GADSDEN COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICTFL$790,558$454,558Confirmed
OCEAN COUNTY VOC-TECH DISTRICTNJ$520,333$431,869Confirmed
KINGSVILLE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICTTX$547,404$425,656Confirmed
LITTLE FALLS SCHOOL DIST 482MN$527,388$371,645Confirmed
CHICKASHA INDEP SCHOOL DIST 1OK$436,197$321,983Confirmed
BOND COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT 2IL$332,590$313,112Confirmed
LAKEWOOD PUBLIC SCHOOLSMI$327,753$291,157Confirmed
HASTINGS AREA SCHOOL DISTRICTMI$508,964$286,337Confirmed

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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.