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CAT6 on E-rate: who runs it and who still has budget

CAT6 equipment appears on 284 Form 471 line items from 169 schools and libraries in FY2024-2026, $1.4M requested in all. 160 of those applicants have Category 2 budget left in the FY2026-2030 cycle.

31 states · updated nightly from USAC open data
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169applicants

Running CAT6 today

Schools and libraries with CAT6 on a funded request since FY2024, across 31 states.

Most in Michigan
$38.2MC2 unspent

Budget left at those applicants

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

Largest: $12M at one applicant
$294median

What districts paid for the CAT6

The median unit price applicants entered for the most requested model, from 48 line items.

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284
line items
169
applicants
$1.4M
requested
$38.2M
C2 budget left at those applicants

What districts buy

FunctionLine itemsUnitsRequested
Cabling/Connectors28196,959$1,371,888
Cabling34,256$13,917

Most requested models

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

ModelLine itemsUnitsMedian unit price
CAT6484,375$294
Cable Runs1090$318
Cabling925$1,583
C-PC6BL1NB5582$2.00
Plenum 1000Base T5250$375
WCEM58281B55$479
Cable426,752$184
Drops4311$470
C-PC6BL7NB3450$3.00
CABLING33,002$3.00
Cable Drops3179$180
NCDPC6RD3NB386$3.00
na336,002$50.00

By state

Michigan 68Oklahoma 32Illinois 20New York 20New Jersey 19Florida 18Texas 15Ohio 12Louisiana 9Missouri 9South Carolina 8Pennsylvania 7Wisconsin 5Arkansas 4Massachusetts 4North Dakota 4New Mexico 4California 3Colorado 3Kentucky 3Mississippi 3PR 3District of Columbia 2Indiana 2Connecticut 1Hawaii 1Kansas 1Minnesota 1North Carolina 1Washington 1

Applicants running CAT6 with Category 2 budget left

ApplicantStateBudgetLeftStatus
CHARTER SCHOOLS USAFL$16,688,182$11,965,175Preliminary
FOREST HILLS PUBLIC SCHOOLSMI$1,797,400$1,610,200Confirmed
CAMPBELL COUNTY SCHOOL DIST 1WY$1,740,759$1,487,303Confirmed
SOUTH PLAINFIELD SCHOOL DISTRICTNJ$777,395$777,395Forecast
SANTA FE SOUTH SCHOOLS, INC.OK$876,225$736,612Confirmed
HANNIBAL SCHOOL DISTRICT 60MO$805,151$693,840Preliminary
SHERIDAN PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTAR$805,071$677,578Confirmed
NORTHVIEW PUBLIC SCHOOLSMI$662,500$618,333Confirmed
YORKTOWN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTNY$697,231$599,745Confirmed
TEWKSBURY PUBLIC SCHOOLSMA$628,294$596,184Confirmed
CATOOSA INDEP SCHOOL DIST 2OK$548,875$515,375Preliminary
GREATER EGG HARBOR REG HS DISTNJ$595,438$507,955Confirmed
ABBE REGIONAL LIBRARYSC$524,766$471,566Preliminary
OCEAN COUNTY VOC-TECH DISTRICTNJ$520,333$431,869Confirmed
PEACE INC.NY$422,450$422,450Forecast
PULASKI COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARYKY$401,507$387,932Confirmed
CENTER FOR FAMILY RESOURCES, INC.NJ$362,100$351,698Preliminary
KENOWA HILLS PUBLIC SCHOOLSMI$626,157$351,098Confirmed
WAYLAND UNION SCHOOLSMI$572,197$350,359Confirmed
AVON GROVE CHARTER SCHOOLPA$395,077$347,879Confirmed
GREATER BERGEN COMMUNITY ACTION INCNJ$331,925$331,925Forecast
GREATER OPPORTUNITIES FOR BROOME AND CHENANGO, INC.NY$331,925$328,984Preliminary
CHICKASHA INDEP SCHOOL DIST 1OK$436,197$321,983Confirmed
OOLOGAH-TALALA SCHOOL DIST I 4OK$316,062$316,062Forecast
BOND COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT 2IL$332,590$313,112Confirmed

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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.