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

Equal Optics equipment appears on 162 Form 471 line items from 47 schools and libraries in FY2024-2026, $579K requested in all. 44 of those applicants have Category 2 budget left in the FY2026-2030 cycle.

14 states · updated nightly from USAC open data
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47applicants

Running Equal Optics today

Schools and libraries with Equal Optics on a funded request since FY2024, across 14 states.

Most in Michigan
$84.8MC2 unspent

Budget left at those applicants

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

Largest: $36.4M at one applicant
$123median

What districts paid for the J9150D-EO

The median unit price applicants entered for the most requested model, from 9 line items.

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162
line items
47
applicants
$579K
requested
$84.8M
C2 budget left at those applicants

What districts buy

FunctionLine itemsUnitsRequested
Cabling/Connectors7335,482$166,904
Transceiver612,609$274,882
Other12119$53,106
Module11608$84,004
Cabling533$570

Most requested models

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

ModelLine itemsUnitsMedian unit price
J9150D-EO942$123
SFP-10G-LR-EO71,128$162
SFP-10G-SR-EO647$95.00
EO-LCLC10G4D-3M44,338$8.91
EO-LCLCSDY-3M3438$12.00
SFP-10G-LR-S-EO362$174
SFP-10G-LRM=3119$182
SFP-10G-SR-S-EO3207$70.00

By state

Michigan 41California 28Arizona 17Indiana 15Iowa 13Washington 12Oregon 10Ohio 9Illinois 4Massachusetts 4Montana 4Kansas 3South Dakota 1Texas 1

Applicants running Equal Optics with Category 2 budget left

ApplicantStateBudgetLeftStatus
LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICTCA$83,340,527$36,389,025Confirmed
SALEM-KEIZER SCHOOL DIST 24 JOR$7,743,715$7,128,685Confirmed
SOCORRO INDEP SCHOOL DISTRICTTX$9,252,869$6,792,536Confirmed
CINCINNATI-HAMILTON CO PUB LIBOH$5,138,816$4,213,594Confirmed
CHULA VISTA ELEM SCHOOL DISTCA$5,553,858$3,606,820Confirmed
ONTARIO-MONTCLAIR SCHOOL DISTRICTCA$3,417,821$3,417,821Forecast
LYNN SCHOOL DISTRICTMA$3,107,806$2,987,156Preliminary
AUBURN SCHOOL DISTRICT 408WA$3,650,030$2,895,356Confirmed
MSD PIKE TOWNSHIPIN$2,096,731$1,958,727Confirmed
CAMAS SCHOOL DISTRICT 117WA$1,431,953$1,431,953Forecast
KLAMATH COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICTOR$1,397,888$1,397,888Forecast
NORTHWEST ALLEN CO SCHOOL DISTIN$1,663,154$1,157,213Confirmed
CHICAGO CHARTER SCHOOLS FOUNDATIONIL$1,398,493$1,091,012Confirmed
GRAND HAVEN AREA PUBLIC SCHOOLSMI$1,056,025$957,197Confirmed
FERNDALE SCHOOL DISTRICT 502WA$963,182$897,738Confirmed
ORO GRANDE ELEM SCHOOL DISTCA$1,143,245$873,338Confirmed
CRESTWOOD SCHOOL DISTRICTMI$819,322$642,888Confirmed
SAGINAW PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTMI$1,132,622$629,101Confirmed
MANSFIELD CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTOH$645,024$614,199Confirmed
COLDWATER COMMUNITY SCHOOLSMI$555,930$555,101Confirmed
JACKSON PUBLIC SCHOOLSMI$861,309$503,566Confirmed
YPSILANTI COMMUNITY SCHOOLSMI$711,945$498,414Preliminary
CRAWFORDSVILLE COMMUNITY SCHOOL CORPIN$499,692$475,030Confirmed
ADEL DESOTO MINBURN COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICTIA$459,781$459,781Forecast
LAKE ORION COMMUNITY SCHOOLSMI$1,335,804$447,940Confirmed

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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.