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

Fortinet equipment appears on 9,558 Form 471 line items from 2,439 schools and libraries in FY2024-2026, $144.5M requested in all. 2,357 of those applicants have Category 2 budget left in the FY2026-2030 cycle.

51 states · updated nightly from USAC open data
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2,439applicants

Running Fortinet today

Schools and libraries with Fortinet on a funded request since FY2024, across 51 states.

Most in Kentucky
$993.2MC2 unspent

Budget left at those applicants

2,357 of them still have Category 2 money in the FY2026-2030 cycle. Those are the refresh and expansion deals.

Largest: $50M at one applicant
$43.20median

What districts paid for the FN-TRAN-SFP+SR

The median unit price applicants entered for the most requested model, from 283 line items.

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9,558
line items
2,439
applicants
$144.5M
requested
$993.2M
C2 budget left at those applicants

What districts buy

FunctionLine itemsUnitsRequested
Data Protection2,6224,851$43,780,881
License2,37636,449$11,592,521
Data Distribution1,65528,010$63,287,798
Wireless Data Distribution1,15362,332$22,172,925
Transceiver81240,495$2,416,046
Cabling/Connectors64742,323$670,571
Module1671,550$276,541
Software59964$135,651
Racks2572$8,387
Miscellaneous1336$16,353

Most requested models

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

ModelLine itemsUnitsMedian unit price
FN-TRAN-SFP+SR28313,365$43.20
FS-148F-FPOE2646,107$1,468
FN-TRAN-SFP+LR1522,290$75.53
FN-CABLE-SFP+11452,822$41.54
FG-VM00134134$175
FAP-231G-A11415,136$234
FS-124F-FPOE1071,629$948
FS-448E-FPOE931,686$3,338
FAP-431G-A823,827$687
FS-1024E81197$9,360
FS-648F-FPOE753,986$6,087
Fortigate 60F7489$795
FAP-231K-A7316,628$300
FN-CABLE-SFP+3723,179$46.50
FC-10-90AP1-639-02-60671,040$237

By state

Kentucky 739Iowa 684California 619PR 516Texas 458Florida 424Nebraska 417Mississippi 386Illinois 374Oklahoma 342Missouri 339Minnesota 308Wisconsin 302Massachusetts 273New Jersey 272Indiana 256Pennsylvania 251New York 240Kansas 176Michigan 167Ohio 160Washington 156Arizona 140Connecticut 131Virginia 130Louisiana 115Utah 113Nevada 105New Mexico 98Colorado 91

Applicants running Fortinet with Category 2 budget left

ApplicantStateBudgetLeftStatus
127722 - MIAMI-DADE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLSFL$49,952,674$49,952,674Forecast
CLARK COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICTNV$55,707,498$49,327,961Preliminary
FAIRFAX COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLSVA$35,426,129$26,614,625Preliminary
CHESTERFIELD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLSVA$13,125,029$12,168,963Confirmed
CHARTER SCHOOLS USAFL$16,688,182$11,965,175Preliminary
SEMINOLE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTFL$12,256,262$11,265,010Confirmed
VIRGINIA BEACH CITY SCH DISTVA$12,858,957$9,513,228Preliminary
ANCHORAGE SCHOOL DISTRICTAK$8,441,953$7,913,642Preliminary
THE CATHOLIC BISHOP OF CHICAGOIL$8,218,614$7,537,800Confirmed
NEBO SCHOOL DISTRICTUT$7,200,685$7,054,821Confirmed
DESOTO COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICTMS$7,181,133$6,989,456Confirmed
HENNEPIN COUNTY LIBRARIESMN$6,616,460$6,616,460Forecast
CORPUS CHRISTI INDEP SCH DISTTX$6,708,653$5,953,052Confirmed
SPRING BRANCH ISDTX$6,367,798$5,946,031Confirmed
ESCAMBIA COUNTY SCHOOL DISTFL$6,703,210$5,571,206Confirmed
KIPP TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLSTX$6,371,829$5,434,448Confirmed
NEWPORT NEWS PUBLIC SCHOOLSVA$5,644,766$5,320,166Confirmed
ELGIN SCHOOL DISTRICT U-46IL$6,821,330$4,845,632Confirmed
ANAHEIM UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTCA$5,256,139$4,769,994Confirmed
UPLIFT EDUCATIONTX$4,740,926$4,709,752Confirmed
DOWNEY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICTCA$4,575,236$4,497,871Preliminary
DEARBORN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTMI$4,357,339$4,357,339Confirmed
KENOSHA UNIF SCHOOL DIST 1WI$4,298,077$4,298,077Forecast
CINCINNATI-HAMILTON CO PUB LIBOH$5,138,816$4,213,594Confirmed
BUNCOMBE CO SCHOOL DISTRICTNC$4,365,200$3,959,126Confirmed

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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.