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N1C on E-rate: who runs it and who still has budget

N1C equipment appears on 498 Form 471 line items from 168 schools and libraries in FY2024-2026, $6.3M requested in all. 166 of those applicants have Category 2 budget left in the FY2026-2030 cycle.

21 states · updated nightly from USAC open data
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168applicants

Running N1C today

Schools and libraries with N1C on a funded request since FY2024, across 21 states.

Most in California
$79.5MC2 unspent

Budget left at those applicants

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

Largest: $4.4M at one applicant
$1,965median

What districts paid for the N1C.L1500

The median unit price applicants entered for the most requested model, from 32 line items.

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498
line items
168
applicants
$6.3M
requested
$79.5M
C2 budget left at those applicants

What districts buy

FunctionLine itemsUnitsRequested
Data Protection4463,159$6,236,635
Cabling/Connectors44251$22,552
Module735$30,551
Racks18$43,833

Most requested models

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

ModelLine itemsUnitsMedian unit price
N1C.L150032612$1,965
L15002861$1,823
N1C.L220022195$2,739
N1C.L200021331$2,000
N1C.L300021219$2,220
N1C.L48100EBM3U1849$5,537
N1C.L4850EBM2U1582$2,945
L10001314$1,253
N1C.L10001397$1,369
N1C.LR2000G1317$1,118
N1C.LX15001283$1,618
N1C.LR30001050$1,520
N1C.LR2000925$1,118
L200077$1,880
N1C.LS1500761$1,586

By state

California 142Arkansas 61Iowa 50Wisconsin 49Michigan 44Missouri 23Minnesota 21Texas 21Illinois 20Kentucky 14South Dakota 14Pennsylvania 13Indiana 6New Mexico 4Arizona 3Idaho 3New Jersey 3South Carolina 3Kansas 2Florida 1Ohio 1

Applicants running N1C with Category 2 budget left

ApplicantStateBudgetLeftStatus
ROSEMOUNT IND. SCHOOL DIST 196MN$5,878,184$4,397,055Confirmed
BENTONVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOLSAR$4,020,112$3,898,993Confirmed
CENTRAL UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTCA$3,707,679$3,616,104Confirmed
WESLACO INDEP SCHOOL DISTRICTTX$3,274,908$3,274,908Forecast
FORT ZUMWALT SCHOOL DISTRICTMO$3,325,703$3,120,684Confirmed
SAN MARCOS UNIF SCH DISTRICTCA$3,722,998$2,758,873Confirmed
ST LOUIS PUBLIC LIBRARYMO$2,524,076$2,464,754Confirmed
ANN ARBOR PUBLIC SCHOOLSMI$3,391,214$2,333,084Confirmed
PAJARO VALLEY UNIFIED SCH DISTCA$3,222,500$2,326,008Preliminary
SIOUX CITY COMM SCHOOL DISTIA$2,795,373$2,062,359Confirmed
FOX C-6 SCHOOL DISTRICTMO$2,034,849$1,954,714Confirmed
MSD WASHINGTON TOWNSHIPIN$2,230,977$1,897,020Confirmed
OCONEE CO SCHOOL DISTRICTSC$1,877,625$1,581,274Confirmed
BRYANT PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTAR$1,907,457$1,404,564Confirmed
NOVATO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICTCA$1,429,333$1,391,381Confirmed
COUNCIL BLUFFS COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICTIA$1,622,034$1,345,898Confirmed
CROSBY INDEP SCHOOL DISTRICTTX$1,475,029$1,328,521Confirmed
FOLSOM CORDOVA UNIF SCH DISTCA$4,552,055$1,287,533Confirmed
DAYTON INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICTTX$1,194,443$1,194,443Forecast
SAN RAFAEL CITY SCHOOL DISTCA$1,390,027$1,171,402Confirmed
EDINA PUBLIC SCH DIST 273MN$1,755,413$1,020,199Confirmed
COLLINSVILLE COMMUNITY UNIT SCHOOL DISTRICT #10IL$1,196,318$920,386Confirmed
BENTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST 8AR$1,124,962$888,089Confirmed
ORO GRANDE ELEM SCHOOL DISTCA$1,143,245$873,338Confirmed
HORTONVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICTWI$842,502$840,514Confirmed

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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.