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Palo Alto Networks on E-rate: who runs it and who still has budget

Palo Alto Networks equipment appears on 1,647 Form 471 line items from 471 schools and libraries in FY2024-2026, $29.2M requested in all. 447 of those applicants have Category 2 budget left in the FY2026-2030 cycle.

40 states · updated nightly from USAC open data
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471applicants

Running Palo Alto Networks today

Schools and libraries with Palo Alto Networks on a funded request since FY2024, across 40 states.

Most in California
$436.7MC2 unspent

Budget left at those applicants

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

Largest: $16.7M at one applicant
$6,307median

What districts paid for the PAN-PA-1410

The median unit price applicants entered for the most requested model, from 50 line items.

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1,647
line items
471
applicants
$29.2M
requested
$436.7M
C2 budget left at those applicants

What districts buy

FunctionLine itemsUnitsRequested
License7251,405$12,340,353
Data Protection6851,145$15,196,554
Module68192$985,199
Transceiver46189$249,040
Racks43101$49,064
Cabling/Connectors3096$23,256
Software2236$72,958
Data Distribution1092$75,004
Miscellaneous10582$52,306
Other59$153,050

Most requested models

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

ModelLine itemsUnitsMedian unit price
PAN-PA-141050129$6,307
PAN-PA-4402853$1,051
PAN-PA-5410-AC2839$40,626
PAN-PA-34302640$30,091
PAN-PA-14202432$11,634
PAN-SFP-PLUS-SR24112$1,115
PAN-PA-34202227$23,665
PAN-PWR-50W-AC2039$126
PAN-PA-34101923$17,100
PAN-PA-400-RACKTRAY1331$160
PAN-SFP-PLUS-CU-5M1327$265
PAN-PA-4601267$3,417
PAN-SVC-PREM-14101214$1,275
PA-14101122$5,220
PAN-PA-5410-BND-CORESEC-5YR1113$50,932

By state

California 177Illinois 156Texas 116Wisconsin 107New Jersey 105Colorado 85Washington 73South Carolina 72Pennsylvania 71Michigan 69Connecticut 63Ohio 55Indiana 50Oklahoma 49Arizona 39Missouri 33Georgia 32Utah 32Virginia 29Minnesota 27Massachusetts 26Tennessee 26New York 22Iowa 20Maryland 13New Hampshire 13Kansas 12Idaho 9Louisiana 9Nebraska 9

Applicants running Palo Alto Networks with Category 2 budget left

ApplicantStateBudgetLeftStatus
ALPINE SCHOOL DISTRICTUT$17,510,184$16,713,912Confirmed
FORSYTH COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICTGA$10,859,785$10,424,224Confirmed
CLEAR CREEK INDEP SCHOOL DISTTX$7,817,086$7,658,686Preliminary
ALIEF INDEP SCHOOL DISTRICTTX$7,381,695$7,381,695Forecast
FREDERICK COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTMD$8,671,743$7,206,243Confirmed
WASHINGTON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICTUT$6,357,316$6,123,446Confirmed
WEBER SCHOOL DISTRICTUT$6,279,913$5,630,289Confirmed
VISALIA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICTCA$5,598,204$5,598,204Forecast
INDIANAPOLIS MARION COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARYIN$4,965,985$4,841,533Confirmed
EAGLE-MTN SAGINAW IND SCH DISTTX$4,834,052$4,834,052Forecast
POUDRE SCHOOL DISTRICT R 1CO$5,086,014$4,763,892Confirmed
LEXINGTON COUNTY SCHOOL DIST 1SC$5,487,340$4,565,312Confirmed
CARROLL COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICTMD$5,188,412$4,476,676Preliminary
ROSEMOUNT IND. SCHOOL DIST 196MN$5,878,184$4,397,055Confirmed
YSLETA INDEP SCHOOL DISTRICTTX$6,569,368$4,361,575Confirmed
AKRON CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTOH$4,289,611$4,289,611Forecast
ROCKFORD SCHOOL DISTRICT 205IL$5,093,271$4,210,481Confirmed
DENVER SCHOOL DISTRICT 1CO$15,106,462$4,122,759Preliminary
LEGACY TRADITIONAL SCHOOLSAZ$5,118,265$3,889,399Preliminary
WEST ADA SCHOOL DISTRICTID$8,105,533$3,870,044Preliminary
ST VRAIN VALLEY SCH DIST RE 1JCO$5,835,048$3,833,256Confirmed
SHELBY COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICTAL$4,039,664$3,635,752Confirmed
HUMBLE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICTTX$9,645,528$3,608,589Confirmed
WATERBURY SCHOOL DISTRICTCT$3,683,087$3,597,023Confirmed
GRAND PRAIRIE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICTTX$5,148,501$3,527,590Confirmed

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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.