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

STI equipment appears on 154 Form 471 line items from 52 schools and libraries in FY2024-2026, $83K requested in all. 51 of those applicants have Category 2 budget left in the FY2026-2030 cycle.

12 states · updated nightly from USAC open data
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52applicants

Running STI today

Schools and libraries with STI on a funded request since FY2024, across 12 states.

Most in North Carolina
$63.9MC2 unspent

Budget left at those applicants

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

Largest: $10.8M at one applicant
$39.90median

What districts paid for the SSP100

The median unit price applicants entered for the most requested model, from 17 line items.

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154
line items
52
applicants
$83K
requested
$63.9M
C2 budget left at those applicants

What districts buy

FunctionLine itemsUnitsRequested
Cabling/Connectors1511,218$76,722
Wireless Data Distribution210$1,024
Data Distribution14$4,836

Most requested models

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

ModelLine itemsUnitsMedian unit price
SSP1001770$39.90
SSS1001754$24.01
FS20016180$58.27
2" Sleeve1392$56.17
4" Sleeve1374$123
FS100987$43.45
SSP100 - SpecSeal SSS Firestop Putty722$39.21
SSS100 - SpecSeal SSS Firestop Caulk720$23.60
Firestop Caulk67$21.90
Firestop Putty67$50.06
STI Smooth Firestop Sleeve 2"6137$77.24
STI Smooth Firestop Sleeve 1"5108$54.42
STI Smooth Firestop Sleeve 4"527$156
STI Firestop Putty310$4.39

By state

North Carolina 80Texas 27South Carolina 18Minnesota 12Wisconsin 4Illinois 3Arizona 2Indiana 2New Jersey 2New York 2California 1Oregon 1

Applicants running STI with Category 2 budget left

ApplicantStateBudgetLeftStatus
GUILFORD COUNTY SCHOOL DISTNC$13,599,122$10,827,519Confirmed
WINSTON-SALEM/FORSYTH CO S DNC$10,172,230$9,503,015Confirmed
ROSEMOUNT IND. SCHOOL DIST 196MN$5,878,184$4,397,055Confirmed
ONSLOW COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICTNC$5,509,916$3,810,161Confirmed
NEW HANOVER COUNTY BOARD OF EDNC$5,037,839$3,256,131Confirmed
HARNETT COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICTNC$4,675,416$3,059,245Confirmed
ROCK HILL SCHOOL DISTRICT 3SC$3,033,427$2,624,465Preliminary
PENDER COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICTNC$2,319,264$2,253,549Confirmed
CUPERTINO UNION SCHOOL DISTRICTCA$2,716,357$2,201,732Confirmed
OSHKOSH AREA SCHOOL DISTRICTWI$1,818,968$1,802,058Confirmed
HAYWOOD COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICTNC$1,456,948$1,456,948Forecast
SAMPSON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICTNC$1,582,526$1,369,840Confirmed
LENOIR COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLSNC$1,624,049$1,238,823Confirmed
CLEVELAND COUNTY SCHOOLSNC$2,890,514$1,199,427Confirmed
MARICOPA UNIFIED SCH DIST 20AZ$2,187,034$1,163,644Confirmed
SPARTANBURG COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARIESSC$1,144,959$1,144,959Forecast
HENDERSON COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTNC$2,480,117$1,141,469Confirmed
MOORE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICTNC$2,634,117$1,086,271Preliminary
GRANVILLE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTNC$1,289,645$1,047,246Preliminary
PERSON COUNTY SCHOOLSNC$910,089$893,535Confirmed
ASHEBORO CITY SCHOOLS DISTRICTNC$918,756$877,922Preliminary
ORANGE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICTNC$1,382,972$866,744Confirmed
ALEXANDER COUNTY SCHOOL DISTNC$909,484$850,965Confirmed
ATLANTIC COUNTY LIBRARYNJ$682,085$655,544Confirmed
LYNBROOK UNION FREE SCH DISTNY$551,899$515,879Confirmed

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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.