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

Vertiv equipment appears on 4,114 Form 471 line items from 1,279 schools and libraries in FY2024-2026, $50M requested in all. 1,233 of those applicants have Category 2 budget left in the FY2026-2030 cycle.

46 states · updated nightly from USAC open data
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1,279applicants

Running Vertiv today

Schools and libraries with Vertiv on a funded request since FY2024, across 46 states.

Most in Ohio
$760.9MC2 unspent

Budget left at those applicants

1,233 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
$867median

What districts paid for the PSI5-1500RT120N

The median unit price applicants entered for the most requested model, from 150 line items.

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4,114
line items
1,279
applicants
$50M
requested
$760.9M
C2 budget left at those applicants

What districts buy

FunctionLine itemsUnitsRequested
Data Protection3,48331,713$47,697,320
Racks2953,665$1,917,235
Cabling/Connectors1691,394$59,840
Module86666$59,600
License50329$53,087
UPS1234$43,885
Data Distribution1052$91,177
Software840$22,662
Wireless Data Distribution115$11,681

Most requested models

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

ModelLine itemsUnitsMedian unit price
PSI5-1500RT120N1501,488$867
2POSTRMKIT1192,706$144
GXT5LI-2000LVRT2UXLN1122,037$2,762
GXT5LI-1500LVRT2UXLN1111,588$2,384
PSI5-1500RT12094648$715
VEBCLI-48VRT1U821,236$1,516
GXT5-1500LVRT2UXL77288$1,287
PSI5-2200RT120N76521$1,390
GXT5LI-3000LVRT2UXLN68477$4,095
PSI5-3000RT120N65248$1,451
PSI5-1500RT120LIN561,570$1,564
PSI5-72VBATT56338$690
PSI5-2200RT12053329$1,142
GXT5-2000LVRT2UXLN52484$1,891
PSI5-2200RT120LIN47538$2,176

By state

Ohio 505Michigan 489Indiana 430Texas 329California 300New York 239Wisconsin 190Minnesota 171Kentucky 163Alabama 130New Jersey 116Missouri 106Oklahoma 95Nebraska 88Illinois 82North Carolina 64Virginia 51Pennsylvania 48Florida 44Mississippi 42Arizona 41Iowa 40Georgia 39Washington 38Arkansas 32Kansas 32Massachusetts 32South Carolina 29Tennessee 27Connecticut 25

Applicants running Vertiv with Category 2 budget left

ApplicantStateBudgetLeftStatus
LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICTCA$83,340,527$36,389,025Confirmed
PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONPR$46,231,692$36,072,890Preliminary
THE SCHOOL BOARD OF BROWARD COUNTY, FL.FL$37,393,855$29,149,305Confirmed
WAKE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEMNC$33,344,919$22,682,989Preliminary
PINELLAS COUNTY SCHOOLSFL$18,931,454$18,931,454Forecast
METROPOLITAN NASHVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOLSTN$13,696,480$13,696,480Forecast
JEFFERSON COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLSKY$18,757,298$12,070,442Confirmed
FORSYTH COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICTGA$10,859,785$10,424,224Confirmed
ELK GROVE UNIF SCHOOL DISTRICTCA$12,970,626$9,339,614Confirmed
UNITED ISDTX$8,324,639$7,523,649Confirmed
UNION COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLSNC$8,258,121$7,364,816Preliminary
OAKLAND UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTCA$7,068,657$7,068,657Forecast
NEBO SCHOOL DISTRICTUT$7,200,685$7,054,821Confirmed
JEFFERSON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICTAL$6,945,901$5,653,207Preliminary
COLUMBUS METROPOLITAN LIBRARYOH$5,440,556$4,922,412Preliminary
SAN RAMON VALLEY UNIF SCH DISTCA$5,629,649$4,920,249Confirmed
HUNTSVILLE CITY SCHOOL DISTAL$4,882,025$4,882,025Forecast
FORT WAYNE COMM SCHOOL DISTIN$5,358,738$4,682,482Confirmed
NORTHSHORE SCHOOL DISTRICT 417WA$4,642,560$4,133,074Confirmed
SCHOOL BOARD OF CLAY COUNTYFL$7,547,184$3,895,427Preliminary
FAIRFIELD-SUISUN UNIF SCH DISTCA$4,177,538$3,810,900Confirmed
TUSCALOOSA CO SCHOOL DISTRICTAL$3,624,229$3,624,229Forecast
GROSSMONT UNION H S DISTRICTCA$3,616,771$3,598,021Confirmed
PLYMOUTH-CANTON COMMUNITY SCHOOLSMI$3,565,975$3,433,644Preliminary
VISTA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICTCA$3,553,881$3,415,587Confirmed

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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.