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

Zero Connect equipment appears on 164 Form 471 line items from 59 schools and libraries in FY2024-2026, $98K requested in all. 58 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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59applicants

Running Zero Connect today

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

Most in North Carolina
$38.4MC2 unspent

Budget left at those applicants

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

Largest: $9.5M at one applicant
$15.53median

What districts paid for the Zero Connect LC-OM3 LC 3 Meter Fiber Jumper

The median unit price applicants entered for the most requested model, from 14 line items.

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164
line items
59
applicants
$98K
requested
$38.4M
C2 budget left at those applicants

What districts buy

FunctionLine itemsUnitsRequested
Cabling/Connectors16420,709$98,185

Most requested models

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

ModelLine itemsUnitsMedian unit price
Zero Connect LC-OM3 LC 3 Meter Fiber Jumper14112$15.53
6A110-003131,073$6.35
Zero Connect 2-Meter LC-LC Fiber Jumpers1058$15.30
6A110-00171,430$5.69
6A110-0076104$9.83
Zero Connect Cat6 Patch Cable, 3ft, Blue6362$3.07
Zero Connect Cat6 Patch Cable, 5ft, Blue61,719$3.67
6030-00151,450$2.32
6A1xx-0035373$4.22
60xx-0034721$2.43
60xx-00541,367$3.00
Zero Connect 6A 10' Blue Patch Cord4224$14.12
6030-0033200$3.55
6030-0073217$5.04
60xx-001395$2.07

By state

North Carolina 128South Carolina 8Alabama 6Michigan 4Arkansas 3Illinois 3Texas 3Iowa 2Missouri 2Ohio 2Wisconsin 2Georgia 1

Applicants running Zero Connect with Category 2 budget left

ApplicantStateBudgetLeftStatus
WINSTON-SALEM/FORSYTH CO S DNC$10,172,230$9,503,015Confirmed
HARNETT COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICTNC$4,675,416$3,059,245Confirmed
ALAMANCE-BURLINGTON SCHOOL SYSTEMNC$4,727,220$2,907,381Confirmed
NASH COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLSNC$2,664,352$2,532,434Confirmed
WILSON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICTNC$2,374,091$1,901,895Preliminary
CHATHAM COUNTY SCHOOLSNC$1,804,253$1,630,188Confirmed
LENOIR COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLSNC$1,624,049$1,238,823Confirmed
CLEVELAND COUNTY SCHOOLSNC$2,890,514$1,199,427Confirmed
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
ALEXANDER COUNTY SCHOOL DISTNC$909,484$850,965Confirmed
HICKORY CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTNC$758,911$758,911Forecast
ANDERSON COUNTY LIBRARY SYSTEMSC$808,681$697,820Confirmed
KILDEER COUNTRYSIDE DIST 96IL$663,972$659,714Confirmed
MOUNTAIN HOME SCHOOL DISTRICTAR$757,238$590,350Confirmed
AIRPORT COMM SCHOOL DISTRICTMI$616,401$531,442Confirmed
TROTWOOD-MADISON CITY SCH DISTOH$513,399$513,399Forecast
GREENE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICTNC$575,281$488,664Confirmed
ELIZABETH CITY-PASQUOTANK PUBLIC SCHOOLSNC$957,054$485,720Confirmed
BIG RAPIDS PUBLIC SCHOOLSMI$492,375$447,260Confirmed
LIBERTYVILLE ELEM SCH DIST 70IL$438,818$401,101Confirmed
WHITEVILLE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTNC$428,135$390,059Confirmed
CLAYMONT CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTOH$304,169$291,217Confirmed

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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.