E-rate / Michigan

Michigan E-rate: 91 districts are taking bids right now

USAC committed $127.4M to 845 Michigan schools and libraries in FY2026, $58.3M of it for Category 2 equipment and services. Here is who is buying, who holds the contracts today, and where the money is still unspent.

FY2026 · updated nightly from USAC open data
For E-rate providers and resellersWhat's in Michigan for you this month
91open Form 470s

Districts buying now

Each one is taking bids for 28 days. Miss the window and you wait a year.

First window closes tomorrow
$278.6MC2 unspent

Money still on the table

Category 2 budget left at 1,338 Michigan applicants, with years to spend it in the FY2026-2030 cycle.

Largest: $5.1M at one applicant
620contracts ending

Incumbents up for replacement

E-rate contracts that end in the next 12 months, with who holds each one today.

$40M of current service
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21% of FY2026 Michigan requests had a single bidder606 applicants at 80%+ discount pay 20 cents on the dollar or less169 applicants changed provider this year90% of Michigan Category 2 budget is filed through 90 consultantsEmail me when a Michigan 470 opens in my category

Form 470s open for bids

Closing soonest first. "Closes" is the day the 28-day bidding window ends and the applicant can sign a contract. Showing the 40 closing soonest of 91.

ApplicantCitySeekingCloses
Countryside AcademyBenton HarborCategory 1Oct 19, 2026 tomorrow
Coopersville Area District LibraryCoopersvilleCategory 1Oct 20, 2026 2 days
Eau Claire Public SchoolsEau ClaireCategory 2Oct 20, 2026 2 days
Benton Harbor Public LibraryBenton HarborCategory 2Oct 20, 2026 2 days
Colon Comm School DistrictColonCategory 1Oct 20, 2026 2 days
Waldron District LibraryWaldronCategory 1Oct 20, 2026 2 days
Missaukee District LibraryLake CityCategory 1Oct 20, 2026 2 days
Coleman Area LibraryColemanCategory 2Oct 21, 2026 3 days
Grandville Calvin Christian SchoolGrandvilleCategory 1 and Category 2Oct 21, 2026 3 days
Gladwin County District LibraryGladwinCategory 2Oct 21, 2026 3 days
St. Robert Catholic SchoolAdaCategory 2Oct 22, 2026 4 days
Saginaw Covenant AcademySaginawCategory 2Oct 23, 2026 5 days
Schoolcraft Community SchoolsSchoolcraftCategory 2Oct 23, 2026 5 days
Grand Haven Christian SchoolGrand HavenCategory 2Oct 26, 2026 8 days
Shelby Area District LibraryShelbyCategory 1Oct 26, 2026 8 days
Ovid Public LibraryOvidCategory 1Oct 26, 2026 8 days
Eightcap, Inc.OrleansCategory 1 and Category 2Oct 26, 2026 8 days
Ubly Community SchoolsUblyCategory 2Oct 27, 2026 9 days
Saugatuck-Douglas District LibraryDouglasCategory 1Oct 27, 2026 9 days
Newaygo County Regional Educational Service AgencyFremontCategory 1Oct 27, 2026 9 days
Lincoln Township Public LibraryStevensvilleCategory 2Oct 28, 2026 10 days
Lowell Area SchoolsLowellCategory 1 and Category 2Oct 28, 2026 10 days
Kent IsdGrand RapidsCategory 2Oct 29, 2026 11 days
Hanover-Horton School DistrictHortonCategory 2Oct 29, 2026 11 days
Litchfield Comm School DistLitchfieldCategory 2Oct 29, 2026 11 days
Newaygo Co Regional Educational Service AgencyFremontCategory 2Oct 30, 2026 12 days
Lanse Creuse Public SchoolsClinton TownshipCategory 1 and Category 2Oct 30, 2026 12 days
Howell Public SchoolsHowellCategory 1 and Category 2Oct 30, 2026 12 days
Airport Comm School DistrictCarletonCategory 2Oct 30, 2026 12 days
Vandercook Lake Public SchoolsJacksonCategory 2Oct 30, 2026 12 days
Emerson SchoolAnn ArborCategory 1 and Category 2Oct 30, 2026 12 days
Hillsdale Comm SchoolsHillsdaleCategory 2Oct 30, 2026 12 days
Anchorpoint Christian SchoolWyomingCategory 2Oct 30, 2026 12 days
Timothy C. Hauenstein Reynolds Township LibraryHoward CityCategory 2Oct 30, 2026 12 days
Jackson County I S DJacksonCategory 2Oct 30, 2026 12 days
St. Frances Cabrini SchoolAllen ParkCategory 1 and Category 2Nov 2, 2026 15 days
Immaculate Heart Of Mary SchoolGrand RapidsCategory 1 and Category 2Nov 2, 2026 15 days
Genesee District LibraryFlintCategory 1Nov 2, 2026 15 days
Vestaburg Community SchoolsVestaburgCategory 1 and Category 2Nov 3, 2026 16 days
Tamarack District LibraryLakeviewCategory 1 and Category 2Nov 3, 2026 16 days

Funding by year

Funding yearCommittedCategory 2ApplicantsFunding requests
FY2026$127,442,470$58,252,1978452,478
FY2025$98,386,287$34,862,7538322,112
FY2024$99,294,634$24,914,9638052,048

Top service providers

ProviderCommitted, FY2025-2026Applicants
Merit Network, Inc.$48,504,26742
People Driven Technology, Inc.$18,578,85260
Fiber Optic Management, LLC$15,192,97641
Delta Network Services LLC$15,053,68862
Verita Telecommunications Corporation$10,722,3674
Vector Tech Group$10,278,918156
Moss Telecommunications Services$10,064,17089
Fiber link Inc.$9,911,51639
Amcomm Telecommunications Inc.$9,910,54942
Sentinel Technologies, Inc.$8,094,04043
Inacomptechnical Services Group, LLC$6,091,68555
Comcast Business Communications$4,105,476163
Regional Educational Media Center 1$4,064,6898
AT&T Enterprises, LLC$3,351,50016
Michigan Ed. Sch. Ser., Inc.$3,072,3621

Equipment on Category 2 requests

From Form 471 line items, FY2024-2026.

ManufacturerLine itemsApplicantsRequested
Cisco2,113215$34,473,834
HPE Aruba1,503181$19,749,247
Extreme Networks94343$11,349,402
Cisco Meraki882139$13,068,991
Ruckus (CommScope)859143$11,657,211
Ubiquiti525139$1,615,124
Vertiv489160$3,127,864
Hubbell47978$967,544
Panduit26044$327,662
APC (Schneider)244111$2,003,170
Fortinet16792$2,195,768
Juniper Networks15919$2,667,881

Contracts ending in the next 12 months

620 E-rate contracts in Michigan end in the next 12 months; the 25 largest are shown.

ApplicantProviderServiceCommittedEnds
Detroit Public Schools Community DistrictPeople Driven Technology, Inc.Internal connections$5,751,937Sep 30, 2027
Livonia Public School DistrictSentinel Technologies, Inc.Internal connections$1,402,092Sep 30, 2027
Warren Consolidated SchoolsDelta Network Services LLCInternal connections$1,209,692Sep 30, 2027
Warren Woods Public SchoolsDelta Network Services LLCInternal connections$812,922Sep 30, 2027
Ann Arbor Public SchoolsSentinel Technologies, Inc.Internal connections$625,678Sep 30, 2027
Northville Public SchoolsInacomptechnical Services Group, LLCInternal connections$518,420Sep 30, 2027
Grand Rapids Public SchoolsMoss Telecommunications ServicesInternal connections$510,092Sep 30, 2027
Monroe Public SchoolsPeople Driven Technology, Inc.Internal connections$484,242Sep 30, 2027
Mona Shores Public School DistrictVector Tech GroupInternal connections$476,896Sep 30, 2027
Fraser Public School DistrictDelta Network Services LLCInternal connections$475,849Sep 30, 2027
Lincoln Consolidated School DistrictSentinel Technologies, Inc.Internal connections$406,498Sep 30, 2027
Traverse City Area Public SchoolsPeople Driven Technology, Inc.Internal connections$391,903Sep 30, 2027
Lincoln Park, School District Of The City OfDelta Network Services LLCInternal connections$374,160Sep 30, 2027
North Branch Area School DistVector Tech GroupInternal connections$349,109Sep 30, 2027
Wyandotte Public School DistInacomptechnical Services Group, LLCInternal connections$346,078Sep 30, 2027
Saginaw Public School DistrictSentinel Technologies, Inc.Internal connections$340,794Sep 30, 2027
Lake Orion Community SchoolsAll Covered, Inc.Internal connections$328,552Sep 30, 2027
Saline Area SchoolsInacomptechnical Services Group, LLCInternal connections$313,608Sep 30, 2027
Garden City Public SchoolsPeople Driven Technology, Inc.Internal connections$301,400Sep 30, 2027
Farmington Public School DistrictDelta Network Services LLCInternal connections$292,010Sep 30, 2027
Kent IsdSentinel Technologies, Inc.Internal connections$290,308Sep 30, 2027
Riverview Comm School DistrictQuestivity Inc.Internal connections$289,428Sep 30, 2027
Harper Creek Community SchoolsSentinel Technologies, Inc.Internal connections$286,434Sep 30, 2027
Lanse Creuse Public SchoolsAmcomm Telecommunications Inc.Internal connections$271,830Sep 30, 2027
Romulus Community SchoolsCDW Government LLCInternal connections$266,215Sep 30, 2027

Category 2 budget left

1,338 applicants in Michigan have $278.6M of Category 2 budget left in the FY2026-2030 cycle.

ApplicantBudgetLeftStatus
UTICA COMMUNITY SCHOOL DIST$5,081,378$5,081,378Forecast
DEARBORN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT$4,357,339$4,357,339Confirmed
PLYMOUTH-CANTON COMMUNITY SCHOOLS$3,565,975$3,433,644Preliminary
DETROIT PUBLIC LIBRARY$3,426,542$3,426,542Forecast
CHIPPEWA VALLEY SCHOOL DIST$2,814,925$2,740,148Preliminary
DETROIT PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM$3,426,542$2,491,626Confirmed
ANN ARBOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS$3,391,214$2,333,084Confirmed
ROCHESTER COMMUNITY SCHOOLS DISTRICT$3,025,163$2,299,102Confirmed
KALAMAZOO PUBLIC SCHOOLS$2,525,672$2,288,882Confirmed
TROY SCHOOL DISTRICT$2,620,007$2,059,622Preliminary
LANSING SCHOOL DISTRICT$2,250,932$2,020,780Preliminary
WAYNE-WESTLAND COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT$1,968,331$1,968,331Forecast
GRAND RAPIDS PUBLIC SCHOOLS$2,806,056$1,943,766Confirmed
KENTWOOD PUBLIC SCHOOLS$2,059,239$1,940,335Confirmed
WALLED LAKE CONSOLIDATED SCHOOLS$2,424,282$1,786,650Confirmed

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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.