E-rate / Minnesota

Minnesota E-rate: 4 districts are taking bids right now

USAC committed $36.9M to 480 Minnesota schools and libraries in FY2026, $23.7M 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 Minnesota for you this month
4open Form 470s

Districts buying now

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

First window closes in 2 days
$228.4MC2 unspent

Money still on the table

Category 2 budget left at 765 Minnesota applicants, with years to spend it in the FY2026-2030 cycle.

Largest: $22.8M at one applicant
157contracts ending

Incumbents up for replacement

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

$9.2M of current service
See which ones fit what you sell →Free account. Opens on Minnesota with every open 470, the incumbent and the C2 budget left at each applicant.
25% of FY2026 Minnesota requests had a single bidder172 applicants at 80%+ discount pay 20 cents on the dollar or less85 applicants changed provider this year68% of Minnesota Category 2 budget is filed through 80 consultantsEmail me when a Minnesota 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.

ApplicantCitySeekingCloses
Albany Area School Dist 745AlbanyCategory 2Oct 20, 2026 2 days
Albany Area School Dist 745AlbanyCategory 2Oct 20, 2026 2 days
Circle Of Life SchoolWhite EarthCategory 2Oct 25, 2026 7 days
Owatonna School District 761OwatonnaCategory 1Oct 26, 2026 8 days

Funding by year

Funding yearCommittedCategory 2ApplicantsFunding requests
FY2026$36,895,729$23,657,6974801,238
FY2025$31,060,848$16,925,5595121,271
FY2024$31,939,731$14,032,8694911,228

Top service providers

ProviderCommitted, FY2025-2026Applicants
CDW Government LLC$9,170,86592
High Point Networks, LLC$5,583,22924
Tekstar Communications, Inc.$4,589,088104
Tech Check, LLC$4,406,60187
VAL-ED Joint Venture LLP, dba 702 Communications$3,938,4243
Comcast Business Communications$2,515,230110
South Dakota Network, LLC$2,484,5721
State of MN-Office of Enterprise Technology$2,460,6381
AMCO HBS Holdings LP$2,238,18719
Computer Integration Technologies, Inc. (CIT)$2,018,18219
Comport Consulting Corp.$1,775,6091
Consolidated Communications Enterprise Services, Inc.$1,461,4035
Midcontinent Communications$1,257,77239
CenturyLink Qwest Communications Company, LLC$1,227,42413
Marco Technologies, LLC$1,189,64121

Equipment on Category 2 requests

From Form 471 line items, FY2024-2026.

ManufacturerLine itemsApplicantsRequested
HPE Aruba1,103138$17,010,964
Cisco834116$16,979,328
Extreme Networks67465$10,202,654
Cisco Meraki52377$7,704,945
Ruckus (CommScope)47882$4,023,000
Fortinet308106$2,907,620
Ubiquiti26775$1,269,568
APC (Schneider)19894$1,237,957
Vertiv17167$1,056,621
Leviton1007$162,586
Eaton9137$357,354
Tripp Lite (Eaton)4726$117,939

Contracts ending in the next 12 months

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

ApplicantProviderServiceCommittedEnds
Independent School District #535 Aka Rochester Public SchoolsCDW Government LLCInternal connections$669,830Sep 30, 2027
Lakeville Indep Sch Dist 194Cloud Cabling Inc.Internal connections$648,605Sep 30, 2027
St Michael-Albertville S D 885CDW Government LLCInternal connections$480,052Sep 30, 2027
Mounds View School Dist 621CDW Government LLCInternal connections$468,150Sep 30, 2027
Austin School District 492SHI International CorpoInternal connections$446,303Sep 30, 2027
Spring Lake Pk Ind Sch Dist 16High Point Networks, LLCInternal connections$349,439Sep 30, 2027
Monticello School District 882CDW Government LLCInternal connections$329,753Sep 30, 2027
Edina Public Sch Dist 273CDW Government LLCInternal connections$285,297Sep 30, 2027
Farmington School District 192High Point Networks, LLCInternal connections$264,853Sep 30, 2027
South Washington Co Sch D 833Computer Integration Technologies, Inc. (CIT)Internal connections$257,103Sep 30, 2027
Stillwater School District 834Calian Corp.Internal connections$253,028Sep 30, 2027
South St. Paul Schools - Special School District #6Computer Integration Technologies, Inc. (CIT)Internal connections$246,880Sep 30, 2027
Faribault School District 0656Trafera, LLCInternal connections$230,385Sep 30, 2027
Monticello School District 882All State Communications, LLCInternal connections$216,068Sep 30, 2027
Independent School District No 2144CDW Government LLCInternal connections$174,348Sep 30, 2027
Columbia Heights Sch Dist 13CDW Government LLCInternal connections$171,160Sep 30, 2027
Faribault School District 0656CDW Government LLCInternal connections$149,879Sep 30, 2027
Columbia Heights Sch Dist 13Muska Electric CompanyInternal connections$146,297Sep 30, 2027
Red Lake School District 38CDW Government LLCInternal connections$126,523Sep 30, 2027
Forest Lake School Dist 831Tech Check, LLCInternal connections$125,077Sep 30, 2027
Red Wing School District 256SHI International CorpoInternal connections$123,326Sep 30, 2027
Eden Prairie School Dist 272Matrix Communications, Inc.Internal connections$118,324Sep 30, 2027
Dassel-Cokato School Dist 466CDW Government LLCInternal connections$116,173Sep 30, 2027
Saint Paul Public School District 625High Point Networks, LLCInternal connections$115,915Sep 30, 2027
Moorhead Area Public School District 152Marco Technologies, LLCInternal connections$114,808Sep 30, 2027

Category 2 budget left

765 applicants in Minnesota have $228.4M of Category 2 budget left in the FY2026-2030 cycle.

ApplicantBudgetLeftStatus
RESOURCE TRAINING AND SOLUTIONS$22,756,648$22,756,648Forecast
REGION 1$10,720,500$10,720,500Forecast
ANOKA-HENNEPIN SCHOOL DIST 11$7,980,963$7,980,963Forecast
HENNEPIN COUNTY LIBRARIES$6,616,460$6,616,460Forecast
REGION 1 & 2 NW SERVICE CO-OP$6,358,929$6,358,929Forecast
SAINT PAUL PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT 625$6,326,476$6,169,345Preliminary
MINNEAPOLIS SCHOOL DISTRICT 1$6,861,040$4,641,528Preliminary
ROSEMOUNT IND. SCHOOL DIST 196$5,878,184$4,397,055Confirmed
SOCRATES ISD 6036$4,187,415$4,187,415Forecast
SOUTH WASHINGTON CO SCH D 833$3,919,126$3,396,289Confirmed
ELK RIVER PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT 0728-01$2,983,034$2,983,034Forecast
WAYZATA SCHOOL DISTRICT 284$2,663,748$2,503,449Preliminary
MINNETONKA SCHOOL DISTRICT 276$2,318,861$2,318,861Forecast
ROBBINSDALE SCHOOL DIST 281$2,175,142$2,175,142Forecast
NORTH ST PAUL-MAPLEWOOD S D$2,081,412$2,081,412Forecast

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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.