USAC committed $38.2M to 230 Mississippi 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.
Each one is taking bids for 28 days. Miss the window and you wait a year.
First window closes in 11 daysCategory 2 budget left at 237 Mississippi applicants, with years to spend it in the FY2026-2030 cycle.
Largest: $7M at one applicantE-rate contracts that end in the next 12 months, with who holds each one today.
$1.2M of current serviceClosing soonest first. "Closes" is the day the 28-day bidding window ends and the applicant can sign a contract.
| Applicant | City | Seeking | Closes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mccomb School District | Mccomb | Category 2 | Oct 29, 2026 11 days |
| Madison County School District | Madison | Category 2 | Nov 5, 2026 18 days |
| Stone County School District | Wiggins | Category 2 | Nov 13, 2026 26 days |
| Funding year | Committed | Category 2 | Applicants | Funding requests |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | $38,156,525 | $23,674,393 | 230 | 585 |
| FY2025 | $27,261,701 | $13,030,496 | 234 | 516 |
| FY2024 | $26,026,770 | $11,437,688 | 230 | 513 |
| Provider | Committed, FY2025-2026 | Applicants |
|---|---|---|
| Telepak Networks, Inc. | $23,897,484 | 165 |
| Innovative Software, Inc. | $7,879,491 | 32 |
| Synergetics Diversified Computer Services, Inc. | $5,957,206 | 38 |
| Business Communications, Inc. | $5,803,798 | 18 |
| Southern Light, LLC | $5,739,568 | 47 |
| Teklinks, Inc. | $4,967,265 | 13 |
| Howard Technology Solutions | $4,791,066 | 33 |
| Pileum Corporation | $825,519 | 1 |
| CDW Government LLC | $705,671 | 5 |
| Uniti Fiber GulfCo LLC | $574,369 | 9 |
| SHI International Corpo | $487,930 | 2 |
| Office Management Systems, Inc. | $475,848 | 2 |
| PC Solutions & Integration, Inc. | $442,661 | 2 |
| BellSouth Telecommunications, LLC | $333,691 | 5 |
| Cellular South, Inc. | $309,042 | 3 |
From Form 471 line items, FY2024-2026.
| Manufacturer | Line items | Applicants | Requested |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extreme Networks | 665 | 40 | $5,750,025 |
| Fortinet | 386 | 92 | $3,360,154 |
| Ruckus (CommScope) | 385 | 34 | $5,998,495 |
| Cisco Meraki | 328 | 29 | $8,033,968 |
| Cisco | 291 | 29 | $8,226,858 |
| HPE Aruba | 289 | 26 | $2,671,792 |
| Juniper Networks | 225 | 10 | $4,848,926 |
| Tripp Lite (Eaton) | 219 | 48 | $825,065 |
| APC (Schneider) | 94 | 39 | $596,337 |
| C-Spire | 74 | 1 | $423,019 |
| Eaton | 48 | 16 | $499,436 |
| Vertiv | 42 | 10 | $378,492 |
23 E-rate contracts in Mississippi end in the next 12 months; the 23 largest are shown.
| Applicant | Provider | Service | Committed | Ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hattiesburg School District | Business Communications, Inc. | Internal connections | $247,766 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| New Albany Public Sch Dist | Howard Technology Solutions | Internal connections | $213,571 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Louisville Municipal School District | Synergetics Diversified Computer Services, Inc. | Internal connections | $193,454 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Picayune School District | Teklinks, Inc. | Internal connections | $172,529 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| West Jasper Consol School Dist | Howard Technology Solutions | Internal connections | $84,477 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Richton School District | Howard Technology Solutions | Internal connections | $77,589 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Forrest Co Agri High Sch Dist | Howard Technology Solutions | Internal connections | $41,089 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Brookhaven School District | SHI International Corpo | Internal connections | $34,239 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Lamar County School District | Business Communications, Inc. | Internal connections | $29,995 | Jun 29, 2027 |
| Starkville-Oktibbeha County Library System | Synergetics Diversified Computer Services, Inc. | Internal connections | $21,077 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Mississippi School For Mathematics And Science | Synergetics Diversified Computer Services, Inc. | Internal connections | $20,124 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Carroll County School District | Howard Technology Solutions | Internal connections | $17,984 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Forrest Co Agri High Sch Dist | Howard Technology Solutions | Maintenance | $17,376 | Sep 27, 2027 |
| Madison Ridgeland Academy | Teklinks, Inc. | Internal connections | $14,044 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Claiborne Co School District | Teklinks, Inc. | Internal connections | $12,489 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Mississippi Global Academy | TechnologyLab, LLC | Internal connections | $11,658 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Humphreys County School Dist | Synergetics Diversified Computer Services, Inc. | Maintenance | $11,199 | Mar 23, 2027 |
| Enterprise School District | Howard Technology Solutions | Internal connections | $8,759 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Starkville-Oktibbeha County Library System | Synergetics Diversified Computer Services, Inc. | Maintenance | $8,138 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Copiah Academy School | Telepak Networks, Inc. | Data and internet | $3,575 | Apr 30, 2027 |
| Richton School District | Howard Technology Solutions | Maintenance | $1,235 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Philadelphia School District | Howard Technology Solutions | Internal connections | $474 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Philadelphia School District | Howard Technology Solutions | Maintenance | $474 | Sep 30, 2027 |
237 applicants in Mississippi have $74.1M of Category 2 budget left in the FY2026-2030 cycle.
| Applicant | Budget | Left | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| DESOTO COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT | $7,181,133 | $6,989,456 | Confirmed |
| RANKIN COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT | $3,620,802 | $3,318,611 | Preliminary |
| MADISON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT | $2,723,412 | $2,723,412 | Forecast |
| JACKSON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | $3,447,855 | $2,573,863 | Confirmed |
| JONES COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT | $1,726,245 | $1,388,591 | Confirmed |
| PASCAGOULA-GAUTIER SCHOOL DISTRICT | $1,298,111 | $1,281,751 | Confirmed |
| LEE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT | $1,245,299 | $1,245,299 | Forecast |
| LAUDERDALE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT | $1,211,637 | $1,192,645 | Confirmed |
| HARRISON COUNTY SCHOOL DIST | $2,997,951 | $1,173,613 | Preliminary |
| OCEAN SPRINGS SCHOOL DISTRICT | $1,106,821 | $1,106,821 | Forecast |
| BILOXI SCHOOL DISTRICT | $1,179,729 | $1,099,393 | Confirmed |
| LOWNDES COUNTY SCHOOLS | $1,079,810 | $1,079,810 | Forecast |
| OXFORD SCHOOL DISTRICT | $929,036 | $929,036 | Forecast |
| SOUTH PANOLA CONS SCHOOL DIST | $841,555 | $841,555 | Forecast |
| PEARL PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | $839,277 | $801,200 | Confirmed |
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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.