USAC committed $83.7M to 789 New Jersey schools and libraries in FY2026, $54.3M 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.
Each one is taking bids for 28 days. Miss the window and you wait a year.
First window closes in 2 daysCategory 2 budget left at 1,074 New Jersey applicants, with years to spend it in the FY2026-2030 cycle.
Largest: $7.9M at one applicantE-rate contracts that end in the next 12 months, with who holds each one today.
$29.2M 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boonton School District | Boonton | Category 1 | Oct 20, 2026 2 days |
| Hunterdon Ctl Reg Hgh Sch Dist | Flemington | Category 1 | Oct 22, 2026 4 days |
| Dumont School District | Dumont | Category 1 | Oct 29, 2026 11 days |
| Harrison Twp School District | Mullica Hill | Category 1 | Oct 29, 2026 11 days |
| North Bergen School District | North Bergen | Category 1 | Oct 29, 2026 11 days |
| Phillipsburg School District | Phillipsburg | Category 1 | Oct 29, 2026 11 days |
| Margate City Public Sch Dist | Margate City | Category 1 | Oct 30, 2026 12 days |
| Lyndhurst Public School District | Lyndhurst | Category 1 | Nov 4, 2026 17 days |
| Monmouth Ocean Esc | Tinton Falls | Category 1 | Nov 4, 2026 17 days |
| Woodland Park School District | Woodland Park | Category 1 | Nov 4, 2026 17 days |
| Commercial Twp School District | Port Norris | Category 1 | Nov 4, 2026 17 days |
| Sayreville School District | Parlin | Category 1 | Nov 6, 2026 19 days |
| Hoboken Public School District | Hoboken | Category 1 | Nov 11, 2026 24 days |
| Linden Public Schools | Linden | Category 1 | Nov 11, 2026 24 days |
| Northern Vly Reg High Sch Dist | Demarest | Category 1 | Nov 12, 2026 25 days |
| Northern Vly Reg High Sch Dist Consortium | Demarest | Category 1 | Nov 12, 2026 25 days |
| Northern Vly Reg High Sch Dist | Demarest | Category 2 | Nov 12, 2026 25 days |
| Haddonfield School District | Haddonfield | Category 2 | Nov 12, 2026 25 days |
| Essex Fells Elementary School | Essex Fells | Category 2 | Nov 12, 2026 25 days |
| Marlboro Township Public Schools | Marlboro | Category 1 | Nov 12, 2026 25 days |
| Funding year | Committed | Category 2 | Applicants | Funding requests |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | $83,732,880 | $54,267,908 | 789 | 2,118 |
| FY2025 | $54,046,211 | $22,329,475 | 777 | 1,954 |
| FY2024 | $51,741,591 | $21,386,450 | 789 | 1,859 |
| Provider | Committed, FY2025-2026 | Applicants |
|---|---|---|
| Cablevision Lightpath NJ LLC | $18,239,343 | 197 |
| Comcast Business Communications | $13,251,031 | 272 |
| Crown Castle Fiber LLC | $12,263,841 | 62 |
| Aspire Technology Partners, LLC | $11,542,773 | 56 |
| Core BTS, Inc. | $9,553,365 | 54 |
| Millennium Communications Group, Inc. | $6,299,820 | 19 |
| Arctiq US, Inc. | $5,454,671 | 22 |
| CDW Government LLC | $5,156,331 | 94 |
| The Patricia Bennett Group Inc. | $5,139,095 | 20 |
| Turn-key Technologies, Inc. | $4,361,823 | 65 |
| SHI International Corpo | $4,299,692 | 64 |
| XTel Communications, Inc. | $3,004,984 | 72 |
| Cablevision Lightpath LLC | $2,526,305 | 44 |
| Verizon New Jersey Inc. | $1,875,010 | 56 |
| Top Quality Communication Inc. | $1,362,770 | 7 |
From Form 471 line items, FY2024-2026.
| Manufacturer | Line items | Applicants | Requested |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cisco Meraki | 2,011 | 236 | $27,547,607 |
| Cisco | 1,704 | 200 | $39,541,812 |
| HPE Aruba | 786 | 95 | $11,055,344 |
| Extreme Networks | 557 | 51 | $14,029,395 |
| Ubiquiti | 450 | 88 | $2,349,726 |
| APC (Schneider) | 361 | 154 | $3,029,583 |
| Fortinet | 272 | 96 | $3,421,397 |
| Ruckus (CommScope) | 185 | 34 | $3,628,638 |
| Juniper Networks | 131 | 16 | $3,790,965 |
| Vertiv | 116 | 31 | $1,099,132 |
| Eaton | 109 | 40 | $967,195 |
| Palo Alto Networks | 105 | 26 | $981,435 |
521 E-rate contracts in New Jersey end in the next 12 months; the 25 largest are shown.
| Applicant | Provider | Service | Committed | Ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paterson Public Schools | Core BTS, Inc. | Internal connections | $1,748,626 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Hamilton Township Public School District | Aspire Technology Partners, LLC | Internal connections | $1,035,464 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Perth Amboy School District | SHI International Corpo | Internal connections | $898,625 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| South Brunswick Twp Sch Dist | Millennium Communications Group, Inc. | Internal connections | $746,135 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| West New York School District | Aspire Technology Partners, LLC | Internal connections | $567,903 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Carteret Public Schools | Aspire Technology Partners, LLC | Internal connections | $551,636 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| North Brunswick Twp Sch Dist | CDW Government LLC | Internal connections | $483,016 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Bergen County Technical Schools And Special Services | Questivity Inc. | Internal connections | $413,684 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Edison Twp School District | Aspire Technology Partners, LLC | Internal connections | $412,812 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Lindenwold Borough School District | The Breaker Group, Inc. | Internal connections | $405,711 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Clifton Public School District | Cablevision Lightpath of New Jersey | Data and internet | $401,280 | Dec 31, 2026 |
| Maple Shade Township Sch Dist | Pitt Bull Secure Technologies, Inc. | Internal connections | $369,097 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Irvington Public School District | Sinewave, Inc. | Internal connections | $355,438 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Hamilton Township School Dist | Core BTS, Inc. | Internal connections | $318,761 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Plainfield Public School Dist | Comcast Business Communications | Data and internet | $315,149 | Oct 31, 2026 |
| New Brunswick School District | Aspire Technology Partners, LLC | Internal connections | $294,335 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Bridgeton School District | Core BTS, Inc. | Internal connections | $289,454 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Pope John Xxiii High School | Planet Networks | Internal connections | $281,005 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Burlington City School Dist | Core BTS, Inc. | Internal connections | $281,001 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Leap Academy University Charter School Intermediate | The Breaker Group, Inc. | Internal connections | $261,088 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Middle Township School Dist | Educational Business Services | Internal connections | $260,616 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Wayne Twp Public Sch Dist | Turn-key Technologies, Inc. | Internal connections | $260,016 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Montclair Public School District | DynTek Services, Inc. | Internal connections | $247,940 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Buena Regional School District | RFP Solutions, Inc. | Internal connections | $239,673 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Roselle Park School District | Aspire Technology Partners, LLC | Internal connections | $235,716 | Sep 30, 2027 |
1,074 applicants in New Jersey have $236.2M of Category 2 budget left in the FY2026-2030 cycle.
| Applicant | Budget | Left | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| NEWARK SCHOOL DISTRICT | $7,934,198 | $7,934,198 | Forecast |
| ELIZABETH PUBLIC SCHOOLS | $5,383,532 | $3,275,732 | Confirmed |
| EDISON TWP SCHOOL DISTRICT | $3,249,510 | $3,249,510 | Forecast |
| WOODBRIDGE TWP SCHOOL DISTRICT | $2,768,967 | $2,265,778 | Confirmed |
| UNION CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | $2,265,244 | $2,265,244 | Forecast |
| PATERSON PUBLIC SCHOOLS | $4,252,119 | $2,194,912 | Confirmed |
| CLIFTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | $2,177,762 | $2,177,762 | Forecast |
| PASSAIC CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | $2,166,474 | $1,883,994 | Confirmed |
| BAYONNE SCHOOL DISTRICT | $2,023,561 | $1,774,236 | Confirmed |
| MIDDLETOWN TWP SCHOOL DISTRICT | $1,925,195 | $1,767,704 | Preliminary |
| HAMILTON TOWNSHIP PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | $2,449,680 | $1,700,390 | Preliminary |
| CHERRY HILL PUBLIC SCHOOLS | $2,105,600 | $1,588,089 | Confirmed |
| OCEAN COUNTY LIBRARY | $1,566,207 | $1,566,207 | Forecast |
| IRVINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | $1,546,647 | $1,516,747 | Confirmed |
| TOWNSHIP OF UNION SCHOOL DIST | $1,516,210 | $1,516,210 | Forecast |
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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.