E-rate / Tennessee

Tennessee E-rate: 1 district is taking bids right now

USAC committed $83.4M to 311 Tennessee schools and libraries in FY2026, $32.5M 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 Tennessee for you this month
1open 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 19 days
$177.4MC2 unspent

Money still on the table

Category 2 budget left at 438 Tennessee applicants, with years to spend it in the FY2026-2030 cycle.

Largest: $17M at one applicant
45contracts ending

Incumbents up for replacement

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

$6.6M of current service
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12% of FY2026 Tennessee requests had a single bidder257 applicants at 80%+ discount pay 20 cents on the dollar or less152 applicants changed provider this year56% of Tennessee Category 2 budget is filed through 47 consultantsEmail me when a Tennessee 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
Holston United Methodist Home For ChildrenGreenevilleCategory 1Nov 6, 2026 19 days

Funding by year

Funding yearCommittedCategory 2ApplicantsFunding requests
FY2026$83,425,577$32,493,956311622
FY2025$94,738,649$21,259,957324636
FY2024$96,668,225$25,144,087325549

Top service providers

ProviderCommitted, FY2025-2026Applicants
ENA Services, LLC$61,695,657138
United Data Technologies, Inc.$35,312,67476
Central Knox Inc.$29,993,47796
Zayo Education, LLC$15,135,68867
CDW Government LLC$12,186,76416
Personal Computer Systems, Inc.$3,273,59926
AT&T Enterprises, LLC$2,425,50122
Presidio Networked Solutions LLC$2,356,5943
AT&T Corp.$1,871,89412
TechnologyLab, LLC$1,609,96529
City of Clarksville, Department of Electricity$1,228,2612
Comcast Business Communications$1,169,92031
Gallaher & Associates, Inc.$1,051,6562
Zayo Education, Inc.$1,039,4594
EduTech, Inc.$837,1673

Equipment on Category 2 requests

From Form 471 line items, FY2024-2026.

ManufacturerLine itemsApplicantsRequested
HPE Aruba1,13071$47,245,110
Extreme Networks52052$8,436,390
Cisco Meraki37741$4,468,092
Cisco11616$7,680,018
APC (Schneider)10854$1,793,236
Ubiquiti7715$480,128
Eaton6120$677,909
Ruckus (CommScope)588$499,335
Central Tech4415$1,038,432
Fortinet408$273,826
CommScope346$1,670,848
Tripp Lite (Eaton)3321$111,413

Contracts ending in the next 12 months

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

ApplicantProviderServiceCommittedEnds
Hamilton County School DistCentral Knox Inc.Internal connections$2,774,912Sep 30, 2027
Franklin County School DistCentral Knox Inc.Internal connections$639,849Sep 30, 2027
Putnam County School DistrictCentral Knox Inc.Internal connections$371,844Sep 30, 2027
Cleveland City School DistrictCentral Knox Inc.Internal connections$364,636Sep 30, 2027
Lewis County School DistrictEduTech, Inc.Internal connections$335,750Mar 31, 2027
Oak Ridge SchoolsCDW Government LLCInternal connections$309,168Sep 30, 2027
Cannon County School DistrictCentral Knox Inc.Internal connections$298,512Sep 30, 2027
Blount County SchoolsCentral Knox Inc.Internal connections$182,168Sep 30, 2027
Bradley County School DistrictCentral Knox Inc.Internal connections$163,344Sep 30, 2027
Dickson County School DistrictCDW Government LLCInternal connections$162,027Sep 30, 2027
Benton County School DistrictCentral Knox Inc.Internal connections$130,916Sep 30, 2027
Chattanooga Charter School Of ExcellenceTechnologyLab, LLCInternal connections$126,051Sep 30, 2027
Bartlett City SchoolsCentral Knox Inc.Internal connections$123,992Sep 30, 2027
Haywood County School DistrictAeneas Communications, LLCData and internet$111,777Jul 31, 2027
Leadership Preparatory Charter SchoolWIRED! Technology Partners, Inc.Internal connections$58,741Sep 30, 2027
Valor Collegiate AcademiesCentral Knox Inc.Internal connections$45,235Sep 30, 2027
Journey Community SchoolsTechnologyLab, LLCInternal connections$43,282Sep 30, 2027
Jackson-Madison County School SystemCentral Knox Inc.Internal connections$37,188Sep 30, 2027
York InstituteCentral Knox Inc.Internal connections$33,325Sep 30, 2027
Overton County School DistrictCDW Government LLCInternal connections$33,097Sep 30, 2027
Aurora Collegiate AcademyIconvergence, Inc.Internal connections$31,810Sep 30, 2027
American Classical Academy RutherfordElectronaca Inc.Internal connections$31,368Sep 30, 2027
Millington Municipal SchoolsCentral Knox Inc.Internal connections$28,845Sep 30, 2027
Compass Community School DistrictCentral Knox Inc.Internal connections$28,390Sep 30, 2027
Jackson Museum SchoolTechnologyLab, LLCInternal connections$25,801Sep 30, 2027

Category 2 budget left

438 applicants in Tennessee have $177.4M of Category 2 budget left in the FY2026-2030 cycle.

ApplicantBudgetLeftStatus
MEMPHIS-SHELBY COUNTY SCHOOLS$17,017,547$17,017,547Forecast
METROPOLITAN NASHVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS$13,696,480$13,696,480Forecast
RUTHERFORD COUNTY SCHOOL DIST$10,304,863$8,521,594Preliminary
WILLIAMSON COUNTY SCHOOL DIST$8,135,970$8,135,970Forecast
KNOX COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT$11,520,935$7,683,225Confirmed
CLARKSVILLE MONTGOMERY COUNTY SCHOOL SYSTEM$7,626,804$6,859,204Confirmed
HAMILTON COUNTY SCHOOL DIST$8,834,007$5,155,367Confirmed
WILSON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT$4,125,130$3,521,415Confirmed
NASHVILLE-DAVIDSON CO LIBRARY$3,230,725$3,230,725Forecast
MEMPHIS MAIN PUBLIC LIBRARY$3,085,424$3,085,424Forecast
SUMNER COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT$6,052,744$3,029,934Preliminary
JACKSON-MADISON COUNTY SCHOOL SYSTEM$2,255,971$2,014,066Preliminary
SEVIER COUNTY SCHOOL SYSTEM$2,920,145$1,880,645Preliminary
TIPTON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT$1,951,802$1,780,652Preliminary
PUTNAM COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT$2,183,003$1,718,198Confirmed

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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.