USAC committed $340.1M to 1,362 Texas schools and libraries in FY2026, $200.9M 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 tomorrowCategory 2 budget left at 1,764 Texas applicants, with years to spend it in the FY2026-2030 cycle.
Largest: $83.2M at one applicantE-rate contracts that end in the next 12 months, with who holds each one today.
$77.7M of current serviceClosing 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 76.
| Applicant | City | Seeking | Closes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keller Isd | Keller | Category 1 | Oct 19, 2026 tomorrow |
| Bowie Independent School District | Bowie | Category 1 and Category 2 | Oct 19, 2026 tomorrow |
| Poth Indep School District | Poth | Category 2 | Oct 19, 2026 tomorrow |
| Graham Indep School District | Graham | Category 1 and Category 2 | Oct 19, 2026 tomorrow |
| Bynum Indep School District | Bynum | Category 1 | Oct 20, 2026 2 days |
| East Bernard Indep School Dist | East Bernard | Category 2 | Oct 20, 2026 2 days |
| Fort Worth Academy | Fort Worth | Category 1 | Oct 20, 2026 2 days |
| Stamford Indep School District | Stamford | Category 2 | Oct 21, 2026 3 days |
| Sealy Indep School District | Sealy | Category 1 and Category 2 | Oct 21, 2026 3 days |
| Perryton Indep School Dist | Perryton | Category 1 | Oct 22, 2026 4 days |
| New Waverly Isd | New Waverly | Category 1 and Category 2 | Oct 22, 2026 4 days |
| Marble Falls Indep School Dist | Marble Falls | Category 1 and Category 2 | Oct 23, 2026 5 days |
| Shelbyville School District | Shelbyville | Category 2 | Oct 23, 2026 5 days |
| Spring Branch Isd | Houston | Category 2 | Oct 26, 2026 8 days |
| Perrin-Whitt Cons Ind Sch Dist | Perrin | Category 1 and Category 2 | Oct 26, 2026 8 days |
| Warren Indep School District | Warren | Category 1 | Oct 27, 2026 9 days |
| Throckmorton Collegiate School District | Throckmorton | See the 470 | Oct 27, 2026 9 days |
| Queen City Indep School Dist | Queen City | Category 2 | Oct 27, 2026 9 days |
| St Mary School | West | Category 1 and Category 2 | Oct 27, 2026 9 days |
| Bruceville-Eddy School Dist | Eddy | Category 1 | Oct 27, 2026 9 days |
| Corpus Christi Indep Sch Dist | Corpus Christi | Category 2 | Oct 28, 2026 10 days |
| Gholson Indep School District | Waco | Category 1 | Oct 28, 2026 10 days |
| Odem-Edroy Independent School District | Odem | Category 1 | Oct 28, 2026 10 days |
| Cross Roads Indep Sch District | Malakoff | Category 1 | Oct 29, 2026 11 days |
| Tyler Indep School District | Tyler | Category 1 | Oct 29, 2026 11 days |
| Palo Pinto School District | Palo Pinto | Category 1 | Oct 29, 2026 11 days |
| Garner Indep School District | Weatherford | Category 1 and Category 2 | Oct 29, 2026 11 days |
| Amherst School | Amherst | Category 2 | Oct 30, 2026 12 days |
| Lubbock Isd | Lubbock | Category 1 | Oct 30, 2026 12 days |
| Lubbock Isd | Lubbock | Category 2 | Oct 30, 2026 12 days |
| Zavalla Indep School District | Zavalla | Category 1 and Category 2 | Oct 30, 2026 12 days |
| Houston Indep School District | Houston | Category 1 | Oct 30, 2026 12 days |
| Aquilla Indep School District | Aquilla | Category 1 | Nov 2, 2026 15 days |
| Bob Hope Charter School 1 | Port Arthur | Category 1 | Nov 2, 2026 15 days |
| Vega Indep School District | Vega | Category 1 | Nov 2, 2026 15 days |
| Morgan Indep School District | Morgan | Category 1 | Nov 2, 2026 15 days |
| Spring Indep School District | Houston | Category 2 | Nov 2, 2026 15 days |
| Hutto Indep School District | Hutto | Category 1 and Category 2 | Nov 3, 2026 16 days |
| Brazosport Indep School Dist | Clute | Category 1 | Nov 3, 2026 16 days |
| Graford Indep School District | Graford | Category 1 | Nov 3, 2026 16 days |
| Funding year | Committed | Category 2 | Applicants | Funding requests |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | $340,075,889 | $200,870,157 | 1,362 | 3,752 |
| FY2025 | $244,657,397 | $132,062,008 | 1,366 | 3,519 |
| FY2024 | $293,646,934 | $144,760,985 | 1,354 | 3,488 |
| Provider | Committed, FY2025-2026 | Applicants |
|---|---|---|
| Netsync Network Solutions | $135,530,067 | 79 |
| Zayo Group, LLC | $46,392,627 | 50 |
| CDW Government LLC | $32,126,126 | 111 |
| MGT Impact Solutions, LLC | $25,275,069 | 26 |
| Conterra Ultra Broadband, LLC | $21,347,961 | 25 |
| Unite Private Networks, LLC | $15,758,732 | 39 |
| Charter Communications Operating, LLC | $14,673,515 | 228 |
| DataVox, Inc. | $14,481,143 | 18 |
| Solid IT Networks, Inc. | $9,745,368 | 13 |
| Insight Public Sector Inc. | $9,232,501 | 16 |
| Advanced Networks of Texas | $8,231,903 | 140 |
| RockIT Consulting LLC | $7,930,321 | 7 |
| SmartCom Telephone, LLC | $7,929,534 | 40 |
| Great South Texas Corporation | $7,796,187 | 26 |
| United Data Technologies, Inc. | $6,797,459 | 8 |
From Form 471 line items, FY2024-2026.
| Manufacturer | Line items | Applicants | Requested |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cisco | 5,747 | 311 | $248,531,675 |
| HPE Aruba | 3,254 | 214 | $99,272,549 |
| Cisco Meraki | 1,918 | 269 | $28,970,167 |
| Ubiquiti | 1,214 | 233 | $8,136,219 |
| Ruckus (CommScope) | 761 | 91 | $15,737,300 |
| Extreme Networks | 755 | 65 | $18,430,180 |
| CommScope | 582 | 29 | $4,009,936 |
| Juniper Networks | 571 | 34 | $19,406,939 |
| APC (Schneider) | 509 | 208 | $11,471,293 |
| Fortinet | 458 | 114 | $4,422,855 |
| Eaton | 330 | 102 | $8,438,177 |
| Vertiv | 329 | 58 | $2,694,110 |
582 E-rate contracts in Texas end in the next 12 months; the 25 largest are shown.
| Applicant | Provider | Service | Committed | Ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pasadena Indep School District | Netsync Network Solutions | Internal connections | $3,897,433 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Spring Indep School District | Solid IT Networks, Inc. | Internal connections | $3,635,220 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Fort Worth Indep Sch District | Southwest Networks, Inc. | Internal connections | $2,619,750 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Tomball Indep School District | DataVox, Inc. | Internal connections | $2,033,220 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Dallas Indep School District | Netsync Network Solutions | Internal connections | $1,865,821 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Crowley Indep School District | DataVox, Inc. | Internal connections | $1,356,972 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Pasadena Indep School District | Netsync Network Solutions | Data and internet | $1,281,778 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Houston Indep School District | Netsync Network Solutions | Internal connections | $1,272,557 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Lamar Cons Indep School Dist | RockIT Consulting LLC | Internal connections | $1,255,740 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Mesquite Independent School District | CDW Government LLC | Internal connections | $1,165,458 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Arlington Indep School Dist | Netsync Network Solutions | Internal connections | $1,073,524 | Feb 19, 2027 |
| Spring Branch Isd | Prescriptive Data Solutions, LLC | Internal connections | $1,041,422 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| International Leadership Of Texas | RockIT Consulting LLC | Internal connections | $1,026,964 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Harmony Public Schools | UpNetworx | Internal connections | $1,020,363 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Lubbock-Cooper Isd | SHI Government Solutions | Internal connections | $988,320 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Lancaster Independent School District | Weaver Technologies, LLC | Internal connections | $973,874 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Channelview School District | DataVox, Inc. | Internal connections | $903,039 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Eagle Pass Independent School District | Howard Technology Solutions | Internal connections | $816,529 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Galena Park Indep School Dist | Netsync Network Solutions | Internal connections | $812,869 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Kipp Texas Public Schools | Splendid Technology Services, LLC | Internal connections | $796,774 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Del Valle Indep School Dist | Netsync Network Solutions | Internal connections | $791,354 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Harmony Public Schools | DISYS Solutions, Inc. | Internal connections | $759,845 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Harmony Public Schools | Netsync Network Solutions | Internal connections | $759,216 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Huntsville Indep School Dist | Netsync Network Solutions | Internal connections | $728,279 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| San Marcos Cons Indep Sch Dist | Great South Texas Corporation | Internal connections | $718,926 | Sep 30, 2027 |
1,764 applicants in Texas have $1.1B of Category 2 budget left in the FY2026-2030 cycle.
| Applicant | Budget | Left | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| REGION EDUCATION SVC CENTER 13 | $83,243,169 | $83,243,169 | Forecast |
| HOUSTON INDEP SCHOOL DISTRICT | $33,262,678 | $24,385,587 | Confirmed |
| CYPRESS-FAIRBANKS ISD | $23,818,116 | $22,516,647 | Preliminary |
| NORTHSIDE INDEP SCHOOL DIST | $20,720,993 | $20,015,024 | Preliminary |
| EDUCATION SERVICE CENTER- REGION 16 | $17,137,078 | $17,137,078 | Forecast |
| KATY INDEP SCHOOL DISTRICT | $19,208,613 | $15,033,113 | Confirmed |
| AUSTIN INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT | $14,567,867 | $14,567,867 | Forecast |
| DALLAS INDEP SCHOOL DISTRICT | $27,067,626 | $14,292,210 | Preliminary |
| FORT WORTH INDEP SCH DISTRICT | $16,713,177 | $13,631,118 | Preliminary |
| NORTH EAST INDEP SCH DISTRICT | $12,996,024 | $12,996,024 | Forecast |
| EDUCATION SERV CTR-REGION 14 | $11,634,620 | $11,634,620 | Forecast |
| CONROE INDEP SCHOOL DISTRICT | $14,615,438 | $11,292,852 | Confirmed |
| FRISCO INDEP SCHOOL DISTRICT | $12,639,447 | $11,205,608 | Confirmed |
| REGION VIII EDUCATION SERVICE CENTER | $11,205,276 | $11,205,276 | Forecast |
| EDUCATION SERV CTR-REGION 3 | $10,752,550 | $10,752,550 | 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.