USAC committed $18.6M to 88 West Virginia schools and libraries in FY2026, $7.7M 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 23 daysCategory 2 budget left at 193 West Virginia applicants, with years to spend it in the FY2026-2030 cycle.
Largest: $4.2M at one applicantE-rate contracts that end in the next 12 months, with who holds each one today.
$1M 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Catholic High School | Wheeling | Category 1 | Nov 10, 2026 23 days |
| Central Catholic High School | Wheeling | Category 2 | Nov 10, 2026 23 days |
| Corpus Christi School | Wheeling | Category 1 | Nov 10, 2026 23 days |
| West Virginia State Dept Of Ed | Charleston | Category 2 | Nov 11, 2026 24 days |
| Fairmont Catholic School | Fairmont | Category 1 | Nov 11, 2026 24 days |
| Fairmont Catholic School | Fairmont | Category 2 | Nov 11, 2026 24 days |
| Craft Memorial Library | Bluefield | Category 1 | Nov 12, 2026 25 days |
| Funding year | Committed | Category 2 | Applicants | Funding requests |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | $18,613,434 | $7,660,307 | 88 | 319 |
| FY2025 | $20,304,164 | $10,656,172 | 87 | 350 |
| FY2024 | $16,472,609 | $5,166,729 | 89 | 256 |
| Provider | Committed, FY2025-2026 | Applicants |
|---|---|---|
| Advantage Technology | $16,939,783 | 49 |
| Frontier West Virginia Inc. | $9,725,847 | 48 |
| West Virginia Network (WVNET) | $6,258,180 | 1 |
| Cebridge Telecom WV, LLC | $1,772,543 | 8 |
| Shentel Asset Entity II LLC | $796,608 | 6 |
| Alpha Technologies Inc. | $567,713 | 2 |
| Newtech Systems, Inc. | $522,065 | 1 |
| Lumos Networks of West Virginia, Inc. | $426,600 | 2 |
| Hardy Telecommunications, Inc. | $260,910 | 2 |
| Armstrong Cable Services | $238,248 | 1 |
| DIGITAL CONNECTIONS Inc. | $210,600 | 1 |
| Whalley Computer Associates, Inc. | $178,993 | 3 |
| Armstrong Telephone Company - Northern Division | $152,064 | 1 |
| Shenandoah Cable Television, LLC | $133,006 | 5 |
| Shentel Asset Entity I LLC | $111,900 | 2 |
From Form 471 line items, FY2024-2026.
| Manufacturer | Line items | Applicants | Requested |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extreme Networks | 1,806 | 29 | $15,186,614 |
| Cisco Meraki | 303 | 24 | $1,346,622 |
| Eaton | 212 | 27 | $566,337 |
| Cisco | 196 | 14 | $2,523,334 |
| Ubiquiti | 38 | 9 | $105,396 |
| APC (Schneider) | 22 | 8 | $143,138 |
| Hubbell | 21 | 1 | $70,008 |
| Advantage.Tech | 20 | 1 | $4,469 |
| Allied Telesis | 14 | 1 | $231,561 |
| Fortinet | 7 | 2 | $12,478 |
| Juniper Networks | 7 | 2 | $199,702 |
| Voltserver | 6 | 1 | $72,265 |
24 E-rate contracts in West Virginia end in the next 12 months; the 24 largest are shown.
| Applicant | Provider | Service | Committed | Ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marion County School District | Alpha Technologies Inc. | Internal connections | $473,007 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Raleigh County Schools | Advantage Technology | Internal connections | $166,568 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Lincoln County School District | Advantage Technology | Internal connections | $121,562 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Wood County School District | Advantage Technology | Internal connections | $53,541 | Mar 30, 2027 |
| Greenbrier County School Dist | Advantage Technology | Internal connections | $51,600 | Jan 28, 2027 |
| Kanawha County Public Library System | Alpha Technologies Inc. | Internal connections | $39,201 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Putnam County School District | Advantage Technology | Internal connections | $36,470 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Brooke County School District | Insight Public Sector Inc. | Internal connections | $15,786 | Aug 15, 2027 |
| South Charleston Library | Ignite Link | Internal connections | $13,940 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| St Michael School | Jordan P. Chilensky | Internal connections | $11,154 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Kanawha County School District | Advantage Technology | Internal connections | $10,509 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Monroe County School District | Advantage Technology | Internal connections | $10,272 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| St Paul School | Jordan P. Chilensky | Internal connections | $5,416 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Weirton Madonna High School | Jordan P. Chilensky | Internal connections | $5,294 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Berkeley Co School District | Shentel Asset Entity II LLC | Data and internet | $5,280 | Aug 30, 2027 |
| Fairmont Catholic School | Jordan P. Chilensky | Internal connections | $4,921 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| St Vincent De Paul School | Jordan P. Chilensky | Internal connections | $4,353 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Parkersburg Catholic Schools | Jordan P. Chilensky | Internal connections | $3,957 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Clay County School District | Advantage Technology | Internal connections | $3,911 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Fairmont Catholic School | Zones IT Solutions Inc. | Internal connections | $1,089 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| St Vincent De Paul School | Zones IT Solutions Inc. | Internal connections | $954 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Weirton Madonna High School | Zones IT Solutions Inc. | Internal connections | $765 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Summers County School District | En-Net Services, LLC | Internal connections | $732 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| St Paul School | Zones IT Solutions Inc. | Internal connections | $628 | Sep 30, 2027 |
193 applicants in West Virginia have $49.9M of Category 2 budget left in the FY2026-2030 cycle.
| Applicant | Budget | Left | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| KANAWHA COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT | $4,498,236 | $4,154,207 | Preliminary |
| BERKELEY CO SCHOOL DISTRICT | $3,974,960 | $3,316,090 | Preliminary |
| CABELL COUNTY SCHOOLS | $2,194,291 | $2,194,291 | Forecast |
| MONONGALIA COUNTY SCHOOLS | $2,252,343 | $2,109,472 | Preliminary |
| RALEIGH COUNTY SCHOOLS | $2,032,027 | $1,836,065 | Confirmed |
| MERCER COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT | $1,593,008 | $1,593,008 | Forecast |
| JEFFERSON COUNTY SCHOOL DIST | $1,655,494 | $1,254,485 | Confirmed |
| WAYNE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT | $1,124,357 | $1,124,357 | Forecast |
| LOGAN COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT | $1,115,287 | $1,115,287 | Forecast |
| FAYETTE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT | $1,018,130 | $1,018,130 | Forecast |
| MARION COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT | $1,391,438 | $834,959 | Confirmed |
| MINGO COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT | $800,636 | $800,636 | Forecast |
| WOOD COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT | $2,174,739 | $788,314 | Preliminary |
| MINERAL COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT | $782,092 | $782,092 | Forecast |
| PUTNAM COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT | $1,677,466 | $763,775 | Preliminary |
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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.