E-Rate Funding for De Kalb County School District

Data updated Sep 5, 2026 · from USAC open data

De Kalb County School District in Alabama has received $2,677,106 in committed E-Rate funding across 21 funding requests. Their E-Rate discount rate is 85%. Activity runs from FY2016 to FY2026, with $118.3K in Category 1 services and $2.6M in Category 2 equipment. Its largest provider by committed dollars is Howard Technology Solutions at $2.4M.

De Kalb County School District accounts for 1% of Alabama's committed E-Rate funding. Its largest provider, Howard Technology Solutions, holds 89% of that committed funding. Category 2 equipment accounts for 96% of De Kalb County School District's committed funding, and Category 1 services the remainder.

Committed (all years)
$2.7M
Category 1
$118.3K
Category 2
$2.6M
Funding requests
21

De Kalb County School District's E-Rate providers, ranked by funding

ProviderCommitted
Howard Technology Solutions$2.4M
Synergetics Diversified Computer Services, Inc$186.4K
Farmers Telecommunications Cooperative, Inc.$76.7K
AT&T Mobility$33.7K
BellSouth Telecommunications, LLC$4.3K
Peoples Telephone Company, Inc.$2.6K
CenturyLink CenturyTel of Alabama (Northern and Southern)$1.1K

E-Rate funding by year

Funding yearCommittedFRNs
2026$415.4K1
2022$689.6K1
2021$118.1K1
2020$186.4K1
2019$188.8K2
2018$18.1K1
2017$27.2K5
2016$1M9

Who handles E-Rate for De Kalb County School District?

The contact listed on De Kalb County School District's most recent Form 470 (FY2022) is Jimmy Benefield, typically the district's E-Rate coordinator or consultant. Email, phone, and the filing history behind every applicant contact are available inside FRNHQ.

De Kalb County School District E-Rate funding: common questions

How much E-Rate funding has De Kalb County School District received?
De Kalb County School District in Alabama has received $2,677,106 in committed E-Rate funding across 21 funding requests.
Who provides E-Rate services to De Kalb County School District?
De Kalb County School District's E-Rate service providers by committed funding include Howard Technology Solutions, Synergetics Diversified Computer Services, Inc, and Farmers Telecommunications Cooperative, Inc..
What is De Kalb County School District's E-Rate discount rate?
De Kalb County School District's E-Rate discount rate is 85%, the share of eligible costs the program covers.
Who is the E-Rate coordinator for De Kalb County School District?
USAC filings do not name a coordinator role directly, but the contact person listed on De Kalb County School District's most recent FCC Form 470 (FY2022) is Jimmy Benefield. Districts typically list their E-Rate coordinator or consultant as the Form 470 contact.

Contracts on 1 funded E-Rate requests for De Kalb County School District are set to expire in the next 12 months.

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Open bids & contract re-bid windows for De Kalb County School District

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