E-Rate Funding for Schools In Action

Data updated Oct 21, 2026 · from USAC open data

Schools In Action in California has received $434,609 in committed E-Rate funding across 65 funding requests. Their FY2026 discount rate is 90% on Category 1 services and 85% on Category 2 equipment. Activity runs from FY2016 to FY2026, with $261.3K in Category 1 services and $173.3K in Category 2 equipment. Its largest provider by committed dollars is Charter Communications Operating, LLC at $206.2K.

Schools In Action accounts for less than 1% of California's committed E-Rate funding. Its largest provider, Charter Communications Operating, LLC, holds 47% of that committed funding. Category 2 equipment accounts for 40% of Schools In Action's committed funding, and Category 1 services the remainder.

Committed (all years)
$434.6K
Category 1
$261.3K
Category 2
$173.3K
Funding requests
65

Schools In Action's E-Rate providers, ranked by funding

ProviderCommitted
Charter Communications Operating, LLC$206.2K
GIGAKOM$133.2K
Time Warner Cable Business LLC$83.4K
Jive Communications, Inc.$9.8K
AT&T Mobility$1.5K
Verizon Wireless (Cellco Partnership)$431.8

E-Rate funding by year

Funding yearCommittedFRNs
2026$25.5K5
2025$20.6K6
2024$35.5K6
2023$29.8K7
2022$73.4K8
2021$39.7K7
2020$56K6
2019$31.2K4
2018$52K7
2017$39.2K5
2016$31.7K4

Who handles E-Rate for Schools In Action?

The contact listed on Schools In Action's most recent Form 470 (FY2026) is Mario Pena, typically the district's E-Rate coordinator or consultant. Email, phone, and the filing history behind every applicant contact are available inside FRNHQ.

Schools In Action E-Rate funding: common questions

How much E-Rate funding has Schools In Action received?
Schools In Action in California has received $434,609 in committed E-Rate funding across 65 funding requests.
Who provides E-Rate services to Schools In Action?
Schools In Action's E-Rate service providers by committed funding include Charter Communications Operating, LLC, GIGAKOM, and Time Warner Cable Business LLC.
What is Schools In Action's E-Rate discount rate?
Their FY2026 discount rate is 90% on Category 1 services and 85% on Category 2 equipment. The discount is the share of eligible costs the program covers; USAC sets it each funding year from the district's student poverty and rurality, so it can change from year to year.
Who is the E-Rate coordinator for Schools In Action?
USAC filings do not name a coordinator role directly, but the contact person listed on Schools In Action's most recent FCC Form 470 (FY2026) is Mario Pena. Districts typically list their E-Rate coordinator or consultant as the Form 470 contact.

1 funded E-Rate contract for Schools In Action (Category 1 and managed internal broadband) ends in the next 12 months.

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