E-Rate Funding in Idaho
Data updated Oct 21, 2026 · from USAC open data
Schools and libraries in Idaho have received $147,410,463 in committed E-Rate funding across 6,500 funding requests from 301 applicants. The largest provider by committed dollars is Fatbeam, LLC.
See also Rural Health Care (RHC) funding in Idaho.
Schools and libraries in Idaho account for 1% of all committed E-Rate funding nationwide. Category 2 equipment makes up 36% of that funding, with Category 1 services accounting for the rest. Annual committed funding was highest in FY2019 at $17.9M.
Committed (all years)
$147.4M
Funding requests
6,500
Applicants
301
Top E-Rate providers in Idaho, ranked by funding
| Provider | Committed | FRNs |
|---|---|---|
| Fatbeam, LLC | $49.1M | 1439 |
| Ednetics, Inc. | $24.6M | 682 |
| Zayo Education, LLC | $7.4M | 388 |
| Zayo Group, LLC | $5.8M | 18 |
| CompuNet, Inc. | $5.4M | 130 |
| Zayo Group, LLC | $4.6M | 81 |
| Direct Communications - Rockland, Inc. | $4.2M | 251 |
| First Step Internet, LLC. | $3.2M | 213 |
| Project Mutual Telephone Coop Assn, Inc. | $2.8M | 118 |
| Valcom Salt Lake City, LC | $2.1M | 36 |
E-Rate funding in Idaho by year
| Funding year | Committed | FRNs |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $12.2M | 594 |
| 2025 | $12.4M | 528 |
| 2024 | $11.9M | 503 |
| 2023 | $11.1M | 478 |
| 2022 | $13.4M | 549 |
| 2021 | $12M | 496 |
| 2020 | $16.4M | 590 |
| 2019 | $17.9M | 538 |
| 2018 | $13.1M | 537 |
| 2017 | $14.4M | 758 |
| 2016 | $12.5M | 929 |
Largest E-Rate applicants in Idaho
- West Ada School District$12.7M
- Boise City Independent Dist 1$8M
- Nampa School District 131$8M
- Lake Pend Oreille School District #84$5.4M
- Vallivue School District 139$4.8M
- Pocatello School District 25$4M
- Caldwell School District 132$3.8M
- Cassia Joint School Dist 151$3.3M
- Coeur D'Alene School Dist 271$3.3M
- Orofino Jt School District 171$3.2M
- Avery Elem School Dist 394$3M
- Lakeland School District 272$2.8M
- Post Falls School District 273$2.5M
- Minidoka Co Joint Sch Dist 331$2.4M
- Twin Falls School District 411$2.2M
All 104 qualifying E-Rate applicants in Idaho
- Emmett School District 221
- Bonneville Joint Sch Dist 93
- Blackfoot School District
- Boundary County District 101
- Madison School District 321
- Blaine County School Dist 61
- Idaho Falls School District 91
- Mountain Home School Dist 193
- Jerome Joint School Dist 261
- Fremont County Joint Dist 215
- Shelley Joint Sch District 60
- White Pine Joint School District #288
- Teton County School Dist 401
- Snake River School District 52
- Kuna Joint School District 3
- Jefferson County Jt Dist 251
- Middleton School District 134
- Consolidated Free Library Dist
- Payette Joint School Dist 371
- American Falls Joint Dist 381
- Kellogg Joint School Dist 391
- Mountain View School District #244
- Coeur D'Alene Tribal School
- South Lemhi School Dist 292
- Kimberly School District 414
- Gooding Technology Consortium
- Bruneau-Grand View Jt Dist 365
- St Maries Joint Sch Dist 41
- Parma School District 137
- Homedale Joint School Dist 370
- West Bonner County School District #83
- Weiser School District 431
- Mccall-Donnelly Sch Dist 421
- Preston School District 201
- Prairie-River Library District
- Kamiah Joint School District Number 306
- Murtaugh School District 418
- West Jefferson School Dist 253
- Soda Springs Jt Sch Dist 150
- Wendell School District 232
- Meridian Library District
- Lapwai School District 341
- Sugar-Salem Joint Sch Dist 322
- Shoshone Joint School Dist 312
- Marsh Valley Joint Sch Dist 21
- Buhl Joint School District 412
- Lewiston School District 340
- Melba Joint School Dist 136
- Moscow School District 281
- New Plymouth School Dist 372
- East Bonner Co Free Lib Dist
- Gooding Joint School Dist 231
- Firth School District 59
- Idea Administration Office
- Payette River Technical Academy
- Joint School District Number 243
- Valley School District 262
- Idaho Department Of Juvenile Corrections
- Potlatch School District 285
- Compass Public Charter School
- Idaho Arts Charter School
- Plummer-Worley Jt Sch Dist 44
- Bear Lake Co School Dist 33
- Idaho Bureau Of Educational Services For The Deaf And The Blind
- Cottonwood School District
- Richard Mckenna Charter Schools
- Aberdeen School District 58
- Ririe Joint School Dist 252
- Rockland School District 382
- Richfield School District 316
- Kootenai School District 274
- Salmon School District 291
- Wilder School District 133
- Grace Joint School Dist 148
- West Side School District 202
- Bliss School District 234
- Culdesac Joint School Dist 342
- Glenns Ferry Jt Sch Dist 192
- Ada Community Library
- Wallace School District 393
- North Idaho Stem Charter Academy
- Challis Joint School Dist 181
- Basin School District 72
- Notus School District 135
- Marsing Joint School Dist 363
- Priest Lake Community Pub Library
- Ss Peter And Paul School
- Clark County School Dist 161
- North Valley Academy
E-Rate in Idaho: common questions
- How much E-Rate funding has Idaho received?
- Schools and libraries in Idaho have received $147,410,463 in committed E-Rate funding across 6,500 funding requests since FY2016.
- Who are the top E-Rate providers in Idaho?
- Ranked by committed funding, the largest E-Rate service providers in Idaho are Fatbeam, LLC, Ednetics, Inc., and Zayo Education, LLC.
- How many applicants receive E-Rate funding in Idaho?
- 301 schools, libraries, and consortia in Idaho have received committed E-Rate funding.
178 funded E-Rate contracts in Idaho (Category 1 and managed internal broadband) end in the next 12 months.
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