E-Rate Funding in Illinois

Data updated Oct 21, 2026 · from USAC open data

Schools and libraries in Illinois have received $999,320,406 in committed E-Rate funding across 38,305 funding requests from 1,545 applicants. The largest provider by committed dollars is Illinois Bell Telephone Company, LLC.

See also Rural Health Care (RHC) funding in Illinois.

Schools and libraries in Illinois account for 4% of all committed E-Rate funding nationwide. Category 2 equipment makes up 38% of that funding, with Category 1 services accounting for the rest. Annual committed funding was highest in FY2021 at $111.9M.

Committed (all years)
$999.3M
Funding requests
38,305
Applicants
1,545

Top E-Rate providers in Illinois, ranked by funding

ProviderCommittedFRNs
Illinois Bell Telephone Company, LLC$116.8M2413
Comcast Business Communications$107M4178
Sentinel Technologies, Inc.$90M428
CDW Government LLC$89.7M2832
Netsync Network Solutions$65.3M13
AT&T Enterprises, LLC$46.3M1653
Delta Communications LLC$24.3M1761
Comcast Phone, LLC$19.9M334
Wanrack LLC$17.3M73
Quality Network Solutions, LLC$16M1066

E-Rate funding in Illinois by year

Funding yearCommittedFRNs
2026$61.5M2170
2025$67.3M2325
2024$105.4M2486
2023$97.6M2483
2022$90.2M2775
2021$111.9M2919
2020$90.7M3768
2019$101.3M3718
2018$81.4M4142
2017$87.3M4989
2016$104.7M6530

Largest E-Rate applicants in Illinois

All 596 qualifying E-Rate applicants in Illinois

E-Rate in Illinois: common questions

How much E-Rate funding has Illinois received?
Schools and libraries in Illinois have received $999,320,406 in committed E-Rate funding across 38,305 funding requests since FY2016.
Who are the top E-Rate providers in Illinois?
Ranked by committed funding, the largest E-Rate service providers in Illinois are Illinois Bell Telephone Company, LLC, Comcast Business Communications, and Sentinel Technologies, Inc..
How many applicants receive E-Rate funding in Illinois?
1,545 schools, libraries, and consortia in Illinois have received committed E-Rate funding.

704 funded E-Rate contracts in Illinois (Category 1 and managed internal broadband) end in the next 12 months.

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