E-Rate Funding for Portage Township Schools

Data updated Oct 21, 2026 · from USAC open data

Portage Township Schools in Indiana has received $5,218,237 in committed E-Rate funding across 54 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 $3M in Category 1 services and $2.2M in Category 2 equipment. Its largest provider by committed dollars is Network Solutions, Inc. at $1.8M.

Portage Township Schools accounts for 1% of Indiana's committed E-Rate funding. Its largest provider, Network Solutions, Inc., holds 35% of that committed funding. Category 2 equipment accounts for 42% of Portage Township Schools's committed funding, and Category 1 services the remainder.

Committed (all years)
$5.2M
Category 1
$3M
Category 2
$2.2M
Funding requests
54

Portage Township Schools's E-Rate providers, ranked by funding

ProviderCommitted
Network Solutions, Inc.$1.8M
Surf Internet Telecom LLC$939.5K
MNW Telecom, Inc$667.9K
Comcast Business Communications$531.9K
CDW Government LLC$452.9K
ENA Services, LLC$399.4K
Tri-Electronics, Inc.$361.7K
Frontier North, Inc.$19.1K
N2N Technologies, Inc.$9.3K
Verizon Wireless (Cellco Partnership)$1.6K

E-Rate funding by year

Funding yearCommittedFRNs
2026$290.1K4
2025$212.4K3
2024$347.8K3
2023$939.6K5
2022$718.5K4
2021$206.4K2
2020$403.5K3
2019$234.9K4
2018$663.1K16
2017$380.7K4
2016$821.4K6

Who handles E-Rate for Portage Township Schools?

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

Portage Township Schools E-Rate funding: common questions

How much E-Rate funding has Portage Township Schools received?
Portage Township Schools in Indiana has received $5,218,237 in committed E-Rate funding across 54 funding requests.
Who provides E-Rate services to Portage Township Schools?
Portage Township Schools's E-Rate service providers by committed funding include Network Solutions, Inc., Surf Internet Telecom LLC, and MNW Telecom, Inc.
What is Portage Township Schools'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 Portage Township Schools?
USAC filings do not name a coordinator role directly, but the contact person listed on Portage Township Schools's most recent FCC Form 470 (FY2026) is Dan Rice. Districts typically list their E-Rate coordinator or consultant as the Form 470 contact.

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

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