E-Rate Funding in Kentucky

Data updated Sep 5, 2026 · from USAC open data

Schools and libraries in Kentucky have received $458,143,528 in committed E-Rate funding across 10,868 funding requests from 376 applicants. The largest provider by committed dollars is AT&T Enterprises, LLC.

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

Schools and libraries in Kentucky account for 2% 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 FY2025 at $52.2M.

Committed (all years)
$458.1M
Funding requests
10,868
Applicants
376

Top E-Rate providers in Kentucky, ranked by funding

ProviderCommittedFRNs
AT&T Enterprises, LLC$108.1M782
Extreme Networks$90.8M2100
Step Resources Communication$36.9M360
Vero Fiber Networks$31.4M4
Zayo Education, LLC$21.5M293
Charter Communications Operating, LLC$19.2M1016
Windstream Communications, LLC$17.8M770
BellSouth Telecommunications, LLC$16.9M421
PC Solutions & Integration, Inc.$16M75
Cincinnati Bell Telephone LLC (KY)$8.3M326

E-Rate funding in Kentucky by year

Funding yearCommittedFRNs
2026$44M605
2025$52.2M764
2024$36.8M687
2023$38.9M1100
2022$42M690
2021$50.6M682
2020$41.5M1364
2019$43.5M967
2018$29.4M1044
2017$36.9M1392
2016$42.4M1573

Largest E-Rate applicants in Kentucky

All 161 qualifying E-Rate applicants in Kentucky

E-Rate in Kentucky: common questions

How much E-Rate funding has Kentucky received?
Schools and libraries in Kentucky have received $458,143,528 in committed E-Rate funding across 10,868 funding requests since FY2016.
Who are the top E-Rate providers in Kentucky?
Ranked by committed funding, the largest E-Rate service providers in Kentucky are AT&T Enterprises, LLC, Extreme Networks, and Step Resources Communication.
How many applicants receive E-Rate funding in Kentucky?
376 schools, libraries, and consortia in Kentucky have received committed E-Rate funding.

Contracts on 682 funded E-Rate requests in Kentucky are set to expire in the next 12 months.

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