E-Rate Funding in Massachusetts
Data updated Sep 4, 2026 · from USAC open data
Schools and libraries in Massachusetts have received $364,784,768 in committed E-Rate funding across 13,588 funding requests from 611 applicants. The largest provider by committed dollars is Comcast Business Communications.
See also Rural Health Care (RHC) funding in Massachusetts.
Schools and libraries in Massachusetts account for 1% of all committed E-Rate funding nationwide. Category 2 equipment makes up 41% of that funding, with Category 1 services accounting for the rest. Annual committed funding was highest in FY2016 at $37.9M.
Committed (all years)
$364.8M
Funding requests
13,588
Applicants
611
Top E-Rate providers in Massachusetts, ranked by funding
| Provider | Committed | FRNs |
|---|---|---|
| Comcast Business Communications | $37.2M | 2496 |
| Whally Computer Associates, Inc. | $35.1M | 1237 |
| CherryRoad Technologies Inc. | $34.4M | 653 |
| ePlus Technology, Inc. | $28M | 418 |
| CELT- Center for Educational Leadership & Technology | $23.7M | 874 |
| City of Boston - Dept of Innovation & Technology | $20.7M | 39 |
| Merrimack Education Center | $18.9M | 344 |
| Verizon Massachusetts | $16.9M | 497 |
| Custom Computer Specialist, Inc. | $13.7M | 247 |
| MicroNet Associates Inc. | $11.8M | 115 |
E-Rate funding in Massachusetts by year
| Funding year | Committed | FRNs |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $25.5M | 853 |
| 2025 | $32.6M | 1035 |
| 2024 | $36.7M | 1077 |
| 2023 | $35.9M | 1049 |
| 2022 | $32.4M | 1095 |
| 2021 | $37.4M | 1082 |
| 2020 | $30.2M | 1274 |
| 2019 | $31.4M | 1164 |
| 2018 | $32.1M | 1334 |
| 2017 | $32.7M | 1594 |
| 2016 | $37.9M | 2031 |
Largest E-Rate applicants in Massachusetts
- Boston School District$40.4M
- Springfield Public Schools$21.5M
- Worcester Public School District$21.4M
- New Bedford School District$6.4M
- Mbln Consortium$6.3M
- Fall River Public School Dist$6M
- Brockton Public School Dist$5.7M
- Lawrence Public Schools$5.5M
- Lynn School District$5M
- City Of Pittsfield School Department$4.9M
- Everett School District$4.7M
- City Of Lowell$4.7M
- Quincy Public School District$4.6M
- Chicopee Public Sch District$3.4M
- Taunton School District$3.2M
All 283 qualifying E-Rate applicants in Massachusetts
- Malden Public Schools
- Holyoke School District
- Leominster School District
- Massit School Wireless E-Rate Consortium
- Massachusetts Dept Of Youth Services
- Milford Public Schools
- Peabody School District
- Fitchburg School District
- Brooke Charter Schools
- Haverhill School District
- Dudley-Charlton Reg Sch Dist
- Medford School District
- Kipp Ma - District Office
- Randolph School District
- Prospect Hill Academy Charter School District
- Barnstable School District
- Framingham School District
- Chelsea School District
- Plymouth Public School Dist
- Methuen Public Schools
- Westfield Public School District
- North Middlesex Reg Sch Dist
- Newton School District
- Revere Public Schools
- Cambridge School District
- Attleboro School District
- Athol-Royalston Reg Sch Dist
- Nashoba Reg School District
- Southbridge Public School Dist
- Gtr New Bedford Reg Voc-Tech High School
- Clinton School District
- City Of Somerville
- Riverview School
- Excel Academy Charter School - District Office
- C W Mars, Inc.
- Agawam School District
- West Springfield School Dist
- Weymouth School District
- North Adams Public School Dist
- Wachusett Regional School Dist
- Triton Regional Sch District
- Marlborough School District
- Millbury School District
- Dighton-Rehoboth Regional School District
- Montachusett Reg Voc-Tech Sch
- Dedham School District
- Chelmsford Public School District
- Woburn School District
- Dracut Public School
- Quabbin Regional School Dist
- Salem School District
- Andover Public School District
- Judge Rotenberg Educational Center
- Spencer-E Brookfield Reg S D
- Lexington School District
- Danvers Public Schools
- Greenfield Public School District
- Northbridge School District
- Ashburnham-Westminster Reg Dist
- Wareham School District
- Foxborough Regional Charter School
- Greater Lowell Reg Voc School
- Narragansett Regional School District
- Central Massachusetts Collaborative
- Monomoy Regional School District
- Gardner School District
- Norwell Public School District
- Nauset Reg School District
- Middleboro School District
- Greater Lawrence Voc Dist
- New England Center For Children
- Braintree Public Schools
- North Attleborough School Dist
- Waltham Public School District
- Palmer Public School District
- Gill-Montague Reg Sch District
- Swansea School Department
- Central Berkshire Reg Sch Dist
- Collaborative For Educational Servces - Seis
- Dennis-Yarmouth Reg Sch Dist
- Alma Del Mar Charter School
- Needham Public Schools
- Holyoke Community Charter School
- Boston Renaissance Charter Public School
- Hoosac Valley Regional School District
- Pioneer Charter School Of Science I
- Lawrence Family Dev Chtr Sch
- South Middlesex Voc Dist
- Southeastern Regional School District
- Milton Public School District
- Mendon-Upton Reg Sch District
- New Heights Charter School District
- Gloucester Public School Dist
- Winchendon Public Schools
- Hillcrest Educational Centers Inc.
- Webster School District
- Freetown Lakeville Reg School
- Hampden-Wilbraham Reg Sch Dist
- Tantasqua Regional School District/Union 61
- Lowell Community Charter School
- Leicester School District
- Norton School District
- Mansfield Public School Dist
- Abby Kelley Foster Regional Charter District
- Shrewsbury School District
- Greater Fall River Sch Dist
- Dartmouth School District
- Hudson School District
- Saint John Paul Ii Catholic Academy
- Beverly Public School Dist
- Blackstone-Millville Reg Dist
- Canton School District
- Hampden Charter Schools - District Office
- N E Metro Reg Voc School Dist
- Arlington School District
- Bourne School District
- Veritas Preparatory Charter School
- Bridgewater-Raynham Reg Dist
- Watertown School District
- Ludlow School District
- Mashpee Public School District
- Hopkinton School District
- Lenox Public School District
- Walpole School District
- Phoenix Charter Academy
- Westport Community Schools
- Wellesley Public Schools
- Pioneer Charter School Of Science Ii
- Winchester School District
- Sandwich School District
- Tri Town School Union
- Nantucket Public School Dist
- Falmouth School District
- Billerica School District
- Tewksbury Public Schools
- North Andover School District
- Winthrop Public School District
- Xaverian Brothers High School
- Match Charter Public School
- Southern Berkshire Regional School District
- Medfield Public School Dist
- Rockland School District
- Whitman-Hanson Reg School Dist
- Justice Resource Institute
- Argosy Collegiate Charter School
- Ware Public School District
- Southwick-Tolland-Granville Regional School District
- Ayer Shirley School District
- Lunenburg School District
- Community Day Charter Public School
- Mount Greylock Regional School District
- Concord Public Schools
- Bristol-Plymouth School Dist
- Essex North Shore Agricultural & Technical School District
- Seekonk School District
- Convervatory Lab Charter School District Office
- Foxborough Public Schools
- Natick School District
- Neighborhood House Chtr Sch
- Stoneham Public Schools
- Grafton Public School District
- Gateway Regional School District
- Holliston Public Schools
- Duxbury Public School District
- Northampton School District
- Westwood School District
- South Worcester Co Voc Dist
- St. John'S Preparatory School
- Uxbridge Public Schools
- Burlington School District
- Mahar-Orange-Petersham Consortium.
- Norwood Public School District
- Crystal Springs School, A Prog Of Crystal Springs, Inc.
- Whittier Regional Voc Tech District
- Somerset Public School Dist
- Hampshire Reg School District
- Latham School
- Lincoln-Sudbury School District
- Boston Preparatory Charter Public School
- City On A Hill Charter Public School Circuit Street
- Avon School District
- Auburn Public Schools
- East Bridgewater School Dist
- Wayland Public Schools
- Springfield Prep Charter School
- Berkshire Hills Reg Sch Dist
- Acton-Boxborough School District
- Fairhaven School District
- South Hadley School District
- Melrose School District
- Lynnfield School District
- Codman Academy Charter Public School
- Academy Of The Pacific Rim
- Swampscott School District
- Boston Collegiate Charter School
- Frontier Regional Union 38 Consortium
- Monson School District
- Belmont School District
- Plainville School District
- Carver Public Schools
- Sutton School District
- Advanced Math & Science Academy Charter School
- Longmeadow School District
- Pembroke Public Schools
- Scituate Public School District
- Medway Public Schools
- Franklin School District
- Cohasset School District
- Benjamin Banneker Chtr Sch
- Newburyport School District
- Wilmington School District
- Sharon School District
- Hawlemont Mohawk Consortium
- Marblehead Public School Dist
- Amherst-Pelham Regional School District Consortium
- Blue Hills Regional Technical School
- Belchertown Public School Dist
- S.A.I.L.S., Inc.
- Merrimack Vly Lib Consortium
- Eagle Hill School
- Westborough School District
- May Center For Education And Vocational Training
- Tri County Reg Voc-Tech Hs
- Blackstone Valley Vocational Regional School District
- Pioneer Valley Reg School Dist
- Tyngsborough School District
- Shawsheen Valley Voc Tech Dist
- Stoughton Public Schools
- Sturgis Charter School
- Abington School District
- Lee School District
- Assabet Valley Reg Voc District
- Hingham Public School District
- Libertas Academy Charter School
- Quaboag Regional
- Salem Academy Charter School
- Holbrook School District
- Seem Collaborative
- Northborough Public Schools
- Town Of East Longmeadow School District
- Brandon School
- Northshore Education Consortium
- Cape Libs Automated Mats Share
- Georgetown School District
- Upper Cape Cod Reg Vo-Tec Dist
- Granby School District
- Weston Public Schools (Ma)
- Hopedale School District
- Rockport School District
- Mohawk Trail Regional School District
- Berkshire Arts And Technology Charter School
- Old Rochester Reg School Dist
- Cardinal Cushing Centers
- Ipswich Public Schools
- Bishop Feehan High School
- Easthampton School District
- Bridge Boston Charter School District
- Central Catholic High School
- Rfk- Community Alliance- Perkins
- Shore Educational Collaborative
- Harvard Public Schools
- King Philip Reg School Dist
- Neari School
- Community Charter School Of Cambridge
- Compass
- Groton-Dunstable Reg Sch Dist
- Pathfinder Reg Voc Tech Hs District
- Atlantis Charter School- Lower Site
E-Rate in Massachusetts: common questions
- How much E-Rate funding has Massachusetts received?
- Schools and libraries in Massachusetts have received $364,784,768 in committed E-Rate funding across 13,588 funding requests since FY2016.
- Who are the top E-Rate providers in Massachusetts?
- Ranked by committed funding, the largest E-Rate service providers in Massachusetts are Comcast Business Communications, Whally Computer Associates, Inc., and CherryRoad Technologies Inc..
- How many applicants receive E-Rate funding in Massachusetts?
- 611 schools, libraries, and consortia in Massachusetts have received committed E-Rate funding.
Contracts on 1,012 funded E-Rate requests in Massachusetts are set to expire in the next 12 months.
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