E-Rate Funding in Massachusetts
Data updated Oct 21, 2026 · from USAC open data
Schools and libraries in Massachusetts have received $369,275,426 in committed E-Rate funding across 13,718 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)
$369.3M
Funding requests
13,718
Applicants
611
Top E-Rate providers in Massachusetts, ranked by funding
| Provider | Committed | FRNs |
|---|---|---|
| Comcast Business Communications | $37.5M | 2511 |
| Whally Computer Associates, Inc. | $36.2M | 1266 |
| CherryRoad Technologies Inc. | $34.5M | 658 |
| ePlus Technology, Inc. | $28.3M | 422 |
| CELT- Center for Educational Leadership & Technology | $23.8M | 877 |
| 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. | $13.8M | 251 |
| MicroNet Associates Inc. | $12.3M | 118 |
E-Rate funding in Massachusetts by year
| Funding year | Committed | FRNs |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $30.1M | 984 |
| 2025 | $32.5M | 1036 |
| 2024 | $36.6M | 1075 |
| 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$5.7M
- Lynn School District$5M
- City Of Lowell$4.9M
- City Of Pittsfield School Department$4.9M
- Everett School District$4.7M
- Quincy Public School District$4.6M
- Holyoke School District$3.6M
- Chicopee Public Sch District$3.4M
All 288 qualifying E-Rate applicants in Massachusetts
- Taunton School District
- Malden Public Schools
- Leominster School District
- Massit School Wireless E-Rate Consortium
- Massachusetts Dept Of Youth Services
- Milford Public Schools
- Peabody School District
- Medford School District
- Fitchburg School District
- Prospect Hill Academy Charter School District
- Brooke Charter Schools
- Haverhill School District
- Dudley-Charlton Reg Sch Dist
- Kipp Ma - District Office
- Randolph School District
- Methuen Public Schools
- Barnstable School District
- Framingham School District
- Chelsea School District
- Plymouth Public School Dist
- Westfield Public School District
- North Middlesex Reg Sch Dist
- Woburn School District
- Newton School District
- City Of Somerville
- 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
- Agawam School District
- Excel Academy Charter School - District Office
- Riverview School
- C W Mars, Inc.
- West Springfield School Dist
- Dighton-Rehoboth Regional School District
- North Adams Public School Dist
- Marlborough School District
- Weymouth School District
- Wachusett Regional School Dist
- Triton Regional Sch District
- Millbury School District
- Montachusett Reg Voc-Tech Sch
- Foxborough Regional Charter School
- Dedham School District
- Chelmsford Public 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
- Northbridge School District
- Greenfield Public School District
- Ashburnham-Westminster Reg Dist
- Wareham School District
- Gardner School District
- Greater Lowell Reg Voc School
- Narragansett Regional School District
- Central Massachusetts Collaborative
- Braintree Public Schools
- Gill-Montague Reg Sch District
- Monomoy Regional School District
- Collaborative For Educational Servces - Seis
- Norwell Public School District
- Nauset Reg School District
- Middleboro School District
- Greater Lawrence Voc Dist
- Needham Public Schools
- New England Center For Children
- North Attleborough School Dist
- Waltham Public School District
- Palmer Public School District
- Swansea School Department
- Central Berkshire Reg Sch Dist
- Dennis-Yarmouth Reg Sch Dist
- Alma Del Mar Charter School
- Hoosac Valley Regional School District
- New Heights Charter School District
- Holyoke Community Charter School
- Boston Renaissance Charter Public School
- Winchendon Public Schools
- 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
- Gloucester Public School Dist
- Tantasqua Regional School District/Union 61
- Hillcrest Educational Centers Inc.
- Webster School District
- Freetown Lakeville Reg School
- Hampden-Wilbraham Reg Sch Dist
- 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
- Canton School District
- Hudson School District
- Saint John Paul Ii Catholic Academy
- Beverly Public School Dist
- Tri Town School Union
- Bridgewater-Raynham Reg Dist
- Blackstone-Millville Reg Dist
- Hampden Charter Schools - District Office
- N E Metro Reg Voc School Dist
- Arlington School District
- Sandwich School District
- Hopkinton School District
- Bourne School District
- Veritas Preparatory Charter School
- Uxbridge Public Schools
- Walpole School District
- Watertown School District
- Ludlow School District
- Mashpee Public School District
- Lenox Public School District
- Xaverian Brothers High School
- Wellesley Public Schools
- Phoenix Charter Academy
- Westport Community Schools
- Pioneer Charter School Of Science Ii
- Winchester School District
- Match Charter Public School
- Nantucket Public School Dist
- Seekonk School District
- Norwood Public School District
- Berkshire Hills Reg Sch Dist
- Falmouth School District
- Duxbury Public School District
- Billerica School District
- Tewksbury Public Schools
- North Andover School District
- Winthrop Public School District
- Southern Berkshire Regional School District
- Medfield Public School Dist
- Whitman-Hanson Reg School Dist
- Justice Resource Institute
- Rockland School District
- Argosy Collegiate Charter School
- Ware Public School District
- Southwick-Tolland-Granville Regional School District
- Ayer Shirley School District
- Lunenburg School District
- Mount Greylock Regional School District
- Mahar-Orange-Petersham Consortium.
- Concord Public Schools
- Bristol-Plymouth School Dist
- Essex North Shore Agricultural & Technical School District
- Convervatory Lab Charter School District Office
- Community Day Charter Public School
- Foxborough Public Schools
- Hampshire Reg School District
- Natick School District
- Neighborhood House Chtr Sch
- Acton-Boxborough School District
- Stoneham Public Schools
- Grafton Public School District
- Holliston Public Schools
- Gateway Regional School District
- Northampton School District
- Monson School District
- Westwood School District
- South Worcester Co Voc Dist
- St. John'S Preparatory School
- Burlington School District
- Crystal Springs School, A Prog Of Crystal Springs, Inc.
- Whittier Regional Voc Tech District
- Somerset Public School Dist
- 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
- South Hadley School District
- Swampscott School District
- Fairhaven School District
- Melrose School District
- Lynnfield School District
- Codman Academy Charter Public School
- Academy Of The Pacific Rim
- Boston Collegiate Charter School
- Frontier Regional Union 38 Consortium
- S.A.I.L.S., Inc.
- Belmont School District
- Plainville School District
- Carver Public Schools
- Sutton School District
- Advanced Math & Science Academy Charter School
- Longmeadow School District
- Pembroke Public Schools
- Medway Public Schools
- Scituate Public School District
- Franklin School District
- Cohasset School District
- Benjamin Banneker Chtr Sch
- Newburyport School District
- Assabet Valley Reg Voc 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
- Merrimack Vly Lib Consortium
- Eagle Hill School
- Westborough School District
- May Center For Education And Vocational Training
- Tri County Reg Voc-Tech Hs
- Pioneer Valley Reg School Dist
- Blackstone Valley Vocational Regional School District
- Georgetown School District
- Tyngsborough School District
- Cape Libs Automated Mats Share
- Shawsheen Valley Voc Tech Dist
- Stoughton Public Schools
- Sturgis Charter School
- Abington School District
- Northshore Education Consortium
- Hingham Public School District
- Libertas Academy Charter School
- Granby School District
- Quaboag Regional
- Salem Academy Charter School
- Holbrook School District
- Seem Collaborative
- Baystate Community Services
- Northborough Public Schools
- Lee School District
- Town Of East Longmeadow School District
- Catholic Memorial High School
- Brandon School
- Lowell Collegiate Charter School
- Old Rochester Reg School Dist
- Upper Cape Cod Reg Vo-Tec Dist
- Weston Public Schools (Ma)
- Hopedale School District
- Rockport School District
- Mohawk Trail Regional School District
- Up-Island
- Berkshire Arts And Technology Charter School
- Groton-Dunstable Reg Sch Dist
- Harvard Public Schools
- 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
- King Philip Reg School Dist
- Neari School
- Community Charter School Of Cambridge
- Compass
- Silver Lake Regional 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 $369,275,426 in committed E-Rate funding across 13,718 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.
353 funded E-Rate contracts in Massachusetts (Category 1 and managed internal broadband) end in the next 12 months.
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