E-Rate Funding in Minnesota

Data updated Sep 4, 2026 · from USAC open data

Schools and libraries in Minnesota have received $325,921,657 in committed E-Rate funding across 15,482 funding requests from 744 applicants. The largest provider by committed dollars is CDW Government LLC.

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

Schools and libraries in Minnesota account for 1% of all committed E-Rate funding nationwide. Category 2 equipment makes up 43% of that funding, with Category 1 services accounting for the rest. Annual committed funding was highest in FY2016 at $36.1M.

Committed (all years)
$325.9M
Funding requests
15,482
Applicants
744

Top E-Rate providers in Minnesota, ranked by funding

ProviderCommittedFRNs
CDW Government LLC$29.8M830
VAL-ED Joint Venture LLP, dba 702 Communications$24.3M103
Tekstar Communications, Inc.$21.7M1172
State of Minnesota$17.5M91
Tech Check, LLC$16.6M755
High Point Networks, LLC$14.1M216
Comcast Business Communications$13.7M1079
CenturyLink Qwest Corporation$10.6M193
AMCO HBS Holdings LP$9.7M113
Matrix Communications, Inc.$9M187

E-Rate funding in Minnesota by year

Funding yearCommittedFRNs
2026$19.9M898
2025$30.9M1259
2024$32M1219
2023$32.3M1223
2022$30.8M1201
2021$27M1214
2020$29.5M1406
2019$31.1M1308
2018$28M1413
2017$28.5M1899
2016$36.1M2442

Largest E-Rate applicants in Minnesota

All 225 qualifying E-Rate applicants in Minnesota

E-Rate in Minnesota: common questions

How much E-Rate funding has Minnesota received?
Schools and libraries in Minnesota have received $325,921,657 in committed E-Rate funding across 15,482 funding requests since FY2016.
Who are the top E-Rate providers in Minnesota?
Ranked by committed funding, the largest E-Rate service providers in Minnesota are CDW Government LLC, VAL-ED Joint Venture LLP, dba 702 Communications, and Tekstar Communications, Inc..
How many applicants receive E-Rate funding in Minnesota?
744 schools, libraries, and consortia in Minnesota have received committed E-Rate funding.

Contracts on 1,052 funded E-Rate requests in Minnesota are set to expire in the next 12 months.

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