E-Rate Funding for Hennepin County Libraries

Data updated Sep 4, 2026 · from USAC open data

Hennepin County Libraries in Minnesota has received $4,960,710 in committed E-Rate funding across 53 funding requests. Their E-Rate discount rate is 80%. Activity runs from FY2016 to FY2026, with $4.2M in Category 1 services and $714.5K in Category 2 equipment. Its largest provider by committed dollars is Comcast Business Communications at $1.9M.

Hennepin County Libraries accounts for 2% of Minnesota's committed E-Rate funding. Its largest provider, Comcast Business Communications, holds 39% of that committed funding. Category 2 equipment accounts for 14% of Hennepin County Libraries's committed funding, and Category 1 services the remainder.

Committed (all years)
$5M
Category 1
$4.2M
Category 2
$714.5K
Funding requests
53

Hennepin County Libraries's E-Rate providers, ranked by funding

ProviderCommitted
Comcast Business Communications$1.9M
CenturyLink Qwest Communications Company, LLC$981.4K
Insight Public Sector Inc$622.7K
Comcast Phone, LLC$580.7K
CenturyLink Qwest Corporation$448.5K
Zayo Group, LLC$312.4K
SHI International Corpo.$91.8K
Sprint Spectrum, L.P.$5.5K
Frontier Communications of Minnesota, Inc.$4.6K

E-Rate funding by year

Funding yearCommittedFRNs
2026$73.6K3
2025$264.4K4
2024$357.2K5
2023$365.5K4
2022$293.9K4
2021$369.8K4
2020$397.6K4
2019$567.1K4
2018$522.8K4
2017$531.6K8
2016$1.2M9

Who handles E-Rate for Hennepin County Libraries?

The contact listed on Hennepin County Libraries's most recent Form 470 (FY2026) is Jen Gerjets, typically the district's E-Rate coordinator or consultant. Email, phone, and the filing history behind every applicant contact are available inside FRNHQ.

Hennepin County Libraries E-Rate funding: common questions

How much E-Rate funding has Hennepin County Libraries received?
Hennepin County Libraries in Minnesota has received $4,960,710 in committed E-Rate funding across 53 funding requests.
Who provides E-Rate services to Hennepin County Libraries?
Hennepin County Libraries's E-Rate service providers by committed funding include Comcast Business Communications, CenturyLink Qwest Communications Company, LLC, and Insight Public Sector Inc.
What is Hennepin County Libraries's E-Rate discount rate?
Hennepin County Libraries's E-Rate discount rate is 80%, the share of eligible costs the program covers.
Who is the E-Rate coordinator for Hennepin County Libraries?
USAC filings do not name a coordinator role directly, but the contact person listed on Hennepin County Libraries's most recent FCC Form 470 (FY2026) is Jen Gerjets. Districts typically list their E-Rate coordinator or consultant as the Form 470 contact.

Contracts on 1 funded E-Rate requests for Hennepin County Libraries are set to expire in the next 12 months.

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