E-Rate Funding in New Jersey

Data updated Sep 4, 2026 · from USAC open data

Schools and libraries in New Jersey have received $619,697,409 in committed E-Rate funding across 25,463 funding requests from 994 applicants. The largest provider by committed dollars is Cablevision Lightpath NJ LLC.

See also Rural Health Care (RHC) funding in New Jersey.

Schools and libraries in New Jersey account for 2% 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 $64.2M.

Committed (all years)
$619.7M
Funding requests
25,463
Applicants
994

Top E-Rate providers in New Jersey, ranked by funding

ProviderCommittedFRNs
Cablevision Lightpath NJ LLC$97.7M3008
Comcast Business Communications$75M4020
Lightower Fiber Networks II, LLC$65.7M802
Core BTS, Inc.$28.3M666
Aspire Technology Partners, LLC$27.7M399
CDW Government LLC$26.4M1087
Dyntek Services, Inc.$23.5M655
Turn-key Technologies, Inc.$23.1M466
Verizon New Jersey Inc$21.5M1411
XTel Communications, Inc.$21.1M1207

E-Rate funding in New Jersey by year

Funding yearCommittedFRNs
2026$54.1M1701
2025$54M1941
2024$51.8M1853
2023$54.5M1862
2022$58.3M1883
2021$62.5M1969
2020$60.8M2971
2019$52.2M2328
2018$52M2451
2017$55.3M2943
2016$64.2M3561

Largest E-Rate applicants in New Jersey

All 458 qualifying E-Rate applicants in New Jersey

E-Rate in New Jersey: common questions

How much E-Rate funding has New Jersey received?
Schools and libraries in New Jersey have received $619,697,409 in committed E-Rate funding across 25,463 funding requests since FY2016.
Who are the top E-Rate providers in New Jersey?
Ranked by committed funding, the largest E-Rate service providers in New Jersey are Cablevision Lightpath NJ LLC, Comcast Business Communications, and Lightower Fiber Networks II, LLC.
How many applicants receive E-Rate funding in New Jersey?
994 schools, libraries, and consortia in New Jersey have received committed E-Rate funding.

Contracts on 1,742 funded E-Rate requests in New Jersey are set to expire in the next 12 months.

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