E-Rate Funding in New Jersey

Data updated Oct 21, 2026 · from USAC open data

Schools and libraries in New Jersey have received $628,019,894 in committed E-Rate funding across 25,614 funding requests from 995 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 42% of that funding, with Category 1 services accounting for the rest. Annual committed funding was highest in FY2016 at $64.2M.

Committed (all years)
$628M
Funding requests
25,614
Applicants
995

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

ProviderCommittedFRNs
Cablevision Lightpath NJ LLC$98.2M3025
Comcast Business Communications$75.2M4036
Lightower Fiber Networks II, LLC$66.3M810
Core BTS, Inc.$29.2M677
Aspire Technology Partners, LLC$29.2M409
CDW Government LLC$26.6M1093
Turn-key Technologies, Inc.$23.8M478
Dyntek Services, Inc.$23.5M659
Verizon New Jersey Inc$21.6M1418
XTel Communications, Inc.$21.2M1210

E-Rate funding in New Jersey by year

Funding yearCommittedFRNs
2026$63.3M1863
2025$53.8M1942
2024$51.7M1850
2023$54.2M1860
2022$58.3M1882
2021$62.4M1968
2020$60.8M2969
2019$52.2M2327
2018$52M2451
2017$55.2M2941
2016$64.2M3561

Largest E-Rate applicants in New Jersey

All 461 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 $628,019,894 in committed E-Rate funding across 25,614 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?
995 schools, libraries, and consortia in New Jersey have received committed E-Rate funding.

542 funded E-Rate contracts in New Jersey (Category 1 and managed internal broadband) end in the next 12 months.

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