E-Rate Funding in New Mexico
Data updated Oct 21, 2026 · from USAC open data
Schools and libraries in New Mexico have received $451,792,586 in committed E-Rate funding across 6,969 funding requests from 342 applicants. The largest provider by committed dollars is Verizon Business Global LLC.
See also Rural Health Care (RHC) funding in New Mexico.
Schools and libraries in New Mexico account for 2% of all committed E-Rate funding nationwide. Category 2 equipment makes up 19% of that funding, with Category 1 services accounting for the rest. Annual committed funding was highest in FY2016 at $62.5M.
Committed (all years)
$451.8M
Funding requests
6,969
Applicants
342
Top E-Rate providers in New Mexico, ranked by funding
| Provider | Committed | FRNs |
|---|---|---|
| Verizon Business Global LLC | $159M | 330 |
| Unite Private Networks, LLC | $29.4M | 330 |
| CenturyLink Qwest Corporation | $26.7M | 439 |
| Sacred Wind Communications, Inc. | $21.5M | 93 |
| Conterra Ultra Broadband, LLC | $21.1M | 91 |
| Valcom Salt Lake City, LC | $14M | 195 |
| CenturyLink Qwest Communications Company, LLC | $13.8M | 335 |
| Windstream Communications, LLC | $12.7M | 341 |
| Plateau Telecommunications, Inc | $12M | 509 |
| Kelly Cable of New Mexico, Inc. | $10.2M | 25 |
E-Rate funding in New Mexico by year
| Funding year | Committed | FRNs |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $32.3M | 453 |
| 2025 | $37.7M | 527 |
| 2024 | $34.6M | 541 |
| 2023 | $25M | 514 |
| 2022 | $30.2M | 499 |
| 2021 | $50.4M | 533 |
| 2020 | $36.1M | 792 |
| 2019 | $40.2M | 595 |
| 2018 | $45.9M | 696 |
| 2017 | $56.9M | 870 |
| 2016 | $62.5M | 949 |
Largest E-Rate applicants in New Mexico
- Bie Cntrl Ofc/Dpt Of Interior$159M
- Albuquerque School District$50.3M
- Gallup-Mckinley Co School Dist$25.8M
- Santa Fe School District$14M
- Las Cruces Public Schools Consortium$13.1M
- Gadsden I.S.D.$11.1M
- Central Cons School Dist 22$9.7M
- Rio Rancho Public School Dist$9.1M
- Grants-Cibola County School District$6.9M
- Espanola Public School Dist$5.4M
- Roswell Indep School District$5.3M
- Bernalillo Public Schools$5M
- Carlsbad Municipal School Dist$4.9M
- Farmington Muncpl Sch Dist 5$4.9M
- Los Lunas School District$4.7M
All 111 qualifying E-Rate applicants in New Mexico
- Hobbs Municipal School Dist
- Middle Rio Grande Pueblo Tribal Consortium
- Las Cruces Public Schools
- Jemez Pueblo Tribal Consortium
- North Central Consortium
- Truth Or Consequences Municipal School District
- Zuni Public School District
- Deming Public School District
- Alamogordo Public School Dist
- Clovis Municipal Schools
- Las Vegas West School District
- Hatch Valley Public Schools
- Belen Cons School District
- Silver Consolidated Sch Dist 1
- Acoma Pueblo Consortium
- Las Vegas City School District
- Albuquerque-Bernalillo County Library
- Regional Education Cooperative #6
- Socorro Consolidated School District
- Lovington Mun School Dist 31
- Bloomfield School District
- Artesia Public School District
- Southwest Consortium
- Ch'Ooshgai Community School
- Taos Municipal School District
- Portales Municipal Schools
- Ruidoso Municipal School Dist
- Pojoaque Valley School District
- West Central Consortium
- Moriarty-Edgewood Sd 81
- Dexter School District
- Hondo Valley School District
- Raton Public Shools
- Los Alamos Public Schools
- Mission Achievement And Success Charter School District
- Tohajiilee-He Community School
- Cobre Consolidated School Dist
- Jemez Mountain School Dist 56
- Lake Arthur Municipal Schools
- New Mexico Statewide Education Network
- Ldoe District
- Dulce School District
- Hagerman Municipal School Dist
- Aztec Municipal School Dist
- Dzilth-Na-O-Dith-Hle School
- School Of Dreams Academy
- New Mexico School For The Deaf
- Santa Rosa Consolidated Schools
- Santa Fe Indian School
- Estancia Municipal School Dist
- Penasco Independent Schools
- Tatum Municipal School Dist
- Pine Hill School
- New Mexico School For The Blind And Visually Impaired
- Alamo Navajo School
- Horizon Academy West
- Mesa Vista Cons School Dist
- Mora Indep School District
- Naca Inspired Schools Network
- Shiprock Associated Schools Inc.
- Loving Municipal School Dist
- Capitan Municipal School District
- New Mexico State Library
- Mescalero Apache School Dist.
- Rehoboth Christian School
- Tierra Encantada Charter School
- Tucumcari Public School Dist
- Cimarron Mun School District
- Albuquerque School Of Excellence
- Rio Rancho Public Library System
- Pecos Independent School Dist
- New America School Las Cruces
- Lordsburg Municipal Schools
- Monte Del Sol Charter School
- Mccurdy Charter School
- Thomas Branigan Mem Library
- La Promesa Early Learning
- Jal Public Schools
- The New America School
- Eunice Public School District
- New Mexico Military Institute
- Cuba School District
- Los Puentes Charter School
- Jemez Valley Public Schools
- Tularosa Municipal School Dist
- Abq Charter Academy
- Martha Liebert Public Library
- Academy For Technology And The Classics
- Belen Public Library
- Southwest Aeronautics, Mathematics And Science Academy
- Zuni Christian Mission School
- Christine Duncan'S Heritage Academy
- Questa Independent School District
- Hozho Academy
- North Valley Academy
- Diocese Of Gallup Office Of Catholic Schools
E-Rate in New Mexico: common questions
- How much E-Rate funding has New Mexico received?
- Schools and libraries in New Mexico have received $451,792,586 in committed E-Rate funding across 6,969 funding requests since FY2016.
- Who are the top E-Rate providers in New Mexico?
- Ranked by committed funding, the largest E-Rate service providers in New Mexico are Verizon Business Global LLC, Unite Private Networks, LLC, and CenturyLink Qwest Corporation.
- How many applicants receive E-Rate funding in New Mexico?
- 342 schools, libraries, and consortia in New Mexico have received committed E-Rate funding.
155 funded E-Rate contracts in New Mexico (Category 1 and managed internal broadband) end in the next 12 months.
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