E-Rate Funding in New Mexico
Data updated Sep 4, 2026 · from USAC open data
Schools and libraries in New Mexico have received $429,516,041 in committed E-Rate funding across 6,848 funding requests from 341 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.
Top E-Rate providers in New Mexico, ranked by funding
| Provider | Committed | FRNs |
|---|---|---|
| Verizon Business Global LLC | $141.2M | 266 |
| Unite Private Networks, LLC | $28.8M | 324 |
| CenturyLink Qwest Corporation | $26.7M | 436 |
| Sacred Wind Communications, Inc. | $21.6M | 93 |
| Conterra Ultra Broadband, LLC | $21.1M | 91 |
| CenturyLink Qwest Communications Company, LLC | $13.8M | 335 |
| Windstream Communications, LLC | $12.6M | 340 |
| Valcom Salt Lake City, LC | $12.2M | 190 |
| Plateau Telecommunications, Inc | $12M | 506 |
| Kelly Cable of New Mexico, Inc. | $10.2M | 25 |
E-Rate funding in New Mexico by year
| Funding year | Committed | FRNs |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $12.2M | 339 |
| 2025 | $35.5M | 520 |
| 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$141.2M
- Albuquerque School District$48M
- Gallup-Mckinley Co School Dist$25.9M
- 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
- Farmington Muncpl Sch Dist 5$4.9M
- Los Lunas School District$4.7M
- Hobbs Municipal School Dist$4.4M
All 109 qualifying E-Rate applicants in New Mexico
- Middle Rio Grande Pueblo Tribal Consortium
- Las Cruces Public Schools
- Jemez Pueblo Tribal Consortium
- Carlsbad Municipal School Dist
- Truth Or Consequences Municipal School District
- Zuni Public School District
- North Central Consortium
- Deming Public School District
- Clovis Municipal Schools
- Alamogordo Public School Dist
- 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
- West Central Consortium
- Moriarty-Edgewood Sd 81
- Dexter School District
- Hondo Valley School District
- Raton Public Shools
- Pojoaque Valley School District
- Los Alamos Public Schools
- Mission Achievement And Success Charter School District
- Tohajiilee-He Community School
- Cobre Consolidated School Dist
- Jemez Mountain School Dist 56
- Ldoe District
- New Mexico Statewide Education Network
- Dulce School District
- Lake Arthur Municipal Schools
- 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
- Naca Inspired Schools Network
- Mora Indep School District
- Shiprock Associated Schools Inc.
- Loving Municipal School Dist
- New Mexico State Library
- Mescalero Apache School Dist.
- Rehoboth Christian School
- Tierra Encantada Charter School
- Tucumcari Public School Dist
- Cimarron Mun School District
- 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
- Capitan Municipal School District
- 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
- Southwest Aeronautics, Mathematics And Science Academy
- Zuni Christian Mission School
- Christine Duncan'S Heritage Academy
- Questa Independent School District
- Hozho Academy
- North Valley Academy
- Albuquerque School Of Excellence
- 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 $429,516,041 in committed E-Rate funding across 6,848 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?
- 341 schools, libraries, and consortia in New Mexico have received committed E-Rate funding.
Contracts on 391 funded E-Rate requests in New Mexico are set to expire in the next 12 months.
Open bids & re-bid windows in New Mexico
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