E-Rate Funding in New York

Data updated Sep 4, 2026 · from USAC open data

Schools and libraries in New York have received $1,672,456,830 in committed E-Rate funding across 39,899 funding requests from 2,003 applicants. The largest provider by committed dollars is Lightower Fiber Networks II, LLC.

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

Schools and libraries in New York account for 6% of all committed E-Rate funding nationwide. Category 2 equipment makes up 38% of that funding, with Category 1 services accounting for the rest. Annual committed funding was highest in FY2024 at $226.2M.

Committed (all years)
$1.7B
Funding requests
39,899
Applicants
2,003

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

ProviderCommittedFRNs
Lightower Fiber Networks II, LLC$541.4M3050
NTT DATA, Inc.$154.6M12
Presidio Networked Solutions, Inc$108.5M71
Cablevision Lightpath LLC$50.5M1907
Charter Communications Operating, LLC$45.1M3711
Verizon New York Inc.$42M1527
Time Warner Cable Business LLC$38.1M2025
ComSource, Inc.$35.1M502
ConvergeOne, Inc.$34.2M675
Core BTS, Inc.$33.1M444

E-Rate funding in New York by year

Funding yearCommittedFRNs
2026$122.2M1789
2025$179.4M2949
2024$226.2M2970
2023$153.3M2846
2022$149M2983
2021$102.1M3000
2020$182M3761
2019$129.3M3358
2018$126.8M4128
2017$151.9M5650
2016$150.2M6465

Largest E-Rate applicants in New York

All 606 qualifying E-Rate applicants in New York

E-Rate in New York: common questions

How much E-Rate funding has New York received?
Schools and libraries in New York have received $1,672,456,830 in committed E-Rate funding across 39,899 funding requests since FY2016.
Who are the top E-Rate providers in New York?
Ranked by committed funding, the largest E-Rate service providers in New York are Lightower Fiber Networks II, LLC, NTT DATA, Inc., and Presidio Networked Solutions, Inc.
How many applicants receive E-Rate funding in New York?
2,003 schools, libraries, and consortia in New York have received committed E-Rate funding.

Contracts on 2,256 funded E-Rate requests in New York are set to expire in the next 12 months.

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