E-Rate Funding for Ramapo Catskill Library System

Data updated Oct 21, 2026 · from USAC open data

Ramapo Catskill Library System in New York has received $1,981,518 in committed E-Rate funding across 29 funding requests. Their FY2026 Category 1 discount rate is 78%. Activity runs from FY2016 to FY2026, with $2M in Category 1 services and $25.8K in Category 2 equipment. Its largest provider by committed dollars is Lightower Fiber Networks II, LLC at $2M.

Ramapo Catskill Library System accounts for less than 1% of New York's committed E-Rate funding. Its largest provider, Lightower Fiber Networks II, LLC, holds 99% of that committed funding. Category 2 equipment accounts for 1% of Ramapo Catskill Library System's committed funding, and Category 1 services the remainder.

Committed (all years)
$2M
Category 1
$2M
Category 2
$25.8K
Funding requests
29

Ramapo Catskill Library System's E-Rate providers, ranked by funding

ProviderCommitted
Lightower Fiber Networks II, LLC$2M
GovConnection, Inc.$25.8K

E-Rate funding by year

Funding yearCommittedFRNs
2026$130.2K1
2025$151.6K4
2024$131.5K1
2023$127.9K1
2022$215.1K3
2021$208.6K1
2020$204.8K2
2019$193K2
2018$224.7K5
2017$199.9K5
2016$194.3K4

Who handles E-Rate for Ramapo Catskill Library System?

The contact listed on Ramapo Catskill Library System's most recent Form 470 (FY2026) is Stephen Hoefer, typically the district's E-Rate coordinator or consultant. Email, phone, and the filing history behind every applicant contact are available inside FRNHQ.

Ramapo Catskill Library System E-Rate funding: common questions

How much E-Rate funding has Ramapo Catskill Library System received?
Ramapo Catskill Library System in New York has received $1,981,518 in committed E-Rate funding across 29 funding requests.
Who provides E-Rate services to Ramapo Catskill Library System?
Ramapo Catskill Library System's E-Rate service providers by committed funding include Lightower Fiber Networks II, LLC and GovConnection, Inc..
What is Ramapo Catskill Library System's E-Rate discount rate?
Their FY2026 Category 1 discount rate is 78%. The discount is the share of eligible costs the program covers; USAC sets it each funding year from the district's student poverty and rurality, so it can change from year to year.
Who is the E-Rate coordinator for Ramapo Catskill Library System?
USAC filings do not name a coordinator role directly, but the contact person listed on Ramapo Catskill Library System's most recent FCC Form 470 (FY2026) is Stephen Hoefer. Districts typically list their E-Rate coordinator or consultant as the Form 470 contact.

1 funded E-Rate contract for Ramapo Catskill Library System (Category 1 and managed internal broadband) ends in the next 12 months.

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