E-Rate Funding in North Carolina

Data updated Oct 21, 2026 · from USAC open data

Schools and libraries in North Carolina have received $792,717,741 in committed E-Rate funding across 14,653 funding requests from 513 applicants. The largest provider by committed dollars is NC Office of Information Technology Services.

See also Rural Health Care (RHC) funding in North Carolina.

Schools and libraries in North Carolina account for 3% of all committed E-Rate funding nationwide. Category 2 equipment makes up 47% of that funding, with Category 1 services accounting for the rest. Annual committed funding was highest in FY2016 at $103.2M.

Committed (all years)
$792.7M
Funding requests
14,653
Applicants
513

Top E-Rate providers in North Carolina, ranked by funding

ProviderCommittedFRNs
NC Office of Information Technology Services$86M137
Charter Communications Operating, LLC$68.8M1485
immixGroup Inc$62.1M1505
Conterra Ultra Broadband, LLC$61.2M228
Encore Technology Group LLC$58.9M1322
Applied Network Consulting Group$49.2M1010
DISYS Solutions, Inc$45.7M598
Time Warner Cable Business LLC$35.7M513
NWN Corporation-Raleigh$35M242
Connect Parent Corporation$31.4M732

E-Rate funding in North Carolina by year

Funding yearCommittedFRNs
2026$54.1M689
2025$62M886
2024$73.3M922
2023$74M816
2022$59M705
2021$82.2M912
2020$73.1M2551
2019$75.5M1961
2018$69.2M1613
2017$67.1M1615
2016$103.2M1983

Largest E-Rate applicants in North Carolina

All 191 qualifying E-Rate applicants in North Carolina

E-Rate in North Carolina: common questions

How much E-Rate funding has North Carolina received?
Schools and libraries in North Carolina have received $792,717,741 in committed E-Rate funding across 14,653 funding requests since FY2016.
Who are the top E-Rate providers in North Carolina?
Ranked by committed funding, the largest E-Rate service providers in North Carolina are NC Office of Information Technology Services, Charter Communications Operating, LLC, and immixGroup Inc.
How many applicants receive E-Rate funding in North Carolina?
513 schools, libraries, and consortia in North Carolina have received committed E-Rate funding.

202 funded E-Rate contracts in North Carolina (Category 1 and managed internal broadband) end in the next 12 months.

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