E-Rate Funding in North Carolina
Data updated Sep 4, 2026 · from USAC open data
Schools and libraries in North Carolina have received $788,105,857 in committed E-Rate funding across 14,580 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.
Top E-Rate providers in North Carolina, ranked by funding
| Provider | Committed | FRNs |
|---|---|---|
| NC Office of Information Technology Services | $86M | 137 |
| Charter Communications Operating, LLC | $67.2M | 1467 |
| immixGroup Inc | $62.1M | 1505 |
| Conterra Ultra Broadband, LLC | $61M | 226 |
| Encore Technology Group LLC | $58.2M | 1307 |
| Applied Network Consulting Group | $48.1M | 999 |
| DISYS Solutions, Inc | $45.4M | 593 |
| Time Warner Cable Business LLC | $35.7M | 513 |
| NWN Corporation-Raleigh | $34.7M | 240 |
| Connect Parent Corporation | $31.3M | 732 |
E-Rate funding in North Carolina by year
| Funding year | Committed | FRNs |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $49.6M | 612 |
| 2025 | $61.9M | 884 |
| 2024 | $73.3M | 922 |
| 2023 | $74M | 816 |
| 2022 | $59M | 705 |
| 2021 | $82.2M | 912 |
| 2020 | $73.2M | 2554 |
| 2019 | $75.5M | 1964 |
| 2018 | $69.2M | 1613 |
| 2017 | $67.1M | 1615 |
| 2016 | $103.2M | 1983 |
Largest E-Rate applicants in North Carolina
- North Carolina Department Of Public Instruction$82M
- Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools$44.4M
- Wake County Public School System$36.9M
- Guilford County School Dist$29M
- Cumberland County School Dist$22.9M
- Johnston County Schools$15.4M
- Pitt County School District$14.8M
- Robeson County Public Schools$14.4M
- Durham Public School District$14.1M
- Gaston County School District$13.4M
- Winston-Salem/Forsyth Co S D$13.3M
- New Hanover County Board Of Ed$12.6M
- Buncombe Co School District$12.2M
- Harnett County School District$12.1M
- Nash-Rocky Mount School District$12.1M
All 190 qualifying E-Rate applicants in North Carolina
- Brunswick County Schools
- Iredell-Statesville Sch Dist
- Union County Public Schools
- Onslow County School District
- Rowan-Salisbury School District
- Cabarrus County Schools
- Alamance-Burlington School System
- Catawba County School District
- Wayne County Public Schools
- Randolph County School Dist
- Moore County School District
- Cleveland County Schools
- Stanly County School District
- Davidson County School Dist
- Lee County Schools
- Chatham County Schools
- Burke County Public Schools
- Caldwell County School Dist
- Carteret County School Dist
- Lincoln County School District
- Sampson County School District
- Henderson County Public School District
- Scotland County School District
- Surry County School District
- Bladen County School District
- Pender County School District
- Lenoir County Public Schools
- Vance County School District
- Franklin County School District
- Rockingham County Schools
- Hoke County School District
- Richmond County School Dist
- Craven County Schools
- Duplin County School District
- Wilkes County School District
- Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools
- Wilson County School District
- Granville County School Dist
- Columbus County Schools District
- Rutherford Co School District
- Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Dist
- Nash-Edgecomb Economic Development Inc
- Mcdowell County School Dist
- Edgecombe County Public Schools
- Haywood County School District
- Montgomery County School Dist
- Telamon Corporation
- Kannapolis City School Dist
- Warren County School District
- Anson County School District
- Hickory City School District
- Orange County School District
- Stokes County School District
- Johnston-Lee-Harnett Community Action
- Yadkin County School District
- Caswell County School District
- Beaufort County School Dist
- Person County Schools
- Asheboro City Schools District
- Alexander County School Dist
- Choanoke Area Development Association, Inc.
- Dare County Schools
- Halifax Co School District
- Martin County Schools
- Greene County School District
- Watauga County School District
- Greene Lamp, Inc
- Bertie County School District
- Fontana Regional Library
- Wayne Action Group For Economic Solvency Inc
- Mooresville Graded School Dist
- Mecklenburg County
- Transylvania Co Sch District
- Currituck County Schools
- North Carolina Office Of Information Technology Services
- Ashe County School District
- Clinton City Schools
- Hertford County School District
- Asheville City School District
- Davie County School District
- Macon County School District
- Lexington City School District
- Mitchell County School Dist
- Cherokee Central School District Office
- Northampton County School Dist
- Diocese Of Charlotte Schools
- Roanoke Rapids School District
- Durham County Library System
- Edenton-Chowan Schools
- Nc Department Of Public Safety
- Thomasville City School Dist
- Avery County School District
- Yancey County School District
- Mount Airy City School Dist
- Polk County School District
- Washington County School District
- Public Library Of Charlotte/Mecklenburg County
- Economic Improvement Council, Inc., Head Start
- Neuse Regional Library
- Alleghany County School District
- Sandhill Regional Library System
- I-Care Inc
- Jones County School District
- Perquimans County Schools
- Jackson County School District
- Gaston Community Action Inc.
- Northwestern Regional Library
- Sugar Creek Charter School
- Gates County School District
- Action Pathways, Inc.
- Madison County School District
- Craven-Pamlico-Carteret Rg Lib
- Weldon City School District
- Family Services, Inc.
- Albemarle Regional Library
- Newton-Conover City Sch Dist
- Guilford Child Development
- Salisbury-Rowan Community Action Agency
- Camden County School District
- Coastal Community Action Inc.
- Cherokee County School Dist
- East Coast Migrant Head Start Project
- Whiteville City School District
- County Of Halifax
- Sallie B. Howard Charter School
- Bethlehem Center Head Start
- Kipp Eastern North Carolina
- Beaufort Hyde Martin Regional Library
- Swain County School District
- Western Carolina Community Action, Inc Sd
- Rockingham County Public Lib
- Appalachian Regional Library
- Hyde County School District
- Piedmont Community Charter
- Clay County Board Of Education
- Sampson Clinton Library System
- Henderson Collegiate, Inc.
- Pettigrew Regional Library System
- Rocky Mount Preparatory School
- Familes And Communities Rising
- Harnett County Library System
- Lincoln Charter School
- Cumberland Co Public Library
- Lumbee Regional Development Association Inc
- East Albemarle Reg Library
- Haywood County Public Library System
- The Math And Science Academy Of Charlotte Fka Queen City Stem
- Cardinal Gibbons High School
- Uwharrie Charter Academy
- Grace Christian School
- Rowan Public Library
- Brunswick County Library
- Blue Ridge Opportunity Commission Head Start
- Henderson County Public Lib
- Catawba County Library
- Kipp Charlotte
- Maureen Joy Charter School
- Franklin County Library
- Healthy Start Academy
- Pamlico County School District
- Four Square Community Action, Inc.
- Union County Community Action, Inc.
- Elkin City School District
- Yadkin Valley Economic Development District, Inc.
- Corvian Community School - Elementary Campus
- Movement Charter School
- Lake Norman Charter School
- Kipp North Carolina Public Schools Consortium
- American Renaissance School
- Nantahala Regional Library
- Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy
- Braswell Memorial Public Library
- Sheppard Memorial Library
- North East Carolina Prep School
- Davidson County Public Library
E-Rate in North Carolina: common questions
- How much E-Rate funding has North Carolina received?
- Schools and libraries in North Carolina have received $788,105,857 in committed E-Rate funding across 14,580 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.
Contracts on 635 funded E-Rate requests in North Carolina are set to expire in the next 12 months.
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