E-Rate Funding in Ohio

Data updated Oct 21, 2026 · from USAC open data

Schools and libraries in Ohio have received $812,045,993 in committed E-Rate funding across 36,434 funding requests from 1,639 applicants. The largest provider by committed dollars is Metropolitan Educational Technology Association.

See also Rural Health Care (RHC) funding in Ohio.

Schools and libraries in Ohio account for 3% of all committed E-Rate funding nationwide. Category 2 equipment makes up 40% of that funding, with Category 1 services accounting for the rest. Annual committed funding was highest in FY2025 at $82.6M.

Committed (all years)
$812M
Funding requests
36,434
Applicants
1,639

Top E-Rate providers in Ohio, ranked by funding

ProviderCommittedFRNs
Metropolitan Educational Technology Association$72.5M3017
Cincinnati Bell Telephone LLC (OH)$44.8M559
Northeast Ohio Network for Educational Technology (NEOnet)$38.6M1343
CDW Government LLC$36.4M923
Charter Communications Operating, LLC$35.7M2783
The Northern Buckeye Education Council$33M1719
FIT TechnologiesLLC$27.4M1619
Forward Edge, LLC$26.1M685
Ohio Mid Eastern Regional Education Service Agency$24.5M741
SouthWest Ohio Computer Association$23.4M1001

E-Rate funding in Ohio by year

Funding yearCommittedFRNs
2026$73.1M2655
2025$82.6M3004
2024$80.2M2959
2023$74.2M2869
2022$73.2M2813
2021$68.9M2865
2020$70M3226
2019$74.9M3035
2018$65.7M3207
2017$68.3M4297
2016$81M5504

Largest E-Rate applicants in Ohio

All 777 qualifying E-Rate applicants in Ohio

E-Rate in Ohio: common questions

How much E-Rate funding has Ohio received?
Schools and libraries in Ohio have received $812,045,993 in committed E-Rate funding across 36,434 funding requests since FY2016.
Who are the top E-Rate providers in Ohio?
Ranked by committed funding, the largest E-Rate service providers in Ohio are Metropolitan Educational Technology Association, Cincinnati Bell Telephone LLC (OH), and Northeast Ohio Network for Educational Technology (NEOnet).
How many applicants receive E-Rate funding in Ohio?
1,639 schools, libraries, and consortia in Ohio have received committed E-Rate funding.

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

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