E-Rate Funding in Ohio

Data updated Sep 4, 2026 · from USAC open data

Schools and libraries in Ohio have received $802,347,715 in committed E-Rate funding across 36,235 funding requests from 1,638 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 $82.4M.

Committed (all years)
$802.3M
Funding requests
36,235
Applicants
1,638

Top E-Rate providers in Ohio, ranked by funding

ProviderCommittedFRNs
Metropolitan Educational Technology Association$71.8M2989
Cincinnati Bell Telephone LLC (OH)$44.8M559
Northeast Ohio Network for Educational Technology (NEOnet)$37.7M1333
CDW Government LLC$35.9M917
Charter Communications Operating, LLC$35.7M2781
The Northern Buckeye Education Council$32.6M1703
FIT TechnologiesLLC$27.4M1614
Forward Edge, LLC$25.9M670
Ohio Mid Eastern Regional Education Service Agency$24.3M734
SouthWest Ohio Computer Association$23.4M997

E-Rate funding in Ohio by year

Funding yearCommittedFRNs
2026$63.1M2440
2025$82.4M3000
2024$80.2M2959
2023$74.2M2870
2022$73.3M2817
2021$69.1M2869
2020$70.1M3230
2019$74.9M3037
2018$65.7M3208
2017$68.3M4301
2016$81M5504

Largest E-Rate applicants in Ohio

All 776 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 $802,347,715 in committed E-Rate funding across 36,235 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?
1,638 schools, libraries, and consortia in Ohio have received committed E-Rate funding.

Contracts on 2,574 funded E-Rate requests in Ohio are set to expire in the next 12 months.

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