E-Rate Funding for Performance Academies

Data updated Oct 21, 2026 · from USAC open data

Performance Academies in Ohio has received $2,536,369 in committed E-Rate funding across 219 funding requests. Their FY2026 Category 1 discount rate is 90%. Activity runs from FY2016 to FY2026, with $1.9M in Category 1 services and $630.7K in Category 2 equipment. Its largest provider by committed dollars is Charter Communications Operating, LLC at $1M.

Performance Academies accounts for less than 1% of Ohio's committed E-Rate funding. Its largest provider, Charter Communications Operating, LLC, holds 40% of that committed funding. Category 2 equipment accounts for 25% of Performance Academies's committed funding, and Category 1 services the remainder.

Committed (all years)
$2.5M
Category 1
$1.9M
Category 2
$630.7K
Funding requests
219

Performance Academies's E-Rate providers, ranked by funding

ProviderCommitted
Charter Communications Operating, LLC$1M
Time Warner Cable Business LLC$662.8K
Miles Ahead Technology, LLC$605.1K
FIT TechnologiesLLC$67.6K
V2 Ventures, LLC$53K
Hamilton Clermont Cooperative Association$47.9K
CDW Government LLC$25.6K
The Ohio Bell Telephone Company$25K
The Northern Buckeye Education Council$17.1K
Verizon Wireless (Cellco Partnership)$14.2K

E-Rate funding by year

Funding yearCommittedFRNs
2026$204K9
2025$141K13
2024$121.2K13
2023$136.9K19
2022$157.4K13
2021$521.7K25
2020$216.5K24
2019$243.8K20
2018$223.4K24
2017$230.8K22
2016$339.9K37

Who handles E-Rate for Performance Academies?

The contact listed on Performance Academies's most recent Form 470 (FY2026) is Frank Cikach, typically the district's E-Rate coordinator or consultant. Email, phone, and the filing history behind every applicant contact are available inside FRNHQ.

Performance Academies E-Rate funding: common questions

How much E-Rate funding has Performance Academies received?
Performance Academies in Ohio has received $2,536,369 in committed E-Rate funding across 219 funding requests.
Who provides E-Rate services to Performance Academies?
Performance Academies's E-Rate service providers by committed funding include Charter Communications Operating, LLC, Time Warner Cable Business LLC, and Miles Ahead Technology, LLC.
What is Performance Academies's E-Rate discount rate?
Their FY2026 Category 1 discount rate is 90%. 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 Performance Academies?
USAC filings do not name a coordinator role directly, but the contact person listed on Performance Academies's most recent FCC Form 470 (FY2026) is Frank Cikach. Districts typically list their E-Rate coordinator or consultant as the Form 470 contact.

2 funded E-Rate contracts for Performance Academies (Category 1 and managed internal broadband) end in the next 12 months.

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