E-Rate Funding in Tennessee

Data updated Oct 21, 2026 · from USAC open data

Schools and libraries in Tennessee have received $875,159,421 in committed E-Rate funding across 8,371 funding requests from 455 applicants. The largest provider by committed dollars is Zayo Education, LLC.

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

Schools and libraries in Tennessee account for 3% of all committed E-Rate funding nationwide. Category 2 equipment makes up 23% of that funding, with Category 1 services accounting for the rest. Annual committed funding was highest in FY2024 at $96.5M.

Committed (all years)
$875.2M
Funding requests
8,371
Applicants
455

Top E-Rate providers in Tennessee, ranked by funding

ProviderCommittedFRNs
Zayo Education, LLC$580.9M1793
Central Knox Inc$91.5M1326
CDW Government LLC$38.7M193
United Data Technologies, Inc.$29.9M144
AT&T Enterprises, LLC$24.3M350
Personal Computer Systems, Inc$19.7M494
SOS Computers, LLC$8.2M40
Oteka Technologies, LLC$5.5M3
BellSouth Telecommunications, LLC$5.4M270
City of Clarksville, Department of Electricity$5.3M25

E-Rate funding in Tennessee by year

Funding yearCommittedFRNs
2026$61.9M547
2025$87.7M626
2024$96.5M543
2023$88M568
2022$89M558
2021$81.9M601
2020$87.5M881
2019$72M779
2018$67M755
2017$68.8M1094
2016$75M1419

Largest E-Rate applicants in Tennessee

All 196 qualifying E-Rate applicants in Tennessee

E-Rate in Tennessee: common questions

How much E-Rate funding has Tennessee received?
Schools and libraries in Tennessee have received $875,159,421 in committed E-Rate funding across 8,371 funding requests since FY2016.
Who are the top E-Rate providers in Tennessee?
Ranked by committed funding, the largest E-Rate service providers in Tennessee are Zayo Education, LLC, Central Knox Inc, and CDW Government LLC.
How many applicants receive E-Rate funding in Tennessee?
455 schools, libraries, and consortia in Tennessee have received committed E-Rate funding.

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

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