E-Rate Funding for Deanie Grooms

Data updated Sep 1, 2026 · from USAC open data

Deanie Grooms in Tennessee has received $5,779,312 in committed E-Rate funding across 55 funding requests. Their E-Rate discount rate is 90%. Activity runs from FY2016 to FY2026, with $4.6M in Category 1 services and $1.2M in Category 2 equipment. Its largest provider by committed dollars is Zayo Education, LLC at $4.3M.

Deanie Grooms accounts for 1% of Tennessee's committed E-Rate funding. Its largest provider, Zayo Education, LLC, holds 74% of that committed funding. Category 2 equipment accounts for 20% of Deanie Grooms's committed funding, and Category 1 services the remainder.

Committed (all years)
$5.8M
Category 1
$4.6M
Category 2
$1.2M
Funding requests
55

Deanie Grooms's E-Rate providers, ranked by funding

ProviderCommitted
Zayo Education, LLC$4.3M
Personal Computer Systems, Inc$1.2M
United Data Technologies, Inc.$348.3K
BellSouth Telecommunications, LLC$14.2K

E-Rate funding by year

Funding yearCommittedFRNs
2026$542.7K3
2025$435.9K2
2024$565.8K2
2023$566.6K2
2022$640.9K2
2021$501.9K2
2020$533.6K12
2019$410.4K1
2018$440K9
2017$530.9K4
2016$610.6K16

Who handles E-Rate for Deanie Grooms?

The contact listed on Deanie Grooms's most recent Form 470 (FY2018) is Patricia Shults, typically the district's E-Rate coordinator or consultant. Email, phone, and the filing history behind every applicant contact are available inside FRNHQ.

Deanie Grooms E-Rate funding: common questions

How much E-Rate funding has Deanie Grooms received?
Deanie Grooms in Tennessee has received $5,779,312 in committed E-Rate funding across 55 funding requests.
Who provides E-Rate services to Deanie Grooms?
Deanie Grooms's E-Rate service providers by committed funding include Zayo Education, LLC, Personal Computer Systems, Inc, and United Data Technologies, Inc..
What is Deanie Grooms's E-Rate discount rate?
Deanie Grooms's E-Rate discount rate is 90%, the share of eligible costs the program covers.
Who is the E-Rate coordinator for Deanie Grooms?
USAC filings do not name a coordinator role directly, but the contact person listed on Deanie Grooms's most recent FCC Form 470 (FY2018) is Patricia Shults. Districts typically list their E-Rate coordinator or consultant as the Form 470 contact.

Contracts on 3 funded E-Rate requests for Deanie Grooms are set to expire in the next 12 months.

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