E-Rate Funding in Texas

Data updated Sep 4, 2026 · from USAC open data

Schools and libraries in Texas have received $2,585,260,480 in committed E-Rate funding across 49,176 funding requests from 1,752 applicants. The largest provider by committed dollars is Netsync Network Solutions.

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

Schools and libraries in Texas account for 9% of all committed E-Rate funding nationwide. Category 2 equipment makes up 45% of that funding, with Category 1 services accounting for the rest. Annual committed funding was highest in FY2018 at $301.2M.

Committed (all years)
$2.6B
Funding requests
49,176
Applicants
1,752

Top E-Rate providers in Texas, ranked by funding

ProviderCommittedFRNs
Netsync Network Solutions$412.1M2858
Zayo Group, LLC$173.9M828
Conterra Ultra Broadband, LLC$140.9M348
CDW Government LLC$124.6M1772
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company, LLC$97M2511
Unite Private Networks, LLC$94M514
MGT Impact Solutions, LLC$85.8M824
Charter Communications Operating, LLC$60.6M2669
Insight Public Sector Inc$49.2M852
Time Warner Cable Business LLC$47.6M1435

E-Rate funding in Texas by year

Funding yearCommittedFRNs
2026$137.8M2302
2025$232.7M3295
2024$287.6M3470
2023$222.3M3266
2022$221.9M3322
2021$253.3M3950
2020$231.4M5931
2019$234.6M5213
2018$301.2M4576
2017$222.5M6067
2016$239.9M7784

Largest E-Rate applicants in Texas

All 942 qualifying E-Rate applicants in Texas

E-Rate in Texas: common questions

How much E-Rate funding has Texas received?
Schools and libraries in Texas have received $2,585,260,480 in committed E-Rate funding across 49,176 funding requests since FY2016.
Who are the top E-Rate providers in Texas?
Ranked by committed funding, the largest E-Rate service providers in Texas are Netsync Network Solutions, Zayo Group, LLC, and Conterra Ultra Broadband, LLC.
How many applicants receive E-Rate funding in Texas?
1,752 schools, libraries, and consortia in Texas have received committed E-Rate funding.

Contracts on 3,236 funded E-Rate requests in Texas are set to expire in the next 12 months.

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