State overview

E-Rate in Colorado.

Quick answer

E-Rate applicants in Colorado received $13.2 million in committed funding for FY2026, the most recent funding year with public USAC data. Colorado has 3,975 active E-Rate applicants — including schools, school districts, libraries, and consortia.

FY2026 committed
$13.2M
Applicants
3,975
Years with data
10

Funding history

Total committed E-Rate funding for Colorado applicants by funding year, drawn from public USAC Form 471 commitment data.

Funding yearTotal committedApplicants
FY2026$13.2M352
FY2025$34.3M376
FY2024$20.3M369
FY2023$30.8M437
FY2022$1.5M431
FY2021$76K435
FY2020$32K452
FY2019$110K424
FY2018$200K453
FY2017$147K496

Applicants by entity type

Total registered E-Rate applicants in Colorado by USAC entity type (current as of last sync from USAC public data).

  • Schools2,916 · 73.4%
  • Nif344 · 8.7%
  • Libraries340 · 8.6%
  • School districts296 · 7.4%
  • Consortia79 · 2.0%

FY2026 category mix

Distribution of FY2026 committed dollars in Colorado between Category 1 (connectivity) and Category 2 (internal connections).

FY2026 average discount

Average discount applied to FY2026 Form 471 filings in Colorado. Discount rates are determined by the FCC discount matrix using NSLP eligibility and urban/rural classification.

Avg Category 1 discount
71%
Avg Category 2 discount
70%
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