State overview

E-Rate in Montana.

Quick answer

E-Rate applicants in Montana received $624 thousand in committed funding for FY2026, the most recent funding year with public USAC data. Montana has 1,745 active E-Rate applicants — including schools, school districts, libraries, and consortia.

FY2026 committed
$624K
Applicants
1,745
Years with data
10

Funding history

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

Funding yearTotal committedApplicants
FY2026$624K250
FY2025$6.2M252
FY2024$4.6M257
FY2023$3.6M301
FY2022$829K310
FY2021$307K297
FY2020$5K322
FY2019$61K321
FY2018$25K305
FY2017$55K329

Applicants by entity type

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

  • Schools1,096 · 62.8%
  • School districts448 · 25.7%
  • Libraries119 · 6.8%
  • Nif78 · 4.5%
  • Consortia4 · 0.2%

FY2026 category mix

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

FY2026 average discount

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

Avg Category 1 discount
72%
Avg Category 2 discount
71%
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