State overview

E-Rate in Rhode Island.

Quick answer

E-Rate applicants in Rhode Island received $358 thousand in committed funding for FY2026, the most recent funding year with public USAC data. Rhode Island has 855 active E-Rate applicants — including schools, school districts, libraries, and consortia.

FY2026 committed
$358K
Applicants
855
Years with data
10

Funding history

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

Funding yearTotal committedApplicants
FY2026$358K107
FY2025$4.1M113
FY2024$4.2M111
FY2023$4.2M121
FY2022$194K134
FY2021$87K130
FY2020$94K143
FY2019$0139
FY2018$16K129
FY2017$0130

Applicants by entity type

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

  • Schools641 · 75.0%
  • Libraries86 · 10.1%
  • School districts63 · 7.4%
  • Nif62 · 7.3%
  • Consortia3 · 0.4%

FY2026 category mix

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

FY2026 average discount

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

Avg Category 1 discount
65%
Avg Category 2 discount
64%
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