State overview

E-Rate in Tennessee.

Quick answer

E-Rate applicants in Tennessee received $7.5 million in committed funding for FY2026, the most recent funding year with public USAC data. Tennessee has 3,742 active E-Rate applicants — including schools, school districts, libraries, and consortia.

FY2026 committed
$7.5M
Applicants
3,742
Years with data
10

Funding history

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

Funding yearTotal committedApplicants
FY2026$7.5M351
FY2025$81.6M388
FY2024$87.9M386
FY2023$88.9M467
FY2022$4.3M476
FY2021$125K480
FY2020$431K513
FY2019$40K446
FY2018$259K461
FY2017$96K553

Applicants by entity type

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

  • Schools2,749 · 73.5%
  • Nif419 · 11.2%
  • Libraries330 · 8.8%
  • School districts210 · 5.6%
  • Consortia34 · 0.9%

FY2026 category mix

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

FY2026 average discount

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

Avg Category 1 discount
80%
Avg Category 2 discount
78%
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