State overview

E-Rate in Washington.

Quick answer

E-Rate applicants in Washington received $7.8 million in committed funding for FY2026, the most recent funding year with public USAC data. Washington has 4,952 active E-Rate applicants — including schools, school districts, libraries, and consortia.

FY2026 committed
$7.8M
Applicants
4,952
Years with data
10

Funding history

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

Funding yearTotal committedApplicants
FY2026$7.8M369
FY2025$37.8M397
FY2024$34.6M356
FY2023$20.4M494
FY2022$399K501
FY2021$714K489
FY2020$51K521
FY2019$40K504
FY2018$0511
FY2017$0589

Applicants by entity type

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

  • Schools3,608 · 72.9%
  • Nif544 · 11.0%
  • Libraries438 · 8.8%
  • School districts350 · 7.1%
  • Consortia12 · 0.2%

FY2026 category mix

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

FY2026 average discount

Average discount applied to FY2026 Form 471 filings in Washington. 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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