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UNIVERSAL SERVICE - E-RATE
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The schools and libraries universal service support program, commonly known as the E-Rate program, helps eligible schools and libraries to obtain affordable broadband services, internal connections, and maintenance of internal connections. The E-Rate program was authorized by Congress as part of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 (the Telecommunications Act), and created by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) in 1997 to, among other things, enhance, to the extent technically feasible and economically reasonable, access to advanced telecommunications and information services for all public and nonprofit elementary and secondary schools and libraries.
This chart shows obligations for the program by fiscal year. All data for this chart was provided by the
administering agency and sourced from SAM.gov, USASpending.gov, and Treasury.gov.
For more information on each of these data sources, please see the
About the data page.
Past Fiscal Year (2018) 125,030 Schools and Libraries Served
Estimated 117,100 Schools and Libraries Served
Estimated 129,500 Schools and Libraries will be served.
E-Rate approved funding for eligible equipment and services for over 125,000 recipients of service in 2021, which included more than 98,000 schools, 15,000 school facilities, and 11,000 libraries.
Single Audit Applies (2 CFR Part 200 Subpart F):
For additional information on single audit requirements for this program, review the current Compliance Supplement.
OMB is working with the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) and agency offices of inspectors general to include links to relevant oversight reports. This section will be updated once this information is made available.
