The short answer
- Of the 208 applicants whose Category 2 budget can be worked out from their Form 471s, 186 have at least half of it left and 2 have none left.
- The most left: Bismarck School District 1 ($2,790,962); West Fargo School District 6 ($2,567,196); Fargo School District 1 ($2,025,277).
- The newest Category 2 Form 470 for funding year 2027: Manvel School District 125, certified October 28, 2026.
Category 2 budgets left
Each applicant's five-year budget for funding years 2026 to 2030, the Category 2 it has requested since FY2026 (funded or pending, before discounts), and what's left. Select a name for the details and its funding requests. Requests a consortium filed on a member's behalf aren't included, so where a state or regional consortium buys Category 2, "left" will read high.
| Applicant | Five-year budget | Requested | Left |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bismarck School District 1Bismarck · BEN 134522 | $3,061,042 | $270,080 | $2,790,962 |
| West Fargo School District 6West Fargo · BEN 134356 | $2,567,196 | $0 | $2,567,196 |
| Fargo School District 1Fargo · BEN 134361 | $2,260,406 | $235,129 | $2,025,277 |
| Grand Forks School District 1Grand Forks · BEN 134369 | $1,505,325 | $0 | $1,505,325 |
| Minot School District 1Minot · BEN 134630 | $1,446,668 | $0 | $1,446,668 |
| Williston Basin SD #7Williston · BEN 17027265 | $1,060,258 | $0 | $1,060,258 |
| Mandan School District 1Mandan · BEN 134557 | $923,997 | $0 | $923,997 |
| Dickinson School District 1Dickinson · BEN 134586 | $828,050 | $391,109 | $436,941 |
| Jamestown Public School District #1Jamestown · BEN 134465 | $441,438 | $26,658 | $414,781 |
| Belcourt School District #7Belcourt · BEN 151363 | $335,211 | $0 | $335,211 |
| Mckenzie County School Dist 1Watford City · BEN 134693 | $344,483 | $63,073 | $281,410 |
| Wahpeton School District 37Wahpeton · BEN 134352 | $271,716 | $0 | $271,716 |
| St. John Paul II Catholic Schools NetworkFargo · BEN 208337 | $227,371 | $0 | $227,371 |
| Valley City School District 2Valley City · BEN 134349 | $219,711 | $0 | $219,711 |
| Light Of Christ Catholic SchoolsBismarck · BEN 16082428 | $310,821 | $99,500 | $211,321 |
| Minot Public LibraryMinot · BEN 134629 | $206,340 | $0 | $206,340 |
| Grand Forks Public LibraryGrand Forks · BEN 134366 | $203,625 | $0 | $203,625 |
| Central Cass School Dist 17Casselton · BEN 134315 | $193,306 | $0 | $193,306 |
| Beulah School District 27Beulah · BEN 134534 | $149,968 | $0 | $149,968 |
| Stanley Comm Public Sch Dist 2Stanley · BEN 134669 | $145,534 | $0 | $145,534 |
| Fort Totten School District 30Fort Totten · BEN 134429 | $136,261 | $0 | $136,261 |
| Bottineau School District 1Bottineau · BEN 134421 | $135,657 | $0 | $135,657 |
| Thompson School District 61Thompson · BEN 134410 | $131,625 | $0 | $131,625 |
| United School District 7Des Lacs · BEN 134646 | $131,424 | $0 | $131,424 |
| Rugby School District 5Rugby · BEN 134454 | $122,353 | $0 | $122,353 |
| Killdeer Public School District #16Killdeer · BEN 134610 | $119,531 | $0 | $119,531 |
| Devils Lake School District 1Devils Lake · BEN 134413 | $340,452 | $224,520 | $115,932 |
| Dunseith School District 1Dunseith · BEN 134426 | $113,685 | $0 | $113,685 |
| Oak Grove Lutheran SchoolFargo · BEN 66663 | $131,827 | $21,199 | $110,628 |
| Bowman County School District 1Bowman · BEN 134595 | $106,227 | $0 | $106,227 |
| New Town Public School District 1New Town · BEN 134661 | $164,683 | $59,186 | $105,497 |
| Standing Rock Community School (District)Fort Yates · BEN 16051835 | $117,515 | $13,476 | $104,040 |
| Kindred School District 2Kindred · BEN 134332 | $177,785 | $74,581 | $103,203 |
| Carrington School District 49Carrington · BEN 134472 | $101,390 | $0 | $101,390 |
| Linton School District 36Linton · BEN 134554 | $100,987 | $0 | $100,987 |
| Lisbon School District 19Lisbon · BEN 134337 | $123,764 | $23,529 | $100,235 |
| North Valley Career & Technical CenterGrafton · BEN 134386 | $98,769 | $0 | $98,769 |
| Lamoure School District 8Lamoure · BEN 134493 | $116,306 | $18,240 | $98,066 |
| May-Port C G Public SchoolMayville · BEN 134397 | $97,761 | $0 | $97,761 |
| Hillsboro School District 9Hillsboro · BEN 134329 | $95,746 | $0 | $95,746 |
| Nedrose School District 4Minot · BEN 134634 | $90,706 | $0 | $90,706 |
| Ward County Library SystemMinot · BEN 17003140 | $90,525 | $0 | $90,525 |
| Saint John School District 3Saint John · BEN 134455 | $87,280 | $0 | $87,280 |
| South Heart School District 9South Heart · BEN 134626 | $87,280 | $0 | $87,280 |
| Carrington City Library47Carrington · BEN 134474 | $86,880 | $0 | $86,880 |
| Kidder County 1Steele · BEN 134509 | $86,877 | $0 | $86,877 |
| Cavalier School District 6Cavalier · BEN 134375 | $86,474 | $0 | $86,474 |
| Surrey Public School DistrictSurrey · BEN 134672 | $85,667 | $0 | $85,667 |
| Velva Public School District #1Velva · BEN 134677 | $93,932 | $9,804 | $84,128 |
| Harvey School District 38Harvey · BEN 134433 | $83,248 | $0 | $83,248 |
| Southeast Area Voc-Tech DistOakes · BEN 134501 | $82,845 | $0 | $82,845 |
| Lewis And ClarkBerthold · BEN 134638 | $82,442 | $0 | $82,442 |
| Langdon School District 23Langdon · BEN 134391 | $89,900 | $9,629 | $80,271 |
| Larimore School District 44Larimore · BEN 134395 | $79,015 | $0 | $79,015 |
| Oakes School District 41Oakes · BEN 134502 | $88,489 | $10,680 | $77,809 |
| South Prairie School Dist 70Minot · BEN 134635 | $77,806 | $0 | $77,806 |
| Northern Cass Dist 97Hunter · BEN 134314 | $144,727 | $74,561 | $70,166 |
| North Border School District 100Walhalla · BEN 134411 | $68,332 | $0 | $68,332 |
| Tgu School District #60Towner · BEN 221928 | $67,728 | $0 | $67,728 |
| Valley-Edinburg School District 118Edinburg · BEN 134389 | $90,525 | $22,803 | $67,722 |
| Ellendale School District 40Ellendale · BEN 134482 | $90,525 | $23,261 | $67,264 |
| Mohall-Lansford-Sherwood 1Mohall · BEN 134658 | $65,309 | $0 | $65,309 |
| Morton Mandan Public LibraryMandan · BEN 134559 | $65,160 | $0 | $65,160 |
| Alexander School District 2Alexander · BEN 134686 | $64,502 | $0 | $64,502 |
| Nesson School District 2Ray · BEN 134689 | $63,495 | $0 | $63,495 |
| Northwood School District 129Northwood · BEN 134403 | $63,091 | $0 | $63,091 |
| Richardton-Taylor 34Richardton · BEN 134624 | $62,890 | $0 | $62,890 |
| Kenmare Public SchoolKenmare · BEN 134650 | $61,882 | $0 | $61,882 |
| Enderlin Area School District 24Enderlin · BEN 134319 | $61,882 | $0 | $61,882 |
| New England School District 9New England · BEN 134620 | $60,471 | $0 | $60,471 |
| Hope-Page 85Hope · BEN 134330 | $60,350 | $0 | $60,350 |
| Edmore School District 2Edmore · BEN 134427 | $60,350 | $0 | $60,350 |
| Billings County School Dist 1Medora · BEN 134613 | $60,350 | $0 | $60,350 |
| Edgeley Public School Dist #3Edgeley · BEN 134478 | $60,350 | $0 | $60,350 |
| Parshall School DistrictParshall · BEN 134663 | $60,350 | $0 | $60,350 |
| Mott -Regent Public School District #1Mott · BEN 134618 | $60,350 | $0 | $60,350 |
| Sargent Central Public School DistForman · BEN 134322 | $60,350 | $0 | $60,350 |
| Dickinson Public Library SystemDickinson · BEN 134584 | $60,350 | $0 | $60,350 |
| Pingree Buchanan Public SchoolPingree · BEN 134504 | $60,350 | $0 | $60,350 |
| Lakota School District 66Lakota · BEN 134434 | $60,350 | $0 | $60,350 |
| Maple Valley School District 4Tower City · BEN 134345 | $60,350 | $0 | $60,350 |
| Center Stanton School District 1Center · BEN 134538 | $60,350 | $0 | $60,350 |
| Beach School District 3Beach · BEN 134592 | $60,350 | $0 | $60,350 |
| Solen School District 3Solen · BEN 134572 | $60,350 | $0 | $60,350 |
| Mcclusky School District 19Mcclusky · BEN 134495 | $60,350 | $0 | $60,350 |
| Powers Lake Public SchoolPowers Lake · BEN 134665 | $60,350 | $0 | $60,350 |
| Ashley School District 9Ashley · BEN 134468 | $60,350 | $0 | $60,350 |
| New Salem-Almont School DistrictNew Salem · BEN 134568 | $69,340 | $10,800 | $58,540 |
| Shiloh Christian SchoolBismarck · BEN 66903 | $108,042 | $49,808 | $58,234 |
| Tioga School District 15Tioga · BEN 134690 | $90,706 | $32,980 | $57,726 |
| Ojibwa Indian SchoolBelcourt · BEN 66772 | $57,649 | $0 | $57,649 |
| Barnes County North S D 007Wimbledon · BEN 134507 | $56,641 | $0 | $56,641 |
| North Star School District 10Cando · BEN 134425 | $56,238 | $0 | $56,238 |
| Eight Mile School District 6Trenton · BEN 134692 | $55,835 | $0 | $55,835 |
| Griggs County Sch District 18Cooperstown · BEN 134475 | $51,602 | $0 | $51,602 |
| Richland Public SchoolsColfax · BEN 134317 | $60,350 | $8,859 | $51,491 |
| Dunseith Day SchoolDunseith · BEN 66779 | $51,199 | $0 | $51,199 |
| Napoleon School District 2Napoleon · BEN 134564 | $51,199 | $0 | $51,199 |
| Belfield School District 13Belfield · BEN 134594 | $50,997 | $0 | $50,997 |
| Milnor School District 2Milnor · BEN 134341 | $60,350 | $9,545 | $50,805 |
| Warwick School District 29Warwick · BEN 66809 | $50,392 | $0 | $50,392 |
| Flasher School District 39Flasher · BEN 134541 | $48,578 | $0 | $48,578 |
| Hankinson School District 8Hankinson · BEN 134326 | $53,618 | $5,119 | $48,499 |
| Wilton Public School District #1Wilton · BEN 134582 | $48,175 | $0 | $48,175 |
| Glenburn School District 26Glenburn · BEN 134648 | $47,772 | $0 | $47,772 |
| Carnegie Regional LibraryGrafton · BEN 134382 | $47,198 | $0 | $47,198 |
| Garrison School District 51Garrison · BEN 134545 | $83,652 | $38,422 | $45,229 |
| Mandaree School District 36Mandaree · BEN 134654 | $45,152 | $0 | $45,152 |
| Wyndmere School District 42Wyndmere · BEN 134359 | $44,345 | $0 | $44,345 |
| Kulm School District 7Kulm · BEN 134489 | $60,350 | $17,726 | $42,624 |
| North Sargent School District 3Gwinner · BEN 223983 | $42,531 | $0 | $42,531 |
| Strasburg Public SchoolStrasburg · BEN 134576 | $60,350 | $18,434 | $41,916 |
| Underwood School District 8Underwood · BEN 134578 | $41,725 | $0 | $41,725 |
| Max School District 50Max · BEN 134655 | $41,523 | $0 | $41,523 |
| Central Valley School Dist 3Buxton · BEN 134371 | $40,919 | $0 | $40,919 |
| Midway School District 128Inkster · BEN 134390 | $37,290 | $0 | $37,290 |
| White Shield SchoolRoseglen · BEN 67090 | $36,283 | $0 | $36,283 |
| Drayton School District 19Drayton · BEN 134376 | $35,678 | $0 | $35,678 |
| Manvel School District 125Manvel · BEN 134396 | $34,468 | $0 | $34,468 |
| Grafton School District 18Grafton · BEN 134385 | $193,104 | $159,075 | $34,029 |
| Fessenden-Bowdon School District 25Fessenden · BEN 134483 | $33,864 | $0 | $33,864 |
| Selfridge School District 8Selfridge · BEN 134571 | $60,350 | $27,365 | $32,985 |
| Elgin/New Leipzig Public SchoolsElgin · BEN 134540 | $32,453 | $0 | $32,453 |
| Park River Area School District #8Park River · BEN 134404 | $93,730 | $61,724 | $32,006 |
| Hebron Public School DistrictHebron · BEN 134605 | $31,243 | $0 | $31,243 |
| Hazen Public LibraryHazen · BEN 66940 | $30,951 | $0 | $30,951 |
| Maddock School District 9Maddock · BEN 134437 | $30,236 | $0 | $30,236 |
| Circle Of Nations Wahpeton Ind. Brdg SchoolWahpeton · BEN 66638 | $30,236 | $0 | $30,236 |
| Turtle Lake Branch LibraryTurtle Lake · BEN 66973 | $30,175 | $0 | $30,175 |
| Leeds School District 6Leeds · BEN 134436 | $30,175 | $0 | $30,175 |
| Emerado School District 127Emerado · BEN 134378 | $30,175 | $0 | $30,175 |
| Apple Creek School District 39Bismarck · BEN 134527 | $30,175 | $0 | $30,175 |
| Underwood Public LibraryUnderwood · BEN 134579 | $30,175 | $0 | $30,175 |
| Forman Public LibraryForman · BEN 17011680 | $30,175 | $0 | $30,175 |
| Roosevelt School District 18Carson · BEN 134535 | $30,175 | $0 | $30,175 |
| Scranton School District 33Scranton · BEN 134625 | $30,175 | $0 | $30,175 |
| Wing School District 28Wing · BEN 134517 | $30,175 | $0 | $30,175 |
| Horse Creek School District 32Cartwright · BEN 134687 | $30,175 | $0 | $30,175 |
| Lisbon Public LibraryLisbon · BEN 134336 | $30,175 | $0 | $30,175 |
| Harry L Petrie Public LibraryLinton · BEN 134553 | $30,175 | $0 | $30,175 |
| Bowbells School District 14Bowbells · BEN 134639 | $30,175 | $0 | $30,175 |
| Dakota Memorial High SchoolMinot · BEN 67045 | $30,175 | $0 | $30,175 |
| Zeeland School District 4Zeeland · BEN 134583 | $30,175 | $0 | $30,175 |
| Goodrich School District 16Goodrich · BEN 134486 | $30,175 | $0 | $30,175 |
| Newburg United School Dist 54Newburg · BEN 134659 | $30,175 | $0 | $30,175 |
| Oberon School District 16Oberon · BEN 134445 | $30,175 | $0 | $30,175 |
| Little Heart School District 4Saint Anthony · BEN 134570 | $30,175 | $0 | $30,175 |
| Fort Yates School District 4Fort Yates · BEN 134542 | $30,175 | $0 | $30,175 |
| Drake School District 57Drake · BEN 134647 | $30,175 | $0 | $30,175 |
| Beulah Branch LibraryBeulah · BEN 66919 | $30,175 | $0 | $30,175 |
| Menoken School District 33Menoken · BEN 134562 | $30,175 | $0 | $30,175 |
| Lake Area Voc-Tech DistrictDevils Lake · BEN 134412 | $30,175 | $0 | $30,175 |
| Max Branch LibraryMax · BEN 67077 | $30,175 | $0 | $30,175 |
| Casselton Public LibraryCasselton · BEN 134316 | $30,175 | $0 | $30,175 |
| Valley City Area Voc CenterValley City · BEN 134346 | $30,175 | $0 | $30,175 |
| Garrison Public LibraryGarrison · BEN 66933 | $30,175 | $0 | $30,175 |
| New England Public LibraryNew England · BEN 134619 | $30,175 | $0 | $30,175 |
| Gackle-Streeter Sch Dist 56Gackle · BEN 134485 | $30,175 | $0 | $30,175 |
| Montpelier School District 14Montpelier · BEN 134499 | $30,175 | $0 | $30,175 |
| Edgeley Public LibraryEdgeley · BEN 66840 | $30,175 | $0 | $30,175 |
| Yellowstone SD #14BEN 134807 | $30,175 | $0 | $30,175 |
| Finley-Sharon School Dist 19Finley · BEN 134380 | $30,175 | $0 | $30,175 |
| Mclean-Mercer Regional LibraryRiverdale · BEN 134569 | $30,175 | $0 | $30,175 |
| Divide County Public LibraryCrosby · BEN 134642 | $30,175 | $0 | $30,175 |
| Anamoose SchoolAnamoose · BEN 67058 | $30,175 | $0 | $30,175 |
| North Dakota Sch For The DeafDevils Lake · BEN 66761 | $30,175 | $0 | $30,175 |
| Bottineau County Public LibraryBottineau · BEN 17037453 | $30,175 | $0 | $30,175 |
| Washburn Public LibraryWashburn · BEN 16063998 | $30,175 | $0 | $30,175 |
| Fort Ransom School District 6Fort Ransom · BEN 134323 | $30,175 | $0 | $30,175 |
| Fairmount School District 18Fairmount · BEN 134320 | $30,175 | $0 | $30,175 |
| Glen Ullin School District 48Glen Ullin · BEN 134601 | $30,175 | $0 | $30,175 |
| Cavalier Public LibraryCavalier · BEN 66712 | $30,175 | $0 | $30,175 |
| Burke Central School Dist 36Lignite · BEN 134652 | $30,175 | $0 | $30,175 |
| Twin Buttes School District 37Halliday · BEN 134604 | $30,175 | $0 | $30,175 |
| Fordville-Lankin Public SchoolFordville · BEN 134393 | $30,175 | $0 | $30,175 |
| Munich Public SchoolMunich · BEN 134440 | $30,175 | $0 | $30,175 |
| Stanton Public LibraryStanton · BEN 17012630 | $30,175 | $0 | $30,175 |
| Griggs County LibraryCooperstown · BEN 134477 | $30,175 | $0 | $30,175 |
| Ellendale Public LibraryEllendale · BEN 134480 | $30,175 | $0 | $30,175 |
| Mapleton School District 7Mapleton · BEN 134340 | $30,175 | $0 | $30,175 |
| Cavalier County LibraryLangdon · BEN 147628 | $30,175 | $0 | $30,175 |
| Hazelton-Moffit-Braddock S D 6Hazelton · BEN 134548 | $30,175 | $0 | $30,175 |
| Litchville-Marion School District 46Litchville · BEN 134494 | $30,175 | $0 | $30,175 |
| Sterling School District 35Sterling · BEN 134575 | $30,175 | $0 | $30,175 |
| Medina School District 3Medina · BEN 134498 | $41,523 | $13,680 | $27,843 |
| Lidgerwood School District 28Lidgerwood · BEN 134334 | $35,879 | $8,339 | $27,540 |
| Washburn School District 4Washburn · BEN 134580 | $71,356 | $44,507 | $26,849 |
| Mount Pleasant School Dist 4Rolla · BEN 134451 | $53,214 | $29,531 | $23,684 |
| St Alphonsus Elementary SchoolLangdon · BEN 66733 | $30,175 | $6,528 | $23,647 |
| Kensal School District 19Kensal · BEN 134488 | $30,175 | $7,813 | $22,362 |
| New Rockford- Sheyenne School District 2New Rockford · BEN 134444 | $66,921 | $44,652 | $22,269 |
| Lone Tree School District 6Golva · BEN 134602 | $30,175 | $13,456 | $16,719 |
| Starkweather School Dist 44Starkweather · BEN 134457 | $30,175 | $14,457 | $15,718 |
| Minnewaukan School District 5Minnewaukan · BEN 134439 | $52,207 | $36,965 | $15,242 |
| St John's AcademyJamestown · BEN 66815 | $32,453 | $21,151 | $11,301 |
| Hazen School District 3Hazen · BEN 134550 | $127,392 | $119,015 | $8,377 |
| Grenora School District 99Grenora · BEN 134688 | $37,290 | $30,578 | $6,712 |
| Dakota Prairie School Dist 1Petersburg · BEN 134407 | $60,350 | $53,904 | $6,446 |
| Divide County School Dist 1Crosby · BEN 134644 | $66,921 | $60,622 | $6,300 |
| Hatton School District 7Hatton · BEN 134388 | $36,081 | $30,437 | $5,644 |
| Sawyer School District 16Sawyer · BEN 134666 | $30,175 | $26,902 | $3,273 |
| Midkota Public SchoolsBinford · BEN 134470 | $60,350 | $57,309 | $3,041 |
| Turtle Lake-Mercer District 72Turtle Lake · BEN 134577 | $60,350 | $59,024 | $1,326 |
| Hettinger School District 13Hettinger · BEN 134608 | $61,882 | $61,277 | $605 |
| Westhope School District 17Westhope · BEN 134678 | $30,175 | $30,162 | $13 |
| Wishek School District 19Wishek · BEN 134519 | $47,571 | $47,563 | $7 |
| Rolette School District 29Rolette · BEN 134448 | $30,175 | $30,175 | $0 |
| Minto School District 20Minto · BEN 134401 | $58,455 | $59,866 | -$1,411 |
New Form 470s for funding year 2027
7 Category 2 Form 470s have been certified in North Dakota for funding year 2027.
| Applicant | Services | Certified | Allowable contract date | Form 470 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manvel School District 125Manvel · School District | BMIC, IC | October 28, 2026 | November 25, 2026 | 270002830 |
| Kulm School District 7Kulm · School District | BMIC, IC | October 27, 2026 | November 24, 2026 | 270002732 |
| Jamestown Public School District #1Jamestown · School District | IC | October 19, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | 270002241 |
| Saint John School District 3Saint John · School District | IC | October 14, 2026 | November 11, 2026 | 270001951 |
| Tioga School District 15Tioga · School District | BMIC, IC | September 22, 2026 | October 20, 2026 | 270001032 |
| United School District 7Des Lacs · School District | IC | July 23, 2026 | August 20, 2026 | 270000165 |
| St. Anns Catholic SchoolBelcourt · School | MIBS | July 9, 2026 | August 6, 2026 | 270000086 |
IC is internal connections, MIBS managed internal broadband services, BMIC basic maintenance. Cancelled forms are left out.
How the numbers are worked out
Budgets use USAC's rates: $201.57 per student for schools and $5.43 per square foot for libraries, with a $30,175 floor per school or library, counted from the first Form 471 each applicant filed in the cycle. Requests come from USAC's FRN status data, using the latest version of each request; denied and cancelled requests don't count. Requests a consortium filed for its members are filed under the consortium and aren't subtracted here, and applicants that haven't filed a Form 471 this cycle aren't listed. The C2 budget lookup explains the method in full.
Data: USAC Open Data datasets upfy-khtr, qdmp-ygft, 7i5i-83qf and jt8s-3q52, read October 31, 2026. Not official USAC figures.
Questions providers ask
How much Category 2 E-Rate funding has North Dakota requested since FY2026?
$3.0 million before discounts, across 55 applicants, as of October 31, 2026. Denied and cancelled requests aren't counted.
How many Category 2 Form 470s have been posted in North Dakota for FY2027?
7 certified as of October 31, 2026. E-Rate Workbench screens new ones every night against your offices, services and no-bid rules.
Which North Dakota districts have the most Category 2 budget left?
Bismarck School District 1 ($2,790,962); West Fargo School District 6 ($2,567,196); Fargo School District 1 ($2,025,277).