June 4, 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The FCC has just announced the budget multipliers and minimum building amounts for the upcoming FY 2026 \u2013 FY 2030 Category 2 Budget Cycle. These new multipliers will not impact your FY 2025 applications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The adjusted amounts represent a 20.7% inflation-adjusted increase to the C2 multipliers and funding floors for the next five-year funding cycle from the prior funding cycle that began in funding year 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n As with the 2021 \u2013 2025 C2 budget cycle, applicants will be required to validate their student counts or library square footage in the first year they apply for C2 funding during the FY 2026 – 2030 cycle after which their C2 budget will be set for the five-year budget cycle. For example, if you don\u2019t apply for C2 in the next budget cycle until FY 2027, USAC will validate your C2 enrollment at that time and it will then be set for the remainder of the cycle, ending FY 2030. Of course, if your enrollment increases in the remaining years of the budget cycle, you may submit increased enrollment data and ask USAC to perform a budget recalculation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n C2 enrollments are updated during the annual \u201cAdministrative Window\u201d which typically occurs between mid-October \u2013 early January. Training will be conducted this fall to explain how and when to update your C2 enrollment for FY 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n As of now, the FCC has not announced any changes to the Category 2 Eligible Services List; however, they still could do so in the coming months. <\/p>\n\n\n\n I hope you agree that these updated multipliers are great news and show us that the Category 2 Budget Cycle is on solid ground for another five years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you have any questions, please let me know.<\/p>\n\n\n\n — Julie<\/p>\n\n\n\n Julie Tritt Schell <\/td> Current<\/strong><\/td> FY 2026 – 2030<\/strong><\/td><\/tr> Per Student (Schools)<\/strong><\/td> $167<\/td> $201.57<\/strong><\/td><\/tr> Per Sq. Ft (Libraries)<\/strong><\/td> $4.50<\/td> $5.43<\/strong><\/td><\/tr> Minimum\/Building<\/strong><\/td> $25,000<\/td> $30,175.00<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Pennsylvania E-rate Coordinator
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jtschell@comcast.net
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