E-Rate Case Studies — Real Funding Wins, Real Districts

See how K-12 districts, charter networks, and public libraries recovered denied funding, maximized Category 2 budgets, and won USAC appeals with erateapp consulting support.

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About these case studies: The examples below are composite anonymized case studies drawn from real erateapp consulting engagements. Identifying details (BENs, district names, FRNs, exact dollar amounts) have been obfuscated or aggregated to protect client confidentiality. The strategies, timelines, and outcomes are accurate.
K-12 District

12-School Midwest District Recovers $312K in Form 471 Denials

After two consecutive years of partial Form 471 denials caused by competitive-bidding documentation gaps, a 12-school Midwest district engaged erateapp to file a USAC appeal and rebuild their FY26 application from scratch.

$312K
Recovered
12
Schools
90%
Discount
71 days
Appeal-to-Win
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Charter Network

Texas K-8 Charter Network Triples Category 2 Budget

A K-8 charter network in Texas was leaving Category 2 budget on the table every year. erateapp restructured their entity profiles in EPC, reclassified shared-use rooms, and tripled their five-year Category 2 budget allocation.

3x
C2 Budget Increase
$487K
5-Yr Budget
6
Campuses
85%
Discount
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Public Library

Rural Library System Wins USAC Appeal After Two Denials

After being fully denied two years running for cost-allocation issues, a rural public library system filed a USAC appeal with erateapp and recovered the full FY25 award — then won FY26 funding clean on the first pass.

$89K
Recovered
7
Branches
90%
Discount
2-for-2
Appeals Won
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