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Simpson County School District
Mendenhall, MS · Billed Entity Number (BEN) 128627
From the latest Form 471 on file (FY2026): 2737 full-time students · NSLP 88% · Category 1 discount 90% · Category 2 discount 85%.
Open Form 470s (FY2027)
No certified FY2027 Form 470 found for this district in the data pulled.
Prior-cycle Form 470s (1)
| Application | FY | Nickname | Certified | Services | Doc |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 260004941 | FY2026 | 25-26 CAT 1 | Nov 6, 2025 | 1 service line(s) | Form PDF |
Category 2 budget
| Cycle | Version | C2 budget (pre-discount) | Funded | Pending | Available | Students | Sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026-2030 | Forecast | $485,784 | $0 | $0 | $485,784 | 2410 | 8 |
| FY2021-2025 | Confirmed | $463,425 | $308,000 | $0 | $155,425 | 2775 | 8 |
Contract expirations
Upcoming expirations (on or after Oct 16, 2026), from Form 471 FRN data. Latest FRN per contract/provider/service.
| Expires | Provider | Service type | Contract # | Latest FY seen | FRN status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2027 extended | Southern Light, LLC | Data Transmission and/or Internet Access | 2122-06 | FY2024 | Funded |
| Jun 30, 2027 extended | Southern Light, LLC | Data Transmission and/or Internet Access | OPP-352539 | FY2025 | Funded |
| Jun 30, 2028 | Innovative Software, Inc. | Internal Connections | — | FY2025 | Funded |
| Jun 30, 2031 extended | Uniti Fiber GulfCo LLC | Data Transmission and/or Internet Access | OPP-374761 | FY2026 | Funded |
7 additional contract(s) in the data show an expiration date already past.
Past winning providers (Form 471, funded FRNs)
| Provider (SPIN name) | Funded FRNs | Funding years | Service types | Funding requested* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uniti Fiber GulfCo LLC | 1 | FY2026 | Data Transmission and/or Internet Access | $71,554 |
| Innovative Software, Inc. | 2 | FY2018, FY2025 | Internal Connections | $694,245 |
| Southern Light, LLC | 7 | FY2019, FY2020, FY2021, FY2022, FY2023, FY2024, FY2025 | Data Transmission and/or Internet Access | $567,000 |
| BellSouth Telecommunications, LLC | 7 | FY2017, FY2018, FY2019 | Data Transmission and/or Internet Access, Voice | $417,775 |
| Cellular South, Inc. | 2 | FY2017, FY2018 | Voice | $4,991 |
| AT&T Corp. | 2 | FY2017, FY2018 | Voice | $480 |
*Sum of funding_commitment_request on FRNs with status Funded — the requested amount, not necessarily the final committed or disbursed amount.
All FRNs on file: 21 pending, 21 funded (FY2017–FY2026).
Source: USAC Open Data datasets jt8s-3q52 (Form 470), qdmp-ygft (Form 471 FRN status), 6brt-5pbv (C2 budget), 9s6i-myen (Form 471 basic info). Data pulled 2026-10-16.