E-Rate is for schools to get discounts (or reimbursed) on technology. We get offers from random companies all the time asking if we want XYZ to do eRate for them.
They're on a fishing expedition, kind of like to Domain SEO expiration offers I see.. E-Rate is a federal program for funding school technology based on economic need of the schools. It's a small clique so to speak. The only way small players like ourselves will get anything is being an installer for them. I've done several for CDW-G. Nothing to write home about.