States Saved $8.3 Million on Tech Buying
Savings by state, fiscal year 2018

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States saved $8.3 million on $84 million in technology purchases in fiscal year 2018 through SREB participation in discount agreements.

Purchasing and saving through the contracts were up more than 150 percent over fiscal year 2017. State by state, the numbers ranged from $17,000 off $171,000 in purchases in Delaware to $4 million saved on $40 million in tech purchases in North Carolina.

Schools, universities and agencies in each of the 16 SREB states are eligible for the savings through SREB collaboration with the Midwestern Higher Education Compact on cost containment strategies. 

Fiscal Year 2018 Savings Purchases
Alabama  $   376,616 $3,808,009
Arkansas  $   518,041 $ 5,237,972
Delaware $     16,939 $    171,274
Florida $   284,417 $ 2,874,623
Georgia $   236,643 $ 2,391,465
Kentucky  $   180,172 $ 1,821,740 
Louisiana  $   359,334 $ 3,633,264
Maryland  $   252,369 $ 2,551,731
Mississippi  $   123,664 $ 1,250,385
North Carolina  $4,051,489 $40,906,853
Oklahoma  $   217,216 $ 2,196,298
South Carolina $   155,759 $ 1,574,900
Tennessee  $   640,238 $ 6,473,518
Texas  $   601,026 $ 6,077,230
Virginia  $   158,085 $ 1,597,954
West Virginia $   119,044 $ 1,203,671