Project Grant CLSS00000117906
- The Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service awarded $11,063,976 to Leaco Rural Telephone Coop Inc. on January 9, 2026, under the Distance Learning and Telemedicine Grants program (CFDA 10.855). The award funds a pilot broadband expansion project in Hobbs, New Mexico, with a performance period through January 9, 2028. Leaco Rural Telephone Coop Inc., a non-profit telecommunications cooperative, is delivering broadband internet access infrastructure to serve rural residents and enable...
- The Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service awarded Leaco Rural Telephone Cooperative Inc. a $1,502,556 Project Grant under the Distance Learning and Telemedicine Loans and Grants program (CFDA 10.855). The grant will support the delivery of broadband internet access and related telecommunications services from March 2023 to March 2025 in Hobbs, New Mexico through Leaco's PILOT BROADBAND COST OVERRUN GRANT project. The Distance Learning and Telemedicine Loans and Grants program...
- The Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service awarded a $24,999,998 Project Grant to Leaco Rural Telephone Coop Inc. under the Distance Learning and Telemedicine Loans and Grants program (CFDA 10.855). The grant will support the delivery of distance learning and telemedicine services in Hobbs, New Mexico through September 2024. Specifically, the funding will encourage and improve the use of telemedicine, telecommunications, computer networks, and related advanced technologies to...
- The Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service awarded La Jicarita Rural Telephone Cooperative a project grant of $5.101950 million on September 19, 2025, under the Distance Learning and Telemedicine Grants program (CFDA 10.855). The award funds broadband infrastructure to support distance learning and telemedicine services in Mora, New Mexico. Performance runs through September 19, 2027. The program encourages use of telecommunications, computer networks, and related advanced...
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service awarded a $22,068,400 Distance Learning and Telemedicine (CFDA 10.855) grant to Central NM Electric Co-Operative Inc. on December 18, 2024. This Project Grant will fund the acquisition and deployment of telecommunications-enabled equipment, including audio, video, and information technologies, to extend educational and medical services to underserved rural communities in the Mountainair, NM area. The grant aims to bridge digital...
- The Rural Utilities Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture awarded a $3.68 million Project Grant to Continental Divide Electric Cooperative Inc. to support distance learning and telemedicine services. This funding supports the Distance Learning and Telemedicine Loans and Grants program, which aims to improve access to educational and healthcare resources through telecommunications and related technologies in rural areas. Specifically, the grant will enable Continental Divide Electric...
- The Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service awarded $12.837 million to Enmr Telephone Cooperative (doing business as Plateau Telecommunications, Incorporated) on January 12, 2026, under the Distance Learning and Telemedicine Grants program (CFDA 10.855) to support broadband infrastructure expansion in rural New Mexico and Texas. The award funds fiber infrastructure buildout and network electronics upgrades to improve network capacity and redundancy across the recipient's service area...
- The Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service awarded Tularosa Basin Telephone Company, Inc. $5.825 million on May 6, 2026, under the Distance Learning and Telemedicine Grants program (CFDA 10.855) to deploy telecommunications-enabled equipment and infrastructure extending distance learning and telemedicine services to rural residents and community facilities in Tularosa, New Mexico. The award is a Project Grant with a period of performance through May 6, 2028, and place of performance...
- The Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service awarded a $14,749,747 Project Grant to Enmr Telephone Cooperative, doing business as Plateau Telecommunications, Incorporated, to support distance learning and telemedicine services. Under the Distance Learning and Telemedicine Loans and Grants program (CFDA 10.855), the June 17, 2022 grant will fund projects providing educational and medical benefits through telecommunications technologies to rural communities in Clovis, New Mexico through...
- The Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service awarded Penasco Valley Telephone Cooperative, Inc., a Project Grant of $23,109,460 on January 8, 2026, under the Distance Learning and Telemedicine Grants program (CFDA 10.855). The grant funds broadband infrastructure deployment to expand distance learning and telemedicine services in rural areas. Performance occurs at Artesia, New Mexico 88210, with a period of performance through January 8, 2028. Penasco Valley Telecommunications...
The Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service awarded $13.897 million to Leaco Rural Telephone Coop Inc. on January 9, 2026, under the Distance Learning and Telemedicine Grants program (CFDA 10.855) to deploy broadband infrastructure and services in Hobbs, New Mexico. The award funds a pilot broadband project with a period of performance through January 9, 2028. Place of performance is Hobbs, NM. The Distance Learning and Telemedicine Grants program encourages the use of telemedicine, telecommunications, computer networks, and related advanced technologies to provide educational and medical benefits through distance learning and telemedicine projects to people living in rural areas. Leaco Rural Telephone Coop Inc. is a non-profit telecommunications cooperative. The recipient has previously received project grants totaling over $30 million from RUS under this program to expand telecommunications networks and advance broadband, distance learning, and telemedicine services in the Hobbs community.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $13.9m | 1/9/26 |