Project Grant CLSS00000118412
- The Rural Utilities Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture awarded Tatum Telephone Company a $4.49 million Project Grant under the Rural eConnectivity Pilot Program (CFDA 10.752) on March 10, 2021. The grant will support the expansion of broadband service in rural areas lacking sufficient access, as identified under the ReConnect Program. Tatum Telephone Company will facilitate broadband deployment for rural connectivity in Lawton, Oklahoma through March 10, 2023. The ReConnect Program...
- The Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service awarded Tatum Telephone Company a $1,174,600 Project Grant under the Distance Learning and Telemedicine Loans and Grants program (CFDA 10.855). The grant will support Tatum Telephone in expanding broadband access and delivering telemedicine and distance learning services to residents of Lawton, Oklahoma through March 2025. The Distance Learning and Telemedicine Loans and Grants program aims to improve access to educational and healthcare...
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service awarded a $25,000,000 Rural eConnectivity (ReConnect) Program grant to Arctic Slope Telephone Association Cooperative Inc. (dba Astac), a not-for-profit telecommunications provider in Alaska. The project grant, awarded on Aug 7, 2023, will fund infrastructure investments and job creation to expand broadband availability and connectivity in rural Alaskan communities over a 2-year performance period ending Aug 7, 2025. The ReConnect...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Tularosa Basin Telephone Company, Inc. received a $5.8 million Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service (RUS) under the Distance Learning and Telemedicine Grants program (CFDA 10.855) on May 6, 2026. The award will support a two-year initiative through May 6, 2028, to deploy telecommunications-enabled equipment and infrastructure in Tularosa, New Mexico, extending distance learning and telemedicine services to rural...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Home Telephone Company (doing business as TDS Telecommunication) received an $18.1 million grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service under the Rural eConnectivity Pilot Program (CFDA 10.752) on May 6, 2026. This 50/50 loan-grant combination award, funded through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, supports broadband infrastructure deployment in rural Wisconsin, with performance completion targeted for May 6, 2028....
- The Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service awarded Southwestern Bell Telephone Company a $16,036,684 Project Grant under the Rural eConnectivity Pilot Program (CFDA 10.752) on September 12, 2022. The grant will support broadband deployment projects through September 12, 2024. The Rural eConnectivity Pilot Program aims to expand broadband access in rural areas currently lacking sufficient connectivity. As the awardee, Southwestern Bell Telephone Company, doing business as AT&T,...
- The Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service awarded Totah Communications Inc., a for-profit organization, a $4,136,439.00 Project Grant under the Rural eConnectivity Pilot Program (CFDA 10.752) on July 6, 2023. The grant will support broadband deployment and infrastructure investments in the rural area of Ochelata, Oklahoma to expand access to broadband services. The ReConnect Program provides loans, grants, and loan/grant combination awards to facilitate broadband deployment in...
- Five Area Telephone Coop Inc. was awarded a $16,606,750 Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service on July 14, 2022. The grant is part of the Distance Learning and Telemedicine Loans and Grants program (CFDA 10.855) and will support the delivery of broadband internet access and related telecommunications services to rural communities in Muleshoe, Texas through July 14, 2024. Specifically, the funding will enable Five Area Telephone Coop Inc. to expand broadband...
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service has awarded a $34,993,700.00 Project Grant to Interior Telephone Co (doing business as Telalaska Network Services) under the Rural eConnectivity Pilot Program (CFDA 10.752). The grant funding is provided through the ReConnect Program, which aims to facilitate broadband deployment in rural areas without sufficient access. The award will be used to deliver broadband infrastructure and services in Anchorage, AK over a 2-year period from May...
- Oklahoma Western Telephone Company was awarded $24.98 million through the Rural eConnectivity Pilot Program (CFDA 10.752), administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service. The award, announced on May 6, 2026, with a completion deadline of May 6, 2028, funds broadband infrastructure deployment in Lawton, Oklahoma. Under this Project Grant, the awardee will install fiber optic and ethernet cabling, procure networking equipment, and provide retail broadband services...
Tatum Telephone Company received a $1.45 million project grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service (RUS) under the Rural eConnectivity Pilot Program (CFDA 10.752) on May 6, 2026. This 50-50 loan-grant combination award, funded through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, supports broadband infrastructure deployment in Tatum, Texas, with a completion date of May 6, 2028. The project delivers fiber optic and ethernet cabling installation, networking equipment procurement, and retail broadband services to rural residences, businesses, schools, libraries, and healthcare facilities in the service area. The ReConnect Program award aligns with RUS's mission to expand broadband access in underserved rural communities by establishing connectivity meeting minimum standards of 25 megabits per second downstream and 3 megabits per second upstream. As a for-profit telecommunications provider with established experience in rural connectivity solutions, Tatum Telephone Company will leverage this federal funding to enhance economic development opportunities, telemedicine capabilities, and distance learning resources in the designated rural service area.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $1.5m | 5/6/26 |