Company facts
- Self-certified in SAM.gov
- Entity structure
- Corporate Entity (Not Tax Exempt)
- SAM.gov registration date
- Physical address
- 410 Broad Ave, Stanton, IA 51573, USA
- Website
- myfmtc.com
- Employees
- 1-10
- Estimated annual revenue
- $0-$1M
- Industry
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- Telecommunication Services
- Wireless Telecommunication Services
- SIC code
- 36 Electronic & Other Electric Equipment
- Profiles
Registration and certifications come from SAM.gov and the SBA; company details from public web sources. Updated .
Grant awards
Latest 5 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
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About the company
The Farmers Mutual Telephone Company Of Stanton, Iowa receives federal grants as a prime recipient to finance rural broadband infrastructure and economic development initiatives, operating exclusively within USDA rural utility and business cooperative programs. A for-profit corporate utility organization headquartered in Stanton, Iowa, the company competes in the rural telecommunications and broadband space as an eligible utility intermediary rather than as a federal contractor; it does not hold prime federal contracts and does not function as a subcontractor.
The vendor's federal footprint consists entirely of project grants from two USDA offices. The Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service has awarded four grants totaling approximately $2.22 million for broadband infrastructure: a $1.295 million Distance Learning and Telemedicine Loans and Grants (CFDA 10.855) award on March 29, 2023, to address cost overruns on a pilot broadband expansion project serving Stanton through March 29, 2025; a companion $925,361 award from the same program on the same date for related infrastructure cost mitigation on that same pilot project, also concluding March 29, 2025; and two earlier awards. The Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Cooperative Services issued a $300,000 Rural Economic Development Loans and Grants award (CFDA 10.854) on May 29, 2026, structured as a two-year performance period through May 29, 2028, enabling the company to establish a Revolving Loan Fund and deploy zero-interest capital to rural businesses and development projects within its service territory, including feasibility studies, business start-up costs, and business incubator initiatives.
Recent activity has been episodic across the source data window — one award in 2011, one in 2019, one in 2020, two in 2023, and one in May 2026. One award ($300,000) carries an ultimate completion date within the next twenty-four months. The vendor operates as a pass-through intermediary for rural development capital rather than as a service provider or contractor, serving solely the two USDA grantor agencies.
Quick answers
Is The Farmers Mutual Telephone Company Of Stanton, I registered in SAM.gov?
Yes. The Farmers Mutual Telephone Company Of Stanton, I's SAM.gov registration is active through June 23, 2027.
What is The Farmers Mutual Telephone Company Of Stanton, I's CAGE code?
The Farmers Mutual Telephone Company Of Stanton, I's CAGE code is 6DB73, and its Unique Entity ID (UEI) is MM19Q8YKKRS1.
What is The Farmers Mutual Telephone Company Of Stanton, I's most recent federal award?
The Farmers Mutual Telephone Company Of Stanton, I's most recent federal grant award is Rural economic development grants disaster (redg disaster) - grant (CLSS00000118807), from Rural Business Cooperative Services (RHS), on May 29, 2026.
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