Osage Valley Electric Cooperative Association

Osage Valley Electric Cooperative Association is a non-profit organization that provides electrical utility services to the federal government through contracts and grants. It is registered as a corporate entity exempt from taxes in the System for Award Management (SAM) database.

Through prime federal contracts, Osage Valley Electric Cooperative Association has provided electrical utility services to support operations at major infrastructure projects. Most notably, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers awarded the cooperative an $811,824 firm fixed price definitive contract in January 2022 to deliver electricity through December 2031 for the Harry S. Truman Lake Project in Warsaw, Missouri. This contract was not set aside for any specific business type and will fund critical electrical services at the lake location over the coming decade as part of the Corps' civil works program.

Osage Valley Electric Cooperative Association has also received federal grant funding to support rural economic development initiatives in Missouri. In August 2022, the Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service awarded the cooperative a $300,000 project grant through the Rural Economic Development Loans and Grants program (CFDA 10.854). The grant, lasting until August 2024, will fund feasibility studies, startup costs, incubator projects, and other reasonable expenses aimed at fostering job creation and economic development in rural areas of the state. Additionally, Osage Valley Electric Cooperative Association has participated as a sub-grantee, receiving funds passed through the Missouri Department of Public Safety for management costs under a federal grant program.