Federal contractor · FAIRFIELD, MT

3 RIVERS TELEPHONE COOPERATIVE, INC.

3 RIVERS TELEPHONE COOPERATIVE, INC. received -$24.5K in federal contract obligations in FY2026, on 1 awards. Since FY2017: $132K. Its largest customer was Indian Health Service (-$24.5K). It also received $30.3M in federal grants and other assistance in FY2026.

Obligations · FY2026
-$24.5K
New awards
1
Sole-source
—
Single offer
—
UEI
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Other than small businessNonprofit
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Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 69.8KFY2017
  2. 16.7KFY2018
  3. 30.2KFY2019
  4. 64.8KFY2020
  5. -24.9KFY2021
  6. -24.5KFY2026

Top buying agencies

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. Indian Health Service-$24.5K0.0%
    1 awards

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

Where the work was performed

Integrity signals

Shares of the year's obligations, next to the country's.

Largest awards

  1. THIS PROCUREMENT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER FAR 13 - SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION PROCEDURES AND FAR 6.302-1 - ONLY ONE RESPONSIBLE SOURCE AND NO OTHER SUPPLIES OR SERVICES WILL SATISFY AGENCY REQUIREMENTS FOR TELEPHONE SERVICES AT THE BLACKFEET SERVICE UNIT.$35.5K
    Indian Health Service· Glacier County, MT· IT & telecom· Jul 16, 2020 – Jul 14, 2026· 75H70920P00131

Federal grants & assistance received

Grants, loans (counted at their subsidy cost), direct payments and insurance, by fiscal year of the action (USAspending.gov, FABS). Reported apart from contracts and never added to them.

3 RIVERS TELEPHONE COOPERATIVE, INC. received $30.3M in federal assistance in FY2026, on 51 actions (26 new awards), +2.3% vs FY2025. Its largest program was 32.002 · Universal Service Fund - High Cost ($30.2M).

Assistance · FY2026
$30.3M
New awards
26
Actions
51
Since FY2021
$165.9M

Assistance by fiscal year

  1. 23.8MFY2021
  2. 25MFY2022
  3. 28.7MFY2023
  4. 28.5MFY2024
  5. 29.6MFY2025
  6. 30.3MFY2026

By type

  1. Direct payments$30.3M100%

Top programs

  1. 32.002 · Universal Service Fund - High Cost$30.2M99.7%
  2. 32.004 · Universal Service Fund - Schools and Libraries$55K0.2%
  3. 32.005 · Universal Service Fund - Rural Health Care$12.1K0.0%
  4. 32.003 · Universal Service Fund - Lifeline$10.1K0.0%

Awarding agencies

  1. Federal Communications Commission$30.3M100%

Largest awards

  1. THE HIGH COST PROGRAM PROVIDES FUNDING TO COMPANIES WORKING TO EXPAND CONNECTIVITY IN UNSERVED OR UNDERSERVED AREAS$158.3M
    32.002 · Universal Service Fund - High Cost· Federal Communications Commission· Direct payment for specified use· Oct 1, 2020 – Sep 30, 2026· HC-143002543-482255-CAFBLS
  2. THE HIGH COST PROGRAM PROVIDES FUNDING TO COMPANIES WORKING TO EXPAND CONNECTIVITY IN UNSERVED OR UNDERSERVED AREAS$17M
    32.002 · Universal Service Fund - High Cost· Federal Communications Commission· Direct payment for specified use· Oct 1, 2020 – Sep 30, 2026· HC-143002543-482255-HCL
  3. THE HIGH COST PROGRAM PROVIDES FUNDING TO COMPANIES WORKING TO EXPAND CONNECTIVITY IN UNSERVED OR UNDERSERVED AREAS$7.5M
    32.002 · Universal Service Fund - High Cost· Federal Communications Commission· Direct payment for specified use· Oct 1, 2020 – Sep 30, 2026· HC-143002543-482255-CAFICC
  4. THE LIFELINE PROGRAM HELPS MAKE COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES MORE AFFORDABLE FOR LOW-INCOME CONSUMERS$182.5K
    32.003 · Universal Service Fund - Lifeline· Federal Communications Commission· Direct payment for specified use· Nov 1, 2020 – Sep 30, 2026· LI-143002543-482255
  5. THE LIFELINE PROGRAM HELPS MAKE COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES MORE AFFORDABLE FOR LOW-INCOME CONSUMERS$18.1K
    32.003 · Universal Service Fund - Lifeline· Federal Communications Commission· Direct payment for specified use· Nov 1, 2020 – Sep 30, 2026· LI-143027673-489003
  6. THE RURAL HEALTH CARE (RHC) PROGRAM SUPPORTS HEALTH CARE FACILITIES IN BRINGING WORLD CLASS MEDICAL CARE TO RURAL AREAS THROUGH INCREASED…$5,976
    32.005 · Universal Service Fund - Rural Health Care· Federal Communications Commission· Direct payment for specified use· Jun 30, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026· RHCHCF-RHC20260012281

Source: Federal financial assistance transactions (Financial Assistance Broker Submission) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 8, 2026, loaded Oct 8, 2026 · FY2021–FY2026.

Subawards

Matched by Unique Entity ID: the first-tier subawards this organization reported as a prime recipient, and those primes reported paying it.

As a prime: who it pays · FY2026

No subawards reported as a prime in FY2026.

As a sub-recipient: who pays it · FY2026

No subawards reported to it in FY2026.

Primes report first-tier subawards of $30,000 or more themselves, and many go unreported (GAO-24-106214). Reporting moved from FSRS to SAM.gov in March 2025 and fewer sub-contracts have been reported since. Amounts are what primes reported; they are never added to prime award totals.

Source: Subawards (first-tier sub-contracts and sub-grants reported under FFATA) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov (reports filed in SAM.gov, formerly FSRS)), data current to Oct 9, 2026, loaded Oct 9, 2026 · Subawards loaded from FY2021.

Teaming partners

Companies this company reported paying, primes that reported paying it, from FFATA subaward reports.

Companies it pays

No subawards reported to other companies.

Primes that pay it

1 company · $5.9M reported

  1. STATE OF MONTANA$5.9M
    HELENA, MT · 1 subaward

Primes report first-tier subawards of $30,000 or more themselves, and many go unreported (GAO-24-106214). Reporting moved from FSRS to SAM.gov in March 2025 and fewer sub-contracts have been reported since. Amounts are what primes reported; they are never added to prime award totals.

Source: Subawards (first-tier sub-contracts and sub-grants reported under FFATA) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov (reports filed in SAM.gov, formerly FSRS)), data current to Oct 9, 2026, loaded Oct 9, 2026 · Subawards loaded from 2021.

Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 9, 2026, loaded Oct 9, 2026.