Recipient of federal assistance · CHASE CITY, VA

EMPOWER BROADBAND, INC.

EMPOWER BROADBAND, INC. received $3.7M in federal grants and other assistance in FY2026, on 10 actions, +286,416% vs FY2025. It has no federal contracts in the loaded years. Since FY2021: $8.8M. Its largest awarding agency was Federal Communications Commission ($3.7M).

Assistance · FY2026
$3.7M
New awards
0
Actions
10
Since FY2021
$8.8M
UEI
L6NFEC7LJM46
Parent organization
MECKLENBURG ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE
Location
CHASE CITY, VA
Businesses
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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.

Assistance by fiscal year

  1. 250FY2021
  2. 5.1MFY2022
  3. 17KFY2023
  4. 22KFY2024
  5. 1.3KFY2025
  6. 3.7MFY2026

By type

  1. Direct payments$3.7M100%

Top programs · Awarding agencies

Obligations in FY2026.

Top programs

  1. 32.002 · Universal Service Fund - High Cost$3.7M100.0%
  2. 32.003 · Universal Service Fund - Lifeline$1,2800.0%

Awarding agencies

  1. Federal Communications Commission$3.7M100%

Largest awards

  1. THE HIGH COST PROGRAM PROVIDES FUNDING TO COMPANIES WORKING TO EXPAND CONNECTIVITY IN UNSERVED OR UNDERSERVED AREAS$5.6M
    32.002 · Universal Service Fund - High Cost· Federal Communications Commission· Direct payment for specified use· Mar 31, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026· HC-143051514-199022-CAFIIAUC
  2. THE LIFELINE PROGRAM HELPS MAKE COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES MORE AFFORDABLE FOR LOW-INCOME CONSUMERS$2,792
    32.003 · Universal Service Fund - Lifeline· Federal Communications Commission· Direct payment for specified use· Jun 30, 2024 – Sep 30, 2026· LI-143051514-199022

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.