Recipient of federal assistance · HOBBS, NM

LEACO RURAL TELEPHONE COOP INC

LEACO RURAL TELEPHONE COOP INC received $34.4M in federal grants and other assistance in FY2026, on 53 actions, +3,487% vs FY2025. It has no federal contracts in the loaded years. Since FY2021: $80.4M. Its largest awarding agency was Rural Utilities Service ($25M).

Assistance · FY2026
$34.4M
New awards
25
Actions
53
Since FY2021
$80.4M
UEI
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Parent organization
LEACO RURAL TELEPHONE COOPERATIVE, INC.
Location
HOBBS, NM
Nonprofits
Open in the explorerFederal grants & assistance

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. 4.7MFY2021
  2. 29.8MFY2022
  3. 5.5MFY2023
  4. 5.1MFY2024
  5. 958.2KFY2025
  6. 34.4MFY2026

By type

  1. Grants$25M73%
  2. Direct payments$9.4M27%

Top programs · Awarding agencies

Obligations in FY2026.

Top programs

  1. 10.855 · Distance Learning and Telemedicine Grants$25M73%
  2. 32.002 · Universal Service Fund - High Cost$8.6M25%
  3. 32.004 · Universal Service Fund - Schools and Libraries$756.4K2.2%
  4. 32.005 · Universal Service Fund - Rural Health Care$94.4K0.3%
  5. 32.003 · Universal Service Fund - Lifeline$2,4640.0%

Awarding agencies

  1. Rural Utilities Service$25M73%
    Department of Agriculture
  2. Federal Communications Commission$9.4M27%

Largest awards

  1. THE HIGH COST PROGRAM PROVIDES FUNDING TO COMPANIES WORKING TO EXPAND CONNECTIVITY IN UNSERVED OR UNDERSERVED AREAS$17.6M
    32.002 · Universal Service Fund - High Cost· Federal Communications Commission· Direct payment for specified use· Oct 1, 2020 – Sep 30, 2026· HC-143002556-492264-CAFBLS
  2. PILOT BROADBAND GRANT$13.9M
    10.855 · Distance Learning and Telemedicine Grants· Rural Utilities Service· Project grant· Jan 9, 2026 – Jan 9, 2026· CLSS00000117906
  3. PILOT BROADBAND 100% GRANT- RBS REDG SUB ACCOUNT SEC. 762- GRANT$11.1M
    10.855 · Distance Learning and Telemedicine Grants· Rural Utilities Service· Project grant· Jan 9, 2026 – Jan 9, 2026· CLSS00000117907
  4. THE HIGH COST PROGRAM PROVIDES FUNDING TO COMPANIES WORKING TO EXPAND CONNECTIVITY IN UNSERVED OR UNDERSERVED AREAS$6.8M
    32.002 · Universal Service Fund - High Cost· Federal Communications Commission· Direct payment for specified use· Oct 1, 2020 – Sep 30, 2026· HC-143002556-492264-HCL
  5. THE HIGH COST PROGRAM PROVIDES FUNDING TO COMPANIES WORKING TO EXPAND CONNECTIVITY IN UNSERVED OR UNDERSERVED AREAS$4M
    32.002 · Universal Service Fund - High Cost· Federal Communications Commission· Direct payment for specified use· Oct 1, 2020 – Sep 30, 2026· HC-143002556-492264-CAFICC
  6. THE SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES PROGRAM KEEPS STUDENTS AND LIBRARY PATRONS CONNECTED TO BROADBAND SERVICES.$174.8K
    32.004 · Universal Service Fund - Schools and Libraries· Federal Communications Commission· Direct payment for specified use· Jun 15, 2026 – Jun 15, 2026· SL-2599034496

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.