Federal contractor · LITTLE ROCK, AR

WINDSTREAM COMMUNICATIONS, LLC

WINDSTREAM COMMUNICATIONS, LLC received -$924.2K in federal contract obligations in FY2026, on 6 awards (−222% vs FY2025). Since FY2017: $20.1M. Its largest customer was Bureau of Land Management ($20.5K). It also received $33.2M in federal grants and other assistance in FY2026.

Obligations · FY2026
-$924.2K
New awards
6
Sole-source
—
Single offer
—
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Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 423.3KFY2017
  2. 594.8KFY2018
  3. 239.6KFY2019
  4. 376.6KFY2020
  5. 6.5MFY2021
  6. 3MFY2022
  7. 9.1MFY2023
  8. 69.6KFY2024
  9. 755KFY2025
  10. -924.2KFY2026

Top buying agencies

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. Bureau of Land Management$20.5K0.0%
    1 awards
  2. Department of the Army$18.7K0.0%
    1 awards
  3. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service$8,1600.0%
    1 awards
  4. U.S. Marshals Service-$4,8240.0%
    1 awards
  5. Department of Veterans Affairs-$966.7K0.0%
    2 awards

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

Where the work was performed

  1. Santa Fe County, NM$20.5K0.0%

Integrity signals

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

Agencies awarding it sole-source contracts

  1. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service$8,160
    Department of the Interior · 1 awards

Largest awards

  1. TASK ORDER 20 - VOICE SERVICES$18M
    Department of Veterans Affairs· Pulaski County, AR· IT & telecom· Apr 26, 2021 – Jun 8, 2026· 36C10B21N0002WIND
  2. PROVIDE NEBRASKA AIR NATIONAL GUARD WITH LOCAL TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES (LTS) AND LONG-DISTANCE (LD) SERVICES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ATTACHED PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT.$56.7K
    Department of the Army· Pulaski County, AR· IT & telecom· Jun 5, 2024 – May 26, 2026· W50S8924PA013
  3. NLEC-NG BASIC CONTRACT FOR WINDSTREAM$38.6K
    Department of Veterans Affairs· Marion County, IA· IT & telecom· Jun 16, 2022 – Mar 26, 2026· 36C10A22N0039
  4. BLM NM UNITI INTERNET PAST DUE INVOICE ACCT# 100171278$20.5K
    Bureau of Land Management· Santa Fe County, NM· IT & telecom· Sep 25, 2026 – Sep 25, 2026· 140L1726P0065
  5. SUPPLY: GA-OKEFENOKEE NWR-UPGRADE ETHERNET$8,160
    U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service· Pulaski County, AR· IT & telecom· Apr 2, 2026 – Jul 27, 2026· 140F1S26P0018
  6. FY22-23 D80 BODY WORN CAMERA INTERNET PECOS$0
    U.S. Marshals Service· Pulaski County, AR· IT & telecom· Sep 20, 2022 – Jul 8, 2026· 15M10222PA4701863

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.

WINDSTREAM COMMUNICATIONS, LLC received $33.2M in federal assistance in FY2026, on 2,025 actions (1,570 new awards). Its largest program was 32.004 · Universal Service Fund - Schools and Libraries ($28.4M).

Assistance · FY2026
$33.2M
New awards
1,570
Actions
2,025
Since FY2021
$1B

Assistance by fiscal year

  1. 203.1MFY2021
  2. 715.6MFY2022
  3. 43MFY2023
  4. 45.6MFY2024
  5. -36.7MFY2025
  6. 33.2MFY2026

By type

  1. Direct payments$33.2M100%

Top programs

  1. 32.004 · Universal Service Fund - Schools and Libraries$28.4M85%
  2. 32.005 · Universal Service Fund - Rural Health Care$3.7M11%
  3. 32.003 · Universal Service Fund - Lifeline$1.2M3.6%

Awarding agencies

  1. Federal Communications Commission$33.2M100%

Largest awards

  1. THE RURAL HEALTH CARE (RHC) PROGRAM SUPPORTS HEALTH CARE FACILITIES IN BRINGING WORLD CLASS MEDICAL CARE TO RURAL AREAS THROUGH INCREASED…$2.6M
    32.005 · Universal Service Fund - Rural Health Care· Federal Communications Commission· Direct payment for specified use· Nov 30, 2022 – Jan 15, 2026· RHCHCF-RHC20220005297
  2. THE SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES PROGRAM KEEPS STUDENTS AND LIBRARY PATRONS CONNECTED TO BROADBAND SERVICES.$2M
    32.004 · Universal Service Fund - Schools and Libraries· Federal Communications Commission· Direct payment for specified use· May 31, 2026 – May 31, 2026· SL-2099067902
  3. THE SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES PROGRAM KEEPS STUDENTS AND LIBRARY PATRONS CONNECTED TO BROADBAND SERVICES.$1.4M
    32.004 · Universal Service Fund - Schools and Libraries· Federal Communications Commission· Direct payment for specified use· Aug 31, 2026 – Aug 31, 2026· SL-2599033920
  4. THE LIFELINE PROGRAM HELPS MAKE COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES MORE AFFORDABLE FOR LOW-INCOME CONSUMERS$934.8K
    32.003 · Universal Service Fund - Lifeline· Federal Communications Commission· Direct payment for specified use· Nov 1, 2020 – Aug 31, 2026· LI-143030766-269690
  5. THE SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES PROGRAM KEEPS STUDENTS AND LIBRARY PATRONS CONNECTED TO BROADBAND SERVICES.$836.9K
    32.004 · Universal Service Fund - Schools and Libraries· Federal Communications Commission· Direct payment for specified use· May 31, 2026 – May 31, 2026· SL-2499058116
  6. THE SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES PROGRAM KEEPS STUDENTS AND LIBRARY PATRONS CONNECTED TO BROADBAND SERVICES.$836.9K
    32.004 · Universal Service Fund - Schools and Libraries· Federal Communications Commission· Direct payment for specified use· May 31, 2026 – May 31, 2026· SL-2599023195

Source: Federal financial assistance transactions (Financial Assistance Broker Submission) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 3, 2026, loaded Oct 3, 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.

By fiscal year

  • FY2021: $0 paid out · $227.6K received
  • FY2022: $0 paid out · $3.2M received
  • FY2025: $0 paid out · $187K received

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 3, 2026, loaded Oct 3, 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

3 companies · $3.7M reported

  1. LUMPKIN COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS$3.2M
    DAHLONEGA, GA · 1 subaward
  2. TRIAD NATIONAL SECURITY, LLC$227.6K
    COLUMBUS, OH · 1 subaward · Facilities support services
  3. ELECTRIC BOAT CORPORATION$187K
    GROTON, CT · 2 subawards · Computer systems design and related services

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 3, 2026, loaded Oct 3, 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 3, 2026, loaded Oct 3, 2026.