Federal grants to Paul Bunyan Rural Telephone Cooperative

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Paul Bunyan Rural Telephone Cooperative in Bemidji, Minnesota received $10.2 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 1 award. Its largest program was Rural eConnectivity Pilot Program, with $10.2 million. It had no new grant money in fiscal 2025.

From USAspending.gov award records, updated November 7, 2026.

Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$10.2 million
Awards1
Awarded in FY 2025$0
Largest award$10.2 million

By year

Federal grants to Paul Bunyan Rural Telephone Cooperative by fiscal year
Fiscal year	Awards	Amount
FY 2021	0	$0
FY 2022	0	$0
FY 2023	1	$10.2 million
FY 2024	0	$0
FY 2025	0	$0

An award funded in several years counts in each of them, so yearly awards add up to more than the five-year total.

Programs that fund Paul Bunyan Rural Telephone Cooperative

Every program, fiscal 2021 to 2025
Program	Awards	Amount
Rural eConnectivity Pilot Program 10.752	1	$10.2 million

Awarding agencies

Agency	Awards	Amount
Department of Agriculture	1	$10.2 million

Largest awards

The largest award by money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025
Award	Program	First action	Amount
Reconnect 100% grant infrastructure investments and jobs act ASST_NON_CLSS00000075444_012 on USAspending	Rural eConnectivity Pilot Program	November 30, 2022	$10.2 million

Amounts are net obligations: money committed, minus any amounts taken back. They are not payments. See how our data works.

Questions people ask

How much federal grant money does Paul Bunyan Rural Telephone Cooperative get?

$10.2 million in 1 grant award from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.

Which agency gives Paul Bunyan Rural Telephone Cooperative the most?

The Department of Agriculture, with $10.2 million in 1 award.

What is Paul Bunyan Rural Telephone Cooperative's largest federal grant?

$10.2 million under Rural eConnectivity Pilot Program, with its first action in the period on November 30, 2022. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.

Other grant recipients in Bemidji

Minnesota State Colleges & Universities
$26.4 million
Bi-County Cap Inc
$24.0 million
Bemidji Regional Airport Authority Commission
$16.7 million
Sanford Health of Northern Minnesota
$8.9 million
City of Bemidji
$4.4 million
The Northwest Minnesota Foundation
$4.2 million
Evergreen Youth & Family Services, Inc.
$3.3 million
Housing & Redevelopment Authority of Bemidji
$2.7 million

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