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Federal grants to CRST Telephone Authority

Eagle Butte, South Dakota · Tribal governments and organizations · UEI FFTRMEMS6194

CRST Telephone Authority in Eagle Butte, South Dakota received $19.3 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 2 awards. Its largest program was Distance Learning and Telemedicine Grants, with $17.0 million. It had no new grant money in fiscal 2025.

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

By year

Federal grants to CRST Telephone Authority by fiscal year
Fiscal yearAwardsAmount
FY 20210$0
FY 20222$19.3 million
FY 20230$0
FY 20240$0
FY 20250$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 CRST Telephone Authority

Every program, fiscal 2021 to 2025
ProgramAwardsAmount
Distance Learning and Telemedicine Grants 10.8551$17.0 million
Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program 11.0291$2.4 million

Awarding agencies

AgencyAwardsAmount
Department of Agriculture1$17.0 million
Department of Commerce1$2.4 million

Largest awards

The 2 largest awards by money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025
AwardProgramFirst actionAmount
Pilot broadband grant
ASST_NON_CLSS00000074858_012 on USAspending		Distance Learning and Telemedicine GrantsSeptember 16, 2022$17.0 million
This broadband use and adoption project proposes to address key challenges confronting the cheyenne river sioux tribe telephone authority (CRSTTA). Despite offering broadband service to 90% of 2.8 million acres of the cheyenne river reservation, crstta's broadband subscription penetration is approxi
ASST_NON_NT22TBC0290036_013 on USAspending		Tribal Broadband Connectivity ProgramApril 29, 2022$2.4 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 CRST Telephone Authority get?

$19.3 million in 2 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.

Which agency gives CRST Telephone Authority the most?

The Department of Agriculture, with $17.0 million in 1 award. The Department of Commerce follow.

What is CRST Telephone Authority's largest federal grant?

$17.0 million under Distance Learning and Telemedicine Grants, with its first action in the period on September 16, 2022. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.

Which federal programs fund CRST Telephone Authority?

Its largest are Distance Learning and Telemedicine Grants and Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program.

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