Federal grants to Dairyland Power Cooperative
Dairyland Power Cooperative in La Crosse, Wisconsin received $442 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 5 awards. Its largest program was Affordable Rural Cooperative, with $397 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $30.1 million.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated November 7, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$442 million
- Awards5
- Awarded in FY 2025$30.1 million
- Largest award$397 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 1 | $68,000 |
| FY 2022 | 0 | -$12,924 |
| FY 2023 | 1 | $14.9 million |
| FY 2024 | 1 | $397 million |
| FY 2025 | 2 | $30.1 million |
Programs that fund Dairyland Power Cooperative
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Affordable Rural Cooperative | 1 | $397 million |
| Clean Energy Demonstrations | 1 | $28.1 million |
| Middle Mile (Broadband) Grant Program | 1 | $14.9 million |
| Conservation Research and Development | 1 | $2.0 million |
| Economic Adjustment Assistance | 1 | $55,076 |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Agriculture | 1 | $397 million |
| Department of Energy | 2 | $30.1 million |
| Department of Commerce | 2 | $14.9 million |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rus ira new era grant | Affordable Rural Cooperative | September 30, 2024 | $397 million |
| The goals of the rural energy viability for integrated vital energy (REVIVE) project include (1) demonstrate the viability of a vanadium redox flow battery (VRFB) for 10+ hour energy storage. Demonstrate the competitiveness of a 10-HOUR continuous discharge system for long-duration energy storage ap | Clean Energy Demonstrations | November 4, 2024 | $28.1 million |
| Purpose: dairyland power cooperative (DPC) will implement its tri-state fiber deployment project (TSFDP), which will retrofit 240.23 miles of fiber optic communications network using mostly optical ground wire (OPGW) on dpc's transmission lines in 3 years. Through the tsfdp, last mile providers in t | Middle Mile (Broadband) Grant Program | June 15, 2023 | $14.9 million |
| Prentice electric vehicle (EV) charger with solar and battery storage the purpose of this project is to address substation and feeder capacity issues by integrating solar power and battery energy storage into the electric vehicle (EV) charging station development to enhance grid reliability, resilie | Conservation Research and Development | August 7, 2025 | $2.0 million |
| Reuse study | Economic Adjustment Assistance | May 12, 2021 | $55,076 |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does Dairyland Power Cooperative get?
$442 million in 5 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives Dairyland Power Cooperative the most?
The Department of Agriculture, with $397 million in 1 award. The Department of Energy and the Department of Commerce follow.
What is Dairyland Power Cooperative's largest federal grant?
$397 million under Affordable Rural Cooperative, with its first action in the period on September 30, 2024. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund Dairyland Power Cooperative?
Its largest are Affordable Rural Cooperative, Clean Energy Demonstrations and Middle Mile (Broadband) Grant Program.
Other grant recipients in La Crosse
- City of La Crosse
- University of Wisconsin System
- Western Technical College
- Head Start Child & Family Development Centers, Inc.
- City of Housing Authority of
- Kwik Trip Inc
- Viterbo University Inc
- Village of French Island
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