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Assistance listing · 10.855
Distance Learning and Telemedicine Grants
Federal financial assistance obligated under listing 10.855, the organisations that receive it and where it goes.
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Federal agencies obligated $234M in awards under assistance listing 10.855, Distance Learning and Telemedicine Grants, in FY2026, and $1.6B over the five fiscal years since FY2023; the program ranks 211 of 988 on this site.
Obligations were down 61% on FY2025 ($595M), with $0 so far in FY2027.
The largest recipient organisations over FY2022–FY2025 were Unicom, Inc. ($59M), Cordova Telecom Cooperative, Incorporated ($51M) and Project Telephone Company ($42M).
By place of performance, the most money went to AK, OK and MT.
Obligations by fiscal year
Compared with the largest program FY2026
| Measure | This program | Grants to States for Medicaid | All assistance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obligations, FY2026 | $234M | $722B | $4.4T |
| Five-year total | $1.6B | $2.6T | $17T |
| Share of all assistance obligations, five years | 0% | 15.2% | 100% |
Largest recipients obligations, FY2022–FY2025
| # | Organisation | Obligations |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unicom, Inc. | $59M |
| 2 | Cordova Telecom Cooperative, Incorporated | $51M |
| 3 | Project Telephone Company | $42M |
| 4 | Nemont Telephone Co-Operative Inc | $40M |
| 5 | Palau National Communications Corporation | $35M |
| 6 | Bristol Bay Telephone Cooperative Inc | $35M |
| 7 | Oglala Sioux Tribe of Pine Ridge Indian Reservation | $35M |
| 8 | Alaska Power & Telephone Company | $33M |
| 9 | Arctic Slope Telephone Association Cooperative Inc | $33M |
| 10 | Atlantic Telephone Membership Corporation | $33M |
| 11 | Osage Nation | $31M |
| 12 | Tec of Jackson Inc | $31M |
| 13 | Ap & Twireless Inc | $30M |
| 14 | Leaco Rural Telephone Coop Inc | $27M |
| 15 | Pine Belt Telephone Company, Inc. | $26M |
| 16 | FSM Telecommunications Corporation | $25M |
| 17 | Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma | $25M |
| 18 | Quintillion Subsea Operations, LLC | $25M |
| 19 | Sault Ste Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians | $25M |
| 20 | Atautchikun, LLC | $25M |
| 21 | Ibt Group USA LLC | $24M |
| 22 | Big Bend Telephone Company Inc | $24M |
| 23 | Standing Rock Telecommunications, Inc | $22M |
| 24 | Central NM Electric Co-Operative Inc | $22M |
| 25 | Tecinfo Communications, LLC | $21M |
Awarding agencies $1.0M+ awards
Where the money goes
Largest awards since FY2023
| Recipient | Awarding agency | Type | Award value | Begun | Place | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bristol Bay Telephone Cooperative Inc | Department of AgricultureRural Utilities Service | GrantProject Grant (B) | $35M | 11 Jun 2024 | AK | USAspending |
| Oglala Sioux Tribe of Pine Ridge Indian Reservation | Department of AgricultureRural Utilities Service | GrantProject Grant (B) | $35M | 21 Nov 2023 | SD | USAspending |
| Alaska Telephone Company | Department of AgricultureRural Utilities Service | GrantProject Grant (B) | $33M | 6 May 2026 | AK | USAspending |
| Unicom, Inc. | Department of AgricultureRural Utilities Service | GrantProject Grant (B) | $31M | 11 Jun 2024 | AK | USAspending |
| Arctic Slope Telephone Association Cooperative Inc | Department of AgricultureRural Utilities Service | GrantProject Grant (B) | $31M | 11 Jun 2024 | AK | USAspending |
| Unicom, Inc. | Department of AgricultureRural Utilities Service | GrantProject Grant (B) | $25M | 11 Dec 2024 | AK | USAspending |
| FSM Telecommunications Corporation | Department of AgricultureRural Utilities Service | GrantProject Grant (B) | $25M | 12 Aug 2025 | — | USAspending |
| Cordova Telecom Cooperative, Incorporated | Department of AgricultureRural Utilities Service | GrantProject Grant (B) | $25M | 1 Aug 2025 | AK | USAspending |
| Project Telephone Company | Department of AgricultureRural Utilities Service | GrantProject Grant (B) | $25M | 16 Sep 2025 | MT | USAspending |
| Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma | Department of AgricultureRural Utilities Service | GrantProject Grant (B) | $25M | 10 Jun 2024 | OK | USAspending |
Other programs numbered 10.xxx
- 10.551 Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program $368B
- 10.555 National School Lunch Program $110B
- 10.557 WIC Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children $29B
- 10.561 State Administrative Matching Grants for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program $25B
- 10.758 Affordable Rural Cooperative $9.6B
- 10.646 Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer Program for Children $8.2B
- 10.912 Environmental Quality Incentives Program $7.2B
- 10.427 Rural Rental Assistance Payments $6.3B
- 10.931 Agricultural Conservation Easement Program $4.7B
- 10.069 Conservation Reserve Program $3.9B
- 10.924 Conservation Stewardship Program $3.9B
- 10.450 Crop Insurance $3.6B
- 10.937 Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities $2.5B
- 10.703 Cooperative Fire Protection Agreement $2.2B
- 10.760 Water and Waste Disposal Systems for Rural Communities $2.0B
- 10.923 Emergency Watershed Protection Program $1.7B
- 10.560 State Administrative Expenses for Child Nutrition $1.7B
- 10.310 Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) $1.6B
- 10.752 Rural eConnectivity Pilot Program $1.5B
- 10.558 Child and Adult Care Food Program $1.5B
- 10.868 Rural Energy for America Program $1.5B
- 10.727 Inflation Reduction Act Urban & Community Forestry Program $1.4B
- 10.030 Indemnity Program $1.3B
- 10.766 Community Facilities Loans and Grants $1.3B
Questions and answers
How much is obligated under assistance listing 10.855?
$234M in FY2026 and $1.6B over the five fiscal years since FY2023, counting every award type recorded under the listing (grants, direct payments, loan subsidy cost, insurance and other assistance). Obligations are commitments, not payments.
Who receives the most under Distance Learning and Telemedicine Grants?
Unicom, Inc. ($59M), Cordova Telecom Cooperative, Incorporated ($51M), Project Telephone Company ($42M), Nemont Telephone Co-Operative Inc ($40M), Palau National Communications Corporation ($35M). Individuals are never listed; where a program pays individuals, USAspending records aggregated rows that appear here as "not shown".
What is an assistance listing (CFDA) number?
A five-digit number that identifies a federal financial assistance program on SAM.gov (formerly the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance). Every grant, loan, direct payment or other assistance award on USAspending carries one; contracts do not.
Provenance
Source: USAspending.gov API v2, spending by category (assistance listing) by fiscal year, recipient cross-tabulation for FY2022–FY2025 and award search, loaded 30 Sep 2026. State figures come from each state's top-100 listing table, so small amounts in a state may be missing. See methodology.