Universal Service Fund — High Cost — CFDA 32.002

High-cost USF obligations at $24.2 billion

USAspending.gov records $24,201,339,884.37 in obligations under CFDA 32.002. Two thousand three hundred forty-nine awards produce that stock. A simple average is about $10.3 million per award, consistent with carrier-level support actions rather than household-level rows. The assistance-listing title is UNIVERSAL SERVICE FUND - HIGH COST. CFDA 32.002 is the join key.

High-cost support is a distinct listing. Mixing 32.002 with other universal-service CFDAs would invent a combined fund total this packet does not contain. Keep the $24.2 billion attached to 32.002.

USAspending.gov records the $24,201,339,884.37 obligation stock for CFDA 32.002 together with 2,349 awards, 991 recipients, and 49 states. A carrier that does not appear among the 991 named recipients in this aggregate is not in the recipient dimension used here, even if it receives related support under another listing. Keep high-cost support on 32.002 when quoting these four facts. Outlays remain a separate column.

Nine hundred ninety-one recipients, 49 states

Nine hundred ninety-one recipients share 2,349 awards, or about two award records per recipient on average. Splitting $24.2 billion evenly would assign about $24.4 million per recipient. Eligible telecommunications carriers are the organizational unit this kind of listing usually names; the packet does not list the 991.

Forty-nine states in the geographic count is narrower than the 52–60 range on many other packets. That does not prove a state was excluded from high-cost support as a policy matter; it reports how many state labels appear on 32.002 awards in this extract. Place-of-performance dollars are on the program table.

What the award file does not show

Award count (2,349) is a count of assistance records, including modifications as stored. It is not a count of rural lines, broadband locations, or unserved households. Recipient count (991) is the better organizational headcount. Citing 2,349 as “communities served” would be a unit error.

The packet also does not report contribution rates, cost-model outputs, or auction results. Those live in other systems. This page stays on the four USAspending facts.

Obligations versus support disbursed

The $24.2 billion is an obligation total from USAspending.gov. Outlays — cash paid as high-cost support — are not in the packet. A support award can be obligated while monthly or quarterly disbursements follow a different calendar. Deobligations and true-ups both move the stock.

Use CFDA 32.002 to size the high-cost listing in the assistance file. Do not use it as a broadband-coverage map. Coverage is not a field in this extract.

Where to read 32.002

The Universal Service Fund High Cost program page overlays these aggregates. The all-programs index ranks 32.002 among other assistance listings. Agency pages show awarding-agency totals that may include this CFDA among other listings. For high-cost support tagged 32.002, start on the program page.

CFDA 32.002’s $24,201,339,884.37 sits on 2,349 awards and 991 recipients with a 49-state geographic count. Forty-nine labels is narrower than most nationwide assistance listings in this batch; it is still a count of coded states in the USAspending field, not a proof that high-cost support skipped a jurisdiction as policy. About $10.3 million per award is a carrier-level ratio, not a household subsidy.

Broadband location counts, contribution rates, and cash disbursed as support are outside the packet. Other universal-service listings are separate CFDA rows. The program page overlays 32.002. Source: USAspending.gov assistance awards.

High-cost support, 49 geographic labels

Universal Service Fund - High Cost, CFDA 32.002, is indexed at $24,201,339,884.37 in obligations, 2,349 awards, 991 recipients, and 49 states on USAspending.gov. Forty-nine is a narrower geographic count than most nationwide assistance listings in this batch. That is a fact about how many state labels appear on 32.002 awards in this extract, not a statutory exclusion list. Dollar-by-state amounts belong on the program table.

Nine hundred ninety-one recipients against 2,349 awards is about two records per organization. About $10.3 million per award and about $24.4 million per recipient on simple even splits are scale ratios for carrier-level support actions, not household-level rows. Award count is not a count of rural lines or broadband locations. Recipient count is the organizational headcount in this aggregate.

Other universal-service listings, if present under other CFDA numbers, are outside the $24.2 billion. Outlays as support disbursed are not in the packet. The program page overlays 32.002; the programs index ranks it; agency pages roll up awarding agencies. Source: USAspending.gov assistance awards.

Questions

How much is obligated for Universal Service Fund High Cost?

USAspending.gov records $24,201,339,884.37 in obligations for CFDA 32.002. SpendingVault indexes 2,349 awards, 991 recipients, and 49 states. The figure is an obligation sum from assistance awards, not an outlay and not a count of broadband locations. CFDA 32.002’s $24.2 billion on 2,349 awards, 991 recipients, and 49 states is the USAspending obligation stock.

How many carriers appear as recipients on CFDA 32.002?

The extract lists 991 recipients against 2,349 awards. A simple even split of $24.2 billion would be about $24.4 million per recipient; actual amounts vary. Those are organizational recipients on assistance awards, not households. Names are on the program page.

Why does high-cost USF show only 49 states?

The USAspending geographic count for CFDA 32.002 is 49. That is how many state labels appear on awards in this extract, not a statutory exclusion list. It is narrower than many other assistance CFDAs in this batch. Dollar-by-state amounts are on the program table.

Is $24.2 billion already paid as high-cost support?

Not necessarily. Obligations are commitments. Outlays are payments. CFDA 32.002’s indexed total is the obligation stock from USAspending.gov. This page does not report cash disbursed, contribution collections, or remaining balances. CFDA 32.002’s $24.2 billion on 2,349 awards, 991 recipients, and 49 states is the USAspending obligation stock.