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City Utilities of Springfield

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City Utilities of Springfield (CU) is a community-owned utility serving southwest Missouri with electricity, natural gas, water, telecommunications and transit services. CU provides service to over 106,000 customers. CU is responsible for the generation, transmission, and distribution of electric power; the acquisition, transportation, and distribution of natural gas; and the acquisition, treatment, and distribution of water; plus the operation of the bus transportation system.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

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City Utilities of Springfield (CU) is a community-owned utility serving southwest Missouri with electricity, natural gas, water, telecommunications and transit services. CU provides service to over 106,000 customers.2

Funding

Where the company's money came from, by calendar year: private offerings filed with the SEC, federal grants, loans, contracts and other assistance from USAspending.gov, and PPP loans from the SBA. Each bar links to the records below.

Money received by year$156.9M 2008–2026
Money received by yearMoney received by year, 2008–2026: $156.9M in all. Federal grants $128.6M; Other federal assistance $2.4M; Federal contracts $25.9M.$0$10M$20M$30M2008 · Federal grants: $1.8M2008 · Federal contracts: $2.1M20082009 · Federal grants: $1.6M2009 · Federal contracts: $440.4K2010 · Federal grants: $10.5M2010 · Federal contracts: $2.7M20102011 · Federal grants: $10.0M2011 · Federal contracts: $1.5M2012 · Federal grants: $5.6M2012 · Federal contracts: $1.3M20122013 · Federal grants: $3.1M2013 · Federal contracts: $1.8M2014 · Federal grants: $2.8M2014 · Federal contracts: $1.9M20142015 · Federal grants: $3.1M2015 · Federal contracts: $1.5M2016 · Federal grants: $3.0M2016 · Federal contracts: $1.6M20162017 · Federal grants: $6.7M2017 · Federal contracts: $1.8M2018 · Federal grants: $3.3M2018 · Federal contracts: $1.3M20182019 · Federal grants: $2.9M2019 · Federal contracts: $1.7M2020 · Federal grants: $11.9M2020 · Federal contracts: $1.7M20202021 · Federal grants: $3.0M2021 · Federal contracts: $643.0K2022 · Federal grants: $4.2M2022 · Federal contracts: $2.2M20222023 · Federal grants: $11.6M2023 · Other federal assistance: $9.8K2023 · Federal contracts: $1.6M2024 · Federal grants: $14.3M2024 · Other federal assistance: $1.3M20242025 · Federal grants: $24.8M2025 · Other federal assistance: $829.4K2026 · Federal grants: $4.5M2026 · Other federal assistance: $295.5K2026
Figures by year
YearFederal grantsOther federal assistanceFederal contractsTotal
2026$4.5M$295.5K–$4.8M
2025$24.8M$829.4K–$25.6M
2024$14.3M$1.3M–$15.5M
2023$11.6M$9.8K$1.6M$13.2M
2022$4.2M–$2.2M$6.4M
2021$3.0M–$643.0K$3.6M
2020$11.9M–$1.7M$13.6M
2019$2.9M–$1.7M$4.6M
2018$3.3M–$1.3M$4.7M
2017$6.7M–$1.8M$8.5M
2016$3.0M–$1.6M$4.6M
2015$3.1M–$1.5M$4.6M
2014$2.8M–$1.9M$4.7M
2013$3.1M–$1.8M$5.0M
2012$5.6M–$1.3M$6.8M
2011$10.0M–$1.5M$11.6M
2010$10.5M–$2.7M$13.1M
2009$1.6M–$440.4K$2.0M
2008$1.8M–$2.1M$3.9M

Federal awards

Obligated amounts from USAspending.gov4, by calendar year, 2008–2026, for its registration. Obligations are what agencies committed, not always what was paid out. Contracts pay for goods and services; grants, loans and direct payments are assistance. Loans are charted at the face value of the loans listed here. An award’s amount below is its lifetime total, and some began before the years charted.

Largest grants

  1. Apr 4, 2025$20.0M from Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration: Natural Gas Distribution Infrastructure Safety And Modernization Grant Program5 To CITY UTILITIES OF SPRINGFIELD Award 693JK32540082NGDI
  2. Feb 22, 2024$10.0M from Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration: Natural Gas Distribution Infrastructure Safety And Modernization Grant Program6 To CITY UTILITIES OF SPRINGFIELD Award 693JK32440012NGDI
  3. Dec 15, 2011$7.7M from Federal Transit Administration: Federal Transit_Capital Investment Grants7 To CITY UTILITIES OF SPRINGFIELD Award MO-04-0132-00
  4. May 4, 2020$7.6M from Federal Transit Administration: Federal Transit Formula Grants8 To CITY UTILITIES OF SPRINGFIELD Award MO-2020-012
  5. Oct 1, 2008$4.5M from Department of Energy: Fossil Energy Research And Development9 To CITY UTILITIES OF SPRINGFIELD Award DENT0006642
  6. Jan 27, 2010$4.3M from Federal Transit Administration: Federal Transit_Formula Grants10 To CITY UTILITIES OF SPRINGFIELD Award MO-96-X007-01
  7. Jul 23, 2026$4.0M from Federal Transit Administration: Federal Transit Formula Grants11 To CITY UTILITIES OF SPRINGFIELD Award MO-2026-016
  8. Jun 14, 2024$3.9M from Federal Transit Administration: Federal Transit Formula Grants12 To CITY UTILITIES OF SPRINGFIELD Award MO-2024-011

Largest direct payments

  1. $244.2K from Federal Communications Commission: Universal Service Fund - Rural Health Care13 To CITY UTILITIES OF SPRINGFIELD Award RHCHCF-RHC20220011469
  2. $238.9K from Federal Communications Commission: Universal Service Fund - Rural Health Care14 To CITY UTILITIES OF SPRINGFIELD Award RHC-21126661
  3. $221.8K from Federal Communications Commission: Universal Service Fund - Rural Health Care15 To CITY UTILITIES OF SPRINGFIELD Award RHCHCF-RHC20250010888

Largest contracts

  1. Oct 1, 2008$2.1M from Federal Prison System / Bureau of Prisons: 151060 utilities for fiscal year 2009, gas, electricity, water, and sewer (estimate)16 To CITY UTILITIES OF SPRINGFIELD Award DJBSPGIP410001
  2. Oct 1, 2021$2.0M from Federal Prison System / Bureau of Prisons: Purchase order for all utilities at usmcfp springfield for the performance period starting october 1, 2021 thru september 30, 2022. see he17 To CITY UTILITIES OF SPRINGFIELD Award 15B41422P00000018
  3. Oct 1, 2007$2.0M from Federal Prison System / Bureau of Prisons: Utilities for fiscal year 2008, gas, electricity, water and sewer (actual cost for fy08)18 To CITY UTILITIES OF SPRINGFIELD Award DJBSPGHP410001
  4. Oct 1, 2020$2.0M from Federal Prison System / Bureau of Prisons: Usmcfp springfield all utility services for fy 21 - october 1, 2020 - september 30, 2021.19 To CITY UTILITIES OF SPRINGFIELD Award 15B41421PWP410001
  5. Oct 1, 2022$2.0M from Federal Prison System / Bureau of Prisons: Purchase order for all utilities at usmcfp springfield for the performance period starting october 1, 2022 thru september 30, 2023.20 To CITY UTILITIES OF SPRINGFIELD Award 15B41423P00000004

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