Utah Code 63N-17-401. Creation of Broadband Equity Access and Deployment Grant Program
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(1) There is established a grant program known as the Broadband Equity Access and Deployment Grant Program that is administered by the broadband center in accordance with:
Terms Used In Utah Code 63N-17-401
- Broadband center: means the Utah Broadband Center created in Section
63N-17-201 . See Utah Code 63N-17-102 - Commission: means the Unified Economic Opportunity Commission created in Section
63N-1a-201 . See Utah Code 63N-1a-102 - Final proposal: means the submission provided by the state to the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information as part of the state's BEAD Application, as set forth in Utah Code 63N-17-102
- Initial proposal: means the submission provided by the state to the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information as part of the state's BEAD Application, as set forth in Utah Code 63N-17-102
- Letter of intent: means the submission provided by the state to the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information as part of the state's BEAD Application, as set forth in Utah Code 63N-17-102
- Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of a judicial proceeding. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
- Subgrantee: means an entity that receives funds from the state under:(6)(a) the Broadband Access Grant Program created in Section
63N-17-301 ; or(6)(b) the Broadband Equity Access and Deployment Grant Program created in Section63N-17-401 . See Utah Code 63N-17-102(1)(a) this part; and(1)(b) the requirements of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration’s Broadband Equity Access and Deployment Program, 47 U.S.C. § 1702 et seq.
(2) The broadband center shall:
(2)(a) prepare and submit the state‘s Broadband Equity Access and Deployment application, including the letter of intent, initial proposal, and final proposal to the National Telecommunications and Information Administration;
(2)(b) administer the Broadband Equity Access and Deployment Grant Program in accordance with this section and as approved by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration;
(2)(c) accept and process an application for subgranted funds;
(2)(d) report to the broadband commission quarterly on:
(2)(d)(i) the progress of the broadband center’s submission described in Subsection (2)(a);
(2)(d)(ii) the administration of the program;
(2)(d)(iii) applications received for subgranted funding;
(2)(d)(iv) approved applications for subgranted funds; and
(2)(d)(v) projects supported by subgranted funds;
(2)(e) ensure that a subgrantee complies with the state’s final proposal to the National Telecommunications and Information Administration; and
(2)(f) make rules, in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, necessary to administer this section.
(3) The broadband commission shall give the broadband center recommendations during the quarterly reports described in Subsection (2)(d).
(4) The broadband center may approve an application for subgranted funds if:
(4)(a) the application meets the requirements of this section;
(4)(b) the application meets any rule made pursuant to this section;
(4)(c) the application meets the requirements of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration’s Broadband Equity Access and Deployment Program, 47 U.S.C. § 1702 et seq.; and
(4)(d) the broadband center has informed the broadband commission about the application, as described in Subsection (2)(d).
(5) After the broadband center completes a competitive application process for subgranted funds but before the broadband center notifies the applicant of the award, the broadband center shall present to the broadband commission on the subgrant award.