1. A. To submit a grant application, prospective subgrantees shall provide the details listed below related to disclosure of other publicly funded projects.

   1. 1. Disclosure of Existing or Future Publicly-Funded Projects. To submit a grant application, prospective subgrantees shall provide the details listed below related to public funding.

      1. a. Each prospective subgrantee shall disclose, for itself and for its affiliates, any application the prospective subgrantee or its affiliates have submitted or plan to submit, and every broadband deployment project that the prospective subgrantee or its affiliates are undertaking or have committed to undertake at the time of the application using public funds, including but not limited to funds provided under:

         1. i. Families First Coronavirus Response Act (Public Law 116- 127; 134 Stat. 178);
         2. ii. CARES Act (Public Law 116-136; 134 Stat. 281);
         3. iii. Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260; 134 Stat. 1182);
         4. iv. American Rescue Plan of 2021 (Public Law 117-2; 135 Stat. 4);
         5. v. Federal Universal Service Fund high-cost program (e.g., RDOF, CAF);
         6. vi. any eligible entity or local universal service or broadband deployment funding program.
      2. b. The prospective subgrantee shall disclose if any details as noted above change or adjusts in any way after the submission of an application.

   2. 2. Detailed Information for Existing or Future Publicly-Funded Projects. To submit a grant application, prospective subgrantees shall provide the details listed below related to public funding:

      1. a. the speed and latency of the broadband service to be provided (as measured and/or reported under the applicable rules);
      2. b. the geographic area to be covered;
      3. c. the number of unserved and underserved locations committed to serve (or, if the commitment is to serve a percentage of locations within the specified geographic area, the relevant percentage);
      4. d. the amount of public funding to be used;
      5. e. the cost of service to the consumer; and
      6. f. the matching commitment, if any, provided by the prospective subgrantee or its affiliates.

Authority Note

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 51:2370.21-2370.33.

Historical Note

HISTORICAL NOTE: Promulgated by the Office of the Governor, Division of Administration, Office of Broadband Development and Connectivity, LR 50:513 (April 2024).