California Advanced Services Fund: Rural and Urban Regional Broadband Consortia Grant Account.
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Overview
This bill modifies the California Advanced Services Fund to better support the deployment of broadband services in both rural and urban areas. It shifts the focus of the Rural and Urban Regional Broadband Consortia Grant Account to primarily assist infrastructure applicants in project development and grant applications. The bill also establishes a minimum annual grant amount for consortia, requires them to engage stakeholders, and streamlines reporting requirements, while eliminating the annual audit requirement. It also allocates funds for digital inclusion programs and prioritizes connecting unserved communities with federal infrastructure funding.
Key provisions
- Redirects the Rural and Urban Regional Broadband Consortia Grant Account’s focus to assisting infrastructure applicants.
- Establishes a minimum annual grant of $200,000 per consortium, with additional funding based on unserved locations.
- Authorizes consortia to undertake activities promoting broadband adoption in targeted areas.
- Requires the commission to allocate sufficient funds to the grant account for multi-year grants.
- Eliminates the requirement for annual audits of consortia expenditures.
- Creates the Broadband Adoption Account to fund digital literacy training and public awareness programs.
- Allocates funds from the Federal Funding Account to expedite broadband connectivity in unserved and underserved communities.
- Establishes a process for prioritizing projects in low-income communities.
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