4-4-38-0.1. Application
Sec. 0.1. This chapter applies only to grants awarded from the fund before August 1, 2019. As added by P.L.189-2019, SEC.2.
4-4-38-0.3. “Fund”
Sec. 0.3. As used in this chapter, “fund” refers to the rural broadband fund established by IC 4-4-38.5-11. As added by P.L.189-2019, SEC.3.
4-4-38-1. “Office”
Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, “office” refers to the office of community and rural affairs established by IC 4-4-9.7-4. As added by P.L.177-2018, SEC.5.
4-4-38-10. Annual Report to General Assembly; Contents
Sec. 10. Not later than August 1 of each calendar year ending before January 1, 2021, the office shall submit to the general assembly a report on the office’s activities under this chapter during the most recent state fiscal year, including the following: (1) The number, amounts, and recipients of grants awarded under this chapter. […]
4-4-38-11. Confidential or Proprietary Business Information; Nondisclosure
Sec. 11. The office, and any agency or any political subdivision with which the office cooperates or consults in administering this chapter: (1) shall not disclose information designated as confidential or proprietary business information by a grant applicant or recipient; and (2) shall execute appropriate nondisclosure agreements to prevent the disclosure of confidential or proprietary […]
4-4-38-12. Awarding of Grants From Fund Before August 1, 2019
Sec. 12. Before August 1, 2019, the office may award grants under this chapter from the fund to qualified broadband service providers for qualified broadband project expenses incurred in connection with qualified broadband projects. As added by P.L.189-2019, SEC.6.
4-4-38-2. “Qualified Broadband Project”
Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, “qualified broadband project” means a project for the deployment of broadband infrastructure for the provision of qualified broadband service, regardless of the delivery technology, in unserved areas in Indiana. As added by P.L.177-2018, SEC.5.
4-4-38-3. “Qualified Broadband Project Expenses”
Sec. 3. (a) As used in this chapter, “qualified broadband project expenses” means capital expenses directly related to a qualified broadband project, including design, construction, engineering, permitting, and testing expenses. (b) The term does not include operating or maintenance expenses related to a qualified broadband project. As added by P.L.177-2018, SEC.5.
4-4-38-4. “Qualified Broadband Provider”
Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, “qualified broadband provider” means any company, firm, corporation, partnership, or association that, at the time of submission of a grant application under this chapter: (1) either: (A) has been providing broadband service to at least one hundred (100) residences and businesses in Indiana for at least three (3) […]
4-4-38-5. “Qualified Broadband Service”
Sec. 5. As used in this chapter, “qualified broadband service” means a connection to the Internet that provides capacity for transmission at an actual speed of at least ten (10) megabits per second downstream and at least one (1) megabit per second upstream, regardless of the technology or medium used to provide the connection. As […]
4-4-38-6. “Unserved Area”
Sec. 6. As used in this chapter, “unserved area” means a geographic area of Indiana, identified at the census block level, in which there is not at least one (1) provider of terrestrial broadband service offering a connection to the Internet that provides capacity for transmission at an actual speed of at least ten (10) […]
4-4-38-7. Grants for Qualified Broadband Projects; Priorities; Publication of Applications; Comments or Objections
Sec. 7. (a) Subject to: (1) subsection (b); and (2) section 8 of this chapter; the office shall establish procedures for awarding grants from the fund to qualified broadband providers for qualified broadband project expenses incurred in connection with qualified broadband projects. (b) In awarding grants under this chapter, the office shall establish the following […]
4-4-38-8. Awarding of Grants; Required Considerations; Conditions
Sec. 8. (a) In determining whether to award a grant under this chapter in connection with a proposed qualified broadband project, the office shall consider the following: (1) Awarding grants under this chapter with a preference for funding proposed qualified broadband projects that will provide Internet connections to the most unserved areas at the highest […]
4-4-38-9. Office to Adopt Guidelines; Collaboration With State and Local Agencies
Sec. 9. (a) The office shall adopt guidelines to implement this chapter, including guidelines governing: (1) the form and content of requests to provide qualified broadband service to an unserved area; (2) the form and content of applications for grants under this chapter; (3) a competitive bidding process or a process for requests for proposals […]