To implement sections 288.9961 and 288.9962, Florida Statutes, which establish the Florida Office of Broadband within the Department for the purpose of receiving, evaluating and awarding grants to applicants who seek to ....

 

DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY

Division of Community Development

RULE NOS.:RULE TITLES:

73C-50.001Definitions

73C-50.002Forms

73C-50.003Application Requirements and Process

73C-50.004Application Review

73C-50.005Application Challenge Process

73C-50.006Evaluation Criteria

73C-50.007Grant Awards

73C-50.008Reporting

73C-50.009Grant Closeout

PURPOSE AND EFFECT: To implement sections 288.9961 and 288.9962, Florida Statutes, which establish the Florida Office of Broadband within the Department for the purpose of receiving, evaluating and awarding grants to applicants who seek to expand broadband internet service to unserved areas within the state of Florida.

SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: These rules will provide potential applicants with the application forms and necessary information about the evaluation and scoring criteria that the Florida Office of Broadband will be utilizing in determining grant awards, and also provides the application challenge process as set forth in section 288.9962(6)(c).

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY: 288.9961(5)(d), F.S.

LAW IMPLEMENTED: 288.9961, 288.9962, F.S.

IF REQUESTED IN WRITING AND NOT DEEMED UNNECESSARY BY THE AGENCY HEAD, A RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WILL BE NOTICED IN THE NEXT AVAILABLE FLORIDA ADMINISTRATIVE REGISTER.

THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT, IF AVAILABLE, IS: Linville Atkins, Department of Economic Opportunity, 107 E. Madison Street, MSC 110, Tallahassee, FL 32399, [e-mail], [phone].

THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS AVAILABLE AT NO CHARGE FROM THE CONTACT PERSON LISTED ABOVE.