Utah Code § 72-19-302: Duties of the broadband center.

(1) The broadband center shall:

(a) establish an application process by which an eligible applicant may apply for a grant under this part, which application shall include:

(i) a declaration, signed under penalty of perjury, that the application is complete, true, and correct; and

(ii) an acknowledgment that the eligible applicant is subject to audit;

(b) establish a method for the broadband center to determine which eligible applicants qualify to receive a grant;

(c) establish a formula to award grant funds; and

(d) report the information described in Subsections (1)(a) through (c) to the director of the Division of Finance.

(2) Subject to appropriation, the broadband center shall:

(a) collect applications for grant funds from eligible applicants;

(b) determine which applicants qualify for receiving a grant; and

(c) award the grant funds in accordance with the process established under Subsection (1) and in accordance with Section 72-19-301.

(3) The department, in coordination with the broadband center, may make rules in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, to administer the grant program.