§1723. State Digital Equity Capacity Grant Program — Inbound Citations
47 U.S.C. § 1723
Cited by 10 provisions in release 119-102.
Citations to 47 U.S.C. § 1723 as a whole
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(9) The term “covered programs” means the State Digital Equity Capacity Grant Program established under section 1723 of this title and the Digital Equity Competitive Grant Program established under section 1724 of this title.
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(i) whether eligible States to which grants are awarded under the program established under section 1723 of this title are—(I) abiding by the assurances made by those States under subsection (e) of that section;(II) meeting, or have met, the stated goals of the Digital Equity Plans developed by the States under subsection (c) of that section;(III) satisfying the requirements imposed by the Assistant Secretary on those States under subsection (g) of that section; and(IV) in compliance with any other rules, requirements, or regulations promulgated by the Assistant Secretary in implementing that program; and
Citations to §1723(b)
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(b) The Assistant Secretary may award a grant under the Program to any of the following entities if the entity is not serving, and has not served, as the administering entity for a State under section 1723(b) of this title:(1) A political subdivision, agency, or instrumentality of a State, including an agency of a State that is responsible for administering or supervising adult education and literacy activities, or for providing public housing, in the State.(2) An Indian Tribe, an Alaska Native entity, or a Native Hawaiian organization.(3) A foundation, corporation, institution, or association that is—(A) a not-for-profit entity; and(B) not a school.(4) A community anchor institution.(5) A local educational agency.(6) An entity that carries out a workforce development program.(8) A partnership between—(B) an entity that—(i) the Assistant Secretary, by rule, determines to be in the public interest; and(ii) is not a school.
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(14) entities serving as administering entities for States under section 1723(b) of this title;
Citations to §1723(c)
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(B) with respect to capacity grants awarded under section 1723(d) of this title, a State with respect to which the Assistant Secretary has approved an application submitted to the Assistant Secretary under section 1723(d)(2) of this title, including approval of the State Digital Equity Plan developed by the State under section 1723(c) of this title.
Citations to §1723(c)(3)(C)
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(A) with respect to planning grants made available under section 60304(c)(3), a State with respect to which the Assistant Secretary has approved an application submitted to the Assistant Secretary under section 1723(c)(3)(C) of this title; and
Citations to §1723(d)
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(B) with respect to capacity grants awarded under section 1723(d) of this title, a State with respect to which the Assistant Secretary has approved an application submitted to the Assistant Secretary under section 1723(d)(2) of this title, including approval of the State Digital Equity Plan developed by the State under section 1723(c) of this title.
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(1) Not later than 30 days after the date on which the Assistant Secretary begins awarding grants under section 1723(d) of this title, and not before that date, the Assistant Secretary shall establish in the Department of Commerce the Digital Equity Competitive Grant Program (referred to in this section as the “Program”), the purpose of which is to award grants to support efforts to achieve digital equity, promote digital inclusion activities, and spur greater adoption of broadband among covered populations.
Citations to §1723(d)(1)
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(1) Not later than 1 year after the date on which the Assistant Secretary begins awarding grants under section 1723(d)(1) of this title, and annually thereafter, the Assistant Secretary shall—(A) submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report that documents, for the year covered by the report—(i) the findings of each evaluation conducted under subparagraph (B);(ii) a list of each grant awarded under each covered program, which shall include—(I) the amount of each such grant;(II) the recipient of each such grant; and(III) the purpose for which each such grant was awarded;(iii) any deobligation, termination, or modification of a grant awarded under the covered programs, which shall include a description of the subsequent usage of any funds to which such an action applies; and(iv) each challenge made by an applicant for, or a recipient of, a grant under the covered programs and the outcome of each such challenge; and(B) conduct evaluations of the activities carried out under the covered programs, which shall include an evaluation of—(i) whether eligible States to which grants are awarded under the program established under section 1723 of this title are—(I) abiding by the assurances made by those States under subsection (e) of that section;(II) meeting, or have met, the stated goals of the Digital Equity Plans developed by the States under subsection (c) of that section;(III) satisfying the requirements imposed by the Assistant Secretary on those States under subsection (g) of that section; and(IV) in compliance with any other rules, requirements, or regulations promulgated by the Assistant Secretary in implementing that program; and(ii) whether entities to which grants are awarded under the program established under section 1724 of this title are—(I) abiding by the assurances made by those entities under subsection (f) of that section;(II) meeting, or have met, the stated goals of those entities with respect to the use of the grant amounts;(III) satisfying the requirements imposed by the Assistant Secretary on those States under subsection (h) of that section; and(IV) in compliance with any other rules, requirements, or regulations promulgated by the Assistant Secretary in implementing that program.
Citations to §1723(d)(2)
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(B) with respect to capacity grants awarded under section 1723(d) of this title, a State with respect to which the Assistant Secretary has approved an application submitted to the Assistant Secretary under section 1723(d)(2) of this title, including approval of the State Digital Equity Plan developed by the State under section 1723(c) of this title.