Eligible and ineligible service areas.

CFR · 2024-01-01 · US · Title 7

(a) (2) If any part of the applicant's PFSA is ineligible, RUS, in its sole discretion, may request that an applicant modify its application, if RUS believes the modification is feasible. Otherwise, RUS will reject the application. (b) (i) Determine the overlap to be so insignificant that no agency action is necessary; (ii) Request one or more applications to be revised to eliminate the overlapping territory; (iii) Choose one application over another given the amount of assistance requested, the number of awards already chosen in the area or State, or the need for the project in the specific area due to other factors; or (iv) Simply choose the project that scores higher or in the judgement of the agency is more financially feasible. (2) (ii) RUS Community Connect Grants. Service areas that received grants under the RUS Community Connect Grant Program are eligible if they do not have sufficient access to broadband, except for those grants still under construction. Service areas still under construction can be found on the Agency's web page. (iii) RUS BIP Grants. Service areas that received a 100 percent grant under the RUS Broadband Initiatives Program are eligible if they do not have sufficient access to broadband. (c) (2) Service areas that have received federal grant funds, or funds from the Federal Communications Commission,

official document · source cfr-2024 · id 7:§ 1740.11