The purpose of the Broadband Governing Board Grant program is to use federal funds distributed to the State of Oklahoma pursuant to the American Rescue Plan Act, Pub. L. No. 117-2 (Mar. 11, 2021) ("ARPA") and/or the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, Pub. L. No. 117-58 (Nov. 15, 2021) ("IIJA") to ensure that affordable, high-speed internet is available to all Oklahomans. The Broadband Governing Board ("BGB") is a pass-through entity through which federal funding will be further distributed to grantees for specific broadband expansion projects, including, but not limited to, creating a State Broadband Plan, broadband mapping, and capital improvements to broadband infrastructure. See 74. O.S. § 9202.
Okla. Admin. Code § 93:10-1-1