Disbursement and Reimbursement

A. The Division of Administration shall be the designated agency for receipt and disbursement of state and federal funds intended for the state for broadband expansion or allocated by the state for broadband expansion. B. All federal grant funds received by the state through the American Rescue Plan Act for the purpose of broadband expansion shall be disbursed in accordance with the GUMBO program. C. Funding in accordance with completion shall be distributed to a grantee once the grantee has demonstrated that a project has reached the following percentile completion thresholds, which shall be defined as a percentage of the total number of prospective broadband recipients proposed to be served by the project: 1. 10 percent; 2. 35 percent; 3. 60 percent; 4. 85 percent; 5. 100 percent. D. The final 15 percent payment shall not be paid without an approved completion report. Invoice for final payment shall be submitted within 90 days of completion date. All invoices are subject to audit for three years from the completion date. AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 51:2370-2370.16. HISTORICAL NOTE: Promulgated by the Office of the Governor, Division of Administration, Office of Broadband Development and Connectivity, LR 48:1515 (June 2022).