(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.