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CPUC details timelines, templates and PAU rules for BITS subgrantee selection
Summary
At a CPUC office hour, staff answered applicants’ questions about the BITS subgrantee selection process, clarifying the prequalification and project-application timelines, guidance on 47 CFR ownership templates, project-area units (PAUs) and tribal-area handling, and upcoming FAQ and data releases.
Ali Shragi, program and project supervisor for the BITS program at the California Public Utilities Commission, opened a March office-hour session and told attendees that "the CPUC is required to follow the rules established by the NTIA," emphasizing that federal guidance will govern how the state implements its subgrant selection process.
The session focused on applicants’ procedural questions about the prequalification portal, project-application window and required documents. Shragi reminded participants that the prequalification portal opened March 25 and that applicants should use the guidance and templates posted on the CPUC website. He said the project-application portal would open April 2 and that the agency will publish additional materials and shapefiles before that date.
Why it matters: the answers are intended to help prospective subgrantees avoid incomplete submissions that could be disqualified and to prevent funding from going to areas that have since received service updates.
Key timelines and submission rules
CPUC staff said applicants will have three business days to respond to revision requests and that the…
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