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Agreement 2022-09 Broadband Access Grant Prvgram Agreement �� This Broadband Access Grant Progtam Agxeement (the "Gxant Agreement") is made and entezed into this 4�' day of Apri12022 (the "Effective Date'7 by and between the Citp of Elk River, a political subdivision of the State of Minnesota (the "City'�,13�065 Oron� Parkwap, Elk Rive� Minnesota 55330, and Tekstar Conununications, Inc., d/b/a/ Arvig,150 2nd St. SW, Perh�m, Minnesota 56573 (the "Gtaatee"). WHEREAS, to mitigate the economic disttess and disparities iri access to necessary services caused or exacerbated by COVID-19, Congress passed the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), to provide fvnding to shate and local govexnments to aid in the recovcry from the pandemic. WHEREAS, guidance issued by the federal government provides that ARPA funding intends to cavex a variety of costs incutred by local governments in respondi.ng to and :nitigating the effects ofCOVID-19, including investments to expand access to broadband infrastructure. WHEREAS, ehe Citp has estabkshed the City of EIk River Broadband Access Grant Program (the "Grant Pxogxam"), to provide grant funding to hroadband pxoviders to fuxther the City's goal of universal bxoadband access. WHEREAS, pursuant to the Grant Ptogram, grant recipients must comply with certain terms and conditior� to ensure that broadband projects that receive assistance from the Grant Prog,ram provide broadbatxd access that is xeliable and affordable, at acceptablc speeds and sexves the long-term public interest WHEREAS, the GxanY Pragram also requires grant recipients to comply with the Uaiform Administradve Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for fedexal awards as pxovided in 2 C.F.R. Paxt 200 (the "Utufornn Requuxements"). WHEREAS, Grantee has applied for a grant award for a broadband praject (the "Grant Application") and has been selected by the city for gtant funding, subject to cotnpliance with the Graz�t Progxam and this Grant Agreement. WHEREAS, the City has detexmiued that Grantee has the characteristics of � beneficiary of federal AR.PA funds and those certain aspects of the grant award might also be eonsidered a "subaward" of federal ARPA funds, anci the County acr.ordingly intends to adopt those portions of the Uniform Re,quirements applicable to beneficiaries and subawards as appropriate for the Grant provided herein. WHEREAS, cextain informadon required by the Uni%rm Requirements afie tn be included as part o£ the graut fundingis provided on Exhibit" A attached to this Agxeement. NOW TH�REFORE, The City and Grantee agree as follvws: