Job Description and Duties
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The Federal Funding Account, administered by the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), is a $2 billion grant program for last-mile broadband infrastructure projects to connect unserved Californians. in accordance with 2021’s Senate Bill 156. Under the direction of the Program & Project Supervisor, the Public Utilities Regulatory Analyst V will:
- Lead a team of analysts to implement and administer the Federal Funding Account grant program to fund last-mile infrastructure projects.
- Evaluate and analyze grant applications to fund last-mile infrastructure projects, prepare resolutions and ministerial award letters, and propose funding Federal Funding Account projects.
- Monitor progress of Federal Funding Account-funded projects and awardees.
- Review, analyze, and process payment requests to ensure the expenditures meet state and federal requirements.
- Conduct the most complex economic, policy, and/or technical analyses and research to bridge the digital divide and provide reliable and affordable Internet access to all Californians.
- Present complex research, analysis, findings, and recommendations orally, in writing, and visually.
- Write and defend reports and staff proposals in formal proceedings.
- Provide briefings and presentations to Commissioners and/or their advisors, Commission management, and other stakeholders outside the Commission regarding the Federal Funding Account program.
- Respond to complicated inquiries from the public and other governmental agencies.
You will find additional information about the job in the Duty Statement.
