PENNSYLVANIA, December 1 - private business, a nonprofit corporation organized for

community development purposes under section 501(c)(3) of the

Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (Public Law 99-514, 26 U.S.C. § 1

et seq.) or a redevelopment authority created and organized

under the act of May 24, 1945 (P.L.991, No.385), known as the

Urban Redevelopment Law.

"Grant." A grant awarded as part of the Rural Coworking and

Innovation Center Grant Program.

"Grant program." The Rural Coworking and Innovation Center

Grant Program.

"Municipality." A county, city, borough, incorporated town,

township or home rule, optional plan or optional charter

municipality, municipal authority in this Commonwealth and an

entity formed under 53 Pa.C.S. Ch. 23 Subch. A (relating to

intergovernmental cooperation).

"Rural county." A county that is defined as rural by the

Center for Rural Pennsylvania according to the most recent

census.

Section 3. The Rural Coworking and Innovation Center Grant

Program.

(a) Establishment.--The Rural Coworking and Innovation

Center Grant Program is established and shall be administered by

the department.

(b) Objectives.--The department may accomplish the following

objectives when administering the grant program:

(1) Construct or renovate a facility in one or more

rural counties to create one or more coworking and innovation

centers.

(2) Extend and improve utilities and broadband service

connections to a coworking and innovation center in a rural

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