Iowa Admin. Code r. 129-22.8
If at the time a grantee is awarded grant funds the office's determination of whether a particular broadband block forming the basis of the grantee's application, in whole or in part, is a targeted service area currently subject to challenge pursuant to the appeal and contested case procedures set forth in 129-Chapter 20, or the office's administration of the award process is subject to challenge pursuant to subrule 22.5(4), including any subsequent judicial review or appeal therefrom as outlined in Iowa Code sections 17A.19 and 17A.20, the office may proceed to enter into a grant agreement with the grantee pursuant to subrule 22.6(1). Notwithstanding the foregoing or any contract executed between the parties to the contrary, the aspect(s) of the office's award(s) that is subject to such challenge at the time of such execution shall be valid and enforceable only to the extent the office's original determination or award process, as applicable, is ultimately upheld at the end of the entire appeals and contested case process once final, including judicial review and any subsequent appeal. If a broadband block is ultimately determined to not constitute a targeted service area, or a portion of an award is later deemed invalid, in whole or in part: the grantee shall not be entitled to any grant funds or reimbursement to the extent of any such noneligibility or invalidity; the office may require the grantee to amend the grant agreement to reflect such result; and the grantee will be required to reimburse the office for any corresponding funds previously distributed by the office.
Iowa Admin. Code r. 129-22.8