1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Community Connect Grant Program Act of 2018 . 2. Community Connect Grant Program Title VI of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 ( 7 U.S.C. 950bb et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: 604. Community Connect Grant Program (a) Definitions In this section: (1) Eligible broadband service The term eligible broadband service means broadband service, as defined in section 601, that operates at or above the applicable minimum download and upload speeds established by the Federal Communications Commission in defining the term advanced telecommunications capability for purposes of section 706 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 ( 47 U.S.C. 1302 ). (2) Eligible entity (A) In general The term eligible entity means a legally organized entity that— (i) is— (I) an incorporated organization; (II) an Indian Tribe or Tribal organization; (III) a State; (IV) a unit of local government; or (V) any other legal entity, including a cooperative, a private corporation, or a limited liability company, that is organized on a for-profit or a not-for-profit basis; and (ii) has the legal capacity and authority to enter into a contract, to comply with applicable Federal laws, and to own and operate broadband facilities, as proposed in the application submitted by the entity for a grant under the Program. (B) Exclusions The term eligible entity does not include— (i) an individual