used to request records from any governmental entity
Note: Utah Code § 63G-2-204(1) (GRAMA) requires a person making a records request to furnish the governmental entity with a written request containing the requester’s name, mailing address, daytime telephone number, and email address if the person is willing to receive communications by email. The request must also include a description of the record requested that identifies the record with reasonable specificity. The request must be made to the governmental entity that maintains the records...
Request made to:
Government agency or office: Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity
Records officer
Address: 60 East South Temple, Suite 300
City: Salt Lake City
State: Utah ZIP code: 84111
Records requested:
Note: The more specific the request, the easier it will be for records officers to respond.
Title or subject of records: Nuovo Film Festival, Inc. Industrial Assistance Account (IAA) Grant
Description of records including all relevant information -- date range of records, name of involved person(s), location of event(s), and other descriptive information:
The complete Industrial Assistance Account grant application and any attached materials submitted under the name "Nuovo Film Festival, Inc." (or any entity applying for an IAA grant to
support the Nuovo Film Festival)
Any written documentation (letters, emails, memoranda, etc.) related to this IAA Grant and the applicant, transmitted between GOEO staff, board members, applicants, other state offices, agencies and employees, and any third parties.
Any award letter, scoring sheets, and executed contract(s), for fiscal years 2025 and/or 2026.
Details for records that may have restricted access:
Note: Some records may be classified as private, controlled, or protected, or access may be limited by another statute. Access to restricted records is provided for in the relevant other statutes or in Utah Code § 63G-2-202(1)(2)(4).
If the requested records could have a restricted classification, please supply the following information:
Are you the subject of the record? ◎ Yes ◉ No
Are you an authorized representative of the subject of the record (parent, guardian, someone with Power of attorney or notarized release: ◎ Yes ◉ No
Did you provide the record to the governmental entity? ◎ Yes ◉ No
Describe your connection to an incident or event that is the subject of the record:
GOEO Board Meeting on 08 JAN 2026
Details for records the release of which may be in the public interest:
Note: Release of some records is in the public interest. Such records may be eligible for a fee waiver and/or expedited response as provided in Utah Code § 63G-2-203(4) and Utah Code § 63G-2-204 (5).
If release of the requested records will benefit the public, please supply the following information:
Are you requesting an expedited response? ◉ Yes ◎ No
Will the record be used for a news story or publication? ◎ Yes ◉ No*
Explain other justification that release of the record will benefit the public.
Agenda gave almost no info on a large, one‑time grant, unlike other detailed agenda items.
Details for records that may be eligible for a fee waiver:
Note: Government entities are encouraged to waive fees in certain circumstances as outlined in Utah Code § 63G-2-203(4).
Do you want this request to be considered for a fee waiver? ◉ Yes ◎ No
If yes, please provide the following information:
Does release of these records benefit the public? ◉ Yes ◎ No
Are you the subject of the record? ◎ Yes ◉ No
Are you an impecunious (without money) individual whose legal rights are affected by access to the requested records? ◉ Yes ◎ No
Additional access considerations:
Note: Additional details about obtaining access to records are outlined in Utah Code § 63G-2-201, 203, and 204.
Would you like the records to be provided in a particular format? ◉ Yes ◎ No
If yes, explain Electronic
Do you want to be contacted if the cost of providing records exceeds a certain amount? ◎ Yes ◉ No
If yes, state the amount
Rather than receiving copies of the requested records, would you like to view them in the office of the governmental entity? ◎ Yes ◉ No
If yes, arrangements must be made with the entity’s record officer.
Explain anything else you would like to be taken into consideration regarding this request:
Public notice listed only “Industrial Assistance Account (IAA) Grant,” omitting the $2M amount, film purpose, and new nonprofit recipient, and relying on speculative claims instead of clear benchmarks, recapture terms, or standard GOEO‑style impact analysis.
Note: Governmental entities are required to respond within 10 business days as outlined in Utah Code § 63G-2-204(4)(b) or 5 days for expedited response.