7 CFR §1774.12
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The following eligibility requirements must be met:
- (a)The applicant must be:
- (1)A public body, such as a municipality, county, district, authority, or other political subdivision or a State, territory or commonwealth, or
- (2)An organization operated on a not-for-profit basis, such as an association, cooperative, or private corporation. The organization must be an association controlled by a local public body or bodies, or have a broadly based ownership by or membership of people of the local community, or
- (3)Indian Tribes on Federal and State reservations and other Federally recognized Indian Tribes.
- (b)The area to be served must be financially distressed and rural as defined in § 1774.2 of this part.