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TITLE 7—Agriculture
Subtitle B—REGULATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (CONTINUED) CHAPTER XLII—RURAL BUSINESS-COOPERATIVE SERVICE AND RURAL UTILITIES SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE PART 4280—LOANS AND GRANTS
Subpart A—RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT LOAN AND GRANT PROGRAMS
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| Ultimate Recipient Projects eligible for Rural Economic Development Loan funding. |
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| REDL and REDG Loan terms. |
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| Eligible REDG Ultimate Recipients and Projects. |
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| Requirements for lending from Revolving Loan Fund. |
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| Revolving Loan Fund Plan. |
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| Administration and operation of the Revolving Loan Fund. |
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| Supplemental financing required for the Ultimate Recipient Project. |
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| Restrictions on the use of REDL or REDG funds. |
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| Other laws that contain compliance requirements for these Programs. |
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| Application forms and filing dates. |
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| Maximum amount of loans or Grants. |
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| Contents of an application. |
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| Environmental review of the application. |
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| Application evaluation and selection. |
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| Limitation on number of loans or Grants to an Intermediary. |
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| Non-selection of applications. |
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| Disbursement of Zero-Interest Loan funds. |
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| Construction procurement requirements. |
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| Monitoring responsibilities. |
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| Submission of reports and audits. |
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Subpart B—RURAL ENERGY FOR AMERICA PROGRAM
General
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| Statute and regulation references. |
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| U.S. Department of Agriculture Departmental Regulations and laws that contain other compliance requirements. |
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| Ineligible Applicants, borrowers, and owners. |
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| General Applicant, application, and funding provisions. |
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Renewable Energy System and Energy Efficiency Improvement Grants
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| RES and EEI grant funding. |
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| Grant applications—general. |
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| Determination of technical merit. |
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| Grant Applications for RES and EEI projects with total project costs of $200,000 and greater. |
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| Grant applications for RES and EEI Projects with total project costs of less than $200,000, but more than $80,000. |
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| Grant applications for res and eei projects with total project costs of $80,000 or less. |
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| Scoring RES and EEI grant applications. |
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| Selecting RES and EEI grant applications for award. |
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| Awarding and administering RES and EEI grants. |
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| Servicing RES and EEI Grants. |
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| Construction planning and performing development. |
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Renewable Energy System and Energy Efficiency Improvement Guaranteed Loans
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| Compliance with §§4279.29 through 4279.99 of this chapter. |
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| Guarantee/annual renewal fee. |
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| Personal and corporate guarantees. |
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| Scoring RES and EEI guaranteed loan-only applications. |
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| Application and documentation. |
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| Evaluation of RES and EEI guaranteed loan applications. |
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| Selecting RES and EEI guaranteed loan-only applications for award. |
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| Conditions precedent to issuance of loan note guarantee. |
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| Requirements after project construction. |
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| Servicing guaranteed loans. |
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Combined Funding for Renewable Energy Systems and Energy Efficiency Improvements
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| Combined grant and guaranteed loan funding requirements. |
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Energy Audit and Renewable Energy Development Assistance (REDA) Grants
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| Grant funding for Energy Audit and Renewable Energy Development Assistance. |
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| Energy Audit and REDA grant applications—content. |
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| Evaluation of Energy Audit and REDA grant applications. |
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| Scoring Energy Audit and REDA grant applications. |
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| Selecting Energy Audit and REDA grant applications for award. |
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| Awarding and administering Energy Audit and REDA grants. |
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| Servicing Energy Audit and REDA grants. |
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Subpart C—[RESERVED]
Subpart D—RURAL MICROENTREPRENEUR ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
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| Definitions and abbreviations. |
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| Review or appeal rights and administrative concerns. |
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| Nondiscrimination and compliance with other Federal laws. |
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| Forms, regulations, and instructions. |
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| Program requirements for MDOs. |
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| Loan provisions for Agency loans to microlenders. |
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| Loan approval and closing. |
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| MDO application and submission information. |
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| Selection of applications for funding. |
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| Grant and loan servicing. |
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| Loans from the microlenders to microentrepreneurs. |
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| Ineligible microloan purposes and uses. |
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Subpart E—RURAL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT GRANTS
General
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| Statute and regulation references. |
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| U.S. Department of Agriculture departmental regulations and laws that contain other compliance requirements. |
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| Other laws and regulations that contain compliance requirements for this program. |
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| Forms, guides, and attachments. |
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Rural Business Development Grants
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| Rural Business Development Grants. |
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Eligibility
Funding Provisions
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| Ineligible uses of grant funds. |
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Applying for a Grant
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| Strategic economic and community development. |
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| Notification of decision. |
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Processing and Scoring Applications
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| General processing and scoring provisions. |
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Grant Awards and Agreement
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| Grant awards and agreements. |
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Post Award Activities and Requirements
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| Grant monitoring and servicing. |
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| Transfers and assumptions. |
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