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  1. Title 7 —Agriculture
  2. Subtitle B —Regulations of the Department of Agriculture
  3. Chapter XLII —Rural Business-Cooperative Service, Department of Agriculture
  4. Part 4280 —Loans and Grants
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Title 7AgriculturePart / Section
Subtitle BRegulations of the Department of Agriculture27 – 5099
Chapter XLIIRural Business-Cooperative Service, Department of Agriculture4200 – 4299
Part 4280Loans and Grants4280.1 – 4280.500
Subpart BRural Energy for America Program General4280.101 – 4280.166
§ 4280.101Purpose.
§ 4280.102Organization of subpart.
§ 4280.103Definitions.
§ 4280.104Exception authority.
§ 4280.105Review or appeal rights.
§ 4280.106Conflict of interest.
§ 4280.107 [Reserved]
§ 4280.108U.S. Department of Agriculture departmental regulations and laws that contain other compliance requirements.
§ 4280.109Ineligible applicants, grantees, and owners.
§ 4280.110General applicant, application, and funding provisions.
§ 4280.111Notifications.
Renewable Energy System and Energy Efficiency Improvement Grants4280.112 – 4280.136
§ 4280.112Applicant eligibility.
§ 4280.113Project eligibility.
§ 4280.114Ineligible projects.
§ 4280.115RES and EEI grant funding.
§ 4280.116Grant applications—general.
§ 4280.117Determination of technical merit.
§ 4280.118Grant applications for RES and EEI projects with total project costs of $200,000 and greater.
§ 4280.119Grant applications for RES and EEI projects with total project costs of less than $200,000, but more than $80,000.
§ 4280.120Grant applications for RES and EEI projects with total project costs of $80,000 or less.
§ 4280.121Scoring RES and EEI grant applications.
§ 4280.122Selecting RES and EEI grant applications for award.
§ 4280.123Awarding and administering RES and EEI grants.
§ 4280.124Servicing RES and EEI grants.
§ 4280.125Construction planning and performing development.
§§ 4280.126-4280.136 [Reserved]
Combined Funding for Renewable Energy Systems and Energy Efficiency Improvements4280.137 – 4280.148
§ 4280.137Combined grant and guaranteed loan funding requirements.
§§ 4280.138-4280.148 [Reserved]
Energy Audit and Renewable Energy Development Assistance Grants4280.149 – 4280.166
§ 4280.149Applicant eligibility.
§ 4280.150Project eligibility.
§ 4280.151Ineligible projects.
§ 4280.152Grant funding for Energy Audit and Renewable Energy Development Assistance.
§ 4280.153EA and REDA grant applications—content.
§ 4280.154Evaluation of EA and REDA grant applications.
§ 4280.155Scoring EA and REDA grant applications.
§ 4280.156Selecting EA and REDA grant applications for award.
§ 4280.157 [Reserved]
§ 4280.158Awarding and administering EA and REDA grants.
§ 4280.159Servicing EA and REDA grants.
§§ 4280.160-4280.165 [Reserved]
§ 4280.166OMB control number.
Appendix A to Subpart B of Part 4280
Technical Reports for Energy Efficiency Improvement (EEI) Projects
Appendix B to Subpart B of Part 4280
Technical Reports for Renewable Energy System (RES) Projects With Total Project Costs of Less Than $200,000, but More Than $80,000
Appendix C to Subpart B of Part 4280
Technical Reports for Renewable Energy System (RES) Projects With Total Project Costs of $200,000 and Greater
Appendix D to Subpart B of Part 4280
Feasibility Study Components
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