7 CFR § 761.204 - Methods of allocating funds to State Offices.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t7/s761.204"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "7 CFR § 761.204 - Methods of allocating funds to State Offices."
title_number: 7
title_name: "Agriculture"
section_number: "761.204"
section_name: "Methods of allocating funds to State Offices."
chapter_name: "FARM SERVICE AGENCY, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE"
subchapter_number: "D"
subchapter_name: "SPECIAL PROGRAMS"
part_number: "761"
part_name: "FARM LOAN PROGRAMS; GENERAL PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "5 U.S.C. 301 and 7 U.S.C. 1989."
regulatory_source: "72 FR 63285, Nov. 8, 2007, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "761"
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# 761.204 Methods of allocating funds to State Offices.
FO, CL, and OL loan funds are allocated to State Offices using one or more of the following allocation methods:
(a) Formula allocation, if data, as specified in § 761.205, is available to use the formula for the State.
(b) Administrative allocation, if the Agency cannot adequately meet program objectives with a formula allocation. The National Office determines the amount of an administrative allocation on a case-by-case basis.
(c) Base allocation, to ensure funding for at least one loan in each State, District, or County Office. In making a base allocation, the National Office may use criteria other than those used in the formula allocation, such as historical Agency funding information.
[72 FR 63285, Nov. 8, 2007, as amended at 75 FR 54013, Sept. 3, 2010]