7 CFR § 789.3 - Program eligibility.

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title: "7 CFR § 789.3 - Program eligibility."
title_number: 7
title_name: "Agriculture"
section_number: "789.3"
section_name: "Program eligibility."
chapter_name: "FARM SERVICE AGENCY, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE"
subchapter_number: "D"
subchapter_name: "SPECIAL PROGRAMS"
part_number: "789"
part_name: "AGRICULTURE PRIORITIES AND ALLOCATIONS SYSTEM (APAS)"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "50 U.S.C. App. 2061-2170, 2171, and 2172; 42 U.S.C. 5195-5197h."
regulatory_source: "80 FR 63898, Oct. 22, 2015, unless otherwise noted."
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# 789.3 Program eligibility.

Certain programs that promote the national defense are eligible for priorities and allocations support. These include programs for military and energy production or construction, military or critical infrastructure assistance to any foreign nation, homeland security, stockpiling, space, and any directly related activity. Other eligible programs include emergency preparedness activities conducted pursuant to Title VI of the Stafford Act and critical infrastructure protection and restoration.