7 CFR § 4284.501 - Purpose.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t7/s4284.501"
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legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "7 CFR § 4284.501 - Purpose."
title_number: 7
title_name: "Agriculture"
section_number: "4284.501"
section_name: "Purpose."
chapter_name: "RURAL BUSINESS-COOPERATIVE SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE"
part_number: "4284"
part_name: "GRANTS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "5 U.S.C. 301 and 7 U.S.C. 1989.Subpart F also issued under 7 U.S.C 1932(e)."
regulatory_source: "62 FR 42387, Aug. 7, 1997, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "4284"
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# 4284.501 Purpose.

This subpart implements the Rural Cooperative Development Grant (RCDG) Program. Grants are made to Nonprofit Institutions who in turn provide Technical Assistance including Cooperative Development to start, expand or improve Cooperatively and Mutually Owned Businesses in Rural Areas.