7 CFR § 1734.30 - Use of combination loan and grant.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t7/s1734.30"
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title: "7 CFR § 1734.30 - Use of combination loan and grant."
title_number: 7
title_name: "Agriculture"
section_number: "1734.30"
section_name: "Use of combination loan and grant."
chapter_name: "RURAL UTILITIES SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE"
part_number: "1734"
part_name: "DISTANCE LEARNING AND TELEMEDICINE LOAN AND GRANT PROGRAMS"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "7 U.S.C. 901  and 950aaa"
regulatory_source: "82 FR 55925, Nov. 27, 2017, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "1734"
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# 1734.30 Use of combination loan and grant.

(a) A combination loan and grant may be used by eligible organizations as defined in § 1734.4 for distance learning and telemedicine projects to finance 100 percent of the cost of approved purposes contained in § 1734.31 provided that no financial assistance may exceed the maximum amount for the year in which the combination loan and grant is made published in the funding opportunity posted on *www.grants.gov* on an annual basis.

(b) Applicants must meet the minimum eligibility requirement for determining the extent to which the project serves rural areas as determined in § 1734.26(b)