7 CFR § 1738.1 - Overview.

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title: "7 CFR § 1738.1 - Overview."
title_number: 7
title_name: "Agriculture"
section_number: "1738.1"
section_name: "Overview."
chapter_name: "RURAL UTILITIES SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE"
part_number: "1738"
part_name: "RURAL BROADBAND LOANS, LOAN/GRANT COMBINATIONS, AND LOAN GUARANTEES"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "7 U.S.C. 901"
regulatory_source: "85 FR 14398, Mar. 12, 2020, unless otherwise noted."
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# 1738.1 Overview.

(a) The Rural Broadband Program furnishes loans, loan/grant combinations, and loan guarantees for the costs of construction, improvement, or acquisition of facilities and equipment needed to provide service at the broadband lending speed in eligible rural areas. This part sets forth the general policies, eligibility requirements, types and terms of loans, loan/grant combinations and loan guarantees, and program requirements under 7 U.S.C. 901 *et seq.*

(b) Additional information and application materials regarding the Rural Broadband Program can be found on the Rural Development website.