7 CFR § 1780.2 - Purpose.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t7/s1780.2"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "7 CFR § 1780.2 - Purpose."
title_number: 7
title_name: "Agriculture"
section_number: "1780.2"
section_name: "Purpose."
chapter_name: "RURAL UTILITIES SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE"
part_number: "1780"
part_name: "WATER AND WASTE LOANS AND GRANTS"
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; 7 U.S.C. 1989; 16 U.S.C. 1005."
regulatory_source: "62 FR 33478, June 19, 1997, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "1780"
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# 1780.2 Purpose.

Provide loan and grant funds for water and waste projects serving the most financially needy communities. Financial assistance should result in reasonable user costs for rural residents, rural businesses, and other rural users.