7 CFR § 1780.41 - Loan or grant approval.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t7/s1780.41"
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title: "7 CFR § 1780.41 - Loan or grant approval."
title_number: 7
title_name: "Agriculture"
section_number: "1780.41"
section_name: "Loan or grant approval."
chapter_name: "RURAL UTILITIES SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE"
part_number: "1780"
part_name: "WATER AND WASTE LOANS AND GRANTS"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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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."
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# 1780.41 Loan or grant approval.

(a) The processing office will submit the following to the approval official:

(1) Form RD 1942-45, “Project Summary”;

(2) Form RD 442-7, “Operating Budget”;

(3) Form RD 442-3, “Balance Sheet” or a financial statement or audit that includes a balance sheet;

(4) Form RD 442-14, “Association Project Fund Analysis”;

(5) “Letter of Conditions”;

(6) Form RD 1942-46, “Letter of Intent to Meet Conditions”;

(7) Form RD 1940-1, “Request for Obligation of Funds”;

(8) Completed environmental review documents including copies of public notices and appropriate proof of publication, if applicable; and

(9) Grant determination, if applicable.

(b) Approval and applicant notification will be accomplished by mailing to the applicant on the obligation date a copy of Form RD 1940-1. The date the applicant is notified is also the date the interest rate at loan approval is established.

[62 FR 33478, June 19, 1997, as amended at 63 FR 68655, Dec. 11, 1998]