7 CFR § 3570.66 - Determining the maximum grant assistance.

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title: "7 CFR § 3570.66 - Determining the maximum grant assistance."
title_number: 7
title_name: "Agriculture"
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section_name: "Determining the maximum grant assistance."
chapter_name: "RURAL HOUSING SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE"
part_number: "3570"
part_name: "COMMUNITY PROGRAMS"
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authority: "5 U.S.C. 301; 7 U.S.C. 1989."
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# 3570.66 Determining the maximum grant assistance.

(a) *Responsibility.* State Directors are responsible for determining the applicant's eligibility for grant assistance.

(b) *Maximum grant assistance.* Grant assistance cannot exceed the lower of:

(1) Qualifying percentage of eligible project cost determined in accordance with § 3570.63(b);

(2) Minimum amount sufficient to provide for economic feasibility as determined in accordance with § 3570.61(d); or

(3) Either 50 percent of the annual State allocation or $50,000, whichever is greater, unless an exception is made by the RHS Administrator in accordance with § 3570.90.