---
kind: "section"
citation: "7 C.F.R. § 1738.103"
title: "7"
number: "1738.103"
heading: "Substantially Underserved Trust Areas (SUTA)."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/7/1738.103"
---

# §1738.103. Substantially Underserved Trust Areas (SUTA).


Applicants seeking assistance may request consideration under the SUTA provisions in [7 U.S.C. 936f](/usc/7/936f.md).

- (a) If the Administrator determines that a community within “trust land” (as defined in [38 U.S.C. 3765](/usc/38/3765.md)) has a high need for the benefits of the Rural Broadband Program, he/she may designate the community as a “substantially underserved trust area” (as defined in section 306F of the RE Act).
- (b) To receive consideration under SUTA, the Applicant must submit to the Agency a completed application that includes all of the information requested in [7 CFR part 1700](/cfr/7/part1700.md), subpart D. In addition, the Applicant must notify the Agency in writing that it seeks consideration under SUTA and identify the discretionary authorities of [7 CFR part 1700](/cfr/7/part1700.md), [subpart D](/cfr/7/subpartD.md), it seeks to have applied to its application. Note, however, that the two years of historical audited financial statements and Net worth requirement for loan and loan/grant combination Applicants in [§ 1738.206(b)(2)(i)](/cfr/7/1738.206.md?p=b-2-i) cannot be waived.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 901 et seq.

### Source

Source: 85 FR 14398, Mar. 12, 2020, unless otherwise noted.