---
kind: "section"
citation: "7 C.F.R. § 1740.25"
title: "7"
number: "1740.25"
heading: "Substantially Underserved Trust Areas (SUTA)."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/7/1740.25"
---

# §1740.25. 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 Program, the Administrator 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 information requested in [7 CFR part 1700](/cfr/7/part1700.md), subpart D. In addition, the application must identify the discretionary authorities within [subpart D](/cfr/7/subpartD.md) that it seeks to have applied to its application. Note, however, the following:
  - (1) Given the prohibition on funding operating expenses in the Program, requests for waiver of the equity requirements cannot be considered; and
  - (2) Due to the statutory requirements that established the Program, waiver of the nonduplication requirements cannot be considered.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 1981(b)(4), 7 U.S.C. 901 et seq., 7 U.S.C. 950aaa et seq., and 7 U.S.C. 950cc.

### Source

Source: 86 FR 11609, Feb. 26, 2021, unless otherwise noted.