---
kind: "section"
citation: "7 C.F.R. § 1777.32"
title: "7"
number: "1777.32"
heading: "Individual loans and grants—Use of funds."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/7/1777.32"
---

# §1777.32. Individual loans and grants—Use of funds.

- (a) Prior to awarding funds to a public water supply and/or waste disposal system, the approval official must determine that this is a practical and economical method of connecting individuals to the community water and/or waste disposal system. Funds awarded pursuant to this section can only be used for loans to individuals, and awarded grant funds can only be used for grants to individuals.
- (b) Funds may be used to:
  - (1) **Extend service lines to residence.**
  - (2) **Connect service lines to residence's plumbing.**
  - (3) **Pay reasonable charges or fees for connecting to a community water and/or waste disposal system.**
  - (4) Pay for necessary installation of plumbing and related fixtures within dwellings lacking such facilities.
  - (5) Construction and/or partitioning off a portion of dwelling for a bathroom only if such bathroom is modest in design and size as determined by the Agency.
  - (6) Pay reasonable costs for closing abandoned septic tanks and water wells when necessary to protect the health and safety of recipients of a grant in paragraphs [(b)(1)](#b-1) or [(b)(2)](#b-2) of this section and is required by Tribal, local or applicable law.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 7 U.S.C. 1989; 16 U.S.C. 1005

### Source

88 FR 6611, Feb. 1, 2023, unless otherwise noted.