---
kind: "section"
citation: "7 C.F.R. § 1780.48"
title: "7"
number: "1780.48"
heading: "Regional commission grants."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/7/1780.48"
---

# §1780.48. Regional commission grants.


Grants are sometimes made by regional commissions for projects eligible for RUS assistance. RUS has agreed to administer such funds in a manner similar to administering RUS assistance.

- (a) When RUS has funds in the project, no charge will be made for administering regional commission funds.
- (b) When RUS has no loan or grant funds in the project, an administrative charge will be made pursuant to the Economy Act of 1932 (31 U.C.S. 1535). A fee of 5 percent of the first $100,000 of a regional commission grant and 1 percent of any amount over $100,000 will be paid to RUS by the commission.
  - (1) **Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC).** RUS Bulletin 1780-23 will be followed in determining the responsibilities of RUS. The ARC Federal Co-chairman and the State program official will provide each other with the necessary notification and certification.
  - (2) **Other regional commissions.** Title V of the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 ([42 U.S.C. 3121](/usc/42/3121.md) et seq.) authorizes other commissions similar to ARC. RUS Bulletin 1780-23 will be used to develop a separate project management agreement between RUS and the commission for each project. The agreement should be prepared by the State program official as soon as notification is received that a commission grant will be made and the amount is confirmed.
- (c) Regional commission grants should be obligated as soon as possible in accordance with [§ 1780.41](/cfr/7/1780.41.md), except that the announcement procedure referred to in RUS Staff Instruction 1780-2 is not applicable. Regional commission grants will be disbursed from the Finance Office in the same manner as RUS funds.

## Notes

### Amendments

[62 FR 33478, June 19, 1997, as amended at 64 FR 29946, June 4, 1999]

### Authority

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

### Source

Source: 62 FR 33478, June 19, 1997, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[62 FR 33478, June 19, 1997, as amended at 64 FR 29946, June 4, 1999]