---
kind: "section"
citation: "7 C.F.R. § 1783.5"
title: "7"
number: "1783.5"
heading: "What are the eligibility criteria for grant recipients?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/7/1783.5"
---

# §1783.5. What are the eligibility criteria for grant recipients?

- (a) The applicant must be a private entity.
- (b) The applicant must be organized as a non-profit entity.
- (c) The applicant must have the legal capacity and lawful authority to perform the obligations of a grantee under this part.
- (d) The applicant must have sufficient expertise and experience in making and servicing loans to assure the likelihood that the objectives of this part can be achieved.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 1926 (a)(2)(B).

### Source

Source: 69 FR 59772, Oct. 6, 2004, unless otherwise noted.