---
kind: "section"
citation: "7 C.F.R. § 1944.53"
title: "7"
number: "1944.53"
heading: "Grantee eligibility."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/7/1944.53"
---

# §1944.53. Grantee eligibility.


An eligible grantee is an organization as defined in [§ 1944.52](/cfr/7/1944.52.md) of this subpart and has received a current “Certificate of Training” pertaining to the type of application being packaged. In addition, the grantee must:

- (a) Have the financial, legal, and administrative capacity to carry out the responsibilities of packaging housing applications for very low- and low-income applicants. To meet this requirement it must have the necessary background and experience with proven ability to perform responsibly in the field of housing application packaging, low-income housing development, or other business or administrative ventures which indicate an ability to perform responsibly in this field of housing application packaging.
- (b) Legally obligate itself to administer grant funds, provide adequate accounting of the expenditure of such funds, and comply with Rural Development regulations.
- (c) If the organization is a private nonprofit corporation, be a corporation that:
  - (1) **Is organized under State and local laws.**
  - (2) **Is qualified under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.**
  - (3) **Has as one of its purposes assisting very low- and low-income families to obtain affordable housing.**

## Notes

### Source

Source: 58 FR 58643, Nov. 3, 1993, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 42 U.S.C. 1480.