---
kind: "section"
citation: "7 C.F.R. § 1980.1205"
title: "7"
number: "1980.1205"
heading: "Eligible purposes."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/7/1980.1205"
---

# §1980.1205. Eligible purposes.


Recipients may use funds for the costs of the construction, improvement, and acquisition of broadband facilities and equipment in rural areas, as set forth in this part. Rural area shall be defined by the applicable program regulations.


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 1981(e) and 7 U.S.C. 908.

### Source

Source: 85 FR 57082, Sept. 15, 2020, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 7 U.S.C. 1989. Subpart E also issued under 7 U.S.C. 1932(a).