---
kind: "section"
citation: "7 C.F.R. § 3419.3"
title: "7"
number: "3419.3"
heading: "Limited waiver authority."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/7/3419.3"
---

# §3419.3. Limited waiver authority.

- (a) **1890 land-grant institutions—** The Secretary may waive the matching funds requirement in [§ 3419.2](/cfr/7/3419.2.md) above the 50% level for any fiscal year for an eligible institution of a State if the Secretary determines that the State will be unlikely to satisfy the matching requirement.
- (b) **1862 land-grant institutions in insular areas—** The Secretary may waive up to 100% of the matching funds requirements in [§ 3419.2](/cfr/7/3419.2.md) for any fiscal year for an eligible institution in an insular area.
- (c) The criteria to waive the applicable matching requirement for 1890 land-grant institutions and 1862 land-grant institutions in insular areas is demonstration of one or more of the following:
  - (1) Impacts from natural disaster, flood, fire, tornado, hurricane, or drought;
  - (2) State and/or institution facing a financial crisis; or
  - (3) **Lack of matching funds after demonstration of good faith efforts to obtain funds.**
- (d) Approval or disapproval of the request for a waiver will be based on the application submitted, as defined under [§ 3419.4](/cfr/7/3419.4.md).

## Notes

### Amendments

[Redesignated and revised at 83 FR 21849, May 11, 2018]

### Authority

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 3222d; 7 U.S.C. 343(e); 7 U.S.C. 361c; Pub. L. 107-171; Pub. L. 110-234; Pub. L. 113-79.

### Source

Source: 65 FR 21631, Apr. 21, 2000, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[Redesignated and revised at 83 FR 21849, May 11, 2018]