---
kind: "section"
citation: "7 C.F.R. § 3560.555"
title: "7"
number: "3560.555"
heading: "Eligibility requirements for off-farm labor housing loans and grants."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/7/3560.555"
---

# §3560.555. Eligibility requirements for off-farm labor housing loans and grants.

- (a) **Eligibility for loans.** Applicants for off-farm labor housing loans must be:
  - (1) A broad-based nonprofit organization, a nonprofit organization of farmworkers, a federally recognized Indian tribe, a community organization, or an agency or political subdivision of State or local government, and must meet the requirements of [§ 3560.55](/cfr/7/3560.55.md), excluding [§ 3560.55(a)(6)](/cfr/7/3560.55.md?p=a-6). A broad-based nonprofit organization is a nonprofit organization that has a membership that reflects a variety of interests in the area where the housing will be located; or
  - (2) A limited partnership with a non-profit general partner which meets the requirements of [§ 3560.55(d)](/cfr/7/3560.55.md?p=d).
- (b) **Eligibility for grants.** To be eligible for off-farm labor housing grants, applicants must:
  - (1) Meet the requirements in [§ 3560.555(a)(1)](#a-1); and
  - (2) Be able to contribute at least one-tenth of the total farm labor housing development cost from its own or other resources. The applicant's contribution must be available at the time of grant closing. An off-farm labor housing loan financed by RHS may be used to meet this requirement.
- (c) **Limitation.** Limited partnerships eligible under [paragraph (a)(2)](#a-2) of this section are not eligible for farm labor housing grants.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 1480.

### Source

Source: 69 FR 69106, Nov. 26, 2004, unless otherwise noted.