---
kind: "section"
citation: "7 C.F.R. § 761.208"
title: "7"
number: "761.208"
heading: "Target participation rates for socially disadvantaged groups."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/7/761.208"
---

# §761.208. Target participation rates for socially disadvantaged groups.

- (a) **General.**
  - (1) The Agency establishes target participation rates for providing FO, CL, and OL loans to members of socially disadvantaged groups.
  - (2) **The Agency sets the target participation rates for State and County levels annually.**
  - (3) When distributing loan funds in counties within Indian reservations, the Agency will allocate the funds on a reservation-wide basis.
  - (4) **The Agency reserves and allocates sufficient loan funds to achieve these target participation rates.** The Agency may also use funds that are not reserved and allocated for socially disadvantaged groups to make or guarantee loans to members of socially disadvantaged groups.
- (b) **FO and CL, loans based on ethnicity or race.** The FO and CL, loan target participation rate based on ethnicity or race in each:
  - (1) State is equal to the percent of the total rural population in the State who are members of such socially disadvantaged groups.
  - (2) County is equal to the percent of rural population in the county who are members of such socially disadvantaged groups.
- (c) **OL loans based on ethnicity or race.** The OL loan target participation rate based on ethnicity or race in each:
  - (1) State is equal to the percent of the total number of farmers in the State who are members of such socially disadvantaged groups.
  - (2) County is equal to the percent of the total number of farmers in the county who are members of socially disadvantaged ethnic groups.
- (d) **Women farmers.**
  - (1) **The target participation rate for women farmers in each—**
    - (i) **State is equal to the percent of farmers in the State who are women.**
    - (ii) **County is equal to the percent of farmers in the county who are women.**
  - (2) In developing target participation rates for women, the Agency will consider the number of women who are current farmers and potential farmers.

## Notes

### Amendments

[72 FR 63285, Nov. 8, 2007, as amended at 75 FR 54013, Sept. 3, 2010]

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301 and 7 U.S.C. 1989.

### Source

Source: 72 FR 63285, Nov. 8, 2007, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[72 FR 63285, Nov. 8, 2007, as amended at 75 FR 54013, Sept. 3, 2010]