---
kind: "section"
citation: "7 C.F.R. § 9.303"
title: "7"
number: "9.303"
heading: "Producer eligibility requirements."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/7/9.303"
---

# §9.303. Producer eligibility requirements.

- (a) **To be eligible for PARP, a producer must—**
  - (1) Have been in the business of farming in the 2020 calendar year;
  - (2) Have had at least a 15 percent decrease in allowable gross revenue for the 2020 calendar year, as compared to the:
    - (i) Actual allowable gross revenue for the 2018 or 2019 calendar year, whichever is reflective of a typical year, as elected by the producer, if the producer had allowable gross revenue in the 2018 or 2019 calendar year; or
    - (ii) Producer's expected allowable gross revenue for the 2020 calendar year, if the producer had no allowable gross revenue for the 2018 and 2019 calendar years; and
  - (3) **Meet all other requirements for eligibility under this subpart.**
- (b) To be eligible for a PARP payment, a producer must be a:
  - (1) Citizen of the United States;
  - (2) Resident alien, which for purposes of this subpart means “lawful alien” as defined in [part 1400 of this title](/cfr/7/part1400.md);
  - (3) Partnership organized under State Law;
  - (4) Corporation, limited liability company, or other organizational structure organized under State law;
  - (5) Indian Tribe or Tribal organization, as defined in [section 4(b)](/cfr/7/4.md?p=b) of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act ([25 U.S.C. 5304](/usc/25/5304.md)); or
  - (6) **Foreign person or foreign entity who meets all requirements as described in 7 CFR part 1400.**

## Notes

### Source

Source: 88 FR 1877, Jan. 11, 2023, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 15 U.S.C. 714b and 714c; Division B, Title I, Pub. L. 116-136, 134 Stat. 505; and Division N, Title VII, Subtitle B, Chapter 1, Pub. L. 116-260.

### Source

Source: 85 FR 30830, May 21, 2020, unless otherwise noted.