Eligible grant purposes.

CFR · 2024-01-01 · US · Title 7

Grant funds may be used for the following purposes: (a) To pay reasonable costs associated with providing potable water or waste disposal services to residents of recipient communities. Reasonable costs include construction, planning, pre-development costs (including engineering, design, and rights-of-way establishment), and technical assistance as further defined in paragraphs (a)(1) through (3) of this section: (1) (2) (3) (b) To pay reasonable costs associated with the use of a recipient community's equipment during construction. ( (c) (2) Individual home installations, including wells, septic system, flush tank and haul, in-house plumbing, etc., may be provided. The following guidelines must be followed for individual installations. A certification will be required with the application that provides documentation of the following: (i) The residents are unable to afford to make the improvements on their own. (ii) An agreement outlining the installation, operation, and maintenance of facilities must be in place. (iii) An adequate method for denying service in the event of non-payment of user fees if such fees are required. (iv) All residents of the community are treated equally. (v) The improvements provided are reasonable and modest. (vi) Legal authority ( (vii) Documentation must be provided to RUS indicating the quantity and quality of the individual installations that may be developed; cost effectiveness of the individual facility compared with initial and long term use

official document · source cfr-2024 · id 7:§ 1784.10