Site development and acquisition grant selection criteria.

CFR · 2024-01-01 · US · Title 7

The following criteria will be considered in the selection of site development and/or acquisition grant recipients: (a) (1) The area is covered by a Rural Development approved plan; (2) The Rural Development approved plan specifically calls for the site development and/or acquisition; (3) Other Federal funds that the community could receive for the project are inadequate or not available, and no State or local funds for site development are available to permit development on a timely basis; (4) The site is to be developed and/or acquired and is to be used for housing, public facilities, or services; (5) The applicant has title to the site, lease on site, or an option on the site and funds to purchase the site, or is applying for site acquisition funds; (6) The site will comply with Executive Orders 11988, “Flood Plain Management” and 11990, “Protection of Wetlands;” (7) An appraisal of the fair market value of the site must have been completed; (8) Priority has been given in the selection of site to unoccupied or previously mined land; (9) Class I or Class II farm land was included in the site only if other suitable land was not available; (10) The land is stable if previously mined; and (11) Assurance that the requirements set forth in title 7, subtitle A, part 21 of the Code of Federal Regulations (Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970) have been met. (b) (1) Priority assigned and recommended funding level by the Governor in the St

official document · source cfr-2024 · id 7:§ 1948.86