[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 7, Volume 11] [Revised as of January 1, 2003] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 7CFR1703.23] [Page 39] TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE CHAPTER XVII--RURAL UTILITIES SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE PART 1703--RURAL DEVELOPMENT--Table of Contents Subpart B--Rural Economic Development Loan and Grant Program Sec. 1703.23 Supplemental funds requirements for zero-interest loans and grants. The Administrator will not select an application unless the project will receive supplemental funds in an amount at least equal to 20 percent of the RUS zero-interest loan and grant to be provided to the project, as determined by the Administrator. Supplemental funds as used in this section may come from the project owner in the form of equity funds, private sources, state and local government sources, other Federal Government sources, the borrower or other sources. Only supplemental funds that will be provided to the project after the date RUS receives the borrower's completed application may be used to satisfy this requirement. Supplemental financing must be verified and committed to the project in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrator before RUS will advance any funds.