[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: 7CFR1775.10]

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                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
    CHAPTER XVII--RURAL UTILITIES SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
 
PART 1775--TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING GRANTS--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 1775.10  Limitations.

    Grant funds may not be used to:
    (a) Recruit applications for the Agency's water and waste loan and/
or any loan and/or grant program.
    (b) Duplicate current services, replacement or substitution of 
support previously provided such as those performed by an association's 
consultant in developing a project.
    (c) Fund political activities.
    (d) Pay for capital assets, the purchase of real estate or vehicles, 
improve and renovate office space, or repair and maintain privately-
owned property.
    (e) Pay for construction or operation and maintenance costs.
    (f) Pay costs incurred prior to the effective date of grants made 
under this part.
    (g) Pay for technical assistance as defined in this part which 
duplicates assistance provided to implement an action plan funded by 
Forest Service (FS) under the National Forest-Dependent Rural 
Communities Economic Diversification Act (7 U.S.C. 6601 note) for 5 
continuous years from the date of grant approval by the FS. To avoid 
duplicate assistance, the grantee shall coordinate with the FS and RUS 
to ascertain if a grant has been made in a substantially similar 
geographical or defined local area in a State for technical assistance 
under the above program. The grantee will provide documentation to FS 
and RUS regarding the contact with each agency. Under its program, the 
FS assists rural communities dependent upon national forest

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resources by establishing rural forestry and economic diversification 
action teams which prepare action plans. Action plans are intended to 
provide opportunities to promote economic diversification and enhance 
local economies dependent upon national forest resources.