[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: 7CFR1775.18] [Page 997] TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE CHAPTER XVII--RURAL UTILITIES SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE PART 1775--TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING GRANTS--Table of Contents Sec. 1775.18 Grant approval and obligation of funds. (a) The National Office will review the application and other documents to determine whether the proposal complies with this part. (b) All grants made under this part will be approved and obligated by the Agency Administrator or designee. (c) The obligation of funds will be handled in accordance with part 1780 of this chapter. (d) An executed copy of the Grant Agreement and scope of work will be sent to the applicant on the obligation date, along with a copy of Form RD 1940-1. The Agency will retain the executed original of the Grant Agreement. The grant will be considered closed on the obligation date. (e) If the grant is not approved, the applicant will be notified in writing of the reason(s) for rejection. The notification to the applicant will state that a review of this decision by the Agency may be requested by the applicant under subpart B of part 1900 of this title.