[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: 7CFR1775.7] [Page 994] TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE CHAPTER XVII--RURAL UTILITIES SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE PART 1775--TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING GRANTS--Table of Contents Sec. 1775.7 Eligibility. (a) Entities eligible for Technical Assistance and Training (TAT) grants are private nonprofit organizations that have been granted tax exempt status by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) of the United States. (b) Entities eligible for Solid Waste Management (SWM) grants are nonprofit organizations, including: (1) Private nonprofit organizations that have been granted tax exempt status by the IRS; and (2) Public bodies including local governmental-based multi- jurisdictional organizations. (c) Applicants for either TAT or SWM grants must also have the proven ability, background, experience, legal authority, and actual capacity to provide technical assistance and/or training on a regional basis to associations as provided in Sec. 1775.3.