[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: 7CFR1778.21]

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                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
    CHAPTER XVII--RURAL UTILITIES SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
 
PART 1778--EMERGENCY COMMUNITY WATER ASSISTANCE GRANTS--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 1778.21  Application processing.

    (a) To the extent possible, an application under this part will be 
approved or disapproved within 60 days of the date that a complete 
application and all related material is submitted to the Agency.
    (b) The material submitted with the application should include the 
Preliminary Engineer Report, population and median household income of 
the area to be served, description of project, and nature of emergency 
that caused the problem(s) being addressed by the project. The 
documentation must clearly show that the applicant has had a significant 
decline in the quantity and/or quality of potable water or an acute 
shortage of potable water and the proposed project will eliminate the 
problem. For projects to be funded in accordance with Sec. 1778.11(a), 
evidence must be furnished that a significant decline in quantity or 
quality occurred within two years of filing the application with the 
Agency.
    (c) The processing office should assist the applicant in application 
assembly and processing.
    (d) Appropriate application review and approval procedures outlined 
in subpart B of part 1780 of this chapter.
    (e) Each application for assistance will be carefully reviewed in 
accordance with the priorities established in Sec. 1778.7. A priority 
rating will be assigned to each application by the State Program 
Official.
    (f) When the National Office has allocated funds to the State for a 
project, applicable provisions outlined in subpart B of part 1780 of 
this chapter will be followed in preparation of the grant docket. This 
would include development of an operating budget showing that the 
applicant can meet all its obligations and provide the intended 
services.
    (g) When favorable action will not be taken on an application, the 
applicant will be notified in writing by the State Program Official of 
the reasons why the request was not favorably considered. Notification 
to the applicant will state that a review of this decision by the Agency 
may be requested by the applicant in accordance with 7 CFR part 11.
    (h) State Program Officials are authorized to approve grants made in 
accordance with this part and RUS Staff Instruction 1780-1.
    (i) Funds will be obligated and approval announcement made in 
accordance with the provisions of subpart B of part 1780 of this 
chapter.