[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 7, Volume 4]
[Revised as of January 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 7CFR285.1]

[Page 960]
 
                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
    CHAPTER II--FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
 
PART 285_PROVISION OF A NUTRITION ASSISTANCE GRANT FOR THE COMMONWEALTH 
OF PUERTO RICO--Table of Contents
 
Sec.  285.1  General purpose and scope.

    This part describes the general terms and conditions under which 
grant funds shall be provided by the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) to 
the government of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico for the purpose of 
designing and conducting a nutrition assistance program for needy 
persons. The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico is authorized to establish 
eligibility and benefit levels for the nutrition assistance program. In 
addition, with FNS approval, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico may employ 
a small proportion of the grant funds to finance projects that the 
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico believes likely to improve or stimulate 
agriculture, food production, and food distribution.