{"data":{"id":"us/7-cfr-1465.20","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"7 CFR 1465.20","heading":"Applications for participation and selecting applications for contracting.","body":"(a) Any producer who has eligible land may submit an application for participation in AMA at a USDA service center. Producers who are members of a joint operation will file a single application for the joint operation.\n(b) NRCS will accept applications throughout the year. The State Conservationist will distribute information on the availability of assistance, national priorities, and the State-specific goals. Information will be provided that explains the process to request assistance.\n(c) The State Conservationist will develop ranking criteria and a ranking process to select applications, taking into account national, State, Tribal, and local priorities.\n(d) The State Conservationist, or designated conservationist, using a locally-led process will evaluate, rank, and select applications for contracting based on the State-developed ranking criteria and ranking process.\n(e) The State Conservationist, or designated conservationist, will work with the applicant to collect the information necessary to evaluate the application using the ranking criteria.","path":["Title 7—Agriculture","Subtitle B—Regulations of the Department of Agriculture","CHAPTER XIV—COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE","SUBCHAPTER B—LOANS, PURCHASES, AND OTHER OPERATIONS","PART 1465—AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE","Subpart B—Contracts"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-7.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:01Z","sha256":"818e91120f9c405a740fc2a22a4ac4c95789ac0274f9949ff30c3f539caeae51","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/7-cfr-1465.8","next":"us/7-cfr-1465.21"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}