{"data":{"id":"us/7-cfr-1703.301","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"7 CFR 1703.301","heading":"Policy.","body":"It is RUS's policy to encourage borrowers to invest in and promote rural development and rural job creation projects that are based on sound economic and financial analyses. Borrowers are encouraged to use this program to promote economic, business and community development projects that will benefit rural areas.","path":["Title 7—Agriculture","Subtitle B—Regulations of the Department of Agriculture","CHAPTER XVII—RURAL UTILITIES SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE","PART 1703—RURAL DEVELOPMENT","Subpart H—Deferments of RUS Loan Payments for Rural Development Projects"],"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":"113b39cddcdc7906a645b9b1efe0ce795ef1275cd33d2aba0b70d7d24057fb50","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/7-cfr-1703.300","next":"us/7-cfr-1703.302"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}