{"data":{"id":"us/7-cfr-1738.204","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"7 CFR 1738.204","heading":"Evaluation for feasibility.","body":"After a loan or loan/grant combination Applicant is notified that the application is complete, the Agency will evaluate the application's financial and technical feasibility. Only applications that, as determined by the Agency, are technically and financially feasible will be considered for funding.\n(a) The Agency will determine financial feasibility by evaluating the impact of the facilities financed with the proceeds of the loan and the associated debt, the Applicant's equity, competitive analysis, financial information—including the Applicant's ability to meet the Agency's Net worth and TIER, DSCR, or CR requirements in § 1738.206(b)(2)(i)—and other relevant information in the application.\n(b) The Agency will determine technical feasibility by evaluating the Applicant's network design and other relevant information in the application.","path":["Title 7—Agriculture","Subtitle B—Regulations of the Department of Agriculture","CHAPTER XVII—RURAL UTILITIES SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE","PART 1738—RURAL BROADBAND LOANS, LOAN/GRANT COMBINATIONS, AND LOAN GUARANTEES","Subpart E—Loan and Loan/Grant Combination Application Review and Underwriting"],"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":"05c51b1de84ec5cdff77eeaf83ddd1d0e7c7e7f90d09dcb90d4c03f2c1d5ea0a","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/7-cfr-1738.203","next":"us/7-cfr-1738.205"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}