{"data":{"id":"us/7-cfr-1738.51","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"7 CFR 1738.51","heading":"Eligible entities.","body":"(a) To be eligible for funding, an Applicant may be either a nonprofit or for-profit organization, and must take one of the following forms:\n(1) Corporation;\n(2) Limited liability company (LLC);\n(3) Cooperative or mutual organization;\n(4) Indian tribe or tribal organization as defined in 25 U.S.C. 5304; or\n(5) State or local government, including any agency, subdivision, or instrumentality thereof.\n(b) For loan guarantees, the underlying loan must be issued to an entity that meets the requirements in this part.","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 B—Eligibility Requirements"],"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":"d2781c9b1d346d1f4f726748d5b397d6504a0740c44c207df9c16c84b0b3ed11","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/7-cfr-1738.4-1738.50","next":"us/7-cfr-1738.52"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}