{"data":{"id":"us/7-cfr-1740.25","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"7 CFR 1740.25","heading":"Substantially Underserved Trust Areas (SUTA).","body":"Applicants seeking assistance may request consideration under the SUTA provisions in 7 U.S.C. 936f.\n(a) If the Administrator determines that a community within “trust land” (as defined in 38 U.S.C. 3765) has a high need for the benefits of the Program, the Administrator may designate the community as a “substantially underserved trust area” (as defined in section 306F of the RE Act).\n(b) To receive consideration under SUTA, the applicant must submit to the Agency a completed application that includes all information requested in 7 CFR part 1700, subpart D. In addition, the application must identify the discretionary authorities within subpart D that it seeks to have applied to its application. Note, however, the following:\n(1) Given the prohibition on funding operating expenses in the Program, requests for waiver of the equity requirements cannot be considered; and\n(2) Due to the statutory requirements that established the Program, waiver of the nonduplication requirements cannot be considered.","path":["Title 7—Agriculture","Subtitle B—Regulations of the Department of Agriculture","CHAPTER XVII—RURAL UTILITIES SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE","PART 1740—RURAL ECONNECTIVITY PROGRAM","Subpart C—Award 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":"dc64258a6a96f7428b5b2031fdc77a452bfed5eda9d3ac1150f5a8315b6bef92","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/7-cfr-1740.13-1740.24","next":"us/7-cfr-1740.26"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}