{"data":{"id":"us/7-cfr-1780.42","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"7 CFR 1780.42","heading":"Transfer of obligations.","body":"An obligation of funds established for an applicant may be transferred to a different (substituted) applicant provided:\n(a) The substituted applicant is eligible and has the authority to receive the assistance approved for the original applicant; and\n(b) The need, purpose(s) and scope of the project for which RUS funds will be used remain substantially unchanged.","path":["Title 7—Agriculture","Subtitle B—Regulations of the Department of Agriculture","CHAPTER XVII—RURAL UTILITIES SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE","PART 1780—WATER AND WASTE LOANS AND GRANTS","Subpart B—Loan and Grant Application Processing"],"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":"4a1202b03b3de42d019bb184ab6dcd6b2c9e3b809f51d399ce2197f0471744ff","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/7-cfr-1780.41","next":"us/7-cfr-1780.43"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}