{"data":{"id":"us/7-cfr-25.201","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"7 CFR 25.201","heading":"Application.","body":"No rural area may be considered for designation pursuant to this part unless the application:\n(a) Demonstrates that the nominated rural area satisfies the eligibility criteria contained in § 25.100;\n(b) Includes a strategic plan, which meets the requirements contained in § 25.202;\n(c) Includes the written commitment of the applicant, as applicable, that EZ/EC SSBG funds will be used to supplement, not replace, other Federal and non-Federal funds available for financing services or activities that promote the purposes of section 2007 of the Social Security Act; and\n(d) Includes such other information as may be required by USDA.","path":["Title 7—Agriculture","Subtitle A—Office of the Secretary of Agriculture","PART 25—RURAL EMPOWERMENT ZONES AND ENTERPRISE COMMUNITIES","Subpart C—Nomination Procedure"],"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":"0900bf1059f756499e17866ccd2373ee638865ab0db9cf1fe481503e706f944b","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/7-cfr-25.200","next":"us/7-cfr-25.202"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}