institutions, churches, fraternal organizations, lending and investment institutions and insurance companies; (e) any legitimate 77 business activity where more than 10 percent of the annual gross income is derived from legalized gambling; (f) the guarantee of loans made by other Federal agencies except those made by Banks for Cooperatives, Federal Land Bank or Production Credit Associations; (g) golf courses; (h) racetracks where individual prizes are awarded in the amount of $500 or more; (I) owner-occupied housing; (j) projects eligible for the Rural Rental Housing and Rural Cooperative Housing loans under sections 515, 521, and 538 of the Housing Act of 1949, as amended; and (I) any project which is likely to result in the transfer of business or employment from one area to another or cause production which exceeds demand. Interested parties should contact the Rural Business-Cooperative Service (RBS) or the nearest Rural Development State Office which administers the programs at the local level. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS: Applicant Eligibility: An applicant may be a cooperative, corporation, partnership, trust, or other legal entity organized and operated on a profit or nonprofit basis; an Indian tribe; a municipality, county, or other political subdivision of a State; or individuals in rural areas. Applicants for direct loans must be located in one of the fifty States, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, or the Commonwealth of
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