Headquarters Office: Director, Specialty Lenders Division, Rural Business-Cooperative Service, Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC 20250. Telephone: (202) 720-1400. Use the same number for FTS. Web Site Address: http://www.rurdev.usda.gov. EXAMPLES OF FUNDED PROJECTS: Establishment or expansion of factories or businesses, medical facilities, industrial development parks, business incubators for rural economic development activities and other job creation projects. Grants were used to establish revolving loan funds. 157 CRITERIA FOR SELECTING PROPOSALS: See 7 CFR 1703.46. Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants 158 ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS: Applicant Eligibility: Higher education institutions (public, private nonprofit, postsecondary vocational, and proprietary) meeting eligibility requirements may apply. Beneficiary Eligibility: Undergraduate students enrolled or accepted for enrollment as regular students; are maintaining satisfactory academic progress in accordance with the standards and practices of the institution, have financial need, do not owe a refund on a Title IV grant, are not in default on a Title IV loan, file a statement of educational purpose, file a statement of registration compliance (Selective Service) and meet citizen/resident requirements may benefit. Credentials/Documentation: Institutions must document their eligibility
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