CFR > Title 7 - Agriculture > SUBTITLE B—Regulations of the Department of Agriculture > CHAPTER XLII—RURAL BUSINESS-COOPERATIVE SERVICE AND RURAL UTILITIES SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (parts 4274 to 4290) > PART 4284—GRANTS > SUBPART G—Rural Business Opportunity Grants (§4284.601 to §4284.700) > 4284.630—Other considerations.

4284.630—Other considerations.

(a) Civil rights compliance requirements. All grants made under this subpart are subject to title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and part 1901, subpart E of this title.
(b) Environmental review. All grants made under this subpart are subject to the requirements of subpart G of part 1940 of this title. Applications for technical assistance or planning projects are generally excluded from the environmental review process by § 1940.333 of this title provided the assistance is not related to the development of a specific site. Applicants for grant funds must consider and document within their plans the important environmental factors within the planning area and the potential environmental impacts of the plan on the planning area, as well as the alternative planning strategies that were reviewed.
(c) Other USDA regulations. This program is subject to the provisions of the following regulations, as applicable;
(1) 7 CFR part 3015, Uniform Federal Assistance Regulations;
(2) 7 CFR part 3016, Uniform Administrative Requirements for Grants and Cooperative Agreements to State and Local Governments;
(3) 7 CFR part 3017, Governmentwide Debarment and Suspension (Nonprocurement) and Governmentwide Requirements for Drug-Free Workplace (Grants);
(4) 7 CFR part 3018, New Restrictions on Lobbying;
(5) 7 CFR part 3019, Uniform Administrative Requirements for Grants and Agreements with Institutions of Higher Education, Hospitals, and Other Non-Profit Organizations; and
(6) 7 CFR part 3052, Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non-profit Organizations.