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§ 5001.406 - Guaranteed loan amounts.
Applicable guaranteed loan amounts depend on the type of project and the source of its funding.
(a) CF projects. The maximum amount of a CF guaranteed loan that may be made to a borrower, including the guaranteed and unguaranteed portions of any CF guaranteed loans, the outstanding principal and interest balance of any existing CF guaranteed loans, and any new CF guaranteed loan that is the subject of an application must not exceed $100 million.
(b) WWD projects. The maximum amount of a WWD guaranteed loan that may be made to a borrower, including the guaranteed and unguaranteed portions of any WWD guaranteed loans, the outstanding principal and interest balance of any existing WWD guaranteed loans, and any new WWD guaranteed loan that is the subject of an application must not exceed $50 million.
(c) B&I projects. The maximum total amount of B&I guaranteed loans (including the guaranteed and unguaranteed portions of any B&I guaranteed loans, the outstanding principal and interest balance of any existing B&I guaranteed loans, and any new B&I guaranteed loan that is the subject of an application) that may be made to a borrower is limited to a maximum amount of $25 million. The Secretary, whose authority may not be redelegated, may approve, at the Secretary's discretion, guaranteed loans in excess of $25 million and up to $40 million for rural cooperatives that process value-added agricultural commodities in accordance with § 5001.105(b)(18)(i). In addition to the borrower loan limit, there is a guarantor loan limit of $100 million.
(d) REAP projects. The amount of a guaranteed loan that will be made available to an eligible project and borrower under this part will be at least $5,000, not to exceed 75 percent of eligible project costs. Borrowers must demonstrate evidence of a financial contribution in the project of not less than 25 percent of total eligible project costs.
(1) The maximum total amount of REAP guaranteed loans made to a borrower, including the guaranteed and unguaranteed portions of all REAP guaranteed loans, the outstanding principal and interest balance of any existing REAP guaranteed loans and the new REAP guaranteed loan that is the subject of an application, must not exceed $25 million.
(2) The total amount of funds available to agricultural producers for energy efficient equipment and systems will not exceed 15 percent of annual funds available to the program.