Appendix A to Part 15b—List of Federal Financial Assistance From USDA

Appendix A - Appendix A to Part 15b—List of Federal Financial Assistance From USDA

The types of Federal financial assistance administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture include but are not limited to the following:

Type of Federal Financial Assistance	Authority	Administered by the Agricultural Cooperative Service		1. Technical assistance for agricultural cooperatives	Cooperative Marketing Act of 1926, 7 U.S.C., Secs. 451-457.	Administered by the Agricultural Marketing Service		2. Federal-State marketing improvement program	Sec. 204(b) of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946, 7 U.S.C. 1623(b).	3. Market news service	Sec. 203(g) of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946, 7 U.S.C. 1622(g); the Cotton Statistics and Estimates Act, as amended, 7 U.S.C. 471-476; the Tobacco Statistics Act, as amended, 7 U.S.C. 501-508; the Tobacco Inspection Act, 7 U.S.C. 511-511(q); the Naval Stores Act, 7 U.S.C. 91-99; the Turpentine and Rosin Statistics Act, 7 U.S.C. 2248; the United States Cotton Futures Act, 7 U.S.C. 15b; and the Peanut Statistics Act as amended, 7 U.S.C. 951-957.	Administered by the Agricultural Research Service		4. Agriculture research grants	Secs. 1 and 10 of the Act of June 29, 1935, as amended, 7 U.S.C. 427 and 427i; and 202-208 of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946, as amended, 7 U.S.C. 1621-1627.	Administered by the Agricultural Stabilization Conservation Service		5. Price support programs operating through producer associations, cooperatives, and other recipients in which the recipient is required to furnish specified benefits to producers (e.g., tobacco, peanuts, sugar, cotton, rice, honey and soybeans price support programs)	Agricultural Act of 1949, as amended; 7 U.S.C. 1421-1447.	6. Disaster feed donation programs	Section 407 of the Agricultural Act of 1949, as amended, 7 U.S.C. 1427.	Administered by the Cooperative State Research Service		7. Payments under the Hatch Act	Hatch Act of 1887, as amended, 7 U.S.C. 361a-361i.	8. McIntire-Stennis cooperative forestry research	Act of October 10, 1962, as amended, 16 U.S.C. 582a-582a-7.	9. Payments to 1890 colleges and Tuskegee Institute for research	Sec. 1445 of the Food and Agriculture Act of 1977, as amended, 7 U.S.C. 3222.	10. Native latex research	Native Latex Commercialization and Economic Development Act of 1978, 7 U.S.C. 178 et seq.	11. Alcohol Fuels research	Sec. 1419 of the Food and Agriculture Act of 1977, as amended, 7 U.S.C. 3154.	12. Animal Health Research	Sec. 1433 of the Food and Agriculture Act of 1977, as amended, 7 U.S.C. 3195.	13. Competitive research grants	Sec. 2(b) of the Act of August 4, 1965, as amended, 7 U.S.C. 450i(b).	14. Experiment station research facilities	Act of July 22, 1963, as amended, 7 U.S.C. 390-390j.	15. Special research grants	Sec. 2(c) of the Act of August 4, 1965, as amended, 7 U.S.C. 450i(c).	16. Rural development research	Title V of the Rural Development Act of 1972, as amended, 7 U.S.C. 2661 et. seq.	Administered by Extension Service		17. Cooperative extension work	Smith-Lever Act, as amended, 7 U.S.C. 341-349; District of Columbia Public Postsecondary Education Reorganization Act, D.C. Code Secs. 31-1719; Rural Development Act of 1972, as amended, 7 U.S.C. 2661 et. seq.; Sec. 1444 of the Food and Agriculture Act of 1977, 7 U.S.C. 3221.	Administered by Farmers Home Administration		18. Farm ownership loans to install or improve recreational facilities or other nonfarm enterprises	Sec. 303 of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, as amended, 7 U.S.C. 1923.	19. Operating loans to install or improve recreational facilities or other nonfarm enterprises	Sec. 312 of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, as amended, 7 U.S.C. 1942.	20. Soil and water conservation, (including pollution abatement facilities), and recreational facilities	Sec. 304 of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, as amended, 7 U.S.C. 1924.	21. Financial and other assistance to landowners, operators, or occupiers to carry out land uses and conservation	Sec. 203 of the Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965, as amended, 40 U.S.C. App. 203.	22. Rural renewal, resource, conservation development, land conservation and utilization	Secs. 31-35 of the Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act, as amended, 7 U.S.C. 1010-1035.	23. Watershed protection and flood prevention program	Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act, as amended, 16 U.S.C. 1001-1008.	24. Resource conservation and development loans	Sec. 32(e) of the Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act, as amended, 7 U.S.C. 1011(e).	25. Farm labor housing loans	Sec. 514 of the Housing Act of 1949, 42 U.S.C. 1484.	26. Farm labor housing grants	Sec. 516 of the Housing Act of 1949, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 1486.	27. Rural rental housing for the elderly and families of low and moderate income persons	Sec. 515 of the Housing Act of 1949, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 1485.	28. Rural cooperative housing	Sec. 515 of the Housing Act of 1949, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 1485.	29. Rural housing site loans	Sec. 524 of the Housing Act of 1949, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 1490d.	30. Technical and supervisory assistance grants	Sec. 525 of the Housing Act of 1949, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 1490e.	31. Technical assistance grants	Sec. 523 of the Housing Act of 1949, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 1490c.	32. Rural housing self-help site loans	Sec. 523 of the Housing Act of 1949, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 1490c.	33. Mutual self-help housing	Sec. 523 of the Housing Act of 1949, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 1490c.	34. Water and waste facility loans and grants and community facility loans and grants	Sec. 306 of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, as amended, 7 U.S.C. 1926.	35. Rural and industrial loan program	Sec. 310(a) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, as amended, 7 U.S.C. 1932(a).	36. Private business enterprise grants	Sec. 310(c) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, as amended, 7 U.S.C. 1932(c).	37. Area development assistance planning grant program	Sec. 306(a)(11) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, as amended, 7 U.S.C. 1926(a)(11).	38. Energy impacted area development assistance program	Sec. 601 of the Power Plant and Industrial Fuel Use Act of 1978, 42 U.S.C. 8401.	Administered by the Federal Grain Inspection Service		39. Inspection administration and supervision	U.S. Grain Standards Act, as amended, 7 U.S.C. 71-87; and, Sec. 203(h) of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946, 7 U.S.C. 1621-1630.	Administered by the Food and Nutrition Service		40. Food stamp program	Food Stamp Act of 1964, as amended, 7 U.S.C. 2011-2027.	41. Special supplemental food program for women, infants, and children (WIC)	Sec. 17 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 1786.	42. Commodity supplemental food program	Sec. 32 of the Act of August 24, 1935, as amended, 7 U.S.C. 612c; Sec. 416 of the Agricultural Act of 1949, as amended, 7 U.S.C. 1431.	43. Food distribution program	Sec. 416 of the Agricultural Act of 1949, as amended, 7 U.S.C. 1431; Sec. 32 of the Act of August 24, 1935, as amended, 7 U.S.C. 612c; Secs. 6, 13 and 17 of the National School Lunch Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 1755, 1761, 1766; Sec. 8 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966, 42 U.S.C. 1777; Sec. 709 of the Food and Agriculture Act of 1965, as amended, 7 U.S.C. 1446a-1.	44. National school lunch program	National School Lunch Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 1751-1769a.	45. School breakfast program	Sec. 4 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 1773.	46. Special milk program	Sec. 3 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 1772.	47. Food service equipment assistance	Sec. 5 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 1774; Sec. 5 of the National School Lunch Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 1754.	48. Summer food service program	Sec. 13 of the National School Lunch Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 1761.	49. Child care food program	Sec. 17 of the National School Lunch Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 1766.	50. Nutrition education and training program	Secs. 18 and 19 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966, 42 U.S.C. 1787, 1788.	Administered by the Food Safety and Inspection Service		51. Payments to States for the inspection of egg handlers to insure that they are properly disposing of restricted eggs	Egg Products Inspection Act, 21 U.S.C. 1031-1056.	52. Financial and technical assistance to States for meat inspection activities	Federal Meat Inspection Act, as amended, 21 U.S.C. 601-695.	53. Financial and technical assistance to States for poultry inspection activities	Poultry Products Inspection Act, as amended, 21 U.S.C. 451-470.	54. Financial and technical assistance to States for meat and poultry inspection activities	Talmadge-Aiken Act, 7 U.S.C. 450.	Administered by the Forest Service		55. Permits for use of National Forests and National Grasslands by other than individuals at a nominal or no charge	Act of June 4, 1897, as amended, 16 U.S.C. 551; Sec. 501 of the Federal Land Policy Management Act of 1976, 43 U.S.C. 1761; Term Permit Act of March 4, 1915; as amended, 16 U.S.C. 497; Secs. 3 and 4 of the American Antiquities Act of June 8, 1906, 16 U.S.C. 432; Sec. 32 of the Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act, as amended, 7 U.S.C. 1011.	56. Permit for land use of Government-owned improvements by other than individuals at a nominal charge	Sec. 7 of the Granger-Thye Act of April 24, 1950, 16 U.S.C. 580d.	57. Permits for disposal of common varieties of mineral materials from lands under the Forest Service jurisdiction for use by other than individuals at a nominal or no charge	Secs. 1-4 of the Act of July 31, 1947, as amended, 30 U.S.C. 601-603, 611.	58. Easements for use of National Forests and Grasslands by other than individuals at a nominal or no charge	Sec. 32 of the Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act, as amended, 7 U.S.C. 1011; Sec. 501 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, 43 U.S.C. 1761.	59. Easements for road rights-of-way over lands administered by the Forest Service	Sec. 2 of the Act of October 13, 1964, 16 U.S.C. 533.	60. Road rights-of-way	Federal Highway Act of 1958, 23 U.S.C. 107, 317.	61. Rights-of-ways for wagon roads or railroads	Sec. 501 of the Act of March 3, 1899, 16 U.S.C. 525.	62. Timber granted free or at nominal cost to any group	Sec. 1 of the Act of June 4, 1897, as amended, 16 U.S.C. 551; Sec. 32 of the Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act, as amended, 7 U.S.C. 1011.	63. Transfer for fire-lookout towers, improvements and land to States political subdivisions	Sec. 5 of the Act of June 20, 1958, 16 U.S.C. 565b.	64. Payment of 25 percent of National Forest receipts to States for schools and roads	Act of May 23, 1908, as amended, 16 U.S.C. 500.	65. Payment to Minnesota from National Forest receipts of a sum based on a formula	Sec. 5 of the Act of June 22, 1948, as amended, 16 U.S.C. 577g, 577g-1.	66. Payment of 25 percent of net revenues from Title III, Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act lands to counties for schools and road purposes	Sec. 33 of the Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act, as amended, 7 U.S.C. 1012.	67. Cooperative action to protect, develop, manage, and utilize forest resources on State and private lands	Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978, 16 U.S.C. 2101-2111.	68. Advance of funds for cooperative research	Sec. 20 of the Granger-Thye Act of April 24, 1950, 16 U.S.C. 581i-1.	69. Grants for support of scientific research	Act of September 6, 1958, 42 U.S.C. 1891-1893.	70. Research cooperation	Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Research Planning Act of 1974, as amended, 16 U.S.C. 1600-1614.	71. Youth conservation corps State grant program	Act of August 13, 1970, as amended, 16 U.S.C. 1701-1706.	72. Young adult conservation corps State grant program	Secs. 801-809 of the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act, as amended, 29 U.S.C. 991-999.	73. Grants to Maine, Vermont, and New Hampshire for the purpose of assisting economically disadvantaged citizens over 55 years of age	Older Americans Act of 1965, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 3001-3057g.	74. Senior community service employment program (SCSEP)	Sec. 902(b)(2) of Title IX of the Older Americans Amendments of 1975, 42 U.S.C.	Administered by the Rural Electrification Administration		75. Rural electrification and rural telephone programs	Rural Electrification Act of 1963, as amended, 7 U.S.C. 901-950b.	76. CATV, community facilities program	Secs. 306 and 310B of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act of 1979, 7 U.S.C. 1926, 1932.	Administered by Science and Education Program Staff		77. Higher education	Sec. 22 of the Act of June 29, 1935, as amended, 7 U.S.C. 329; Sec. 1417 of the Food and Agriculture Act of 1977, 7 U.S.C. 3152.	Administered by the Soil Conservation Service		78. Soil and water conservation	Secs. 1-6 and 17 of the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act, as amended, 16 U.S.C. 590a-590f, 590q.	79. Plant materials for conservation	Secs. 1-6 and 17 of the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act, as amended, 16 U.S.C. 590a-590f, 590q.	80. Resource, conservation and development	Secs. 31 and 32 of the Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act, as amended, 7 U.S.C. 1010, 1111; Secs. 1-6 and 17 of the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act, as amended, 16 U.S.C. 590a-590f, 590q.	81. Watershed protection and flood prevention	Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act, as amended, 16 U.S.C. 1001-1008.	82. Great plains conservation	Secs. 1-6 and 17 of the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act, as amended, 16 U.S.C. 590a-590f, 590q.	83. Soil survey	Secs. 1-6 and 17 of the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act, as amended, 16 U.S.C. 590a-590f, 590q.	84. River basin surveys and investigations	Sec. 6 of the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act, 16 U.S.C. 1006.	85. Snow survey and water supply forecasting	Secs. 1-6 and 17 of the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act, as amended, 16 U.S.C. 590a-590f, 590q.	86. Land inventory and monitoring	Secs. 1-6 and 17 of the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act, as amended, 16 U.S.C. 590a-590f, 590q; Sec. 302 of the Rural Development Act of 1972, 7 U.S.C. 1010a.	87. Resource appraisal and program development	Soil and Water Resources Conservation Act of 1977, 16 U.S.C. 2001-2009.	88. Rural clean water program	Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1251-1376.	89. Rural abandoned mine program	Secs. 406-413 of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977, 30 U.S.C. 1236-1243.	90. Emergency watershed protection	Sec. 7 of the Act of June 28, 1938, as amended, 33 U.S.C. 701b-1; Sec. 403, Agriculture Credit Act of 1978, 16 U.S.C. 2203.	91. Eleven authorized watershed projects	Sec. 13 of the Act of December 22, 1944, 58 Stat. 905.	Administered by the Office of Transportation		92. Transportation services	Sec. 201 of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938, 7 U.S.C. 1291; Sec. 203(j) of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946, as amended, 7 U.S.C. 1622(l); Sec. 104 of the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954, as amended, 7 U.S.C. 1704.

[47 FR 25470, June 11, 1982, as amended at 68 FR 51342, Aug. 26, 2003]