# Special Evaluation Assistance for Rural Communities and Households Program
> **Rural Utilities Service** · Final rule. · Published 2010-06-24 · Effective 2010-06-24 · 75 FR 35962
## Document
- **Document number:** 2010-15265
- **Category:** rural-development
- **Sub-agency:** Rural Utilities Service
- **Federal Register citation:** 75 FR 35962
- **CFR reference:** 7 CFR 1774
- **Publication date:** 2010-06-24
- **Effective date:** 2010-06-24
## Abstract

The Rural Utilities Service (RUS) is issuing a regulation to establish the Special Evaluation Assistance for Rural Communities and Households (SEARCH) Program as authorized by Section 306(a)(2) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (CONACT) (7 U.S.C. 1926(a)(2)). The amendment added the new SEARCH grant program under which the Secretary is authorized to make predevelopment planning grants for feasibility studies, design assistance, and technical assistance to financially distressed communities in rural areas with populations of 2,500 or fewer inhabitants for water and waste disposal projects.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2010/06/24/2010-15265/special-evaluation-assistance-for-rural-communities-and-households-program)
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