# Community Facilities Grant Program
> **Rural Housing Service** · Interim rule with request for comments. · Published 1997-04-07 · Effective 1997-04-07 · 62 FR 16465
## Document
- **Document number:** 97-8743
- **Category:** rural-development
- **Sub-agency:** Rural Housing Service
- **Federal Register citation:** 62 FR 16465
- **CFR reference:** 7 CFR 1901
- **Publication date:** 1997-04-07
- **Effective date:** 1997-04-07
## Abstract

The Rural Housing Service (RHS), formerly the Rural Housing and Community Development Service (RHCDS), a successor agency to the Farmers Home Administration (FmHA), promulgates a new regulation for Community Facilities Grants (CFG). This action implements legislation which authorizes grants for developing essential community facilities. RHS also amends its existing regulations that are to be utilized in administering Community Facilities grants. The intended effect of this action is to publish regulations and application processing procedures to implement this new grant program.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1997/04/07/97-8743/community-facilities-grant-program)
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