APPLICANT ELIGIBILITY INDEX
Local NonProfit State Territories
The alphabet(s) in parenthesis following the program title, shows the type(s) of
assistance available through that program. Thealphabet codes with accompanying
types of assistance are as follows:A-Formula Grants; B-Project Grants; C_Direct
Payments for SpecifiedUse; D-Direct Payments with Unrestricted Use; E-Direct
Loans;F-Guaranteed/Insured Loans; G-Insurance; H-Sale, Exchange, or Donationof
Property and Goods;I-Use of Property, Facilities, and Equipment;J-Provision of
Specialized Services; K-Advisory Services andCounseling; L-Dissemination of
Technical Information; M-Training;N-Investigation of Complaints;O-Federal
Employment.
Definitions of the types of applicants used in this Index are given below.
Individual - Any person or persons, as individuals, groups, or profit making
organizations.Such persons and groups do not represent Federally Recognized Indian
Tribal Governments.Includes Indians or other Native Americans who apply as
individuals rather than as a member of a tribe or other Indian organization.
Local - Agencies or instrumentalities of political subdivisions within a State, to include
cities, towns, townships, parishes,municipalities, villages, counties,school districts, and
other special local districts. Included under local are Indian tribes on State
reservations, Indian bands and group, Pueblos, Indian school boards, and State
designated Indian tribes. Local does not include institutions of higher education and
hospitals.
Nonprofit - A public or private agency or organization established by charter to perform
specialized functions or services for the benefit of all or part of the general public.
Functions or services are provided without charge or at cost, and earn no profit. The
agency or organization has no shareholders to receive dividends.
State - Any agency or instrumentality of the fifty States of the United States, and the
District of Columbia. State does not include the political subdivisions of the State,
but does include institutions of higher education and hospitals.
U.S. Territories - Any agency or instrumentality of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico,
the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Trust Territories of the Pacific Islands,
and Mariana Islands. Included are the political subdivisions of the territories,
institutions of higher education, and hospitals.
Federally Recognized Indian Tribal Organizations - The governing body or a
governmental agency of an Indian Tribe, nation, or other organized group or
community recognized and certified by the Secretary of the Interior. Included are
Native villages as defined in the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act.
(Note: The information contained in this Index was taken from the Applicant
Eligibility section of the program descriptions and from other sources. As a potential applicant,
if you feel you also qualify to apply for assistance under a particular program but the Index
says otherwise, always contact the agency contact persons.
As regarding whether or not a potential applicant is eligible for a program, the agency is
always the best source.
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Research-Basic and Applied Research (B)
Avian Influenza Indemnity Program (D)