Eligibility requirements

The applicant:

(a) Must comply with the general eligibility requirements established at § 764.101(a) through (g);

(b) And anyone who will sign the promissory note, must not have received debt forgiveness from the Agency on any direct or guaranteed loan;

(c) Must be at least 10 but not yet 21 years of age at the time the loan is closed;

(d) Must be recommended and continuously supervised by a project advisor, such as a 4-H Club advisor, a vocational teacher, a county extension agent, or other agriculture-related organizational sponsor; and

(e) Must obtain a written recommendation and consent from a parent or guardian if the applicant has not reached the age of majority under state law.

[72 FR 63298, Nov. 8, 2007. Redesignated at 75 FR 54015, Sept. 3, 2010, as amended at 79 FR 78694, Dec. 31, 2014]