(a) Amount available for allocations. See § 1940.552(a).
(b) Basic formula criteria, data source, and weight. See § 1940.552(b).
(1) The criteria used in the basic formula are:
(i) State's percentage of National rural population - 50 percent.
(ii) State's percentage of National rural population with income below the poverty level - 50 percent.
(2) The data source for the first criterion is the most recent decennial Census data. The data source for the second criterion is the 5-year data from the American Community Survey (ACS) or, if needed, other Census Bureau data. Each criterion is assigned a specific weight according to its relevance in determining need. The percentage representing each criterion is multiplied by the weight factor and summed to arrive at a State factor (SF).
SF (criterion (b)(1)(i) × 50 percent) + (criterion (b)(1)(ii) × 50 percent)
(c) Basic formula allocation. See § 1940.552(c). States receiving administrative allocations do not receive formula allocations.
(d) Transition formula. The transition formula for Community Facilities Grants is not used.
(e) Base allocation. See § 1940.552(e). States receiving administrative allocations do not receive base allocations.
(f) Administrative allocation. See § 1940.552(f). States participating in the formula base allocation procedures do not receive administrative allocations.
(g) Reserve. See § 1940.552(g).
(h) Pooling of funds. See § 1940.522(h). Funds will be pooled at midyear and yearend. Pooled funds will be placed in the National Office reserve and will be made available administratively.
(i) Availability of the allocation. See § 1940.552(i).
(j) Suballocation by State Director. See § 1940.552(j).
(k) Other documentation. Not applicable.
[62 FR 16468, Apr. 7, 1997, as amended at 80 FR 9877, Feb. 24, 2015]