Eligible Recipient Agency Law and Legal Definition
According to 7 USCS § 7501 (Title 7, Agriculture; Chapter 102, Emergency Food Assistance), the term "eligible recipient agency" means “a public or nonprofit organization that--
(A) administers--
(i) an emergency feeding organization;
(ii) a charitable institution (including a hospital and a retirement home, but excluding a penal institution) to the extent that the institution serves needy persons;
(iii) a summer camp for children, or a child nutrition program providing food service;
(iv) a nutrition project operating under the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.), including a project that operates a congregate nutrition site and a project that provides home-delivered meals; or
(v) a disaster relief program;
(B) has been designated by the appropriate State agency, or by the Secretary; and
(C) has been approved by the Secretary for participation in the program established under this Act [7 USCS §§ 7501 et seq.].”
Legal Definition list
- Eligible Recipient [Public Health and Welfare]
- Eligible Professional Development Provider [Education]
- Eligible Product
- Eligible Private Lender
- Eligible Payroll
- Eligible Recipient Agency
- Eligible Solar, Wind, Waste or Geothermal Facility
- Eligible Student [Education]
- Eligible Trade Organization
- Eligible Unit of Local Government [Transportation]
- Eligible Vessel
