[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 25, Volume 1]

[Revised as of April 1, 2005]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 25CFR23.21]



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                            TITLE 25--INDIANS

 

     CHAPTER I--BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

 

PART 23_INDIAN CHILD WELFARE ACT--Table of Contents

 

 Subpart C_Grants to Indian Tribes for Title II Indian Child and Family 

                            Service Programs

 

Sec.  23.21  Noncompetitive tribal government grants.





    (a) Grant application information and technical assistance. 

Information on grant application procedures and related information may 

be obtained from the appropriate Agency Superintendent or Area Director. 

Pre-award and ongoing technical assistance to tribal governments shall 

be provided in accordance with Sec.  23.42 of this part.

    (b) Eligibility requirements for tribal governments. The tribal 

government(s) of any Indian tribe or consortium of tribes may submit a 

properly documented application for a grant to the appropriate Agency 

Superintendent or Area Director. A tribe may neither submit more than 

one application for a grant nor be the beneficiary of more than one 

grant under this subpart.

    (1) Through the publication of a Federal Register announcement at 

the outset of the implementation of the noncompetitive grant award 

process during which tribal applications will be solicited, the 

Assistant Secretary will notify eligible tribal applicants under this 

subpart of the amount of core funds available for their ICWA program. 

The funding levels will be based on the service area population to be 

served. Upon the receipt of this notice from the Agency Superintendent 

or appropriate Area Director, tribal applicants shall submit a completed 

ICWA application no later than 60 days after the receipt of this notice.

    (2) A grant to be awarded under this subpart shall be limited to the 

tribal governing body(ies) of the tribe(s) to be served by the grant.

    (3) For purposes of eligibility for newly recognized or restored 

Indian tribes without established reservations, such tribes shall be 

deemed eligible to apply for grants under this subpart to provide ICWA 

services within those service areas legislatively identified for such 

tribes.

    (4) A grantee under this subpart may make a subgrant to another 

Indian tribe or an Indian organization subject to the provisions of 

Sec.  23.45.

    (c) Revision or amendment of grants. A grantee under this subpart 

may submit a written request and justification for a post-award grant 

modification covering material changes to the terms and conditions of 

the grant, subject to the approval of the grants officer. The request 

shall include a narrative description of any significant additions, 

deletions, or changes to the approved program activities or budget in 

the form of a grant amendment proposal.

    (d) Continued annual funding of an ICWA grant under this subpart 

shall be contingent upon the fulfillment of the requirements delineated 

at Sec.  23.23(c).

    (e) Monitoring and program reporting requirements for grantees under 

this subpart are delineated at Sec. Sec.  23.44 and 23.47.