[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: 25CFR23.47]



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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 E_General and Uniform Grant Administration Provisions and 

                              Requirements

 

Sec.  23.47  Reports and availability of information to Indians.



    (a) Any tribal government or off-reservation Indian organization 

receiving a grant under this part shall make general programmatic 

information and reports concerning that grant available to the Indian 

people it serves or represents. Access to this information may be 

requested in writing and shall be made available within 10 days of 

receipt of the request. Except as required by title IV of Pub. L. 101-

630, the Indian Child Protection and Family Violence Prevention Act, 

grantees shall hold confidential all information obtained from persons 

receiving services from the program, and shall not release such 

information without the individual's written consent. Information may be 

disclosed in a manner which does not identify or lead to the 

identification of particular individuals.

    (b) Grantees shall submit Standard Form 269 or 269A on a quarterly 

and an annual basis to report their status of funds by the dates 

specified in the grant award document.

    (c) Grantees shall furnish and submit the following written 

quarterly and annual program reports by the dates specified in the award 

document:

    (1) Quarterly and annual statistical and narrative program 

performance reports which shall include, but need not be limited to, the 

following;

    (i) A summary of actual accomplishments and significant activities 

as related to program objectives established for the grant period;

    (ii) The grantee's evaluation of program performance using the 

internal monitoring system submitted in their application;

    (iii) Reports on all significant ICWA direct service grant 

activities including but not limited to the following information:

    (A) Significant title II activities;

    (B) Data reflecting numbers of individuals referred for out-of-home 

placements, number of individuals benefiting from title II services and 

types of services provided, and

    (C) Information and referral activities.

    (iv) Child abuse and neglect statistical reports and related 

information as required by 25 U.S.C. 2434, Pub. L. 99-570, the Indian 

Alcohol and Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act of 1986;

    (v) A summary of problems encountered or reasons for not meeting 

established objectives;



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    (vi) Any deliverable or product required in the grant; and

    (vii) Additional pertinent information when appropriate.

    (2) The BIA may negotiate for the provision of other grant-related 

reports not previously identified.

    (d) Events may occur between scheduled performance reporting dates 

which have significant impact on the grant-supported activity. In such 

cases, the grantee must inform the awarding agency as soon as problems, 

delays, adverse conditions, or serious incidents giving rise to 

liability become known and which will materially impair its ability to 

meet the objectives of the grant.