[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 45, Volume 1, Parts 1 to 199]
[Revised as of October 1, 2000]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 45CFR98.81]

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                        TITLE 45--PUBLIC WELFARE
 
                           AND HUMAN SERVICES
 
PART 98--CHILD CARE AND DEVELOPMENT FUND--Table of Contents
 
                        Subpart I--Indian Tribes
 
Sec. 98.81  Application and Plan procedures.

    (a) In order to receive CCDF funds, a Tribal Lead Agency shall apply 
for funds pursuant to Sec. 98.13, except that the requirement at 
Sec. 98.13(b)(2) does not apply.
    (b) A Tribal Lead Agency shall submit a CCDF Plan, as described at 
Sec. 98.16, with the following additions and exceptions:
    (1) The Plan shall include the basis for determining family 
eligibility pursuant to Sec. 98.80(f).
    (2) For purposes of determining eligibility, the following terms 
shall also be defined:
    (i) Indian child; and
    (ii) Indian reservation or tribal service area.
    (3) The Tribal Lead Agency shall also assure that:
    (i) The applicant shall coordinate, to the maximum extent feasible, 
with the Lead Agency in the State in which the applicant shall carry out 
CCDF programs or activities, pursuant to Sec. 98.82; and
    (ii) In the case of an applicant located in a State other than 
Alaska, California, or Oklahoma, CCDF programs and activities shall be 
carried out on an Indian reservation for the benefit of Indian children, 
pursuant to Sec. 98.83(b).
    (4) The Plan shall include any information, as prescribed by the 
Secretary, necessary for determining the number

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of children in accordance with Secs. 98.61(c), 98.62(c), and 
98.80(b)(1).
    (5) Plans for those Tribes specified at Sec. 98.83(f) (i.e., Tribes 
with small grants) are not subject to the requirements in 
Sec. 98.16(g)(2) or Sec. 98.16(k) unless the Tribe chooses to include 
such services, and, therefore, the associated requirements, in its 
program.
    (6) The Plan is not subject to requirements in Sec. 98.16(f)(8) or 
Sec. 98.16(g)(4).
    (7) In its initial Plan, an Indian Tribe shall describe its current 
service delivery capability pursuant to Sec. 98.80(b)(2).
    (8) A consortium shall also provide the following:
    (i) A list of participating or constituent members, including 
demonstrations from these members pursuant to Sec. 98.80(c)(1);
    (ii) A description of how the consortium is coordinating services on 
behalf of its members, pursuant to Sec. 98.83(c)(1); and
    (iii) As part of its initial Plan, the additional information 
required at Sec. 98.80(c)(4).
    (c) When initially applying under paragraph (a) of this section, a 
Tribal Lead Agency shall include a Plan that meets the provisions of 
this part and shall be for a two-year period, pursuant to Sec. 98.17(a).