[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 25, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2003]
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 Secs. 23.44 and 23.47.