[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: 25CFR23.34]



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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 D_Grants to Off-Reservation Indian Organizations for Title II 

                Indian Child and Family Service Programs

 

Sec.  23.34  Review and decision on off-reservation applications by 

Area Director.



    (a) Area office certification. Upon receipt of an application for a 

grant by an off-reservation Indian organization at the area office, the 

Area Director shall:

    (1) Complete and sign the area office certification form. In 

completing the area certification form, the Area Director shall assess 

and certify whether applications contain and meet all the application 

requirements specified at Sec.  23.33. Area Directors shall be 

responsible for the completion of the area office certification forms 

for all applications submitted by off-reservation Indian organizations.

    (2) Acknowledge receipt of the application to the applicant and 

advise the applicant of the disposition of the application within 10 

days of receipt; and

    (3) Transmit all applications within five working days of receipt to 

the area review committee for competitive review and subsequent approval 

or disapproval of the applications.

    (b) Area office competitive review and decision for off-reservation 

applications. Upon receipt of an application for an off-reservation 

grant under this part requiring the approval of the Area Director, the 

Area Director shall:

    (1) Establish and convene an area review committee, chaired by a 

person qualified by knowledge, training and experience in the delivery 

of Indian child and family services.

    (2) Review the area office certification form required in paragraph 

(a) of this section.

    (3) Review the application in accordance with the competitive review 

procedures prescribed in Sec.  23.33. An application shall not receive 

approval for funding under the area competitive review and scoring 

process unless a review of the application determines that it:

    (i) Contains all the information required in Sec.  23.33 which must 

be received by the close of the application period. Modifications of the 

grant application received after the close of the application period 

shall not be considered in the competitive review process.

    (ii) Receives at least the established minimum score in an area 

competitive review, using the application selection criteria and scoring 

process set out in Sec.  23.33. The minimum score shall be established 

by the Central Office prior to each application period and announced in 

the Federal Register for the applicable grants year(s).

    (4) Approve or disapprove the application and promptly notify the 

applicant in writing of the approval or disapproval of the application. 

If the application is disapproved, the Area Director shall include in 

the written notice the specific reasons therefore.

    (c) The actual funding amounts for the initial grant year shall be 

subject to appropriations available nationwide and the continued funding 

of an approved off-reservation grant application under subpart D of this 

part shall be subject to available funds received by the respective area 

office for the applicable grant year. Initial funding decisions and 

subsequent decisions with respect to funding level amounts for all 

approved grant applications under this part shall be made by the Area 

Director.