[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 7, Volume 4]
[Revised as of January 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 7CFR281.9]

[Page 983]
 
                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
    CHAPTER II--FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
 
PART 281_ADMINISTRATION OF THE FOOD STAMP PROGRAM ON INDIAN RESERVATIONS--
 
Sec.  281.9  Funding.

    (a) Agency of State government. From the funds available to carry 
out this provision beginning July 1, 1979, FNS may pay to each agency of 
State government administering a Food Stamp Program on a reservation, 75 
percent of all approved administrative costs, such as: Certification, 
issuance, outreach, fair hearings and quality control, incurred on the 
reservation for residents of the reservation and approved by FNS to meet 
standards set by the 1977 Food Stamp Act. FNS may pay each agency of 
State government administering a Food Stamp Program on a reservation 75 
percent of all approved administrative costs incurred off the 
reservation for activities begun after the effective date of these 
regulations that are primarily directed at providing better services for 
Indians on the reservation, such as hiring an interpreter or an Indian 
outreach worker, or moving a certification or issuance center closer to 
a reservation. The provisions of part 277 apply to any funds received 
under this section.
    (b) Indian tribal organization acting as State agency. From the 
funds available to carry out the provisions of this part beginning 
October 1, 1979, FNS is authorized to pay to each ITO acting as a State 
agency and administering a Food Stamp Program on a reservation 75 
percent of all administrative costs approved by FNS as needed for 
operation of a Food Stamp Program on a reservation. Any approval for 
payment of funds in excess of 75 percent must be based on compelling 
justification that such additional amounts are necessary for the 
effective operation of the Food Stamp Program on the reservation. The 
provisions of part 277 apply to any funds received under this section.