25 CFR § 20.205 Financial Assistance and Social Services Programs

§ 20.205 Can tribes change eligibility criteria or levels of payments for General Assistance?

Current through Jun 5, 2025 · Read all of Part 20

Yes, if you have a redesign plan, you can change eligibility criteria or levels of payment for general assistance.

(a) The funding level for your redesigned general assistance program will be the same funding received in the most recent fiscal or calendar year, whichever applies.

(b) If you do not have a prior year level of funding, the Bureau or Office of Self-Governance will establish a tentative funding level based upon best estimates for caseload and expenditures.

(c) A Bureau servicing office can administer a tribal redesign plan as requested by a tribal resolution.

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