25 Cfr 20.301

§ 20.207

25 CFR Ch. I (4–1–08 Edition)

(a) You must submit your redesign
plan for approval at least 3 months before the effective date.
(b) If you operate with a self-governance annual funding agreement, you
must obtain the approval of the redesign from the Office of Self-Governance.
(c) If you operate with a Public Law
102–477 grant, you must obtain approval
from the Bureau Central Office.

Subpart C—Direct Assistance
ELIGIBILITY FOR DIRECT ASSISTANCE
§ 20.300 Who qualifies for Direct Assistance under this subpart?
To be eligible for assistance or services under this part, an applicant must
meet all of the following criteria:
(a) Meet the definition of Indian as
defined in this part;

[65 FR 63159, Oct. 20, 2000; 65 FR 76563, Dec. 7,
2000]

(b) Not have sufficient resources to
meet the essential need items defined
by the Bureau standard of assistance
for those Bureau programs providing financial payment;

§ 20.207 Can a tribe use savings from a
tribal redesign plan to meet other
priorities of the tribe?
Yes, you may use savings from a redesign of the general assistance program to meet other priorities.

(c) Reside in the service area as defined in § 20.100; and

§ 20.208 What if the tribal redesign
plan leads to increased costs?

(d) Meet the additional eligibility
criteria for each of the specific programs of financial assistance or social
services in §§ 20.301 through 20.516.

The tribe must meet any increase in
cost to the General Assistance program
that results solely from tribally increased payment levels due to a redesign plan.

[65 FR 63159, Oct. 20, 2000, as amended at 66
FR 15030, Mar. 15, 2001]

§ 20.209 Can a tribe operating under a
tribal redesign plan go back to operating under this part?

§ 20.301 What is the goal of General Assistance?

Yes, a tribe operating under a tribal
redesign plan can choose to return to
operation of the program as provided in
§§ 20.300 through 20.323.

The goal of the General Assistance
program is to increase self-sufficiency.
Each General Assistance recipient
must work with the social services
worker to develop and sign an Individual Self-Sufficiency Plan (ISP). The
plan must outline the specific steps the
individual will take to increase independence by meeting the goal of employment.

§ 20.210 Can eligibility criteria or payments for Burial Assistance, Child
Assistance, and Disaster Assistance
and Emergency Assistance change?

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No, unless otherwise provided by law,
the Bureau nor a tribe may change eligibility criteria or levels of payment
for Burial Assistance, Child Assistance,
Disaster Assistance, and Emergency
Assistance awarded in Public Law 93–
638 contracts, Public Law 102–477
grants, or Public Law 103–413 self-governance annual funding agreements.

§ 20.302 Are Indian applicants required to seek assistance through
Temporary Assistance for Needy
Families?
Yes, all Indian applicants with dependent children are required to apply
for Temporary Assistance for Needy
Families (TANF) and follow TANF regulations.

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