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25 U.S. Code § 2504 - Eligibility for grants | US Law | LII / Legal Information Institute
U.S. Code › Title 25 › Chapter 27 › § 2504 25 U.S. Code § 2504 - Eligibility for grants
(1) In generalA tribally controlled school is eligible for assistance under this chapter if the school—
on April 28, 1988, was a contract school under title XI of the Education Amendments of 1978 [25 U.S.C. 2000 et seq.] and the tribe or tribal organization operating the school submits to the Secretary a written notice of election to receive a grant under this chapter;
was a Bureau-operated school under title XI of the Education Amendments of 1978 [25 U.S.C. 2000 et seq.] and has met the requirements of subsection (b);
is a school for which the Bureau has not provided funds, but which has met the requirements of subsection (c); or
is a school with respect to which an election has been made under paragraph (2) and which has met the requirements of subsection (b).
Any application which has been submitted under the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act [25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.] by an Indian tribe for a school which is not in operation on January 8, 2002, shall be reviewed under the guidelines and regulations for applications submitted under the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act that were in effect at the time the application was submitted, unless the Indian tribe or tribal organization elects to have the application reviewed under the provisions of subsection (b).
(1) Bureau-funded schoolsA school that was a Bureau-funded school under title XI of the Education Amendments of 1978 [25 U.S.C. 2000 et seq.] on January 8, 2002, and any school with respect to which an election is made under subsection (a)(2), meets the requirements of this subsection if—
transfer operation of the school to the Indian tribe or tribal organization, if the Indian tribe or tribal organization is not already operating the school; and
make a determination as to whether the school is eligible for assistance under this chapter; and
the Secretary makes a determination that the school is eligible for assistance under this chapter.
(A) In generalBy not later than the date that is 120 days after the date on which an application is submitted to the Secretary under paragraph (1)(A), the Secretary shall determine—
in the case of a school which is not being operated by the Indian tribe or tribal organization, whether to transfer operation of the school to the Indian tribe or tribal organization; and
whether the school is eligible for assistance under this chapter.
(B) Other determinationsIn considering applications submitted under paragraph (1)(A), the Secretary—
shall transfer operation of the school to the Indian tribe or tribal organization, if the tribe or tribal organization is not already operating the school; and
shall determine that the school is eligible for assistance under this chapter, unless the Secretary finds by clear and convincing evidence that the services to be provided by the Indian tribe or tribal organization will be deleterious to the welfare of the Indians served by the school.
(C) ConsiderationsIn considering applications submitted under paragraph (1)(A), the Secretary shall consider whether the Indian tribe or tribal organization would be deficient in operating the school with respect to—
bookkeeping and accounting procedures;
ability to adequately manage a school; or
adequately trained personnel.
(1) In generalA school which is not a Bureau-funded school under title XI of the Education Amendments of 1978 [25 U.S.C. 2000 et seq.] meets the requirements of this subsection if—
the Indian tribe or tribal organization that operates, or desires to operate, the school submits to the Secretary an application requesting a determination by the Secretary as to whether the school is eligible for assistance under this chapter; and
the Secretary makes a determination that a school is eligible for assistance under this chapter.
(B) ConsiderationsIn making the determination under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall give equal consideration to each of the following factors:
(i) With respect to the applicant’s proposal—
the adequacy of facilities or the potential to obtain or provide adequate facilities;
geographic and demographic factors in the affected areas;
adequacy of the applicant’s program plans;
geographic proximity of comparable public education; and
the needs as expressed by all affected parties, including but not limited to students, families, tribal governments at both the central and local levels, and school organizations.
adequacy and comparability of programs already available;
consistency of available programs with tribal education codes or tribal legislation on education; and
the history and success of these services for the proposed population to be served, as determined from all factors including, if relevant, standardized examination performance.
If the Secretary fails to make a determination under subparagraph (A) with respect to an application within 180 days after the date on which the Secretary received the application, the Secretary shall be treated as having made a determination that the tribally controlled school is eligible for assistance under the title [1] and the grant shall become effective 18 months after the date on which the Secretary received the application, or on an earlier date, at the Secretary’s discretion.
(1) In generalWhenever the Secretary refuses to approve a grant under this chapter, to transfer operation of a Bureau school under subsection (b), or determines that a school is not eligible for assistance under this chapter, the Secretary shall—
state the objections in writing to the tribe or tribal organization within the allotted time;
provide assistance to the tribe or tribal organization to overcome all stated objections;
at the request of the tribe or tribal organization, provide the tribe or tribal organization a hearing on the record under the same rules and regulations that apply under the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act [25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.]; and
provide an opportunity to appeal the objection raised.
(Pub. L. 100–297, title V, § 5205, as added Pub. L. 107–110, title X, § 1043, Jan. 8, 2002, 115 Stat. 2068.)
The Education Amendments of 1978, referred to in subsecs. (a)(1)(A), (B), (b)(1), and (c)(1), is Pub. L. 95–561, Nov. 1, 1978, 92 Stat. 2143, as amended. Title XI of the Act is classified principally to chapter 22 (§ 2000 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title of 1978 Amendment note set out under section 6301 of Title 20, Education, and Tables.
The Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act, referred to in subsecs. (a)(2) and (f)(1)(C), is Pub. L. 93–638, Jan. 4, 1975, 88 Stat. 2203, as amended, which is classified principally to subchapter II (§ 450 et seq.) of chapter 14 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 450 of this title and Tables.
The title, referred to in subsec. (c)(2)(E), probably should be “this part”, meaning part B of title V of Pub. L. 100–297, known as the Tribally Controlled Schools Act of 1988, which is classified generally to this chapter. For complete classification of part B to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 2501 of this title and Tables.
A prior section 2504, Pub. L. 100–297, title V, § 5205, Apr. 28, 1988, 102 Stat. 387; Pub. L. 100–427, § 10(c), Sept. 9, 1988, 102 Stat. 1608; Pub. L. 101–301, § 5(g), May 24, 1990, 104 Stat. 209; Pub. L. 102–119, § 26(f), Oct. 7, 1991, 105 Stat. 607; Pub. L. 103–382, title III, §§ 382(a), (b), 394(m)(2), Oct. 20, 1994, 108 Stat. 4017, 4029, related to composition of grants, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 107–110, title X, § 1043, Jan. 8, 2002, 115 Stat. 2063. See section 2503 of this title.