---
kind: "section"
citation: "25 C.F.R. § 1000.445"
title: "25"
number: "1000.445"
heading: "What are the non-BIA bureau director's/commissioner's responsibilities upon a decision to decline financial assistance?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/25/1000.445"
---

# §1000.445. What are the non-BIA bureau director's/commissioner's responsibilities upon a decision to decline financial assistance?


The non-BIA bureau director/commissioner must communicate in writing the reasons for declining to award financial assistance and offer the Tribe/Consortium technical assistance that might make an award successful through a future application.


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 25 U.S.C. 5373

### Source

Source: 89 FR 100245, Dec. 11, 2024, unless otherwise noted.