---
kind: "section"
citation: "25 C.F.R. § 1187.3"
title: "25"
number: "1187.3"
heading: "Who is eligible to receive a grant under the IBIP?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/25/1187.3"
---

# §1187.3. Who is eligible to receive a grant under the IBIP?


To be eligible to receive a grant under the IBIP, an applicant must:

- (a) Be able to provide the physical workspace, equipment, and connectivity necessary for Native businesses and Native entrepreneurs to collaborate and conduct business on a local, regional, national, and international level; and
- (b) **Be one of the following entities—**
  - (1) An Indian Tribe;
  - (2) A Tribal college or university that will have been operational for not less than one year before receiving a grant under the IBIP;
  - (3) An institution of higher education that will have been operational for not less than one year before receiving a grant under the IBIP; or
  - (4) A Tribal or private nonprofit organization that provides business and financial technical assistance and:
    - (i) Will have been operational for not less than one year before receiving a grant under the IBIP; and
    - (ii) **Commits to serving one or more reservation communities.**

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 25 U.S.C. 2, 9; 25 U.S.C. 5801 et seq.

### Source

Source: 86 FR 50257, Sept. 8, 2021, unless otherwise noted.