---
kind: "section"
citation: "25 C.F.R. § 20.325"
title: "25"
number: "20.325"
heading: "Who can apply for Burial Assistance?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/25/20.325"
---

# §20.325. Who can apply for Burial Assistance?


If you are a relative of a deceased Indian, you can apply for burial assistance for the deceased Indian under this section.

- (a) To apply for burial assistance under this section, you must submit the application to the social services worker. You must submit this application within 180 days following death.
- (b) The Bureau will determine eligibility based on the income and resources available to the deceased in accordance with [§ 20.100](/cfr/25/20.100.md). This includes but is not limited to SSI, veterans' death benefits, social security, and Individual Indian Money (IIM) accounts. Determination of need will be accomplished on a case-by-case basis using the Bureau payment standard.
- (c) The Bureau will not approve an application unless it meets the criteria specified at [§ 20.300](/cfr/25/20.300.md).
- (d) The approved payment will not exceed the Bureau maximum burial payment standard established by the Assistant Secretary.

## Notes

### Amendments

[65 FR 63159, Oct. 20, 2000, as amended at 81 FR 10477, Mar. 1, 2016]

### Authority

Authority: 25 U.S.C. 13; Pub. L. 93-638; Pub. L. 98-473; Pub. L. 102-477; Pub. L. 104-193; Pub. L. 105-83.

### Source

Source: 65 FR 63159, Oct. 20, 2000, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[65 FR 63159, Oct. 20, 2000, as amended at 81 FR 10477, Mar. 1, 2016]