---
kind: "section"
citation: "42 C.F.R. § 137.18"
title: "42"
number: "137.18"
heading: "What criteria must an Indian Tribe satisfy to be eligible to participate in self-governance?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/42/137.18"
---

# §137.18. What criteria must an Indian Tribe satisfy to be eligible to participate in self-governance?


To be eligible to participate in self-governance, an Indian Tribe must have:

- (a) Successfully completed the planning phase described in [§ 137.20](/cfr/42/137.20.md);
- (b) Requested participation in self-governance by resolution or other official action by the governing body of each Indian Tribe to be served; and
- (c) **Demonstrated, for three fiscal years, financial stability and financial management capability.**

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 25 U.S.C. 458 et seq.

### Source

Source: 67 FR 35342, May 17, 2002, unless otherwise noted.