---
kind: "section"
citation: "44 C.F.R. § 204.41"
title: "44"
number: "204.41"
heading: "Applicant eligibility."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/44/204.41"
---

# §204.41. Applicant eligibility.

- (a) The following entities are eligible to apply through a State recipient for a subgrant under an approved fire management assistance grant:
  - (1) State agencies;
  - (2) Local governments; and
  - (3) **Indian tribal governments.**
- (b) Entities that are not eligible to apply for a subgrant as identified in (a), such as privately owned entities and volunteer firefighting organizations, may be reimbursed through a contract or compact with an eligible applicant for eligible costs associated with the fire or fire complex.
- (c) Eligibility is contingent upon a finding that the Incident Commander or comparable State official requested the applying entity's resources.
- (d) The activities performed must be the legal responsibility of the applying entity, required as the result of the declared fire, and located within the designated area.

## Notes

### Amendments

[66 FR 57347, Nov. 14, 2001, as amended at 82 FR 42, Jan. 3, 2017]

### Authority

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 5121 through 5207; 6 U.S.C. 101 et seq.; Department of Homeland Security Delegation 9001.1.

### Source

Source: 66 FR 57347, Nov. 14, 2001, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[66 FR 57347, Nov. 14, 2001, as amended at 82 FR 42, Jan. 3, 2017]