25 CFR § 20.303 - When is an applicant eligible for General Assistance?
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t25/s20.303"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "25 CFR § 20.303 - When is an applicant eligible for General Assistance?"
title_number: 25
title_name: "Indians"
section_number: "20.303"
section_name: "When is an applicant eligible for General Assistance?"
chapter_name: "BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
subchapter_number: "D"
subchapter_name: "HUMAN SERVICES"
part_number: "20"
part_name: "FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND SOCIAL SERVICES PROGRAMS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
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."
regulatory_source: "65 FR 63159, Oct. 20, 2000, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "20"
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# 20.303 When is an applicant eligible for General Assistance?
To be eligible for General Assistance an applicant must:
(a) Meet the criteria contained in § 20.300;
(b) Apply concurrently for financial assistance from other state, tribal, county, local, or other federal agency programs for which he/she is eligible;
(c) Not receive any comparable public assistance; and
(d) Develop and sign an employment strategy in the ISP with the assistance of the social services worker to meet the goal of employment through specific action steps including job readiness and job search activities.