25 CFR § 23.1 - Purpose.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t25/s23.1"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "25 CFR § 23.1 - Purpose."
title_number: 25
title_name: "Indians"
section_number: "23.1"
section_name: "Purpose."
chapter_name: "BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
subchapter_number: "D"
subchapter_name: "HUMAN SERVICES"
part_number: "23"
part_name: "INDIAN CHILD WELFARE ACT"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "5 U.S.C. 301; 25 U.S.C. 2, 9, 1901-1952."
regulatory_source: "59 FR 2256, Jan. 13, 1994, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "23"
---


# 23.1 Purpose.

The purpose of the regulations in this part is to govern the provision of funding for, and the administration of Indian child and family service programs as authorized by the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 (Pub. L. 95-608, 92 Stat. 3069, 25 U.S.C. 2, 9, 1901-1952).