25 CFR § 26.9 - How do I apply for assistance?

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t25/s26.9"
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legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "25 CFR § 26.9 - How do I apply for assistance?"
title_number: 25
title_name: "Indians"
section_number: "26.9"
section_name: "How do I apply for assistance?"
chapter_name: "BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
subchapter_number: "D"
subchapter_name: "HUMAN SERVICES"
part_number: "26"
part_name: "JOB PLACEMENT AND TRAINING PROGRAM"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "25 U.S.C. 13; Sec. 1, Public Law 84-959, 70 Stat. 966 as amended by Public Law 88-230, 77 Stat. 471 (25 U.S.C. 309)"
regulatory_source: "74 FR 41331, Aug. 17, 2009, unless otherwise noted."
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# 26.9 How do I apply for assistance?

(a) You should contact the BIA office or the tribal service provider which is nearest to your current residence to get an application form;

(b) You must complete the application process as established by your servicing office; and

(c) You must complete and sign a comprehensive ISP (or an individual development plan (IDP) or employment development plan (EDP), which are synonymous with an ISP).