25 CFR § 273.157 - What is the process for requesting technical assistance and/or training?

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t25/s273.157"
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title: "25 CFR § 273.157 - What is the process for requesting technical assistance and/or training?"
title_number: 25
title_name: "Indians"
section_number: "273.157"
section_name: "What is the process for requesting technical assistance and/or training?"
chapter_name: "BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
subchapter_number: "M"
subchapter_name: "INDIAN SELF-DETERMINATION AND EDUCATION ASSISTANCE ACT PROGRAM"
part_number: "273"
part_name: "EDUCATION CONTRACTS UNDER JOHNSON-O'MALLEY ACT"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "Secs. 201-203, Pub. L. 93-638, 88 Stat. 2203, 2213-2214 (25 U.S.C. 455-457), unless otherwise noted."
regulatory_source: "85 FR 10948, Feb. 25, 2020, unless otherwise noted."
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# 273.157 What is the process for requesting technical assistance and/or training?

(a) Existing contracting parties may request technical assistance and/or training by addressing the request in writing to the BIE Director.

(b) The BIE Director, or designee, will acknowledge receipt of a request for technical assistance and/or training.

(c) No later than 30 days after receiving the original request, the BIE Director will identify a point of contact and begin the process of providing technical assistance and/or training. The BIE Director and requesting contracting party will work together to identify the form, substance, and timeline for the assistance.