25 CFR § 286.4 - Eligible economic enterprises.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t25/s286.4"
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title: "25 CFR § 286.4 - Eligible economic enterprises."
title_number: 25
title_name: "Indians"
section_number: "286.4"
section_name: "Eligible economic enterprises."
chapter_name: "BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
subchapter_number: "N"
subchapter_name: "ECONOMIC ENTERPRISES"
part_number: "286"
part_name: "INDIAN BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "25 U.S.C. 1524."
regulatory_source: "39 FR 44748, Dec. 27, 1974, unless otherwise noted. Redesignated at 47 FR 13328, Mar. 30, 1982."
cfr_part: "286"
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# 286.4 Eligible economic enterprises.

An economic enterprise as defined in § 286.1(k) is eligible to receive equity capital through non-reimbursable grants if it is or will be self-sustaining and profit-oriented and will create employment for Indians. In the case of Indian-owned cooperative associations, they must distribute or allocate profits for later distribution, to members who are patrons, unless prohibited from doing so by law.