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42 USC § 3057c - Eligibility 

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identifier: "/us/usc/t42/s3057c"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "42 USC § 3057c - Eligibility"
title_number: 42
title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
section_number: "3057c"
section_name: "Eligibility"
chapter_number: 35
chapter_name: "PROGRAMS FOR OLDER AMERICANS"
subchapter_number: "X"
subchapter_name: "GRANTS FOR NATIVE AMERICANS"
part_number: "A"
part_name: "Indian Program"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 89–73, title VI, § 612, as added Pub. L. 100–175, title I, § 171, Nov. 29, 1987, 101 Stat. 959; amended Pub. L. 106–501, title VI, § 601, Nov. 13, 2000, 114 Stat. 2287.)"
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# § 3057c. Eligibility

**(a)** **Criteria** A tribal organization of an Indian tribe is eligible for assistance under this part only if—

**(1)** the tribal organization represents at least 50 individuals who are 60 years of age or older; and

**(2)** the tribal organization demonstrates the ability to deliver supportive services, including nutritional services.

**(b)** **Limitation** section 3057k–11 of this title

An Indian tribe represented by an organization specified in subsection (a) shall be eligible for only one grant under this part for any fiscal year. Nothing in this subsection shall preclude an Indian tribe represented by an organization specified in subsection (a) from receiving a grant under .

**(c)** **“Indian tribe” and “tribal organization” defined** section 5304 of title 25

For the purposes of this part the terms “Indian tribe” and “tribal organization” have the same meaning as in .

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 89–73, title VI, § 612, as added Pub. L. 100–175, title I, § 171, Nov. 29, 1987, 101 Stat. 959; amended Pub. L. 106–501, title VI, § 601, Nov. 13, 2000, 114 Stat. 2287.)

## Editorial Notes

### Prior Provisions

A prior section 3057c, , as added , , ; amended , , ; , , , related to applications for assistance, prior to the general amendment of this subchapter by . See .

### Amendments

2000—Subsecs. (b), (c).  added subsec. (b) and redesignated former subsec. (b) as (c).

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date

Section effective , except not applicable with respect to any area plan submitted under  or any State plan submitted under  and approved for any fiscal year beginning before , see section 701(a), (b) of , set out as an Effective Date of 1987 Amendment note under .