401.5—What definitions apply?
Act of April 16, 1934 means the Federal law commonly known as the “Johnson-O'Malley Act” that authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to make contracts for the education of Indians and other purposes (25 U.S.C. 455-457 ).
Acute economic need means an income that is at or below the national poverty level according to the latest available data from the Department of Commerce or the Department of Health and Human Services Poverty Guidelines.
Bureau means the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Department of the Interior.
Bureau-funded school means—
(1)
A Bureau-operated elementary or secondary day or boarding school or a Bureau-operated dormitory for students attending a school other than a Bureau school;
(2)
An elementary or secondary school or a dormitory that receives financial assistance for its operation under a contract or agreement with the Bureau under sections 102, 104(1 ), or 208 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450f, 450h(1), and 458d); or
Indian means a person who is a member of an Indian tribe.
Indian tribe means any Indian tribe, band, Nation, or other organized group or community, including any Alaska Native village or regional or village corporation as defined in or established pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (85 Stat. 688) that is federally recognized as eligible for the special programs and services provided by the United States to Indians because of their status as Indians.
Stipend means a subsistence allowance for a student that is necessary for the student to participate in a project funded under this program.
Tribal organization means the recognized governing body of any Indian tribe or any legally established organization of Indians that is controlled, sanctioned, or chartered by that governing body or that is democratically elected by the adult members of the Indian community to be served by the organization and that includes the maximum participation of Indians in all phases of its activities. However, in any case where a contract is let or grant made to an organization to perform services benefiting more than one Indian tribe, the approval of each of those Indian tribes must be a prerequisite to the letting or making of that contract or grant.