25 CFR §1187.3

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To be eligible to receive a grant under the IBIP, an applicant must:

(a)Be able to provide the physical workspace, equipment, and connectivity necessary for Native businesses and Native entrepreneurs to collaborate and conduct business on a local, regional, national, and international level; and
(b)Be one of the following entities:
1. (1)An Indian Tribe;
2. (2)A Tribal college or university that will have been operational for not less than one year before receiving a grant under the IBIP;
3. (3)An institution of higher education that will have been operational for not less than one year before receiving a grant under the IBIP; or
4. (4)A Tribal or private nonprofit organization that provides business and financial technical assistance and:
  1. (i)Will have been operational for not less than one year before receiving a grant under the IBIP; and
  2. (ii)Commits to serving one or more reservation communities.