{"data":{"id":"us/25-cfr-1187.20","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"25 CFR 1187.20","heading":"How will OIED evaluate each application?","body":"In evaluating each application, OIED will consider:\n(a) The ability of the eligible applicant to:\n(1) Operate a business incubator that effectively imparts entrepreneurship and business skills to Native businesses and Native entrepreneurs, as demonstrated by the experience and qualifications of the eligible applicant;\n(2) Commence providing services within three months; and\n(3) Provide quality incubation services to a significant number of Native businesses and Native entrepreneurs or provide such services at geographically remote locations where quality business guidance and counseling is difficult to obtain;\n(b) The experience of the eligible applicant in providing services in Native American communities, including in the one or more reservation communities described in the application;\n(c) The proposed location of the business incubator; and\n(d) The extent to which a grant award will enable an entity that is already providing business incubation services to appreciably enhance those services.","path":["Title 25—Indians","CHAPTER VI—OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY, INDIAN AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR","PART 1187—INDIAN BUSINESS INCUBATORS PROGRAM","Subpart C—Evaluation and Award of Grant Applications"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-25.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:59Z","sha256":"b6a30dd1e62466a364e3fe429ba42212e5ed06bdf26dffeba2fb13bc882427ee","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/25-cfr-1187.14","next":"us/25-cfr-1187.21"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}