# 25 CFR § 286.8: Priority criteria

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-25-286.8

## Section

- **Citation:** 25 CFR § 286.8
- **Heading:** Priority criteria
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 25—Indians > CHAPTER I—BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR > SUBCHAPTER N—ECONOMIC ENTERPRISES > PART 286—INDIAN BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

## Text

The following priority will be used in selecting economic enterprises for grant funding:
(a) First priority. First priority will be given to economic enterprises located on a reservation that will:
(1) Utilize Indian resources, both natural and human.
(2) Create the highest ratio of Indian jobs to the total amount of dollars to be invested, including market value of materials and equipment contributed to the project.
(3) Create the highest ratio of income to a tribe or its members in relation to the total amount of dollars to be invested, including market value of materials or equipment contributed to the project.
(4) Generate the most non-Bureau financing.
(b) Second priority. Second priority will be given to projects located in the immediate vicinity of a reservation that will:
(1) Utilize Indian resources, both natural and human.
(2) Create the highest ratio of Indian jobs to the total amount of dollars to be invested, including market value of materials and equipment contributed to the project.
(3) Generate the most non-Bureau financing.

## Nearby sections

- [25 CFR § 286.1 § 286.1 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-25-286.1.md)
- [25 CFR § 286.2 § 286.2 Purpose.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-25-286.2.md)
- [25 CFR § 286.3 § 286.3 Eligible applicants.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-25-286.3.md)
- [25 CFR § 286.4 § 286.4 Eligible economic enterprises.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-25-286.4.md)
- [25 CFR § 286.5 § 286.5 Information collection.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-25-286.5.md)
- [25 CFR § 286.7 § 286.7 Location of enterprise.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-25-286.7.md)
- [25 CFR § 286.8 § 286.8 Priority criteria.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-25-286.8.md)
- [25 CFR § 286.9 § 286.9 Environmental and flood disaster protection.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-25-286.9.md)
- [25 CFR § 286.10 § 286.10 Preservation of historical and archeological data.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-25-286.10.md)
- [25 CFR § 286.11 § 286.11 Management and technical assistance.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-25-286.11.md)
- [25 CFR § 286.12 § 286.12 Content of application.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-25-286.12.md)
- [25 CFR § 286.15 § 286.15 Application procedures.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-25-286.15.md)
- [25 CFR § 286.16 § 286.16 Grant approval authority.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-25-286.16.md)
- [25 CFR § 286.17 § 286.17 Grant limitations and requirements.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-25-286.17.md)

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