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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 171 / Wednesday, September 8, 2021 / Rules and Regulations 1187.22 How will OIED conduct the site evaluation?

Subpart CEvaluation and Award of Grant Applications 1187.20 How will OIED evaluate each application?

In evaluating each application, OIED
will consider:
a The ability of the eligible applicant to:
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;
2 Commence providing services within three months; and 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;
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;
c The proposed location of the business incubator; and d The extent to which a grant award will enable an entity that is already providing business incubation services to appreciably enhance those services.

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1187.21 How will OIED evaluate the proposed location of the business incubator?

In evaluating the proposed location of the business incubator, OIED will:
a Consider the program goal of achieving broad geographic distribution of business incubators; and b Give priority to eligible applicants that will provide business incubation services on or near the reservation of the one or more communities that were described in the application, except that OIED may give priority to an eligible applicant that is not located on or near the reservation of the one or more communities that were described in the application if OIED determines that:
1 The location of the business incubator will not prevent the eligible applicant from providing quality business incubation services to Native businesses and Native entrepreneurs from the one or more reservation communities to be served; and 2 Siting the business incubator in the identified location will serve the interests of the one or more reservation communities to be served.

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a Before awarding a grant to an eligible applicant, OIED will conduct an evaluation of the proposed site to verify that the applicant has or will have the physical workspace, equipment, and connectivity necessary for Native businesses and Native entrepreneurs to collaborate and conduct business on a local, regional, national, and/or international level.
b To determine whether the site meets the requirements of paragraph a of this section:
1 If the applicant is in possession of the proposed site, OIED will conduct an on-site visit or review a video submission before awarding the grant.
2 If the applicant is not yet in possession of the proposed site and has submitted a written site proposal, OIED
will review the written site proposal before awarding the grant and will conduct an on-site visit or review a video submission to ensure the site is consistent with the written site proposal no later than one year after awarding the grant. If OIED determines the site is not consistent with the written site proposal, OIED will use that information in determining the ongoing eligibility of the applicant under 1187.50.
Subpart DGrant Awards 1187.30 How will OIED disburse the grant funds to awardees?

OIED will disburse grant funds awarded to eligible applicants in annual installments except that, OIED may make disbursements more frequently, on request by the applicant, as long as disbursements are not made more frequently than quarterly.
1187.31 May OIED award a grant that is duplicative of Federal funding from another source?

OIED may not award a grant under the IBIP that is duplicative of existing Federal funding from another source.
Duplicative funding means any funding from other Federal grants that would overlap with the IBIP grant for the same activities described in the applicants IBIP proposal.
Subpart EGrant Term and Conditions 1187.40

How long is the grant term?

Each grant awarded under the IBIP is for a term of three years.
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May OIED renew a grant award?

a OIED may renew a grant award under the IBIP for one additional threeyear term. In determining whether to
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renew a grant award, OIED will consider for the awardee:
1 The results of the annual evaluation of the awardee conducted under 1187.50;
2 The performance of the awardees business incubator, as compared to the performance of other business incubators receiving grants under the IBIP;
3 Whether the awardee continues to be eligible for the IBIP; and 4 The evaluation consideration for initial awards under 1187.20.
b Awardees that receive a grant renewal must provide non-Federal contributions in an amount not less than 33 percent of the total amount of the grant. Failure to provide the nonFederal contribution will result in noncompliance and OIED withholding of funds, unless OIED waives the requirement under 1187.43.
1187.42 What may awardees use grant funds for?

An awardee may use grant amounts for any or all of the following purposes:
a To provide physical workspace and facilities for Native businesses and Native entrepreneurs participating in the business incubator;
b To establish partnerships with other institutions and entities to provide comprehensive business incubation services to Native businesses and Native entrepreneurs participating in the business incubator; and c For any other uses typically associated with business incubators that OIED determines to be appropriate and consistent with the purposes of the IBIP.
1187.43 May OIED waive the requirement for the non-Federal contribution?

OIED may waive the requirement for the non-Federal contribution, in whole or in part, for one or more years of the initial IBIP grant award if OIED
determines that the waiver is appropriate based on:
a The awardees ability to provide non-Federal contributions;
b The quality of business incubation services; and c The likelihood that one or more reservation communities served by the awardee will not receive similar services elsewhere because of the remoteness or other reasons that inhibit the provision of business and entrepreneurial development services.
1187.44 What minimum requirements must awardees meet?

a Each awardee must:
1 Offer culturally tailored incubation services to Native businesses and Native entrepreneurs;

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