What does this part cover?

  1. Law
  2. CFR 45
  3. Public Welfare
  4. Regulations Relating to Public Welfare
  5. Office of Family Assistance (Assistance Programs), Administration for Children and Families, Department of Health and Human Services
  6. The Native Employment Works (NEW) Program
  7. General NEW Provisions
  8. What does this part cover?

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§ 287.1 What does this part cover?

(a) The regulations in this part prescribe the rules for implementing section 412(a)(2) of the Social Security Act (the Act), as amended by the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA) (Pub. L. 104-193) and the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 (Pub. L. 105-33).

(b) Section 412(a)(2) of the Act, as amended, authorizes the Secretary to issue grants to eligible Indian tribes to operate a program that makes work activities available to “such population and such service area or areas as the tribe specifies.”

(c) We call this Tribal work activities program the Native Employment Works (NEW) program.

(d) These regulations specify the Tribes who are eligible to receive NEW Program funding. They also prescribe requirements for: funding; program plan development and approval; program design and operation; and data collection and reporting.


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