25 C.F.R. § 48.3
What definitions apply to terms in this part?
Cite as 25 C.F.R. § 48.3 (2025)
Assistant Secretary
means the Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs or his or her designee.
Bureau
means the Bureau of Indian Education.
Bureau-operated school
means a day or boarding school, a dormitory for students attending a school other than a Bureau school, or an institution of higher learning and associated facilities operated by the Bureau. This term does not include public schools, Public Law 100-297 Tribally controlled schools, or Public Law 93-638 contract or grant schools.
Construction
means construction of new facilities, modification, or alteration of existing grounds or building structures.
Days
means calendar days unless otherwise specified.
Director
means the Director, Bureau of Indian Education.
Director's designee
or
designee
means the Associate Deputy Director—Navajo Schools or Associate Deputy Director—Bureau-Operated Schools.
Department
means the Department of the Interior.
Donation
means something of value (
e.g.,
funds, land, personal property) received from a non-Federal source without consideration or an exchange of value.
Employee
means an employee of the Bureau working at a Bureau-operated school.
Facilities
means land or facilities authorized for use by a Bureau-operated school.
Funds
means money.
Fundraising
means requesting donations, selling items, or providing a service, activity, or event to raise funds, except that writing a grant proposal to secure resources to support school purposes is not fundraising. Fundraising does not include requests for donated supplies, materials, in-kind services, or funds (
e.g.,
fees for school activities) that schools traditionally require or request parents and guardians of students to provide.
Head of the School
means the Principal, President, School Supervisor, Residential Life Director, Superintendent of the School, or equivalent head of a Bureau-operated school.
Lease
means a written contract or rental agreement executed in accordance with this part, granting the possession and use of facilities at a Bureau-operated school to a private or public person or entity in return for funds.
Private person or entity
means an individual who is not acting on behalf of a public person or entity and includes, but is not limited to, private companies, nonprofit organizations and any other entity not included in the definition of public person or entity.
Public person or entity
means a State, local, Federal, or Tribal governmental agency or unit thereof.
School purposes
means lawful activities and purchases for the benefit of students and school operations including, but not limited to: Academic, residential, and extra-curricular programs during or outside of the normal school day and year; books, supplies or equipment for school use; building construction, maintenance and/or operations; landscape construction, modifications, or maintenance on the school grounds.