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Appendix
Wednesday
March 23, 1994
Part II
federal ru
ral register
€
Corporation for
National and
Community Service
45 CFR Parts 2510, 2513, et al.
Corporation Grant Programs and Support
and Investment Activities; Final Rule
Appendix A
13772 Federal Register / Vol. 59, No. 56 / Wednesday. March 23, 1994 / Rules and Regulations
CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND
The Purpose of This Rule
skills training. and other types of
COMMUNITY SERVICE
The purpose of this rule is to establish
participant support.
policies and procedures for the
45 CFR Parts 2510, 2513, 2515, 2516,
Proposed Regulations
activities that the Corporation will
2517, 2518, 2519, 2520, 2521, 2522,
undertake to achieve the goals described
On January 7. 1994, the Corporation
2523, 2524, 2530, 2531, 2532, 2533, and
above. This rule should serve as a guide
for National and Community Service
2540
to explain the eligibility requirements,
published in the Federal Register (59
Corporation Grant Programs and
application processes, selection criteria,
FR 1194) a proposed rule implementing
the National and Community Service
Support and Investment Activities
program requirements, and other
relevant information for individuals,
Act of 1990, as amended. In response to
programs. public and private nonprofits,
the proposed rule, the Corporation
AGENCY: Corporation for National and
received over 280 comments from,
Community Service.
institutions of higher education, States,
among others, States, Indian tribes,
ACTION: Final rule.
Indian tribes, and other entities wishing
schools, institutions of higher
to participate.
education, community-based
SUMMARY: The Corporation for National
Impact of Programs
organizations. public and private
and Community Service (the
Corporation) is issuing this final rule
All programs under the National and
nonprofit organizations. volunteer
Community Service Act have in
organizations, and individuals.
concerning the Corporation's
grantmaking programs and various
common the goal of achieving three
Summary and Analysis of Public
support and investment activities as
types of impact: "getting things done"
Comment
authorized by the National and
through direct and demonstrable
Many comments suggested changes to
Community Service Act of 1990. as
service, strengthening communities, and
Corporation policies that were
amended by the National and
developing the leadership and other
discussed in the preamble to the Notice
Community Service Trust Act of 1993
skills of participants. All programs,
of Proposed Rulemaking but that were
(the Act). The activities and grants
whether they involve elementary school
not addressed by the rule itself.
described in this rule are designed to
children or senior citizens, are equally
Although the Corporation is not
help address the Nations education,
able to achieve the goal of strengthening
required to discuss these comments
public safety. human, and
communities' by involving people of
here, they have been considered
environmental needs through national
different backgrounds together in a
carefully and some changes have been
and community service. This rule
common effort, by promoting civic
made. The most salient of these issues,
describes the different types of national
responsibility so that every member of
along with updates to other non-
and community service programs the
a community feels responsibility for its
regulatory Corporation policies. are
Corporation may support, the funding
stewardship. and by breaking down
barriers of mistrust and
discussed separately in the section on
available for those programs, the
Preamble Issues.
processes by which grants will be
misunderstanding. The other two
The Regulations Issues section
awarded. the training and technical
impacts are weighted differently for
summarizes substantive comments
support services available for program
different program types based on the age
received on the regulatory provisions of
development and applications, and the
and experience of the participants.
the Corporation's proposed rule. Each
At the one extreme, the service-
Corporation's plans to invest in service
issue that was raised in the comments
infrastructure.
learning programs for school-age youth
is identified and discussed, and, where
may indeed help to solve the pressing
EFFECTIVE DATE: March 23, 1994.
appropriate, any changes to the
problems of communities, but their
regulations are noted with regulatory
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
primary impact will be, and should be,
citations.
Terry Russell, (202) 606-4949 (Voice) or
on the lives of the participants. They
Finally, the Corporation received a
(202) 606-5256 TDD). between the
should improve their educational
significant number of comments that
hours of 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. Eastern
motivation and achievement,
suggested changes to regulatory
Standard Time. For individuals with
citizenship skills, teamwork, and
provisions that reflect statutory
disabilities, information will be made
problem solving abilities. At the other
requirements. None of these is
available in alternative formats upon
extreme, for a professional corps of
discussed here. Also not discussed are
request.
adults who are highly educated and
any technical, non-policy changes that
highly skilled, the primary impact must
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
were made either in response to
be on getting things done in
comments or as a result of internal
Background Information
communities. Given the higher costs of
review.
The Corporation's Mission
these programs and the advanced
education level of the participants, it is
I. Preamble Issues: Comments on and
The Corporation's mission is to
imperative that the work they do be
Updates to Non-Regulatory Corporation
engage Americans of all ages and
highly valued by communities and the
Policies
backgrounds in community-based
Nation. Programs like youth corps,
(A) Comments on Non-Regulatory
National service. This service will
which lie somewhere in the middle in
Corporation Policies
address the Nations education, public
terms of age and education level of
safety. human, and environmental needs
participants, should achieve a balance
Application Deadlines and Availability
to achieve direct and demonstrable
of impacts by getting things done and
A number of commenters requested
results. In doing so, the Corporation will
meeting the educational or training
that the Corporation move back the
foster civic responsibility, strengthen
needs of participants. By keeping this
deadlines for its various applications.
the ties that bind us together as a
calculus in mind, potential applicants
The Corporation has done so. The new
people. and provide educational
can gauge the appropriate amount of
deadlines for the announced
opportunity for those who make a
program resources that should be
competitions are as follows (please note
substantial commitment to service.
dedicated to participant education, life
that the applications must be received
Federal Register / Vol. 59, No. 56 / Wednesday, March 23, 1994 / Rules and Regulations 13773
by the Corporation by 6 p.m. Eastern
Human needs. Health. Providing
and thus often address more than one
time of the announced due dates):
independent living assistance and
national priority The priorities are
home- and community-based health
designed to allow programs maximum
Program
Application due
care; and
flexibility to respond to unique local
dates
Home: Rebuilding neighborhoods and
needs but. concomitantly, to focus the
Summer of Safety
March 14, March
helping people who are homeless or
investment of limited Corporation funds
21
hungry
to achieve demonstrable impact. To
Learn & Serve K-12,
April 22
Environment. Neighborhood
further narrow the priorities would
School-based.
Environment: Reducing community
undermine these objectives. Programs
Learn & Serve, Higher
April 25
environmental hazards; and
should be aware that the priorities are
Education.
Natural Environment: Conserving.
intended to provide parameters within
AmeriCorps National Di-
April 29
restoring. and sustaining natural
which to focus their efforts: more
rect.
habitats.
specific activities within these
Innovative and Dem-
May 16
Two changes were made to the
parameters are allowable.
onstration.
priorities. Within the education priority,
Learn and Serve K-12,
May 27
Several commenters expressed
the former priority. "School success:
Community-based.
concern about whether every participant
AmeriCorps State
June 22
improving the educational achievement
or every project in a given program had
of school-age children." was changed to
to address one or more of the priority
Applications may be obtained by
"School success: improving the
areas in order for the program as a
writing the Corporation at 1100
educational achievement of school-age
whole to qualify. Every project and
Vermont Avenue. NW., Weshington, DC
youth and adults who lack basic
every participant in a program do not
20525; by sending a fascimile request to
academic skills." Within the human
have to be working in a priority area in
(202) 606-4871; or by calling (202) 606-
needs priority, "Home: Rebuilding
order for the program to be considered
4949. Applications are also available on
neighborhoods and helping people who
to meet 8 national priority: rather, the
Internet. To retrieve applications via
are homeless," was changed to "Home:
program as a whole must substantially
Internet, please send a blank electronic
Rebuilding neighborhoods and helping
address one or more priority areas. The
message to: [email protected]. There
people who are homeless or hungry."
Corporation intentionally has not
should be no text in the body of the
This amendment was made to clarify
attempted to quantify the definition of
message. An automatic response will be
that, as commenters suggested,
"substantially address." Instead, the
sent back with information on how to
programs designed to provide basic
Corporation will make this judgment on
retrieve the applications through
academic skills to adults and hunger
a case-by-case basis to allow for
electronic mail, gopher and anonymous
programs are included.
flexibility.
file transfer protocol (ftp).
There were many suggestions for
Since most local Americorps
further changes to the priorities,
AmeriCorps State Applications
applicants (other than professional
including the following: within
The Corporation has changed the
corps) will be applying through their
Education, add priorities for English as
State AmeriCorps application process.
respective States. they should contact
a Second Language, school-to-work
The Corporation's previous plan
their State Commissions to obtain
transition, and programs targeting out-
considered the formula and competitive
applications.
of-school youth: within Public Safety,
components of a State's application to
add programs that include as
be discrete. Programs had to be placed
National Priorities
participants former gang members and
in one component or the other. and
The statute and regulations give the
other troubled youth, as well as fire-
States did not have the flexibility to
Corporation the authority to establish
safety programs; within Environment,
rearrange the components of their
priorities governing the competitive
there were suggestions for specific
applications once submitted.
distribution of funds-both directly and
language changes. Similarly. there were
There were a number of reasons
through the States. The Corporation
suggestions for additional priority
behind this policy. First. it is the
received a number of comments
categories: One commenter suggested
Corporation's policy to distribute
suggesting changes to and clarifications
adding programs that target individuals
competitive funds only to States that
of both the applicability and content of
with disabilities, and another suggested
receive their formula allocations: this
the national priorities. (Programs
making economic development a
suggests evaluating the formula
included in the State formula
national priority.
component of the applications prior to
application are not governed by these
After careful consideration. the
the competitive component Second,
priorities but rather by priorities
Corporation did not make additional
programs should know up front which
established by the State consistent with
changes to the national priorities. Most
component of the State application they
part 2513 of this rule.) The national
suggested changes would have
are in to be able to estimate accurately
priorities, which have been slightly
narrowed the priorities by delineating
their chances of receiving funding.
revised. are as follows:
subcategories of programs that already
Third. because State priorities may
Education. School Readiness:
fit under the priorities as drafted. For
differ from national priorities, some
Furthering early childhood
example. programs that include gang
programs may not be eligible for both
development; and
members as participants might apply
formula and competitive funding.
School Success: Improving the
under the education priority as
Fourth, it gives autonomy to the States,
educational achievement of school-age
programs that prepare youth for school
allowing them to decide where to place
youth and adults who lack basic
success, under the public safety priority
programs. Finally, from a logistical
academic skills.
as programs that reduce violence, or,
standpoint, the review process is kept
Public safety. Crime Prevention:
depending on the activities of the
relatively simple by keeping the two
Reducing the incidence of violence; and
participants, under the human needs or
components of the State application
Crime Control: Improving criminal
environmental priorities. Indeed,
separate; therefore. the Corporation
justice services, law enforcement. and
quality programs often involve an
would be able to finish the reviews
victim services.
holistic approach to meeting local needs
quickly and meet its goal of distributing
13774 Federal Register / Vol. 59, No. 56 / Wednesday, March 23, 1994 / Rules and Regulations
funds to programs in the field on a
may aid States in assessing the quality
Corporation may waive this
timely basis.
of those programs); and
requirement.
The major drawback of this policy is
(e) The formula portions of the State
Allocation of Educational Awards
that it unnecessarily would require
applications will receive final approval
Within Programs
States to make difficult decisions that,
from the Corporation.
ultimately. may not lead to the best
It is the Corporation's view that this
One commenter expressed concern
programs being funded. Specifically, a
revision to the State application process
that not treating all participants the
State would have to decide-for every
will leave most decisions in the hands
same in terms of educational awards
program for which it wants to seek
of the States, allow for the best programs
might be a disadvantage in the selection
funding-whether that program should
to be funded, and still get programs up
process. The commenter suggested that
go into the formula or competitive
it should not be a selection criterion.
and running quickly.
Because of the limited amount of
component of its application. A State
would have to decide whether to take a
Eligibility of U.S. Territories for State
funding available for program
risk and put its best programs into the
Competitive Funds
assistance, the Corporation anticipates
competitive pool, or to play it safe and
At the request of one commenter, the
that in some cases programs (especially
place those programs in the formula
regulations ($ 2521.30) have been
existing programs) may not apply for or
portion of its application. If the State
amended to clarify that U.S. Territories
receive adequate support for all
gambled, put its best programs in the
are eligible to apply for State
participants enrolled in the program,
competition, and those programs did
Competitive funds and educational
and the potential thus may arise for
not receive funding, then the best
awards if they receive their formula
some participants (who are serving in
programs in that State would go
allotments. Each eligible Territory may
approved AmeriCorps positions) to
unfunded. That is not a desirable
include up to three programs in its
receive AmeriCorps educational awards
outcome either for the States or for the
while other similar participants do not.
application for State competitive funds.
The Corporation is therefore requiring
Corporation.
Timeline
every applicant to describe the rationale
For the above reasons, the
for its distribution of educational
Corporation has revised the application
One commenter objected to the
timelines established for the completion
awards to program participants in those
process so that States will have the
cases where distinctions among
opportunity to replace programs
of the State Plan and State applications.
participants are necessary. In general,
included in the formula portion of their
In particular, the commenter stated that
this distribution should treat equally all
application with programs that were
the tight timelines would make it
participants doing the same or
unsuccessful in obtaining competitive
difficult to coordinate State grant
essentially similar work. This reflects a
funding. The application and
applications with the State Plan. Several
matter of principle as well as a
simultaneous review processes will be
commenters noted that the timing of
pragmatic concern for the equal
as follows: (a) States will submit
notification of funding will make it
treatment of participants within a single
applications consisting of the State Plan,
difficult to hire staff, which usually
program.
formula programs. and. at the State's
happens in the spring.
The Corporation recognizes that equal
discretion. competitive programs and a
The Corporation agrees that the
treatment may not be feasible or
request for program development
timeline is very tight and regrets any
desirable in some instances. For
assistance;
inconveniences it will cause. In future
example, an intergenerational program
(b) If the State Plan is approved, and
years, programs will have significantly
or a program with a specialized
if a State's formula programs meet a
longer to prepare applications.
component or division assigned special
minimum quality threshold. that State's
However, in fiscal year 1994, the current
projects may make distinctions among
competitive programs will be entered
timeline is necessary in order for
participants that justify the provision of
into the State competition;
Corporation-funded programs to be up
educational awards to some but not to
(c) Through a peer and staff review
and running by the Fall.
others. An example of the latter of these
process. the competitive programs will
Starting Dates and Attrition Policies
is a corps where team leaders receive
be selected:
AmeriCorps education awards whereas
(d) States will be notified of which
One commenter suggested that all
regular corps participants do not.
programs were selected in the
participants should not be required to
Similarly, a program may choose to offer
competition and given an opportunity to
start at the same time and that vacancies
alternative post-service benefits to
revise their formula applications to
be filled on a rolling basis. Another
participants in lieu of the AmeriCorps
include programs that were not selected
commenter suggested the option of a
educational awards provided by the
in the competition. (The Corporation
mid-year starting date to fill vacant
Corporation. AmeriCorps programs-are
will be neutral here-neither
positions.
strongly encouraged to offer alternative
encouraging nor discouraging States to
The regulations allow for policies to
post-service benefits from non-
put rejected competitive programs into
change over time if experience demands
Corporation funds to participants who
the revised formula list. This is the
a revision. The current policy allows
will not receive AmeriCorps educational
States' choice completely. although at
programs to begin terms of service in
awards. The Corporation will evaluate
the request of the States the Corporation
June, September or January. All
on a case-by-case basis the rationales of
may provide review forms, etc. which
participants in a program need not start
programs that do not plan to provide all
simultaneously-thus one class could
participants with educational awards.
1 Those States that do not submit programs for
serve September-September, another
However, the Corporation will not
competitive funding. as well as those States that
January-January, thereby allowing the
approve rationales based solely on a
notify the Corporation in advance that they will not
option of a mid-year starting date to fill
determination of economic need of
want to revise their formula application regardless
vacancies. In addition, if a program can
participants.
of whether any or all programs they have submitted
for competitive funding receive funding. will have
demonstrate a compelling reason for
The existence of a reasonable method
the formula components of their applications
alternative starting dates, including the
of allocating educational awards will
processed before other States.
need for rolling admissions, the
still be a selection criterion; however, in
cases where programs have legitimate
Similarly, the Corporation chose not to
estimates July 1, 1993) from the Bureau
reasons for not offering educational
raise the small State priority to 50
of the Census.
awards to all participants, those
participants because it would have
programs will not be disadvantaged in
resulted in approximately half the States
MAXIMUM NUMBER OF PROGRAMS
any way in the selection process.
receiving the priority. States with
THAT MAY BE INCLUDED IN STATES
AmeriCorps Priorities for Existing
widely disparate populations thus
APPLICATIONS FOR COMPETITIVE
Grantees and for Programs Targeting
would be treated equally. This is not
FUNDING
Participants with College Experience
only unfair to the larger of these States
but undermines Congress' intent of
Maximum
Some commenters suggested that
distributing these AmeriCorps funds in
State
number of
programs involving college-educated
proportion to population.
programs
participants should not be given priority
for funding in the national direct
Relocation Expenses
Alabama
5
competition.
In the preamble to the January 7
Alaska
3
Although current grantees of the
notice of proposed rulemaking. the
Arkansas
4
Commission on National and
Corporation stated that it would pay for
Arizona
5
California
15
Community Service-which have a high
the relocation expenses of participants
Colorado
4
percentage of participants without
who are recruited by the Corporation or
Connecticut
4
college experience-are not guaranteed
the State Commissions and need to
Delaware
3
funding. they receive a priority for
move in order to participate. One
D.C.
3
funding. The special consideration for
commenter argued that this is a poor use
Florida
8
programs involving individuals with
of scarce resources.
Georgia
6
college experience was provided in
The Corporation has revised this
Hawaii
3
order to achieve the overall goal of
policy such that the Corporation will
Idaho
3
diversity across programs based on
only pay reasonable relocation expenses
Illinois
7
many factors. An alternative would be
in instances where participants would
Indiana
5
to drop both the priority for existing
not be able to participate without this
Iowa
4
Kansas
4
grantees and the special consideration
support.
Kentucky
4
for programs involving individuals with
(B) New and Updated AmeriCorps
Louisiana
5
college experience. However, given the
Tables
Maine
3
need to include a base of experienced
Maryland
5
programs and the advisability of
Maximum Number of Programs in the
Massachusetts
5
completing the third year of programs
AmeriCorps Competitive State
Michigan
7
that received three-year grants from the
Applications
Minnesota
5
Commission. the applications retain the
One commenter suggested that the
Mississippi
4
first alternative.
Corporation revisit whether any
Missouri
5
Potential applicants should be aware
Montana
restrictions should be placed on how
3
that special consideration is not the
Nebraska
4
many AmeriCorps programs may be
Nevada
3
same as an absolute preference. Nor
submitted in 8 State competitive
New Hampshire
3
does it mean that every participant must
application. The Corporation has
New Jersey
6
be college-educated in order for a
limited the number of programs 8 State
New Mexico
4
program to receive special
may include in its application for
New York
10
consideration, or that no programs
competitive funding to three plus an
North Carolina
6
involving youth who have not attended
additional program for each full
North Dakota
3
college will be funded in the national
percentage point of the total State
Ohio
7
direct competition. Rather, the purpose
population (rounded to the nearest full
Oklahoma
4
of the special consideration is to ensure
percentage point) that State contains.
Oregon
4
that participants with and without
The Corporation is not changing this
Pennsylvania
8
Puerto Rico
4
college experience are both represented
policy for a number of reasons. First,
Rhode Island
3
in National service.
from 8 purely pragmatic standpoint,
South Carolina
4
Small State Priority in the AmeriCorps
some sort of limitation must be placed
South Dakota
3
on the overall number of applications. If
State Competition
Tennessee
5
the Corporation is inundated with
Texas
10
Several commenters requested that
applications it will be difficult to ensure
Utah
4
the regulations be revised to increase
that each application is properly
Vermont
3
from 20 to 50 both the recommended
reviewed. Second, the Corporation
Virginia
5
minimum number of participants in a
wants to encourage States to submit
Washington
5
program and the priority for small states
only their very best programs. Finally. it
West Virginia
4
in the State competition.
is likely that with the restriction now in
Wisconsin
5
After careful consideration, the
place only about one in five programs
Wyoming
3
Corporation has not changed these
submitted will actually be funded. It
Totals
256
policies. Because there are many high-
would be unfair to programs to allow a
quality programs with between 20 and
significantly larger number of
Formula Allocation of AmeriCorps
50 participants, and because the
submissions.
Program Funds and Educational Awards
Corporation does not want to send the
The table providing the number of
to States
message that these programs should
programs that may be included in the
consider expanding to 50 participants,
competitive component of each State
The following table has been updated
the recommended minimum size of a
application has been updated as follows
based on the latest estimates (July 1,
program has not been raised to 50.
to incorporate the latest population
1993) from the Bureau of the Census:
13776 Federal Register / Vol. 59, No. 56 / Wednesday, March 23, 1994 / Rules and Regulations
FORMULA ALLOCATION OF PROGRAM FUNDS AND AMERICORPS EDUCATIONAL AWARDS TO STATES
Educational
State
Program funds
awards
Alabama
$830,163
60
Alaska
118,765
9
Arkansas
480,610
35
Arizona
780,397
57
California
6,188,252
448
Colorado
707,036
51
Connecticut
649,736
47
Delaware
138,790
10
D.C.
114,601
8
Florida
2,712,156
197
Georgia
1,371,444
99
Hawaii
232,374
17
Idaho
217,900
16
Illinois
2,319,182
168
Indiana
1,132,725
82
towa
557,936
40
Kansas
501,825
36
Kentucky
751,251
54
Louisiana
851,576
62
Maine
245,658
18
Maryland
984,418
71
Massachusetts
1,192,008
86
Michigan
1,879,217
136
Minnesota
895,592
65
Mississippi
524,032
38
Missouri
1,037,753
75
Montana
166,350
12
Nebraska
318,622
23
Nevada
275,399
20
New Hampshire
223,055
16
New Jersey
1,562,181
113
New Mexico
320,407
23
New York
3,607,947
261
North Carolina
1,376,996
100
North Dakota
125,902
9
Ohio
2,199,029
159
Oklahoma
640,615
46
Oregon
601,159
44
Pennsylvania
2,388,775
173
Puerto Rico
698,320
51
Rhode Island
198,272
14
South Carolina
722,303
52
South Dakota
141,764
10
Tennessee
1,010,986
73
Texas
3,575,033
259
Utah
368,785
27
Vermont
114,204
8
Virginia
1,286,980
93
Washington
1,041,917
76
West Virginia
360,854
26
Wisconsin
998,892
72
Wyoming
93,188
7
Totals
51,833,333
3,756
Formula Allocation of AmeriCorps
amount of a Territory's program funds
figures available.) The maximum
Program Funds and Educational Awards
allocation is determined by multiplying
number of educational awards for which
to Territories
the total amount of money available by
a Territory may apply is determined by
In fiscal year 1994, the Corporation
the ratio of that Territory's population to
dividing that Territory's formula funds
has set aside $1,550,000 and up to 112
the population of all the Territories.
allocation by the expected average
educational awards to be distributed to
(Population figures are taken from the
Federal share of program costs per
U.S. Territories on a formula basis. The
1990 Census, the most recent official
participant ($13,800).
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13777
FORMULA ALLOCATION OF AMERICORPS PROGRAM FUNDS AND EDUCATIONAL AWARDS TO TERRITORIES
Program funds
Educational
Territory
awards
American Samoa
$213,104
15
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
197,485
14
Guam
606,685
44
Palau
68,898
5
Virgin Islands
463,855
34
Competitive Distribution of AmeriCorps
administrative burdens on grantees by
what weight the State Plan will have in
Program Funds and Educational Awards
streamlining reimbursement and
the evaluation of State applications.
to Indian Tribes
contracting procedures, as well as by
The Corporation agrees that this is an
The Corporation has set aside
providing cash advances to grantees
important piece of information for
$1,550,000 and up to 112 educational
when possible.
States as they put together applications.
awards for competitive distribution to
The Corporation will issue separate
The applications will indicate the extent
Indian tribes.
administrative regulations that will
to which the State Plan will be
require States and other grantmaking
considered. However, because the
П. Regulations Issues
entities receiving grants from the
Corporation wishes to maintain
General Comments
Corporation to provide cash advances
flexibility on this issue, it has not been
and prompt expense reimbursements to
incorporated into the regulations.
(1) Multiple applications. Several
subgrantees. Contracting procedures for
(3) Consolidation. One commenter
commenters asked for clarification of
supplies and services are governed
suggested consolidating the SEA and
the multiple applications rule.
This rule states that the Corporation
primarily by State regulations and OMB
State Commission plans into one.
Circulars 102 and 110.
Again. the Corporation encourages
will reject any application for a project
coordination of efforts, and 8
if an application requesting funding for
Part 2510-Overall Purposes and
consolidated plan perhaps would be a
that project is already pending before
Definitions
good means for 8 State to accomplish
the Corporation. In other words, a
Definition of administrative costs
this. However, due to the separation
program can only submit one
(§ 2510.20). A number of commenters
between State Education Departments
application at a time for Corporation
requested clarification of and suggested
and other agencies in many States, this
funds (either directly or indirectly) for
changes for the definition of
will not be established as a requirement.
a given project.
administrative costs. One commenter
Confusion sometimes arises over the
stated that insurance costs should not
Parts 2515-2517-K-12 Learn and Serve
difference between 8 program and a
count as administrative costs in certain
Programs
project. For the Corporation's purposes,
instances; another argued that costs
(1) Training investment. Several
a program recruits and selects
such as rent, utilities, travel. supplies,
commenters recommended that the
participants. trains-them, and places
etc. should be allocated through an
Corporation require 5-10% of a
them in projects: 8 project is a specific
approved joint cost allocation plan;
program's Learn and Serve grant to be
set of related activities carried out by a
another stated that indirect costs that
spent on training.
program. A program may conduct or
undertake more than one project and
directly support programs should not be
The Corporation agrees that adequate
treated as administrative costs.
training-for both staff and
receive Corporation funding from
The Corporation agrees that the
participants-is 8 critical component of
different pools for those projects. A
definition of administrative costs was
any high-quality program. In general.
program is allowed, for example, to
not sufficiently clear and it has been
States and Indian tribes that receive K
propose one project in a national direct
rewritten in response to these
12 school-based grants must spend a
application and another project in a
comments.
total of between 10% and 15% of those
State formula application. However, an
applicant may not propose the same
Change: $ 2510.20 has been revised.
funds on training and capacity building.
Moreover, in order to receive a grant. a
project for funding in more than one
Part 2513-State Plan
program will have to demonstrate the
application at the same time. Thus if a
(1) Coordination. Some commenters
existence of an appropriate training
program submits an application for a
recommended including 8 requirement
program. Because the training and
project in the national direct
that States include in their State Plans
competition. that project may not also
capacity-building needs of the various
8 description of how their activities will
other entities eligible to apply for school
be included in a State application.
be coordinated with those of the State
and community-based Learn and Serve
(Once an applicant is notified that a
agency responsible for administering the
proposal has been rejected, however, the
America grants vary widely, the
Community Service Block Grant Act
Corporation is not setting regulatory
applicant is free, if time permits, to
and with other State agencies.
guidelines on what percentage of those
resubmit the proposal in 8 different
The Corporation encourages each
grants must be spent on training and
Corporation grant competition.)
State to develop a truly comprehensive
capacity building. However, the
Change: §§ 2516.730, 2517.730,
and coordinated national and
Corporation reserves the right to set
2519.730 and 2522.320 have been
community service effort. However, the
such guidelines in the applications.
revised.
Corporation declines to require such
(2) Partnerships. Several commenters
(2) Reinventing government. One
coordination.
suggested that the definition of
commenter urged the Corporation to
(2) Consideration of State Plan. One
"partnership" be revised to require that
include regulatory provisions that
commenter requested that the
the written agreement specify the
would encourage States to minimize
Corporation state in the regulations
partnership's goals and activities, as
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well as the responsibilities of each
commenter suggested that under
review process. Specifically, in fiscal
partner
2516.410(c) applicants be required to
year 1994 programs will definitely be
The Corporation has made this
ensure that a mechanism is provided by
subject to peer review. However. since
change.
which school and community needs
the Corporation may want to improve
Change: § 2510.20 has been revised.
will guide the integration of service-
the review process from year to year.
(3) Coordination. Some commenters
learning into existing curriculum in
these provisions are not incorporated
suggested that the meaning of
order to meet those needs. Another
into the regulations.
coordination should be clarified so that
commenter recommended a number of
(2) Where can higher education
nonprofits and grant-making entities are
additions to $ 2516.500.
programs operate? One commenter
required to communicate with State
Many of these recommendations are
Commissions, but not to receive their
expressed concern that the neighboring
in fact incorporated into the
communities language in 2519.100
approval to go ahead with the program.
applications; however, in order to
Coordination is not a program
would not allow a program to operate
maintain flexibility in the application
across State lines.
requirement for K-12 programs. Rather,
and selection process, the Corporation
programs must describe in their
The Corporation's intent was that
has elected not to include them in the
applications the extent to which they
higher education programs should
regulations.
address needs in the communities
have coordinated with State
(6) Educational award eligibility. One
Commissions. The regulations have
where the programs operate, regardless
commenter recommended including a
been revised to indicate that while
of where the institution of higher
provision for the K-12 Learn and Serve
coordination should include meeting
education is located. The regulations
programs analogous to the higher
have been revised to make this clear.
and consulting with State Commissions,
education provision in 2519.310
it does not imply that those State
Change: $2519.100 has been revised.
which states that, in general,
Commissions have the power to approve
participants are not eligible to receive
Parts 2520-2524-AmeriCorps.
or disapprove a program.
educational awards.
Change: 2516.410(a)(1) and
(1) Living Allowance Match. Under
This recommendation has been
2517.400(a)(3) have been revised.
the proposed regulations, programs
adopted.
(4) Preselection of community-based
receiving educational awards only
Change: a $ 2516.320 has been added
programs. One commenter objected to
grants were exempt from the living
to the regulations.
the regulatory requirements for pre-
(7) Monitoring and evaluation.
allowance requirement. One commenter
selection of programs 2517.400).
Several commenters suggested additions
suggested that they should not be,
Some commenters noted that the
to and requested clarification of the
arguing that it would make it more
competitive process is likely to be
difficult for low-income individuals to
monitoring and evaluation §§ 2516.800-
circumvented if the Corporation
850.
participate.
requires preselection because of the
In response. the Corporation has made
The Corporation has revised its
tightness of the timeline.
three changes: First, because monitoring
regulations to not allow this exemption.
The regulations have been revised to
activities go beyond those included in
Change: $ $ 2522.240 has been revised.
not require preselection. Under the final
the proposed sections on "monitoring
Another commenter requested that
regulations. State Commissions and
and Evaluation." the word monitoring
grantees be able to provide their 15%
grantmaking entities applying for Learn
has been removed from Subparts E and
match for living allowances on an in-
and Serve America community-based
H. The Corporation now refers to
kind basis.
service-learning grants are not required
monitoring functions that fall within the
In general. the Corporation wants to
to preselect their proposed subgrantees.
purview of evaluation as internal
ensure that every AmeriCorps
However, State Commissions and
evaluation. Second, the Corporation has
participant receives a living allowance
grantmaking entities are expected to
added the requirement for programs,
sufficient to meet reasonable expenses
describe in detail the types of models
States and grantmaking entities to
while participating. By definition, a
that would be funded through grants to
cooperate fully with all Corporation
living allowance match must be in cash.
local partnerships.
evaluation activities. Third. the
However. in certain instances where a
Change: $ 2517.400 has been revised.
Corporation has added the requirement
program has received a waiver from
(5) Components of School-based
for the Corporation to "study the extent
providing the minimum living
application. Several commenters
to which national service models enable
allowance, the Corporation will
recommended that the regulations be
participants to afford post-secondary
consider on a case-by-case basis waiving
revised to more specifically identify the
education with fewer student loans"
or reducing the matching requirement.
application requirements and selection
when evaluating the overall success of
For example. a program that houses its
criteria. For example, one commenter
AmeriCorps.
participants may not count that housing
suggested that the application described
Change: 2516.800-850 have been
as an in-kind match, but it may be
in § 2516.400(a) include descriptions of
revised.
eligible to apply to have the 15%
the following items: The relationship
matching requirement waived or
between the program goals and strategic
Part 2519-Higher Education Learn and
reduced.
plans of the State Plan and SEA Plan;
Serve Programs
Change: A section (5)(iii). allowing tor
the relationship of the SEA Plan and the
(1) Application review. One
waivers of the 15% matching
strategic goals of the SEA's systemic
commenter suggested that the review
requirement, has been added to
education reform efforts: the
process in $ 2519.500 be more specific
2522.240(b).
relationship of the SEA Plan and the
and include peer review, rankings and
(2) Preselection of programs.
program development plan of the State
reviewer comments, and that there be a
Commenters objected to the requirement
Commission's K-12 Community-based
written protocol for the CEO to cover
that applicants for AmeriCorps preselect
program: and the relationship of the
situations where a highly ranked
and specifically identify in their
SCA plan and specific systemic reform
application is not funded.
applications the subgrantees they will
and school improvement efforts in the
These are good ideas, and many of
fund. Some commenters argued that
State or among targeted LEAs. The same
them may in fact be included in the
because of the tightness of the timeline.
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the competitive process is likely to be
The Corporation agrees with the
This section has not been changed.
circumvented if preselection is required.
suggestion that programs also should
The regulations state that in order to
Although the Corporation appreciates
seek actively to establish 8 diverse staff.
participate an individual must either
the difficulties preselection raises in
In many cases where a program's staff
have a high school diploma or its
light of the timeline, for both legal and
is very small, it may not always be
equivalent, commit to obtaining one, or
policy reasons this requirement has not
possible to have a staff that is diverse in
be deemed unable to obtain one.
been changed. The statute requires a
all ways. Within these constraints,
(6) National Leadership Pool and
State applicant to describe the "jobs or
however, programs should seek to
Recruitment. (2522.210(b)(1)(c)) The
positions into which participants will
establish a staff that is as diverse as
Corporation received a number of
be placed" (section 130(c)(1)). It is the
possible.
comments on the national leadership
Corporation's view that such a
Finally, the Corporation agrees that-
pool and recruitment requirements. One
description would be inadequate
especially for programs that lack
commenter suggested that the
without 8 corresponding description of
diversity in one or more ways-it is a
regulations allow anyone recruited to
the programs in which those jobs or
good idea for programs to engage in
the national leadership pool to be
positions would be located. Moreover,
joint activities with organizations
placed back into his or her original
section 130(b)(2) of the statute requires
involving participants of different
program. The same commenter argued
"description of the process and criteria
backgrounds to help build communities;
that programs should not be required to
by which the programs were selected."
programs are encouraged to do so where
accept national leadership pool
From a policy standpoint, preselection
possible.
participants; instead. the Corporation
is required in order to ensure that the
Change: § 2522.100(f) has been
should operate 8 pilot leadership
Corporation funds only high-quality
modified to include staff diversity.
program. Other commenters suggested
(4) 50% rule. One commenter
that the § 2522.100 requirement that
programs.
recommended that the Corporation drop
(3) Diversity. Several commenters
AmeriCorps programs agree to select a
recommended modifications to the
the waiver provision from the
certain percentage of participants from
requirement that at least 50% of funds
participant diversity provisions
the national and state recruiting pools
going to each State go to high-need
be eliminated.
contained in § 2522.100. One
areas. (§ 2521.30(b)(3)(iii))
In order to maintain regulatory
commenter stated that programs that are
In principle, the Corporation believes
flexibility, these requirements have not
unable to achieve racial and gender
strongly that each State should in fact
been amended. To the extent that these
diversity should not receive Federal
do everything possible to comply with
comments are incorporated into
funds. Conversely, other commenters
the 50% requirement. Thus in order to
Corporation policy it will not be done
expressed concern that the racial
attain a waiver from this provision, a
in regulations but rather in application
diversity requirement may exclude
State will have to demonstrate in an
materials and other guidelines.
eligibility minority agencies that would
extremely compelling manner not only
However, two items should be noted: (a)
have predominantly minority
that there are not enough viable high-
Although programs must agree to accept
participants. A number of commenters
quality programs operating in areas of
a certain percentage of nationally
suggested that the Corporation require
need within the State to meet the 50%
recruited participants, the Corporation
diversity of program staff and include
requirement, but that it has made a
may not require every program to do so.
that as an evaluation criterion. One
good-faith effort to locate such
and will likely consider exceptions on
commenter suggested that the
programs. Finally, no waivers will be
a case-by-case basis; and (t) programs
Corporation encourage programs to
granted to individual States if it would
will not be required to accept leadership
engage in joint activities with
necessitate not complying with the 50%
pool participants.
organizations involving participants of
rule in the aggregate.
(7) Child Care. (2522.250(s)) One
different backgrounds to enhance
The Corporation is statutorily
commenter argued that child care
community-building.
required to ensure that a minimum of
benefits should go to prospective
The Corporation declines to make the
50% of the total funds going to States
participants who have undependable
achievement of diversity a requirement
go to high-need areas. And although the
child care as well as to participants who
or to establish regulatory exceptions to
Corporation is committed to meeting
don't have child care at all.
the mandate that every program seek
this requirement in the aggregate, it may
This regulation has not been changed:
diversity. The Corporation, in
not always be possible to meet the
as written, it closely tracks the statute.
establishing the requirement that every
requirement on 8 State-by-State basis.
Programs will provide child care
program actively seek to be diverse in a
For example, the Corporation's review
assistance to participants who need it in
number of important areas, attempted to
process may result in the selection in a
order to participate; they will determine
strike 8 balance between competing
given State of 8 high-quality program
on a case-by-case basis whether
concerns. On the one hand. diverse
that does not operate in an area of need.
individuals are eligible. A prospective
programs will help strengthen
If there were not other high-quality
participant with extremely
communities. On the other hand. there
programs within that State that did
undependable child care could certainly
are some very good programs that, for
operate in high-need areas, without the
argue that he or she would not be able
legitimate substantive reasons, will not
waiver provision the Corporation would
to participate without child care
to be able to achieve diversity in one or
be unable to fund the high-quality
benefits.
more ways. The requirement. as written,
program. For this reason, the waiver
(8) Health Care. (2522.250(b)) One
will lead to diverse programs except in
provision has been retained.
commenter stated that the regulations
cases where diversity does not make
(5) Participant eligibility.
should clarify that AmeriCorps
sense or is not attainable (e.g., a
(2522.200(b)) One commenter stated
participants should not be asked to pay
professional corps program requiring
that the regulations state that a
premiums or deductibles, that the
specific skills or education should not
participant must have a high-school
health care plan should include
be required to include as participants
diploma to participate, whereas in fact
preventive and pregnancy care, as well
individuals who do not have such skills
a diploma is only required to receive the
as eye and dental care and workers
or education).
educational award.
compensation, and that there should we
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8 1-2 month delay in eligibility, since
available educational awards are
Partnerships will be approved by the
attrition is highest during this period.
distributed among them, is up to the
Corporation as part of the application
The Corporation will issue written
States.
process.
guidelines setting forth the required
(12) Ineligible service activities.
Change: § 2523.60 has been amended.
specifications of the AmeriCorps health
(§ 2520.30) A number of commenters
(16) Program requirements addition.
care package. These comments will be
suggested that the Corporation revise
(§ 2522.100) One commenter suggested
taken into consideration in the
the treatment of provisions prohibiting
that the Corporation add a requirement
development of policies at that time. In
lobbying by participants in the course of
that AmeriCorps programs provide
addition, the health care section of the
their service. A number of commenters
career counseling to participants.
regulations has been rewritten to
argued that the list of prohibited
The Corporation did not add this as
provide greater clarity.
activities was too large and went beyond
Change: 2522.250 has been revised.
a program requirement because
the statute. Some commenters stated
(9) State Priorities. (2522.410(b)(1)(i))
programs are already required under
that the proposed regulations would
One commenter argued that States
2522.100(k)(1) to provide support
have an overly restrictive impact on
should be encouraged to adopt priorities
services to participants who are making
programs and participants.
the transition to careers.
that fit within the national priorities.
The Corporation believes the service
The commenter felt that this would
(17) National nonprofit eligibility.
activity restrictions will not have a
facilitate a comprehensive, focused
One commenter requested clarification
negative impact on programs or
national service effort.
of the eligibility of national nonprofit
participants and that the list will keep
The Corporation agrees that requiring
organizations to apply for funding
programs focused on service that has
States to adopt national priorities might
through subgrants, as well as directly
direct and demonstrable results.
create a more focused national effort,
from the Corporation.
However, the Corporation does not
but this change was not made because
Because national nonprofits are by
intend to limit the right of individuals
the Corporation strongly believes that it
definition nonprofit organizations. they
to engage in any of the prohibited
was Congress' intent to maintain a large
are eligible to apply as subgrantees to
activities voluntarily and on their own
degree of State autonomy with formula
States, Federal agencies, and other
time. Accordingly, the regulations have
funds. States are in the best position to
been amended.
grantmaking organizations. In addition.
judge which needs are most pressing
Change: $ 2520.30 has been revised.
in fiscal year 1994 they are eligible to
within a State and thus what the State
(13) Selection criteria. One
apply for national direct funding.
priorities should be.
commenter suggested rewriting the
(18) Operating grant definition. One
(10) Program types. One commenter
AineriCorps selection criteria so that
commenter noted that the description of
recommended forinclusion in the
replicability and sustainability are more
operating grants in § 2521.20 of the
regulations additional provisions
closely linked with innovation, rather
regulations refers only to new or
relating to the needs of inner cities.
than listing innovation. replicability and
expanded programs. The commenter
Specifically, the commenter
sustainability as separate criteria.
suggested adding on-going support for
recommended adding an example to
Another commenter suggested adding a
existing high-quality programs.
2522.110(b)(1) of a community service
selection criterion which would
The Corporation agrees that the
program in a high unemployment, high
consider the extent to which programs
statute authorizes on-going support to
need urban area. The commenter also
promote diversity, community-building
operate programs.
suggested that the provision describing
and citizenship.
Change: 2521.20 has been revised.
a program for economically
The regulatory selection criteria have
(19) National direct coordination.
disadvantaged individuals
been drafted broadly to allow for
Several commenters were concerned
(§ 2522.110(b)(3)) be expanded to add a
flexibility from year to year and
that the requirement that programs
requirement that it meet the
therefore are not being changed. The
coordinate with the State commissions
employment needs of low income
fiscal year 1994 selection criteria
places too much power in the State
people and the business development
contained in the applications will stress
Commissions. One commenter
needs of inner city neighborhoods.
the extent to which programs are likely
suggested that the regulations be revised
These changes have not been made.
to achieve the three desired impacts:
to require national program applicants
The program types included in the
"getting things done," improving the
to meet and consult with State
regulations are all taken directly from
lives of participants, and strengthening
Commissions and to encourage, but not
the statute. More importantly. as
the ties that bind communities together.
require, coordination of their efforts.
discussed in the January 7 preamble, a
(14) Federal agency eligibility. One
The Corporation did not intend the
program does not necessarily have to be
commenter requested clarification in
coordination requirement to require
listed as a program type in § 2522.110 in
2523.20 on whether "cabinet-level
State Commission approval. The
order to receive a grant. The Corporation
department" would include an
regulations have been revised to clarify
has designated any program that meets
executive agency.
the extent of coordination that is
the minimum program requirements
Executive agencies are eligible. The
required.
listed in § 2522.100 as eligible to apply
regulations have been revised. replacing
Change: § 2522.100 has been revised.
for a grant.
"cabinet-level department" with
(20) Dissemination of information.
(11) Higher education cap. Several
"Executive Branch Agency or
(§ 2522.210) The regulations list a
commenters argued that the regulations
Department."
number of entities through which the
should restrict to 10% the percentage of
Change: $ 2523.20 has been amended.
Corporation will disseminate
B State's educational award formula
(15) Approved partnerships. One
information regarding available
allotment that institutions of higher
commenter asked for clarification of the
AmeriCorps positions. Several
education may receive.
term "approved partnership or
commenters suggested adding
The Corporation declines to regulate
consortium" as used in S 2523.60.
community-based organizations to this
on this issue. Which programs are
Specifically, the commenter asked for
list.
proposed for funding in the State
an explanation of how a partnership or
This change has been made.
formula allotment, and how any
consortium is approved.
Change: $ 2522.210 has been revised.
(21) Training investment. One
Living Allowances: Corporation and
reserves the right to establish such
commenter suggested that the
other Federal funds may be used to pay
guidelines in the application materials.
Corporation require the grantees to
for no more than 85% of living
spend between 5 and 10% of any grant
allowance costs.
Parts 2530-2533-Investment for
on staff and participant training
"Other Costs" are comprised of all
Quality and Innovation
activities.
costs attributable to the program
Clearinghouse eligibility. One
The Corporation agrees that adequate
exclusive of the participant support
commenter suggested that the
training-for both staff and
costs detailed above. Corporation funds
regulations go too far in § 2532.20(n) by
participants-is 8 critical component of
may be used to pay for no more than
requiring that to be eligible to apply as
any high-quality program. In order to
75% of the total of these other costs. In
a clearinghouse, an organization must
receive a grant, a program will have to
order to avoid confusion, readers should
have extensive experience in training.
demonstrate the existence of an
note that the requirement that
technical assistance. service and/or
appropriate training program. But
Corporation funds not exceed 75% of
volunteer development. management,
because the training and capacity-
the total other costs of a program is not
and evaluation. The commenter argued
building needs of the various other
synonymous with a 25% matching
that the law only lists these as activities
entities eligible to apply for AmeriCorps
requirement on a grant. The 75%
a clearinghouse could do, not as
grants vary widely, the Corporation is
restriction applies to the total other
requirements for eligibility.
not setting regulatory guidelines on
costs of a program (including non-
The regulations have been amended
what percentage of those grants must be
Corporation funds). Thus, if a program's
to conform to the statute.
spent on training and capacity building.
total other costs were $100,000, then the
Change: $ 2532.20(n) has been
However. the Corporation reserves the
Corporation would provide a grant of no
revised.
right to set such guidelines in the
more than $75,000 for those costs, and
Part 2540-Administrative Provisions
applications.
the program would have to provide for
(22) Disaster Grants. § 2524.50. One
the remaining $25,000.
(1) Nondisplacement
commenter suggested that we require
Changes: § $2521.30 has been revised.
(§ 2540.100(f)(4)(i)). Once commenter
disaster relief grants to go through the
(25) Ineligibility. One commenter
suggested that we include examples of
State Commissions. The commenter
suggested that the Corporation further
what constitutes displacement as
clarify that a person who committed a
described in this section. Several
argued that this would better ensure the
coordination of activities.
crime prior to a term of service is not
commenters urged that the proposed
The Corporation wishes to maintain
automatically ineligible for service.
restriction not be interpreted too
flexibility on this issue and thus is not
Individuals with criminal records are
strictly. One commenter pointed out
changing the regulations. For a given
not, in fact, automatically ineligible to
that it seems to contradict § 2522.110(3).
disaster, disaster grants may in fact flow
participate in programs. Programs are
which states that professional corps
through 8 State Commission. However,
responsible for determining who shall
programs that recruit and place
there also may be instances during a
participate. In selecting participants,
qualified participants in positions as
disaster when the Corporation would
programs providing service in
teachers and nurses qualify as
wish to distribute disaster funds directly
particularly sensitive areas, such as
AmeriCorps programs. The commenter
to programs.
working with young children, should
suggested that the regulations be revised
(23) Replication grants. One
consider whether the participation of
to clarify that those programs qualify
commenter wondered why the term
individuals with certain criminal
because the participants don't replace
"replication" does not occur in the
backgrounds would have a significant
qualified and certified people.
regulations although it occurred in the
negative impact on the physical or
The Corporation declines to put
preamble.
psychological health of either other
examples or further clarifications of this
Replication grants are allowable and
participants or individuals served.
issue in the regulations. However. it will
they have been added to the regulations.
(26) Federal Agency matching
disseminate information clarifying these
Change: § 2521.20 has been amended.
requirements. One commenter requested
issues to all grantees.
(24) Matching requirements. One
clarification of how Federal agencies are
(2) Supplantation rule. One
commenter requested clarification as to
treated in terms of the matching
commenter raised several concerns
whether the general 25% match was
requirements. The regulations have been
regarding the supplantation requirement
inclusive or exclusive of the 15% living
revised to clarify that Federal agencies
in the AmeriCorps regulations. The
allowance and health care match.
do not have to meet matching
commenter pointed out that the
The corporation agrees that the
requirements if they operate programs
preamble specifically included private
matching guidelines require further
directly. but that if they subgrant, the
sector funds in the requirement and that
clarification, and the regulations have
subgrantees do have to meet the
the proposed regulations were unclear.
been amended to provide clarification.
matching requirements.
The commenter suggested not extending
For the purposes of calculating
Change: § 2523.90 has been revised.
the rule to the private sector. Not
matching requirements, there are two
(27) Education and Training. One
allowing the supplantation of private
broad budget categories: participant
commenter asked how much of a term
funds could create a disincentive for
support costs and other costs.
of service could be spent on education
programs to raise private funds because,
Participant support costs are
and training.
if they lose those funds in a subsequent
comprised of living allowances, health
The proposed rule did not address
year, they may not be able to maintain
care benefits, and child care costs, each
this issue. Therefore, the terms of
the same level of non-federal funds and
of which has a different matching
service section of the regulations has
would thus be ineligible for AmeriCorps
requirement as specified below:
been revised to indicate that the
assistance. The commenter was also
Health Care: Corporation funds may
Corporation may set a minimum or
concerned that a program could have
be used to pay for no more than 85% of
maximum number of hours in a given
difficulty meeting the requirement for
total bealth care costs.
term of service that may be spent on
maintaining aggregate non-federal
Child Care: Corporation funds may be
training. education, or similar approved
funding if the size of the program is
used to pay for 100% of child care costs.
activities. Thus, the Corporation
reduced. The commenter recommended
13782 Federal Register / Vol. 59, No. 56 / Wednesday, March 23, 1994 / Rules and Regulations
that the regulations be revised to add a
for the purpose of audit and
45 CFR Part 2518
sentence stating that the supplantation
examination. to the books and records of
rule is satisfied if funding from private
grantees that may be related or pertinent
Grant programs-social programs,
sources continues to exceed the
to the Corporation grant.
Nonprofit organizations, Reporting and
matching requirements. The commenter
Grantees should further be advised
recordkeeping requirements,
also recommended that the required
that Uniform Administrative
Volunteers.
non-federal expenditures be measured
Requirements for Grants and
45 CFR Part 2519
per capita instead of on a lump-sum
Cooperative Agreements to State and
basis.
Local Governments, and Administrative
Colleges and universities. Grant
The statutory supplantation provision
Requirements for Grants and
programs-social programs. Nonprofit
states that the level of State and local
Cooperative Agreements to other than
organizations, Reporting and
public funding for a given program
State and Local Governments, as well as
recordkeeping requirements,
cannot drop below the level of the
regulations for the Privacy Act, Freedom
Volunteers.
previous year. The regulations stated
of Information Act, Sunshine Act,
45 CFR Part 2520
this incorrectly and have been revised to
Government-wide Debarment and
indicate that the restriction applies only
Suspension, and Government-wide
AmeriCorps, Grant programs-social
:1) public State and local funds. The
Requirements for Drug-Free Workplace
programs, Volunteers.
Corporation does not have the
will also be published.
45 CFR Part 2521
regulatory authority to measure the level
As required by the Regulatory
of State and local support on a per
Flexibility Act, it is hereby certified that
AmeriCorps, Grant programs-sncial
participant basis.
this rule will not have a significant
programs, Volunteers.
Change: $2540.100 has been revised.
impact on small business entities.
45 CFR Part 2522
Part 2550-State Commission
As required by the Paperwork
Regulations
Reduction Act of 1980, the Corporation
AmeriCorps, Grant programs-social
will submit the information collection
programs, Reporting and recordkeeping
One commenter suggested that the
requirements contained in this rule to
requirements, Volunteers.
State Commission regulations
the Office of Management and Budget
45 CFR Pc.t 2523
Mublished in the November 17. 1993
for its review (44 U.S.C. 3504(h)). The
Federal Register as an interim final
information collection requirements are
AmeriCorps, Grant programs-social
rule) be emended to add individuals
needed in order to provide assistance to
programs, Volunteers.
with expertise in the field of mental
parties affected by these regulations, in
45 CFR Part 2524
retardation/cognitive disabilities to the
accordance with statutory mandates.
Lit cf possible members of the State
amissions.
(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
AmeriCorps, Grant programs-social
programs. Technical assistance,
This addition will be incorporated
Numbers: 94.003 for State Commissions,
Alternative Administrative Entities. and
Volunteers.
= the final State Commission
Transitional Entities: 94.004 for K-12
: gulstions when they are published.
45 CFR Part 2530
Service-Learning Programs: 94.005 for Higher
Miscellaneous Requirements
Education Service-Learning Programs: 94.006
Grant programs-social programs,
for AmeriCorps Programs. 94.007 for
Volunteers.
Interested parties should be advised
Investment for Quanty and Innovation
:!.at because the assistance provided
Programs.)
45 CFR Part 2531
under the authority of this rule
constitutes Federal financial assistance
List of Subjects
Grant programs-socia! programs.
Volunteers.
for the purposes of title VI of the Civil
45 CFR Pcrt 2510
kights Act of 1964 (which bars
45 CFR Part 2532
: crimination based on race. color. or
Grant programs-social programs,
:...tional origin). title IX of the Education
Volunteers.
Grant programs-social programs.
Volunteers. Technical assistance.
Amendments of 1972 (which bars
45 CFR Part 2513
crimination on the basis of gender).
45 CFR Part 2533
the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (which
Grant programs-social programs,
bars discrimination on the basis of
Reporting and recordkeeping
Decorations. medals. awards,
disability). and the Age Discrimination
requirements, Volunteers.
Scholarships and fellowships,
Volunteers.
Act of 1975 (which bars discrimination
45 CFR Part 2515
on the basis of age). grantees will be
Grant programs-social programs,
45 CFR Part 2540
required to comply with the
Nonprofit organizations, Volunteers.
eforementioned provisions of Federal
Administrative practice and
law.
45 CFR Part 2516
procedure, Grant programs-social
Grant recipients will be expected to
programs, Reporting and recordkeeping
Elementary and secondary education,
expend Corporation grants in a
requirements, Volunteers.
Grant programs-social programs,
judicious and reasonable manner,
Indians, Nonprofit organizations,
Dated: March 16, 1994.
consistent with pertinent provisions of
Reporting and recordkeeping
Catherine Milton,
Federal law and regulations. Grantees
requirements, Volunteers.
Vice President and Director of National and
must keep records according to
Community Service Programs.
Corporation guidelines, including
45 CFR Part 2517
Accordingly, the Corporation amends
records that fully disclose the amount
Community development, Grant
title 45, chapter XXV of the Code of
and disposition of the proceeds of a
programs-social programs, Nonprofit
Federal Regulations by adding parts
Corporation grant. The Inspector
organizations, Reporting and
2510, 2513, 2515 through 2524, 2530
General of the Corporation (or other
recordkeeping requirements,
through 2533, and 2540 to read as
authorized official) shall have access,
Volunteers.
follows:
PART 2510-OVERALL PURPOSES
Publications, 725 17th Street, NW.,
AmeriCorps participant. The term
AND DEFINITIONS
room 2200, New Executive Office
AmeriCorps participant means any
Building, Washington, DC 20503.
individual who is serving in-
Sec.
(ii) Costs for financial, accounting,
(1) An AmeriCorps program;
2510.10 What are the purposes of the
programs and activities of the
auditing. internal evaluations (except as
(2) An approved AmeriCorps position;
Corporation for National and Community
in paragraph (2)(iii) of this definition).
or
Service?
and contracting functions.
(3) Both.
2510.20 Definitions.
(iii) Costs for insurance that protects
AmeriCorps program. The term
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 12501 et seq.
the entity that operates the program.
AmeriCorps program means-
(iv) The portion of the salaries and
(1) Any program that receives
2510.10 What are the purposes of the
benefits of the director and any other
approved AmeriCorps positions;
programs and activities of the Corporation
program administrative staff equal to the
(2) Any program that receives
for National and Community Service?
portion of time that is not spent in
Corporation funds under section 121 of
The National and Community Service
support of specific project objectives.
the Act; or
Trust Act of 1993 established the
Specific project objectives means
(3) Both.
Corporation for National and
recruiting. training, placing, or
Approved AmeriCorps position. The
Community Service (the Corporation).
supervising participants.
term approved AmeriCorps position
The Corporation's mission is to engage
(2) Administrative costs do not
means an AmeriCorps position for
Americans of all ages and backgrounds
include allowable costs directly related
which the Corporation has approved the
in community-based service. This
to program or project operations. These
provision of an AmeriCorps educational
service will address the Nations
program costs include the following: (i)
award as one of the benefits to be
educational, public safety, human, and
Costs for participants, including living
provided for successful service in the
environmental needs to achieve direct
allowances, insurance payments, and
position.
and demonstrable results. In doing so,
expense for training and travel.
Carry out. The term carry out, when
the Corporation will foster civic
(ii) Costs for staff who recruit, train,
used in connection with an AmeriCorps
responsibility, strengthen the ties that
place, or supervise participants,
program described in section 122 of the
bind us together as a people, and
including costs for staff salaries,
Act, means the planning. establishment,
provide educational opportunity for
benefits, training. and travel, if the
operation. expansion, or replication of
those who make a substantial
purpose is for a specific program or
the program.
commitment to service. The Corporation
project objective.
Executive Officer. The term
will undertake activities and provide
(iii) Costs for independent evaluations
Chief Executive Officer, except when
assistance to States and other eligible
and internal evaluations-the latter to
used to refer to the chief executive
entities to support national and
the extent that the evaluations cover
officer of a State, means the Chief
community service programs and to
only the funded program or project and
Executive Officer of the Corporation
achieve other purposes consistent with
are specifically related to creative
appointed under section 193 of the Act.
its mission.
methods of quality improvement.
Community-based agency. The term
(Overall organizational management
community-based agency means a
2510.20 Definitions.
improvement costs are administrative
private nonprofit organization
The following definitions apply to
costs.) (See § 2516.810 and $ 2522.510
(including a church or other religious
terms used in 45 CFR parts 2510
for definition of independent and
entity) that-
through 2550:
internal evaluations.)
(1) Is representative of a community
Act. The term Act means the National
(3) Particular costs, such as those
or a significant segment of a community:
and Community Service Act of 1990, as
associated with staff who perform both
and
amended (42 U.S.C. 12501 et seq.).
administrative and program functions,
(2) Is engaged in meeting educational,
Administrative costs. The term
may be prorated between administrative
public safety, human, or environmental
administrative costs means expenses
and program costs if included in the
community needs.
associated with the overall
budget and approved by the Corporation
Corporation The term Corporation
administration of a Corporation funded
grants officer.
means the Corporation for National and
program. These costs relate to the
Adult Volunteer. (1) The term adult
Community Service established under
support of a programs general
volunteer means an individual, such as
section 191 of the Act.
operations and not to expenses
an older adult, an individual with
Economically disadvantaged. The
identified with a specific program or
disability, a parent, or an employee of
term economically disadvantaged, with
project.
a business of public or private nonprofit
respect to an individual. has the same
(1) Administrative costs include, but
organization, who-
meaning as such term as defined in the
are not limited to, the following: (i)
(i) Works without financial
Job Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C.
Indirect costs (i.e., costs identified with
remuneration in an educational
1503(8)).
two or more cost objectives but not
institution to assist students of out-of-
Elementary school. The term
identified with 8 particular cost
school youth; and
elementary school has the same
objective) as described in Office of
(2) Is beyond the age of compulsory
meaning given the term in section
Management and Budget Circulars A-21
school attendance in the State in which
1471(8) of the Elementary and
(Cost Principles for Educational
the educational institution is located.
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20
Institutions). A-87 (Cost Principles for
AmeriCorps. The term AmeriCorps
U.S.C. 2891(8)).
State and local Governments). and A-
means the combination of all
Empowerment zone. The term
122 (Cost Principles for Nonprofit
AmeriCorps programs and participants.
empowerment zone means an area
Organizations) that provide guidance on
AmeriCorps educational award. The
designated as an empowerment zone by
indirect costs to Federal agencies.
term AmeriCorps educational award
the Secretary of the Department of
Copies of Office of Management and
means a national service educational
Housing and Urban Development or the
Budget Circulars are available from the
award described in section 147 of the
Secretary of the Department of
Executive Office of the President
Act.
Agriculture.
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Grantmaking entity. (1) For school-
Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1602 (g) or
entered into a written agreement
based programs, the term grantmaking
(j)): and
specifying the partnership's goals and
entity means a public or private
(2) Any tribal organization controlled.
activities as well as the responsibilities,
nonprofit organization experienced in
sanctioned, or chartered by an entity
goals. and activities of each partner.
service-learning that-
described in paragraph (1) of this
Partnership program. The term
(i) Submits an application to make
definition.
partnership program means a program
grants for school-based service-learning
Individual with a disability. Except as
through which an adult volunteer, a
programs in two or more States; and
provided in section 175(a) of the Act,
public or private nonprofit organization.
(ii) Was in existence at least one year
the term individual with a disability has
an institution of higher education, or a
before the date on which the
the meaning given the term in section
business assists a local educational
organization submitted the application.
7(8)(B) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973
agency.
(2) For community-based programs,
(29 U.S.C. 706(8)(B)). which includes
Program. The term program, unless
the term grantmaking entity means a
individuals with cognitive and other
the context otherwise requires, and
qualified organization that-
mental impairments, as well as
except when used as part of the term
(i) Submits an application to make
individuals with physical impairments,
academic program, means a program
grants to qualified organizations to
who meet the criteria in that definition.
described in section 111(a) (other than
implement, operate, expand, or replicate
Infrostructure-building activities. The
a program referred to in paragraph (3)(B)
community-based service programs that
term infrastructure-building activities
of that section), 117A(a), 119(b)(1), or
provide for educational, public safety,
refers to activities that increase the
122(a) of the Act, or in paragraph (1) or
human, or environmental service by
capacity of organizations, programs and
(2) of section 152(b) of the Act, or an
school-age youth in two or more States;
individuals to provide high quality
activity that could be funded under
and
service to communities.
sections 198, 198C, or 198D of the Act.
(ii) Was in existence at least one year
Institution of higher education. The
Program sponsor. The term program
before the date on which the
term institution of higher education has
sponsor means an entity responsible for
organization submitted the application.
the same meaning given the term in
recruiting, selecting, and training
Higher Education partnerships. The
section 1201(a) of the Higher Education
participants, providing them benefits
term higher education partnership
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1141(a)).
and support services, engaging them in
means one or more public or private
Local educational agency (LEA). The
regular group activities, and placing
nonprofit organizations, or public
term local educational agency has the
them in projects.
agencies, including States, and one or
same meaning given the term in section
Project. The term project means an
more institutions of higher education
1471(12) of the Elementary and
activity, or a set of activities, carried out
that have entered into a written
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20
through a program that receives
agreement specifying the
U.S.C. 2891(12)).
assistance under the Act, that results in
responsibilities of each partner.
Local partnership. The term local
a specific identifiable service or
Indian. The term Indian means a
partnership means a partnership. as
improvement that otherwise would not
person who is a member of an Indian
defined in $ 2510.20 of this chapter, that
be done with existing funds, and that
tribe, or is a "Native", as defined in
meets the eligibility requirements to
does not duplicate the routine services
section 3(b) of the Alaska Native Claims
apply for subgrants under § 2516.110 or
or functions of the employer to whom
Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1602(b)).
2517.110 of this chapter.
Indian lands. The term Indian lands
National nonprofit. The term national
participants are assigned.
nonprofit means any nonprofit
Project sponsor. The term project
means any real property owned by an
Indian tribe. any real property held in
organization whose mission,
sponsor means an organization, or other
membership. activities, or
entity, that has been selected to provide
trust by the United States for an Indian
constituencies are national in scope.
a placement for a participant.
or Indian tribe, and any real property
National service laws. The term
Qualified individual with a disability.
held by an Indian or Indian tribe that is
national service laws means the Act and
The term qualified individual with a
subject to restrictions on alienation
the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of
disability has the meaning given the
imposed by the United States.
Indian tribe. The term Indian tribe
1973 (42 U.S.C. 4950 et seq.).
term in section 101(8) of the Americans
Objective. The term objective means a
with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C.
means—
(1) An Indian tribe, band, nation, or
desired accomplishment of a program.
12111(8)).
Out-of-school youth. The term out-of-
Qualified organization. The term
other organized group or community
school youth means an individual
qualified organization means a public or
that is recognized as eligible for the
who-
private nonprofit organization, other
special programs and services provided
(1) Has not attained the age of 27;
than a grantmaking entity. that-
by the United States under Federal law
(2) Has not completed college or its
(1) Has experience in working with
to Indians because of their status as
equivalent; and
school-age youth; and
Indians. including-
(3) Is not enrolled in an elementary or
(2) Was in existence at least one year
(i) Any Native village, as defined in
secondary school or institution of higher
before the date on which the
section 3(c) of the Alaska Native Claims
education.
organization submitted an application
Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1602(c)),
Participant. (1) The term participant
for a service-learning program.
whether organized traditionally or
means an individual enrolled in a
School-age youth. The term school-
pursuant to the Act of June 18, 1934
program that receives assistance under
age youth means—
(commonly known as the "Indian
the Act.
(1) Individuals between the ages of 5
Reorganization Act", 25 U.S.C. 461 et
(2) A participant may not be
and 17, inclusive; and
seq.): and
considered to be an employee of the
(2) Children with disabilities, as
(ii) Any Regional Corporation or
program in which the participant is
defined in section 602(a)(1) of the
Village Corporation. as defined in
enrolled.
Individuals with Disabilities Education
subsection (g) or (j). respectively. of
Partnership. The term partnership
Act (20 U.S.C. 1401(a)(1)). who receive
section 3 of the Alaska Native Claims
means two or more entities that have
services under part B of that Act.
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Secondary school. The term
than a unit with Statewide
2513.30 What information must a State
secondary school has the same meaning
responsibilities.
Plan contain?
given the term in section 1471(21) of the
U.S. Territory. The term U.S. Territory
The State Plan must include the
Elementary and Secondary Education
means the Virgin Islands, Guam,
following information: (a) An overview
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 2891(21)).
American Samoa, the Commonwealth of
of a State's experience in coordinating
Service-learning. The term service-
the Northern Mariana Islands, and
and supporting the network of service
learning means a method under which
Palau, until the Compact of Free
programs within the State that address
students or participants learn and
Association with Palau is ratified.
educational, public safety, human, and
develop through active participation in
environmental needs, including. where
thoughtfully organized service that-
PART 2513-STATE PLAN: PURPOSE,
appropriate, 8 description of specific
(1) Is conducted in and meets the
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS AND
service programs. This overview should
needs of a community;
SELECTION CRITERIA
encompass programs that have operated
(2) Is coordinated with an elementary
Sec.
independently of and/or without
school, secondary school, institution of
2513.10 Who must submit a State Plan?
financial support from the State;
higher education, or community service
2513.20 What are the purposes of a State
(b) A description of the State's
program, and with the community;
Plan?
priorities and vision for strengthening
(3) Helps foster civic responsibility;
2513.30 What information must a State Plan
the service program infrastructure,
(4) Is integrated into and enhances the
contain?
including how programs proposed for
academic curriculum of the students or
2513.40 How will the State Plans be
Corporation funding fit into this vision.
the educational components of the
evaluated?
The plan should also describe how State
community service program in which
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 12501 et seq.
priorities relate to any national
the participants are enrolled; and
2513.10 Who must submit a State Plan?
priorities established by the
(5) Includes structured time for the
students and participants to reflect on
The fifty States, the District of
Corporation;
the service experience.
Columbia, and Puerto Rico, through a
(c) A description of the goals
Corporation-approved State
established to advance the State's plan.
Service-learning coordinator. The
Commission, Alternative Administrative
including the strategies for achieving
term service-learning coordinator means
an individual trained in service-learning
Entity, or Transitional Entity must
such goals. With respect to technical
who identifies community partners for
submit a comprehensive national and
assistance activities (if any) and
LEAs; assists in designing and
community service plan ("State Plan")
programs proposed to be funded by the
implementing local partnerships
in order to apply to the Corporation for
Corporation, the plan should describe
service-learning programs; provides
support under parts 2515 through 2524
how such activities and programs will
technical assistance and information to,
of this chapter.
be coordinated with other service
programs within the State. The plan
and facilitates the training of, teachers;
2513.20 What are the purposes of a State
should also describe the manner and
and provides other services for an LEA.
Plan?
extent to which the proposed programs
State. The term State means each of
the several States, the District of
The purposes of the State Plan are: (a)
will build on existing programs.
Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto
To set forth the States plan for
including Corporation programs such as
promoting national and community
both the K-12 and Higher Education
Rico, the United States Virgin Islands,
Guam. American Samoa, and the
service and strengthening its service
components of the Learn and Serve
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana
infrastructure, including how
America program, and programs funded
Islands. The term also includes Palau,
Corporation-funded programs fit into
under the Domestic Volunteer Service
the plan;
Act and other programs:
until the Compact of Free Association is
ratified.
(b) To establish specific priorities and
(d) A description of the extent to
State Commission. The term State
goals that advance the State's plan for
which the State entity has coordinated
Commission means a State Commission
strengthening its service program
its efforts with the State educational
on National and Community Service
infrastructure and to specify strategies
agency (SEA) in the SEA's application
maintained by a State pursuant to
for achieving the stated goals;
for school-based service learning funds;
section 178 of the Act. Except when
(c) To inform the Corporation of the
(e) A description of how the State
used in section 178, the term includes
relevant historical background of the
reached out to a broad cross-section of
an alternative administrative entity for a
State's infrastructure for supporting
individuals and organizations to obtain
State approved by the Corporation
national and community service and
their participation in the development
under that section to act in lieu of a
other volunteer opportunities, as well as
of the State plan, including a discussion
State Commission
the current status of such infrastructure;
of the types of organizations and
State educational agency (SEA). The
(d) To assist the Corporation in
individuals who were actually involved
term State educational agency has the
making decisions on applications to
in the process and the manner and
same meaning given that term in section
receive formula and competitive
extent of their involvement: and
1471(23) of the Elementary and
funding under § 2521.30 of this chapter
(f) Such other information as the
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20
and to assist the Corporation in
Corporation may reasonably require.
U.S.C. 2891(23)).
assessing a State's application for
Student. The term student means an
renewal funding for State administrative
2513.40 How will the State Plans be
individual who is enrolled in an
funds as provided in part 2550 of this
evaluated?
elementary or secondary school or
chapter; and
State plans will be evaluated on the
institution of higher education on a full-
(e) To serve as a working document
basis of the following criteria:
time or part-time basis.
that forms the basis of on-going dialogue
(a) The quality of the plan as
Subdivision of a State. The term
between the State and the Corporation
evidenced by: (1) The development and
subdivision of a State means an
and which is subject to modifications as
quality of realistic goals and objectives
governmental unit within a State other
circumstances require.
for moving service ahead in the State:
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(2) The extent to which proposed
Subpart C-Eligibility to Participate
except for the purpose of 2516.600 (b).
strategies can reasonably be expected to
2516.300 Who may participate in a school-
U.S. Territories.
accomplish stated goals;
based service-learning program?
(2) An Indian tribe.
(3) The extent of input in the
2516.310 May private school students
(3) A grantmaking entity as defined in
development of the State plan from a
participate?
2515.20 of this chapter.
2516.320 Is a participant eligible to receive
broad cross-section of individuals and
(4) For activities in a nonparticipating
an AmeriCorps educational award?
organizations including community-
State, a local educational agency (LEA)
Subpart D-Application Contents
as defined in $ 2510.20 of this chapter
based agencies; organizations with a
demonstrated record of providing
2516.400 What must a State or Indian tribe
or a local partnership as described in
educational, public safety, human, or
include in an application for a grant?
$ 2516.110.
2516.410 What must a grantmaking entity,
(b) The types of grants for which each
environmental services; residents of the
local partnership. or LEA include in an
entity is eligible are described in
State, including youth and other
application for a grant?
$ 2516.200.
prospective participants, State
2516.420 What must an LEA, local
Education Agencies; traditional service
partnership. or qualified organization
$ 2516.110 Who may apply for a subgrant
organizations; and labor unions;
include in an application for a subgrant?
from a Corporation grantee?
(b) The sustainability of the national
Subpart E-Application Review
Entities that may apply for a subgrant
service efforts outlined in the plan, as
2516.500 How does the Corporation review
from a State, Indian tribe, or
evidenced by the extent to which they
the merits of an application?
grantmaking entity are:
are supported by: (1) The State, through
2516.510 What happens if the Corporation
(a) An LEA, for a grant from a State
financial, in-kind, and bi-partisan
rejects a States application for an
for planning school-based service-
allotment grant?
political support. including the
learning programs.
2516.520 How does 8 State, Indian tribe. or
existence of supportive legislation: and
(b) A local partnership. for a grant
grantmaking entity review the merits of
from a State or a grantmaking entity to
(2) Other support, including the
an application?
implement, operate, or expand a school-
financial, in-kind. and other support of
Subpart F-Distribution of Funds
based service learning program.
the private sector, foundations, and
2516.600 How are funds for school-based
(1) The local partnership must
other entities and individuals; and
service-learning programs distributed?
include an LEA and one or more
(c) Such other criteria as the
Subpart G-Funding Requirements
community partners. The local
Corporation deems necessary.
2516.700 Are matching funds required?.
partnership may include a private for-
2516.710 Are there limits on the use of
profit business or private elementary or
PART 2515-SERVICE-LEARNING
funds?
secondary school.
PROGRAM PURPOSES
2516.720 What is the length of each type of
(2) The community partners must
grant?
include a public or private nonprofit
Sec.
2516.730 May an applicant submit more
organization that has demonstrated
2515.10 What are the service-learning
than one application to the Corporation
expertise in the provision of services to
programs of the Corporation for National
for the same project at the same time?
meet educational, public safety. human,
and Community Service?
Subpart H-Evaluation Requirements
or environmental needs; was in
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 12501 et seq.
2516.800 What are the purposes of an
existence at least one year before the
$ 2515.10 What are the service-learning
evaluation?
date on which the organization
programs of the Corporation for National
2516.810 What types of evaluations are
submitted an application under this
and Community Service?
grantees and subgrantees required to
part: and will make projects available
perform?
for participants, who must be students.
(a) There are three service-learning
2516.820 What types of internal evaluation
(c) A local partnership. for a grant
programs: (1) School-based programs.
activities are required of programs?
from a State or a grantmaking entity to
described in part 2516 of this chapter.
2516.830 What types of activities are
required of Corporation grantees to
implement, operate, or expand an adult
(2) Community-based programs,
evaluate the effectiveness of their
volunteer program. The local
described in part 2517 of this chapter.
subgrantees?
partnership must include an LEA and
(3) Higher education programs,
2516.840 By what standards will the
one or more public or private nonprofit
Corporation evaluate individual Learn
organizations, other educational
described in part 2519 of this chapter.
and Serve America programs?
agencies, or private for-profit businesses
(b) Each program gives participants
2516.850 What will the Corporation do to
that coordinate and operate projects for
the opportunity to learn and develop
evaluate the overall success of the
participants who must be students.
their own capabilities through service-
service-learning program?
learning. while addressing needs in the
2516.860 Will information on individual
(d) A qualified organization. as
participants be kept confidential?
defined in $ 2515.20 of this chapter. for
community.
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 12501 et seq.
a grant from a State or Indian tribe for
planning or building the capacity of the
PART 2516-SCHOOL-BASED
Subpart A-Eligibility to Apply
State or Indian tribe.
SERVICE-LEARNING PROGRAMS
$ 2516.100 Who may apply for a direct
Subpart B-Use of Grant Funds
Subpart A-Eligibility to Apply
grant from the Corporation?
(a) The following entities may apply
$ 2516.200 How may grant funds be used?
Sec.
2516.100 Who may apply for a direct grant
for a direct grant from the Corporation:
Funds under a school based service
from the Corporation?
(1) A State, through a State
learning grant may be used for the
2516.110 Who may apply for a subgrant
educational agency (SEA) as defined in
purposes described in this section.
from a Corporation grantee?
2510.20 of this chapter. For the
(a) Planning and capacity-building for
purpose of part, "State" means one of
States and Indian tribes. (1) A State or
Subpart B-Use of Grant Funds
the 50 States, the District of Columbia,
Indian tribe may use funds to pay for
2516.200 How may grant funds be used?
the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and,
planning and building its capacity to
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implement school-based service-
(3) Authorized activities include
or if the Corporation determines that 8
learning programs. These entities may
paying the costs of
State, Indian tribe, or LEA substantially
use funds either directly or through
(i) The salaries and benefits of service-
fails or is unwilling to provide for their
subgrants or contracts with qualified
learning coordinators as defined in
participation on an equitable basis, the
organizations.
$ 2510.20 of this chapter; and
Corporation will waive those
(2) Authorized activities include the
(ii) The recruitment, training.
requirements and arrange for the
following: (i) Providing training for
supervision, and placement of service-
provision of services to the students and
teachers, supervisors, personnel from
learning coordinators who may be
teachers.
community-based agencies (particularly
participants in an AmeriCorps program
(2) Waivers will be subject to the
with regard to the utilization of
described in parts 2520 through 2524 of
Corporation procedures that are
participants) and trainers, conducted by
this chapter or who receive AmeriCorps
consistent with the consultation,
qualified individuals or organizations
educational awards.
withholding. notice, and judicial review
experienced in service-learning.
(d) Adult volunteer programs. (1) A
requirements of section 1017(b) (3) and
(ii) Developing service-learning
State, Indian tribe, or grantmaking entity
(4) of the Elementary and Secondary
curricula to be integrated into academic
may use funds to make subgrants to
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 2727
programs, including the age-appropriate
local partnerships described in
(b)).
learning components for students to
2516.110 (c) to implement, operate, or
analyze and apply their service
expand school-based programs
$ 2516.320 is a participant eligible to
receive an AmeriCorps educational award?
experiences.
involving adult volunteers to utilize
(iii) Forming local partnerships
service-learning to improve the
No. However, service-learning
education of students.
coordinators who are approved
described in § 2516.110 to develop
(2) If a State does not submit an
AmeriCorps positions are eligible for
school-based service-learning programs
in accordance with this part.
application that meets the requirements
AmeriCorps educational awards.
(iv) Devising appropriate methods for
for an allotment grant under § 2516.400.
Subpart D-Application Contents
research and evaluation of the
the Corporation may use the allotment
educational value of service-learning
to fund applications from those local
$ 2516.400 What must a State or Indian
and the effect of service-learning
partnerships for adult volunteer
tribe Include in an application for a grant?
activities on communities.
programs in that State.
In order to apply for 8 grant from the
(v) Establishing effective outreach and
(e) Planning by Indian tribes and U.S.
Corporation under this part, 8 State
dissemination of information to ensure
Territories. If the Corporation makes a
(SEA) or Indian tribe must submit the
the broadest possible involvement of
grant to an Indian tribe or a U.S.
following: (a) A three-year strategic plan
community-based agencies with
Territory to plan school-based service-
for promoting service-learning through
demonstrated effectiveness in working
learning programs, the grantee may use
programs under this part, or a revision
with school-age youth in their
the funds for that purpose.
of 8 previously approved three-year
communities.
strategic plan. The application of a SEA
(b) Implementing, operating, and
Subpart C-Eligibility to Participate
must include a description of how the
expanding school-based programs. (1) A
2516.300 Who may participate in a
SEA will coordinate its service-learning
State, Indian Tribe, or grantmaking
school-based service-learning program?
plan with the State Plan under part 2513
entity may use funds to make subgrants
Students who are enrolled in
of this chapter and with other federally-
to local partnerships described in
assisted activities.
elementary or secondary schools on a
§ 2516.110 (b) to implement. operate, or
(b) A proposal containing the specific
full-time or part-time basis may
expand school-based service-learning
program. budget, and other information
participate in school-based programs.
programs.
specified by the Corporation in the grant
(2) If a State does not submit an
2516.310 May private school students
application package.
application that meets the requirements
participate?
(c) Assurances that the applicant
for an allotment grant under § 2516.400,
(a) Yes. To the extent consistent with
will-
the Corporation may use the allotment
the number of students in the State or
(1) Keep such records and provide
to fund applications from those local
Indian tribe or in the school district of
such information to the Corporation
partnerships for programs in that State.
the LEA involved who are enrolled in
with respect to the programs as may be
(3) Authorized activities include
private nonprofit elementary or
required for fiscal audits and program
paying the costs of the recruitment,
secondary schools, the State, Indian
evaluation: and
training. supervision. placement,
tribe, or LEA must (after consultation
(2) Comply with the nonduplication,
salaries and benefits of service learning
with appropriate private school
nondisplacement, and grievance
coordinators.
representatives) make provision-
procedure requirements of part 2540 of
(4) A grantmaking entity may also use
(1) For the inclusion of services and
this chapter.
funds to provide technical assistance
arrangements for the benefit of those
$ 2516.410 What must a grantmaking
and training to appropriate persons
students so as to allow for the equitable
entity, local partnership, or LEA include in
relating to its subgrants.
participation of the students in the
an application for a grant?
(c) Planning programs. (1) A State
programs under this part; and
In order to apply to the Corporation
may use funds to make subgrants to
(2) For the training of the teachers of
for a grant, a grantmaking entity. local
LEAs for planning school-based service-
those students so as to allow for the
partnership. or LEA must submit the
learning programs.
equitable participation of those teachers
following: (a) A detailed description of
(2) If 8 State does not submit an
in the programs under this part.
the proposed program goals and
application that meets the requirements
(b) (1) If a State, Indian tribe, or LEA
activities. The application of a
for an allotment grant under $ 2516.400,
is prohibited by law from providing for
grantmaking entity must include
the-Corporation may use the allotment
the participation of students or teachers
(1) A description of how the applicant
to fund applications from LEAs for
from private nonprofit schools as
will coordinate its activities with the
planning programs in that State.
required by paragraph (a) of this section,
State Plan under part 2513 of this
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chapter, including a description of plans
diverse backgrounds (including
(c) In reviewing applications
to meet and consult with the State
economically disadvantaged youth) who
submitted by Indian tribes and U.S.
Commission, if possible, and to provide
will serve together to explore the root
Territories, the Corporation-
a copy of the program application to the
causes of community problems;
(1) May decide to approve only
State Commission and with other
(iii) The principal leaders of the
planning of school-based service-
federally-assisted activities; and
program will be well qualified for their
learning programs: and
(2) A description of how the program
responsibilities;
(2) Will set the amounts of grants in
will be carried out in more than one
(iv) The program has sound plans and
accordance with the respective needs of
State.
processes for training, technical
applicants.
(b) The specific program. budget, and
assistance, supervision, quality control,
other information specified by the
evaluation, administration, and other
$ 2516.510 What happens If the
Corporation in the grant application
key activities; and
Corporation rejects a State's application for
an allotment grant?
package.
(v) The program will advance
(c) Assurances that the applicant
knowledge about how to do effective
If the Corporation rejects a State's
will-
and innovative community service and
application for an allotment grant under
(1) Keep such records and provide
service-learning and enhance the
2516.600(b)(2). the Corporation will-
such information to the Corporation
broader elementary and secondary
(a) Promptly notify the State of the
with respect to the program as may be
education field.
reasons for the rejection:
required for fiscal audits and program
(2) Replicability, as indicated by the
(b) Provide the State with a reasonable
evaluation;
extent to which the program will assist
opportunity to revise and resubmit the
(2) Prior to the placement of a
others in learning from experience and
application;
(c) Provide technical assistance. if
participant. consult with the
replicating the approach of the program.
appropriate local labor organization. if
(3) Sustainability, as indicated by the
necessary; and
any. representing employees in the area
extent to which-
(d) Promptly reconsider the
who are engaged in the same or similar
(i) An SEA, Indian tribe or
resubmitted application and make a
decision.
work as that proposed to be carried out
grantmaking entity applicant
by the program. to prevent the
demonstrates the ability and willingness
2516.520 How does a State, Indian tribe,
displacement and protect the rights of
to coordinate its activities with the State
or grantmaking entity review the merits of
those employees;
Plan under part 2513 of this chapter and
an application?
(3) Develop an age-appropriate
with other federally assisted activities;
In reviewing the merits of an
learning component for participants in
(ii) The program will foster
application for a subgrant under this
the program that includes a chance for
collaborative efforts among local
part, a Corporation grantee must use the
participants to analyze and apply their
educational agencies, local government
criteria and priorities in $ 2516.500.
service experiences; and
agencies, community based agencies,
(4) Comply with the nonduplication,
businesses, and State agencies;
Subpart F-Distribution of Funds
nondisplacement, and grievance
(iii) The program will enjoy strong.
procedure requirements of part 2540 of
broad-based community support; and
2516.600 How are funds for school-
this chapter.
(iv) There is evidence that financial
based service-learning programs
distributed?
(d) For a local partnership. an
resources will be available to continue
the program after the expiration of the
(a) Of the amounts appropriated to
assurance that the LEA will serve as the
fiscal agent.
grant.
carry out this part for any fiscal year, the
(b) The Corporation also gives priority
Corporation will reserve not more than
$ 2516.420 What must an LEA, local
to proposals that-
three percent for grants to Indian tribes
partnership, or qualified organization
(1) Involve participants in the design
and U.S. Territories to be allotted in
Include In an application for a subgrant?
and operation of the program:
accordance with their respective needs.
In order to apply for a subgrant from
(2) Reflect the greatest need for
(b) The Corporation will use the
an SEA. Indian tribe, or grantmaking
assistance, such as programs targeting
remainder of the funds appropriated as
entity under this part. an applicant must
low-income areas;
follows: (1) Competitive Grants. From
include the information required by the
(3) Involve students from public and
25 percent of the remainder, the
Corporation grantee.
private schools serving together;
Corporation may make grants on a
(4) Involve students of different ages,
competitive basis to States, Indian
Subpart E-Application Review
races, genders, ethnicities, abilities and
tribes, or grantmaking entities.
disabilities, or economic backgrounds,
(2) Allotments to States.
2516.500 How does the Corporation
serving together;
(i) From 37.5 percent of the
review the merits of an application?
(5) Are integrated into the academic
remainder, the Corporation will allot to
(a) In reviewing the merits of an
program of the participants;
each State an amount that bears the
application submitted to the
(6) Best represent the potential of
same ratio to 37.5 percent of the
Corporation under this part, the
service-learning as a vehicle for
remainder as the number of school-age
Corporation evaluates the quality.
education reform and school-to-work
youth in the State bears to the total
innovation. replicability. and
transition:
number of school-age youth of all States
sustainability of the proposal on the
(7) Develop civic responsibility and
(ii) From 37.5 percent of the
basis of the following criteria: (1)
leadership skills and qualities in
remainder, the Corporation will allot to
Quality. as indicated by the extent to
participants;
each State an amount that bears the
which-
(8) Demonstrate the ability to achieve
same ratio to 37.5 percent of the
(i) The program will provide
the goals of this part on the basis of the
remainder as the allocation to the State
productive meaningful, educational
proposal's quality, innovation,
for the previous fiscal year under
experiences that incorporate service-
replicability, and sustainability; or
Chapter 1 of Title I of the Elementary
learning methods;
(9) Address any other priority
and Secondary Education Act of 1965.
(ii) The program will meet community
established by the Corporation for a
(20 U.S.C. 2711 et seq.) bears to the
needs and involve individuals from
particular period.
allocations to all States.
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(iii) Notwithstanding other provisions
of available financial resources at the
Subpart H-Evaluation Requirements
of paragraph (b)(2) of this section, no
local level.
State will receive an allotment that is
2516.800 What are the purposes of an
less than the allotment the State
2516.710 Are there limits on the use of
evaluation?
received for fiscal year 1993 from the
funds?
Every evaluation effort should serve
Commission on National and
Yes. The following limits apply to
to improve program quality. examine
Community Service. If the amount of
funds made available under this part:
benefits of service, or fulfill legislative
funds made available in a fiscal year is
(a)(1) The recipient of a direct grant
requirements.
insufficient to make those allotments,
from the Corporation may spend no
2516.810 What types of evaluations are
the Corporation will make additional
more than five percent of the grant
grantees and subgrantees required to
funds available from the 25 percent
funds on administrative costs for any
perform?
described in paragraph (b)(1) of this
fiscal year.
section for that fiscal year to make those
All grantees and subgrantees are
allotments.
(2) If a Corporation grantee makes a
required to perform internal evaluations
(3) For the purpose of paragraph (b) of
subgrant to an entity to carry out a
which are ongoing efforts to assess
this section, "State" means one of the 50
service-learning program, the
performance and improve quality.
Corporation grantee may determine how
Grantees and subgrantees may, but are
States, the District of Columbia, and the
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
the allowable administrative costs will
not required to, arrange for independent
(c) If a State or Indian tribe does not
be distributed between itself and the
evaluations which are assessments of
submit an application that meets the
subgrantee.
program effectiveness by individuals
requirements for approval under this
(b) (1) An SEA or Indian tribe must
who are not directly involved in the
'spend between ten and 15 percent of the
administration of the program. The cost
part, the Corporation (after making any
grants to local partnerships or LEAs for
grant to build capacity through training.
of independent evaluations is allowable.
activities in nonparticipating States)
technical assistance, curriculum
2516.820 What types of Internal
may use its allotment for States and
development, and coordination
evaluation activities are required of
Indian tribes with approved
activities.
programs?
applications, as the Corporation
(2) However, the Corporation may
Programs are required to: (a)
determines appropriate.
waive this requirement in order to
Continuously assess management
(d) Notwithstanding other provisions
permit an SEA or a tribe to use between
effectiveness, the quality of services
of this section, if less than $20,000,000
ten percent and 20 percent of the grant
provided, and the satisfaction of both
is made available in any fiscal year to
funds to build capacity. To be eligible
participants and service recipients.
carry out this part, the Corporation will
to receive the waiver, the SEA or tribe
Internal evaluations should seek
make all grants to States and Indian
must submit an application to the
frequent feedback and provide for quick
tribes on a competitive basis.
Corporation.
correction of weakness. The Corporation
encourages programs to use internal
Subpart G-Funding Requirements
(c) Funds made available under this
evaluation methods, such as community
part may not be used to pay any stipend.
2516.700 Are matching funds required?
advisory councils, participant advisory
allowance, or other financial support to
councils. peer reviews, quality control
(a) Yes. The Corporation share of the
any participant in a service-learning
inspections. and service recipient and
cost of carrying out a program funded
program under this part except
participant surveys.
under this part may not exceed-
reimbursement for transportation,
(1) Ninety percent of the total cost for
(b) Track progress toward pre-
meals, and other reasonable out-of-
established objectives. Objectives must
the first year for which the program
pocket expenses directly related to
be established by programs and
receives assistance;
participation in a program assisted
approved by the Corporation. Programs
(2) Eighty percent of the total cost for
under this part.
must submit to the Corporation (or the
the second year;
(3) Seventy percent of the total cost
4 2516.720 What Is the length of each type
Corporation grantee as applicable)
for the third year; and
of grant?
periodic performance reports.
(c) Collect and submit to the
(4) Fifty percent of the total cost for
(a) One year is the maximum length
Corporation (through the Corporation
the fourth year and any subsequent year.
of-
grantee as applicable) the following
(b) In providing for the remaining
(1) A planning grant under § 2516.200
data: (1) The total number of
share of the cost of carrying out a
(a), (c) or (e); and
participants in each program and basic
program, each recipient of assistance
(2) A grant to a local partnership for
demographic characteristics of the
must provide for that share through a
payment in cash or in kind, fairly
activities in a nonparticipating State
participants including sex, age,
under § 2516.200 (b)(2) and (d)(2).
economic background, education level.
evaluated, including facilities,
ethnic group, disability classification,
equipment, or services, and may
(b) All other grants are for a period of
and geographic region.
provide for that share through State
up to three years, subject to satisfactory
sources, local sources, or Federal
performance and annual appropriations.
(2) Other information as required by
the Corporation.
sources (other than funds made
available under the national service
$ 2516.730 May an applicant submit more
(d) Cooperate fully with all
laws).
than one application to the Corporation for
Corporation evaluation activities.
the same project at the same time?
(c) However, the Corporation may
2516.830 What types of activities are
waive the requirements of paragraph (b)
No. The Corporation will reject an
required of Corporation grantees to
of this section in whole or in part with
application for a project if an
evaluate the effectiveness of their
respect to any program in any fiscal year
application for funding or educational
subgrantees?
if the Corporation determines that the
awards for the same project is already
A Corporation grantee that makes
waiver would be equitable due to a lack
pending before the Corporation.
subgrants must do the following: (a)
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Ensure that subgrantees comply with
consent of the participant. However, the
2517.110 Who may apply for a subgrant
the requirements of $ 2516.840.
Corporation may disclose aggregate
from a Corporation grantee?
(b) Track program performance in
participant information.
Entities that may apply for a subgrant
terms of progress toward pre-established
objectives; ensure that corrective action
(b) Grantees and'subgrantees under
from a State Commission or
is taken when necessary: and submit to
this part must comply with the
grantmaking entity are qualified
the Corporation periodic performance
provisions of paragraph (a) of this
organizations that have entered into a
section.
local partnership with one or more-
reports.
(a) Local educational agencies (LEAs):
(c) Collect from programs and submit
PART 2517-COMMUNITY-BASED
(b) Other qualified organizations: or
to the Corporation the descriptive
SERVICE-LEARNING PROGRAMS
(c) Both.
information required in 2516.820(c)(1).
(d) Cooperate fully with all
Subpart A-Eligibility to Apply
Subpart B-Use of Grant Funds
Corporation evaluation activities.
Sec.
2517.200 How may grant funds be used?
§ 2516.840 By what standards will the
2517.100 Who may apply for a direct grant
Funds under a community-based
Corporation evaluate individual Learn and
from the Corporation?
Serve America programs?
2517.110 Who may apply for a subgrant
Learn and Serve grant may be used for
from a Corporation grantee?
the purposes described in this section.
The Corporation will evaluate
(a) A State Commission or
programs based on the following: (a)
Subpart B-Use of Grant Funds
grantmaking entity may use funds—
The extent to which the program meets
2517.200 How may grant funds be used?
(1) To make subgrants to qualified
the objectives established and agreed to
by the grantee and the Corporation
Subpart C-Eligibility to Participate
organizations described in 2517.110 to
implement, operate, expand. or replicate
before the grant award.
2517.300 Who may participate in a
(h) The extent to which the program
community-based service-learning
8 community-based service program that
is cost-effective.
program?
provides direct and demonstrable
educational, public safety, human, or
(c) Other criteria as determined and
Subpart D-Application Contents
environmental service by participants,
published by the Corporation.
2517.400 What must a State Commission or
who must be school-age youth; and
2516.850 What will the Corporation do to
grantmaking entity include in an
(2) To provide training and technical
evaluate the overall success of the service-
application for a grant?
assistance to qualified organizations.
2517.410 What must a qualified
learning program?
(b) (1) A qualified organization may
organization include in an application
(a) The Corporation will conduct
for a grant or a subgrant?
use funds under a direct grant or a
independent evaluations. These
subgrant to implement. operate. expand.
evaluations will consider the opinions
Subpart E-Application Review
or replicate a community-based service
of participants and members of the
2517.500 How is an application reviewed?
program.
communities where services are
Subpart F-Distribution of Funds
(2) If a qualified organization receives
delivered. If appropriate, these
a direct grant, its program must be
2517.600 How are funds for community-
evaluations will compare participants
carried out at multiple sites or be
based service-learning programs
with individuals who have not
distributed?
particularly innovative.
participated in service-learning
programs. These evaluations will-
Subpart G-Funding Requirements
Subpart C-Eligibility to Participate
(1) Study the extent to which service-
2517.700 Are matching funds required?
$2517.300 Who may participate in a
learning programs as 8 whole affect the
2517.710 Are there limits on the use of
involved communities;
funds?
community-based service-learning
program?
(2) Determine the extent to which
2517.720 What is the length of a grant?
2517.730 May an applicant submit more
School-age youth as defined in
service-learning programs as a whole
than one application to the Corporation
$ 2510.20 of this chapter may participate
increase academic learning of
for the same project at the same time?
in a community-based program.
participants, enhance civic education,
and foster continued community
Subpart H-Evaluation Requirements
Subpart D-Application Contents
involvement: and
2517.800 What are the evaluation
(3) Determine the effectiveness of
requirements for community-based
$ 2517.400 What must a State Commission
different program models.
programs?
or grantmaking entity include in an
(b) The Corporation will also
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 12501 et seq.
application for a grant?
determine by June 30, 1995, whether
(a) In order to apply for a grant from
outcomes of service-learning programs
Subpart A-Eligibility to Apply
the Corporation under this part, a State
are defined and measured appropriately,
Commission or a grantmaking entity
2517.100 Who may apply for a direct
and the implications of the results from
grant from the Corporation?
must submit the following: (1) A three-
such a study for authorized funding
year plan for promoting service-learning
levels.
(a) The following entities may apply
through programs under this part. The
for a direct grant from the Corporation:
plan must describe the types of
2516.860 Will Information on Individual
(1) A State Commission established
community-based program models
participants be kept confidential?
under part 2550 of this chapter.
proposed to be carried out during the
(a) Yes. The Corporation will
(2) A grantmaking entity as defined in
first year.
maintain the confidentiality of
2510.20 of this chapter.
(2) A proposal containing the specific
information regarding individual
program. budget, and other information
participants that is acquired for the
(3) A qualified organization as defined
purpose of the evaluations described in
in $ 2515.20 of this chapter.
specified by the Corporation in the grant
application package.
$ 2516.840. The Corporation will
(b) The types of grants for which each
(3) A description of how the applicant
disclose individual participant
. entity is eligible are described in
will coordinate its activities with the
information only with the prior written
$ 2517.200.
State Plan under part 2513 of this
chapter and with other federally-
appropriate local labor organization. if
Subpart G-Funding Requirements
assisted activities, including a
any. representing employees in the area
description of plans to meet and consult
in which the program will be carried out
2517.700 Are matching funds required?
with the State Commission, if possible,
who are engaged in the same or similar
(a) Yes. The Corporation share of the
and to provide a copy of the program
work as the work proposed to be carried
cost of carrying out a program funded
application to the State Commission.
out by the program, to prevent the
under this part may not exceed—
(4) Assurances that the applicant
displacement of those employees.
(1) Ninety percent of the total cost for
will-
(b) In order to apply to a State
the first year for which the program
(i) Keep such records and provide
Commission or a grantmaking entity for
receives assistance;
such information to the Corporation
a subgrant, a qualified organization
(2) Eighty percent of the total cost for
with respect to the programs as may be
must submit the following: (1) A plan
the second year;
required for fiscal audits and program
describing the goals and activities of the
(3) Seventy percent of the total cost
evaluation;
proposed program; and
for the third year; and
(ii) Comply with the nonduplication,
(2) Such specific program, budget,
(4) Fifty percent of the total cost for
nondisplacement, and grievance
and other information as the
the fourth year and any subsequent year.
procedure requirements of part 2540 of
Commission or entity reasonably
(b) In providing for the remaining
this chapter; and
requires.
share of the cost of carrying out a
(iii) Ensure that, prior to placing a
participant in a program, the entity
Subpart E-Application Review
program, each recipient of assistance
must provide for that share through 8
carrying out the program will consult
$ 2517.500 How is an application
payment in cash or in kind, fairly
with the appropriate local labor
reviewed?
evaluated, including facilities,
organization. if any, representing
In reviewing an application for a grant
equipment, or services. and may
employees in the area in which the
program will be carried out that are
or a subgrant, the Corporation. a State
provide for that share through State
engaged in the same or similar work as
Commission, or a grantmaking entity
sources, local sources. or Federal
will apply the following criteria: (a) The
sources (other than funds made
the work proposed to be carried out by
quality of the program proposed.
available under the national service
the program. to prevent the
(b) The innovation of, and feasibility
laws).
displacement of those employees.
of replicating. the program.
(b) In addition, 8 grantmaking entity
(c) However. the Corporation may
(c) The sustainability of the program.
must submit information demonstrating
waive the requirements of paragraph (b)
based on-
that the entity will make grants for a
of this section in whole or in part with
(1) Strong and broad-based
respect to any program in any fiscal year
program-
community support;
(1) To carry out activities in two or
if the Corporation determines that the
(2) Multiple funding sources or
more States, under circumstances in
waiver would be equitable due to lack
private funding: and
of available financial resources at the
which those activities can be carried out
(3) Coordination with the State Plan
local level
more efficiently through one program
under part 2513 of this chapter and
than through two or more programs; and
other federallv-assisted activities.
2517.710 Are there limits on the use of
(2) To carry out the same activities,
(d) The quality of the leadership of
funds?
such as training activities or activities
the program, past performance of the
Yes. The following limits apply to
related to exchanging information on
program. and the extent to which the
funds made available under this part:
service experiences, through each of the
program builds on existing programs.
(a)(1) The recipient of a direct grant
projects assisted through the program.
(e) The applicant's efforts—
from the Corporation may spend no
2517.410 What must a qualified
(1) To recruit participants from among
more than five percent of the grant
organization include in an application for
residents of the communities in which
funds on administrative costs for any
grant or a subgrant?
projects would be conducted;
fiscal year.
(a) In order to apply to the
(2) To ensure that the projects are
(2) If a Corporation grantee makes a
Corporation for a direct grant, a
open to participants of different ages,
subgrant to an entity to carry out a
qualified organization must submit the
races, genders, ethnicities, abilities and
service-learning program. the
following: (1) A plan describing the
disabilities, and economic backgrounds:
Corporation grantee may determine how
goals and activities of the proposed
and
the allowable administrative costs will
(3) To involve participants and
program;
be distributed between itself and the
(2) A proposal containing the specific
community residents in the design,
subgrantee.
program, budget, and other information
leadership. and operation of the
(b) Funds made available unde: this
specified by the Corporation in the grant
program.
part may not be used to pay any stipend.
application package; and
(f) The extent to which projects would
allowance, or other financial support to
be located in areas that are-
(3) Assurances that the applicant
(1) Empowerment zones,
any participant in a service-learning
will-
(i) Keep such records and provide
redevelopment areas, or other areas with
program under this part except
such information to the Corporation
high concentrations of low-income
reimbursement for transportation.
meals, and other reasonable out-of-
with respect to the program as may be
people: or
required for fiscal audits and program
(2) Environmentally distressed.
pocket expenses directly related to
participation in a program assisted
evaluation;
Subpart F-Distribution of Funds
under this part.
(ii) Comply with the nonduplication,
nondisplacement, and grievance
2517.600 How are funds for community-
2517.720 What is the length of a grant?
procedure requirements of part 2540 of
based service-learning programs
A grant under this part is for a period
this chapter; and
distributed?
of up to three years, subject to
(iii) Prior to placing a participant in
All funds are distributed by the
satisfactory performance and annual
the program. consult with the
Corporation through competitive grants.
appropriations.
2517.730 May an applicant submit more
programs and participants in such
2519.720 What is the length of a grant?
than one application to the Corporation for
programs;
2519.730 May an applicant submit more
the same project at the same time?
(e) Provide information, curriculum
than one application to the Corporation
No. The Corporation will reject an
for the same project at the same time?
materials. and technical assistance
application for a project if an
relating to planning and operation of
Subpart H-Evaluation Requirements
application for funding or educational
service-learning programs, to States and
2519.800 What are the evaluation
awards for the same project is already
local entities eligible to receive financial
requirements for Higher Education
pending before the Corporation.
assistance under this title;
programs?
(f) Provide information regarding
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 12501 et seq.
Subpart H-Evaluation Requirements
methods to make service-learning
Subpart A-Purpose and Eligibility to Apply
$ 2517.800 What are the evaluation
programs accessible to individuals with
requirements for community-based
disabilities;
$ 2519.100 What is the purpose of the
programs?
Higher Education programs?
(g)(1) Gather and disseminate
The evaluation requirements for
The purpose of the higher education
information on successful service-
recipients of grants and subgrants under
innovative programs for community
learning programs, components of such
part 2516 of this chapter. relating to
service is to expand participation in
successful programs, innovative youth
school-based service-learning programs,
community service by supporting high-
skills curricula related to service-
apply to recipients under this part.
quality. sustainable community service
learning. and service-learning projects;
and
programs carried out through
PART 2518-SERVICE-LEARNING
institutions of higher education, acting
CLEARINGHOUSE
(2) Coordinate the activities of the
as civic institutions helping to meet the
Clearinghouse with appropriate entities
educational, public safety, human. and
S.c.
to avoid duplication of effort;
environmental needs of the
2518.100 What is the purpose of 8 Service-
(h) Make recommendations to State
communities in which the programs
Learning Clearinghouse?
and local entities on quality controls to
2518.110 What are the functions of a
operate.
Service-Learning Clearinghouse?
improve the quality of service-learning
programs;
2519.110 Who may apply for a grant?
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 12501 et seq.
(i) Assist organizations in recruiting.
The following entities may apply for
$ 2518.100 What is the purpose of a
screening. and placing service-learning
a grant from the Corporation: (a) An
Service-Leaming Clearinghouse?
coordinators; and
institution of higher education.
(b) A consortium of institutions of
The Corporation will provide
(j) Carry out such other activities as
higher education.
financial assistance, from funds
the Chief Executive Officer determines
(c) A higher education partnership. as
appropriated to carry out the activities
to be appropriate.
defined in $2510.20 of this chapter.
listed under parts 2530 through 2533 of
this chapter. to public or private
PART 2519-HIGHER EDUCATION
Subpart B-Use of Grant Funds
nonprofit organizations that have
INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS FOR
extensive experience with service-
COMMUNITY SERVICE
2519.200 How may grant funds be used?
Funds under 8 higher education
learning. including use of adult
Subpart A-Purpose and Eligibility to Apply
volunteers to foster service-learning. to
program grant may be used for the
establish a clearinghouse. which will
Sec.
following activities: (a) Enabling an
carry out activities, either directly or by
2519.100 What is the purpose of the Higher
institution of higher education. a higher
arrangement with another such
Education programs?
education partnership or a consortium
organization, with respect to
2519.110 Who may apply for a grant?
to create or expand an organized
information about service-learning.
Subpart B-Use of Grant Funds
community service program that-
(1) Engenders a sense of social
2518.110 What are the functions of a
2519.200 How may grant funds be used?
responsibility and commitment to the
Service-Learning Clearinghouse?
Subpart C-Participant Eligibility and
community in which the institution is
An organization that receives
Benefits
located; and
assistance from funds appropriated to
2519.300 Who may participate in a Higher
(2) Provides projects for the
carry out the activities listed.under parts
Education program?
participants described in § 2519.300.
2530 through 2533 of this chapter
2519.310 Is a participant eligible to receive
(b) Supporting student-initiated and
an AmeriCorps educational award?
student-designed community service
may-
2519.320 May 8 program provide a stipend
(a) Assist entities carrying out State or
projects.
to a participant?
(c) Strengthening the leadership and
local service-learning programs with
Subpart D-Application Contents
instructional capacity of teachers at the
needs assessments and planning:
(b) Conduct research and evaluations
2519.400 What must an applicant include
elementary. secondary. and
in an application for a grant?
postsecondary levels with respect to
concerning service-learning:
service-learning by-
(c)(1) Provide leadership development
Subpart E-Application Review
(1) Including service-learning as a key
and training to State and local service-
2519.500 How does the Corporation review
component of the preservice teacher
learning program administrators,
the merits of an application?
education of the institution; and
supervisors. project sponsors, and
Subpart F-Distribution of Funds
(2) Encouraging the faculty of the
participants; and
institution to use service-learning
(2) Provide training to persons who
2519.600 How are funds for Higher
Lan provide the leadership development
Education programs distributed?
methods throughout the curriculum.
(d) Facilitating the integration of
and training described in paragraph
Subpart G-Funding Requirements
community service carried out under
(c)(1) of this section;
2519.700 Are matching funds required?
the grant into academic curricula,
(d) Facilitate communication among
2519.710 Are there limits on the use of
including integration of clinical
entities carrying out service-learning
funds?
programs into the curriculum for
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students in professional schools, so that
if necessary. health care and child care
(2) Specify how the institution will
students may obtain credit for their
to those participants. A program may,
promote faculty. administration, and
community service projects.
but is not required to, provide a
staff participation in the community
(e) Supplementing the funds available
prorated living allowance to individuals
service projects:
to carry out work-study programs under
participating in approved AmeriCorps
(3) Specify the manner in which the
part c of title IV of the Higher Education
positions on a part-time basis,
institution will provide service to the
Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.) to
consistent with the AmeriCorps
community through organized
support service-learning and
program requirements in $ 2522.240 of
programs, including. where appropriate,
community service.
this chapter.
clinical programs for students in
(f) Strengthening the service
professional schools;
infrastructure within institutions of
Subpart D-Application Contents
(4) Describe any higher education
higher education in the United States
partnership that will participate in the
that supports service-learning and
2519.400 What must an applicant Include
community service projects. such as a
in an application for a grant?
community service.
higher education partnership comprised
(g) Providing for the training of
In order to apply to the Corporation
of the institution, a student
teachers, prospective teachers, related
for a grant, an applicant must submit the
organization, a community-based
education personnel, and community
following: (a) A plan describing the
agency. a local government agency. or a
leaders in the skills necessary to
goals and activities of the proposed
nonprofit entity that serves or involves
develop, supervise, and organize
program.
school-age youth or older adults:
(b) The specific program, budget, and
service-learning.
(5) Demonstrate community
other information and assurances
involvement in the development of the
Subpart C-Participant Eligibility and
specified by the Corporation in the grant
proposal;
Benefits
application package.
(6) Specify that the institution will
(c) Assurances that the applicant
2519.300 Who may participate in a
use funds under this part to strengthen
will-
Higher Education program?
the infrastructure in institutions of
(1) Keep such records and provide
Students, faculty, administration and
higher education; or
such information to the Corporation
staff of an institution, as well as
(7) With respect to projects involving
with respect to the program as may be
residents of the community may
delivery of service, specify projects that
required for fiscal audits and program
participate. For the purpose of this part,
involve leadership development of
evaluation;
the term "student" means an individual
(2) Comply with the nonduplication,
school-age youth.
who is enrolled in an institution of
(c) In addition, the Corporation may
nondisplacement, and grievance
higher education on a full-time or part-
designate additional priorities in an
procedure requirements of part 2540 of
time basis.
application package that will be used in
this chapter;
(3) Prior to the placement of a
selecting programs.
2519.310 is a participant eligible to
receive an AmeriCorps educational award?
participant in the program, consult with
Subpart F-Distribution of Funds
In general, no. However, certain
the appropriate local labor organization,
positions in programs funded under this
if any, representing employees in the
2519.600 How are funds for Higher
area who are engaged in the same or
Education programs distributed?
part may qualify as approved
similar work as the work proposed to be
All funds under this part are
AmeriCorps positions. The Corporation
will establish eligibility requirements
carried out by the program. to prevent
distributed by the Corporation through
for these positions as a part of the
the displacement and protect the rights
grants or by contract.
of those employees: and
application package.
(4) Comply with any other assurances
Subpart G-Funding Requirements
$2519.320 May a program provide a
that the Corporation deems necessary.
2519.700 Are matching funds required?
stipend to a participant?
(a) A program may provide 8 stipend
Subpart E-Application Review
(a) Yes. The Corporation share of the
cost of carrying out a program funded
for service activities for a participant
2519.500 How does the Corporation
under this part may not exceed 50
who is a student if the provision of
review an application?
percent.
stipends in reasonable in the context of
(a) The Corporation will review an
(b) In providing for the remaining
a program's design and objectives.
application submitted under this part on
share of the cost of carrying out a
(1) A program may not provide a
the basis of the quality, innovation.
program, each recipient of assistance
stipend to a student who is receiving
replicability, and sustainability of the
must provide for that share through a
academic credit for service activities
proposed program and such other
payment in cash or in kind, fairly
unless the service activities require a
criteria as the Corporation establishes in
evaluated. including facilities,
substantial time commitment beyond
an application package.
equipment, or services, and may
that expected for the credit earned.
(b) In addition, in reviewing an
provide for that share through State
(2) A participant who is earning
application submitted under this part,
sources, local sources, of Federal
money for service activities under the
the Corporation will give a proposed
sources (other than funds made
work-study program described in
program increased priority for each
available under the national service
§ 2519.200(e) may not receive an
characteristic described in paragraphs
laws).
additional stipend from funds under
(b) (1) through (7) of this section.
(c) However, the Corporation may
this part.
Priority programs-
waive the requirements of paragrapa (b)
(b) Consistent with the AmeriCorps
(1) Demonstrate the commitment of
of this section in whole or in part with
program requirements in $ 2522.100 of
the institution of higher education,
respect to any program in any fiscal year
this chapter, a program with
other than by demonstrating the
if the Corporation determines that the
participants serving in approved full-
commitment of its students, to
waiver would be equitable due to lack
time AmeriCorps positions must ensure
supporting the community service
of available financial resources at the
the provision of a living allowance and,
projects carried out under the program;
local level.
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$ 2519.710 Are there limits on the use of
identifiable service or improvement that
that nothing in this section shall be
funds?
otherwise would not be provided with
construed to prevent participants from
Yes. The recipient of a grant under
existing funds or volunteers and that
engaging in advocacy activities
this part may spend no more than five
does not duplicate the routine functions
undertaken at their own initiative; and
percent of the grant funds on
of workers or displace paid employees.
(5) An organization engaged in the
administrative costs.
Programs must develop service
religious activities described in
$ 2519.720 What is the length of a grant?
opportuntities that are appropriate to
paragraph (e) of this section, unless
the skill levels of participants and that
Corporation assistance is not used to
A grant under this part is for a period
provide a demonstrable, identifiable
support those religious activities; and
of up to three years, subject to
benefit that is valued by the community.
(b) Such other activities as the
satisfactory performance and annual
(b) In certain circumstances, some
Corporation may prohibit.
appropriations.
activities may not provide a direct
2519.730 May an applicant submit more
benefit to the communities in which
PART 2521-ELIGIBLE AMERICORPS
PROGRAM APPLICANTS AND TYPES
than one application to the Corporation for
servicè is performed. Such activities
OF GRANTS AVAILABLE FOR AWARD
the same project at the same time?
may include, but are not limited to,
No. The Corporation will reject an
clerical work and research. However, a
Sec.
application for a project if an
participant may engage in such
2521.10 Who may apply to receive an
application for funding or educational
activities if the performance of the
AmeriCorps grant?
awards for the same project is already
activity is incidental to the participant's
2521.20 What types of AmeriCorps program
pending before the Corporation.
provision of service that does provide a
grants are available for award?
direct benefit to the community in
2521.30 How will AmeriCorps program
Subpart H-Evaluation Requirements
which the service is performed.
grants be awarded?
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 12501 et seq.
2519.800 What are the evaluation
2520.30 Are there any activities that are
requirements for Higher Education
prohibited?
2521.10 Who may apply to receive an
programs?
AmeriCorps grant?
Yes. Some activities are prohibited
The monitoring and evaluation
altogether. Although all prohibited
(a) States (including Territories),
requirements for recipients of grants and
subdivisions of States, Indian tribes,
activities may be performed voluntarily
subgrants under part 2516 of this
by participants on their own time, they
public or private nonprofit
chapter, relating to school-based
may not be performed by participants in
organizations (including labor
service-learning programs, apply to
the course of their duties, at the request
organizations). and institutions of
recipients under this part.
of program staff, or in a manner that
higher education are eligible to apply
would associate the activities with the
for AmeriCorps grants. However, the
PART 2520-GENERAL PROVISIONS:
fifty States, the District of Columbia and
AmeriCorps program or the Corporation.
AMERICORPS PROGRAMS
Puerto Rico must first receive
These activities include:
Corporation authorization for the use of
Sec.
(a) Any effort to influence legislation,
a State Commission or alternative
2520.10 What is the purpose of the
as prohibited under section 501(c) of the
AmeriCorps program described in parts
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26
administrative or transitional entity
2520 through 2524 of this chapter?
U.S.C. 501(c));
pursuant to part 2550 of this chapter in
2520.20 What types of service activities are
(b) Organizing protests, petitions,
order to be eligible for an AmeriCorps
allowable for programs supported under
boycotts, or strikes;
grant.
parts 2520 through 2524 of this chapter?
(c) Assisting, promoting or deterring
(b) The Corporation may also enter
2520.30 Are there any activities that are
into contracts or cooperative agreements
union organizing;
prohibited?
(d) Impairing existing contracts for
for AmeriCorps assistance with Federal
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 12501 et seq.
agencies that are Executive Branch
services or collective bargaining
agencies or departments. Bureaus,
§ 2520.10 What is the purpose of the
agreements;
AmeriCorps program described in parts
(e) Engaging in partisan political
divisions, and local and regional offices
2520 through 2524 of this chapter?
activities, or other activities designed to
of such departments and agencies may
The purpose of the AmeriCorps grant
influence the outcome of an election to
only receive assistance pursuant to a
program is to provide financial
any public office;
contract or agreement with the central
assistance to support AmeriCorps
(f) Engaging in religious instruction,
department or agency. The requirements
conducting worship services, providing
relating to Federal agencies are
programs that address educational,
public safety, human, or environmental
instruction as part of a program that
described in part 2523 of this chapter.
needs through national and community
includes mandatory religious
2521.20 What types of AmeriCorps
service to provide AmeriCorps
instruction or worship. constructing or
program grants are available for award?
education awards to participants in
operating facilities devoted to religious
The Corporation may make the
such progams.
instruction or worship. maintaining
following types of grants to eligible
facilities primarily or inherently
applicants. The requirements of this
$ 2520.20 What types of service activities
devoted to religious instruction or
section will also apply to any State or
are allowable for programs supported under
worship, or engaging in any form of
other applicant receiving assistance
parts 2520 through 2524 of this chapter?
religious proselytization;
under this part that proposes to conduct
(a) The service must either provide a
(g) Providing a direct benefit to-
a grant program using the assistance to
direct benefit to the community where
(1) A business organized for profit;
support other national or community
it is performed, or involve the
(2) A labor union:
service programs.
supervision of participants or volunteers
(3) A partisan political organization:
(a) Planning grants.-(1) Purpose. The
whose service provides a direct benefit
(4) A nonprofit-organization that fails
purpose of a planning grant is to assist
to the community where it is performed.
to comply with the restrictions
an applicant in completing the planning
Moreover, the approved AmeriCorps
contained in section 501(c) of the
necessary to implement a sound concept
activities must result in a specific
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 except
that has already been developed.
(2) Eligibility. (i) States may apply
(e) Training, technical assistance and
directly to the Corporation for planning
AmeriCorps programs other than
other special grants.- (1) Purpose. The
grants.
AmeriCorps programs carried out by the
(ii) Subdivisions of States, Indian
purpose of these grants is to ensure
State or a State agency. The Corporation
Tribes, public or private nonprofit
broad access to AmeriCorps programs
may permit a State to deviate from this
organizations (including labor
for all Americans, including those with
percentage if the State demonstrates that
disabilities; support disaster relief
it did not receive a sufficient number of
organizations), insurances
afforts: assist efforts to secure private
higher education may apply either to a
acceptable applications; and
support for through challenge
(iii) Ensure that a minimum of 50
State or directly to the Corporation for
planning grants.
grants; an ensure program quality by
pèrcent of funds going to States will be
(3) Duration. A planning grant will be
supporting technical assistance and
used for programs that operate in the
negotiated for a term not to exceed one
trainingprograms.
areas of need or on Federal or other
(2) Eligibility. Eligibility varies and is
year.
public lands, and that place a priority
(b) Operational grants.-(1) Purpose.
detaled under 45 CFR part 2524,
on recruiting participants who are
The purpose of an operational grant is
"Technical Assistance and Other
residents in high need areas, or on
to fund an organization that is readyto
Special Grants."
Federal or other public lands. The
establish, operate, or expand an
(3) Duration. Grants will be negotiated
Corporation may waive this requirement
AmeriCorps program. An operational
for & renewable term of up to three
for an individual State if at least 50
years.
grant mayinclude AmeriCorps
perdent of the total amount of assistance
educational awards. An operational
to all States will be used for such
2521.30 How will AmeriCorps program
grant may also include a short planning
grants be awarded?
programs.
& any fiscal year, the Corporation
(b) Grants to Applicants other than
period of up to six months, if necessary,
will award AmeriCorps program grants
States. (1) One percent of available
to implement a program.
(2) Eligibility. (i) States may apply
as follows:
funds will be distributed to the U.S.
directly to the Corporation for
(a) Grants to State Applicants. (1) For
Territories 1 that have applications
operational grants.
the purposes of this section, the term
approved by the Corporation according
(ii) Subdivisions of States, Indian
"State" means the fifty States, Puerte
to a population-based formuia.2
Tribes, public or private nonprofit
Rico, and the District of Columbia.
(2) One percent of available funds will
organizations (including labor
(2) One-third of the funds available
be reserved for distribution to Indian
organizations). and institutions of
under this part and a corresponding
tribes on a competitive basis.
higher education may apply either to a
allotment of AmeriCorps educational
(3) The Corporation will use any
State or directly to the Corporation for
awards, as specified by the Corporation,
funds available under this part
operational grants. The Corporation may
will be distributed according to a
remaining after the award of the grants
limit the categories of applicants eligible
population-based formula to the 50
described in paragraphs (a) and (b) (1)
to apply directly to the Corporation for
States, Puerto Rico and the District of
and (2) of this section to make direct
assistance under this section consistent
Columbia if they have applications
competitive grants to subdivisions of
with its National priorities.
approved by the Corporation.
States, Indian tribes, public or private
(3) Duration. An operational grant
(3) At least one-third of funds
nonprofit organizations (including labor
will be negotiated for a term not to
available under this part and an
organizations). institutions of higher
exceed three years. Within a three-year
appropriate number of AmeriCorps
education, and Federal agencies. No
term, renewal funding will be
awards, as determined by the
more than one-third of the these
contingent upon periodic assessment of
Corporation, will be awarded to States
remaining funds may be awarded to
program quality, progress to date, and
on a competitive basis. In order to
Federal agencies.
availability of Congressional
receive these funds, a State must receive
(c) Allocation of AmeriCorps
appropriations.
funds under paragraphs (a)(2) or (b)(1)
educational awards only. The
(c) AmeriCorps Educational Awards
of this section in the same fiscal year.
Corporation will determine on an
Only.-(1) Purpose. The purpose of
(4) In making subgrants with funds
annual basis the appropriate number of
these awards is to provide AmeriCorps
awarded by formula or competition
educational awards to make available
educational awards to programs that are
under paragraphs (a) (2) or (3) of this
for eligible applicants who have not
not receiving or applying to the
section, a State must: (i) Provide a
applied for program assistance.
Corporation for program assistance but
description of the process used to select
(d) Effect of States' or Territories'
that meet the criteria for approved
programs for funding including a
failure to apply. If a State or U.S.
AmeriCorps positions, and desire to
certification that the State or other
Territory does not apply for or fails to
provide an AmeriCorps educational
entity used a competitive process and
give adequate notice of its intent to
award to participants serving in
criteria that were consistent with the
apply for a formula-based grant as
approved positions.
selection criteria in $ 2522.410 of this
announced by the Corporation and
(2) Eligibility. States, subdivisions of
chapter. In making such competitive
published in applications and the
States, Indian Tribes, Federal agencies,
selections, the State must ensure the
Notice of Funds Availability, the
public or private nonprofit
equitable allocation within the State of
Corporation will use the amount of that
organizations (including labor
assistance and approved AmeriCorps
State's allotment to make grants to
organizations). and institutions of
positions provided under this subtitle to
higher education may apply directly to
the State taking into consideration such
The United States Virgin Islands. Guam.
the Corporation for AmeriCorps
factors as the location of the programs
American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the
Northern Mariana Islands. and Palau (until such
educational awards only.
applying to the State, population
time as the Compact of Free Association with Palau
(d) Replication Grants. The
density, and economic distress;
is retified).
Corporation may provide assistance for
(ii) Provide a written assurance that
The amount allotted as a grant to each such
the replication of an existing national
not less than 60 percent of the
territory or possession is equal to the ratio of each
service program to another geographical
assistance provided to the State will be
such Territory's population to the population of all
such territories multipled by the amount of the one
location.
used to make grants in support of
percent sex-aside.
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eligible entities to carry out AmeriCorps
(2) Rules on use. States or other
2522.540 How will the Corporation
grantmaking entities that make
evaluate individual AmeriCorps
programs in that State or Territory. Any
funds remaining from that State's
subgrants to programs may retain no
programs?
2522.550 What will the Corporation do to
allotment after making such grants will
more than one-half of the five percent
evaluate the overall success of the
be reallocated to the States, Territories,
maximum administrative costs allowed
AmeriCorps programs?
and Indian tribes with approved
for each Corporation grant.
2522.560 Will information Intervioual
AmeriCorps applications at the
participants be kept confidential?
Corporation's discretion.
PART 2522-AMERICORPS
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 12501 et seq.
(e) Effect of rejection of State
PARTICIPANTS, PROGRAMS, AND
application. If a State's application for
APPLICANTS
Subpart A-Minimum Requirements and
a formula-based grant is ultimately
Program Types
rejected by the Corporation pursuant to
Subpart A-Minimum Requirements and
Program Types
$2522.100 What are the minimum
2522.320 of this chapter, the State's
requirements that every AmeriCorps
allotment will be available for
Sec.
program, regardless of type, must meet?
redistribution by the Corporation to the
2522.100 What are the minimum
Allthough a wide range of programs
States, Territories, and Indian Tribes
requirements that every AmeriCorps
with approved AmeriCorps applications
program, regardless of type, must meet?
may be eligibile to apply for and receive
2522.110 What types of programs are
support from the Corporation. all
as the Corporation deems appropriate.
eligíble to compete for AmeriCorps
AmeriCorps programs undisťumeet certain
(f) The Corporation will make grants
grants?
minimum program requirements. These
for training. technical assistance and
requirements apply regardless of
other special programs described in part
Subpart B-Participant Eligibility,
Requirements, and Benefits
whether a program is supported directly
2524 of this chapter at the Corporation's
by the Corporation or through a
discretion.
2522.200 What are the eligibility
subgrant. All AmeriCorps programs
(g) Matching funds.-(1)
requirements for AmeriCorps
must: (a) Address educational, public
Requirements. (i) The matching
participants?
2522.210 How are AmeriCorps participants
safety, human, or environmental needs,
requirements for participant benefits are
recruited and selected?
and provide a direct and demonstrable
specified in 2522.240(b)(5) of this
2522.220 What are the required terms of
benefit that is valued by the community
chapter.
service for AmeriCorps participants, and
in which the service is performed;
(ii) The Corporation share of other
may they serve for more than one term?
(b) Perform projects that are designed,
AmeriCorps program costs may not
2522.230 Under what circumstances may
implemented, and evaluated with
exceed 75 percent, whether the
AmeriCorps participants be released
extensive and broad-based local input,
assistance is provided directly or as a
from completing a term of service, and
including consultation with
subgrant from the original recipient of
what are the consequences?
representatives from the community
the assistance.
2522.240 What financial benefits do
served. participants (or potential
(iii) These matching requirements
AmeriCorps participants serving in
apply only to programs receiving
approved AmeriCorps positions receive?
participants) in the program.
2522.250 What other benefits do
community-based agencies with a
assistance under parts 2521 through
AmeriCorps participants serving in
demonstrated record of experience in
2524 of this chapter.
approved AmeriCorps positions receive?
providing services, and local labor
(2) Calculation. In providing for the
organizations representing employees of
remaining share of other AmeriCorps
Subpart C-Application Requirements
project sponsors (if such entities exist in
program costs, the program-
2522.300 What are the application
the area to be served by the program):
(i) Must provide for its share through
requirements for AmeriCorps program
(c) Obtain, in the case of a program
a payment in cash or in kind, fairly
grants?
that also proposes to serve as the project
evaluated, including facilities,
2522.310 What are the application
requirements for AmeriCorps
sponsor, the written concurrence of any
equipment, or services; and
(ii) May provide for its share through
educational awards only?
local labor organization representing
2522.320 May an applicant submit more
employees of the project sponsor who
State sources, local sources, or other
than one application to the Corporation
are engaged in the same or substantially
Federal sources (other than funds made
for the same project at the same time?
similar work as that proposed to be
available by the Corporation).
(3) Limitation on cost of health care.
Subpart D-Selection of AmeriCorps
carried out by the AmeriCorps
A program may not count more than 85
Programs
participant;
(d) Establish and provide outcome
percent of a cash payment for the cost
2522.400 How will the basic selection
objectives, including a strategy for
of providing a health care policy toward
criteria be applied?
2522.410 What are the basic selection
achieving these objectives, upon which
its 15 percent remaining share under
criteria for AmeriCorps programs?
self-assessment and Corporation-
paragraph (g)(2)(i) of this section.
2522.420 Can a State's application for
assessment of progress can rest. Such
(4) Waiver. The Corporation reserves
formula funds be rejected?
assessment will be used to help
the right to waive, in whole or in part,
determine the extent to which the
the requirements of paragraph (g)(1) of
Subpart E-Evaluation Requirements
program has had a positive impact: (1)
this section if the Corporation
2522.500 What are the purposes of an
On communities and persons served by
determines that a waiver would be
evaluation?
the projects performed by the program:
equitable due to a lack of available
2522.510 What types of evaluations are
(2) On participants who take part in
financial resources at the local level.
States, grant-making entities. and
the projects; and
(h) Administrative costs. (1) The
programs required to perform?
2522.520 What types of internal evaluation
(3) In such other areas as the program
recipient of a direct grant or transfer of
activities are required of programs?
or Corporation may specify;
funds from the Corporation may spend
2522.530 What types of activities are
(e) Strengthen communities and
no more than five percent of the grant
required of States or grantmaking entities
encourage mutual respect and
or transferred funds on administrative
to evaluate the effectiveness of their
cooperation among citizens of different
costs
subgrantees?
races, ethnicities, socioeconomic
backgrounds. educational levels. both
pool established under § 2522.210(c).
(n) Agree to identify the program.
men and women and individuals with
The Corporation may vary either
through the use of logos. common
disabilities:
percentage for different types of
application materials. and other means
(f) Agree to seek actively to include
AmeriCorps programs:
(to be specified by the Corporation). as
participants and staff from the
(h) Provide reasonable
part of a larger national effort and to
communities in which projects are
accommodation, including auxiliary
participate in other activities such as
conducted. and agree to seek program
aids and services (as defined in section
common opening ceremonies (including
staff and participants of different races
3(1) of the Americans with Disabilities
the administration of a national oath or
and ethnicities, socioeconomic
Act. of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12102(1)) based
affirmation). service days. and
backgrounds. educational levels, and
on the individualized need of a
conferences designed to promote 8
genders as well as individuals with
participant who is a qualified individual
national identity for all AmeriCorps
disabilities unless a program design
with a disability (as defined in section
programs and participants. including
requires emphasizing the recruitment of
101(8) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 12111(8)).
those participants not receiving
staff and participants who share a
For the purpose of complying with this
AmeriCorps educational awards. This
specific characteristic or background. In
provision, AmeriCorps programs may
provision does not preclude an
no case may a program violate the
apply for additional financial assistance
AmeriCorps program from continuing to
nondiscrimination, nonduplication and
from the Corporation pursuant to
use its own name as the primary
nondisplacement rules governing
§ 2524.40 of this chapter:
identification. or from using its name,
participant selection described in part
(i) Use service experiences to help
logo, or other identifying materials on
2540 of this chapter. In addition,
participants achieve the skills and
uniforms or other items:
programs are encouraged to establish, if
education needed for productive, active
citizenship. including the provision, if
(o) Agree to begin terms of service at
consistent with the purposes of the
program. an intergenerational
appropriate, of structured opportunities
such times as the Corporation may
component that combines students, out-
for participants to reflect on their
reasonably require and to comply with
of-school youths. and older adults as
service experiences. In addition. all
any restrictions the Corporation may
participants;
establish as to when the program may
programs must encourage every
(g)(1) Determine the projects in which
participant who is eligible to vote to
take to fill an approved AmeriCorps
participants will serve and establish
register prior to completing a term of
position left vacant due to attrition:
minimum qualifications that
service:
(p) Comply with all evaluation
individuals must meet to be eligible to
(j) Provide participants in the program
procedures specified by the
participate in the program: these
with the training. skills. and knowledge
Corporation. as explained in
qualifications may vary based on the
necessary to perform the tasks required
2522.500 through 2522.560:
specific tasks to be performed by
in their respective projects. including. if
(q) In the case of a program receiving
participants. Regardless of the
appropriate. specific training in 8
funding directly from the Corporation.
educational level or background of
particular field and background
meet and consult with the State
participants sought. programs are
information on the community.
Commission for the State in which the
encouraged to select individuals who
including why the service projects are
program operates. if possible. and
posses leadership potential and a
needed:
submit a copy of the program
commitment to the goals of the
(k) Provide support services-
application to the State Commission:
AmeriCorps program. In any case,
(1) To participants who are
and
programs must select participants in a
completing a term of service and making
(r) Address any other requirements BS
non-partisan. non-political. non-
the transition to other educational and
specified by the Corporation
discriminatory manner. ensuring fair
career opportunities: and
access to participation. In addition.
(2) To those participants who are
$ 2522.110 What types of programs are
programs are required to ensure that
school dropouts in order to assist them
eligible to compete for AmeriCorps grants?
they do not displace any existing paid
in earning the equivalent of a high
Types of programs eligible to compete
employees as provided in part 2540 of
school diploma:
for AmeriCorps grants include the
this chapter. To this end, programs may
(1) Ensure that participants serving in
following: (a) Specialized skills
not select any prospective participant
approved AmeriCorps positions receive
programs. (1) A service program that is
who is or was previously employed by
the living allowance and other benefits
targeted to address specific educationa!.
a prospective project sponsors within
described in §§ 2522.240 through
public safety, human. or environmental
six months of the time of enrollment in
2522.250 of this chapter:
needs and that-
the program:
(m) Describe the manner in which the
(2) In addition, all programs are
AmeriCorps educational awards will be
(i) Recruits individuals with special
required to comply with any pre-service
apportioned among individuals serving
skills or provides specialized pre-
orientation or training period
in the program. If a program proposes to
service training to enable participants to
requirements established by the
provide such benefits to less than 100
be placed individually or in teams in
Corporation to assist in the selection of
percent of the participants in the
positions in which the participants can
motivated participants. Finally, all
program. the program must provide a
meet such needs: and
programs must agree to select a
compelling rationale for determining
(ii) If consistent with the purposes of
percentage (to be determined by the
which participants will receive the
the program. brings participants
Corporation) of the participants for the
benefits and which participants will
together for additional training and
program from among prospective
not. AmeriCorps programs are strongly
other activities designed to foster civic
participants recruited by the
encouraged to offer alternative post-
responsibility. increase the skills of
Corporation or State Commissions
service benefits to participants who will
participants. and improve the quality of
under part 2532 of this chapter. The
not receive AmeriCorps educational
the service provided.
Corporation may also specify a
awards, however AmeriCorps grant
(2) A preprofessional training program
minimum percentage of participants to
funds may not be used to provide such
in which students enrolled in an
be selected from the national leadership
benefits:
institution of higher education-
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(i) Receive training in specified fields,
(i) The housing needs of low-income
(f) Intergenerational programs. An
which may include classes containing
families and the homeless; and
intergenerational program that combines
service-learning:
(ii) The need for community facilities
students, out-of-school youths. and
(ii) Perform service related to such
in low-income areas.
older adults as participants to provide
training outside the classroom during
(c) Community-development
needed community services, including
the school term and during summer or
programs. (1) A community corps
an intergenerational component for
other vacation periods; and
program that meets educational, public
other AmeriCorps programs described
(iii) Agree to provide service upon
safety, human, or environmental needs
in this subsection.
graduation to meet educational, public
and promotes greater community unity
(g) Youth development programs. A
safety. human, or environmental needs
through the use of organized teams of
full-time. year-round youth corps
related to such training.
participants of varied social and
program or full-time summer youth
(3) A professional corps program that
economic backgrounds. skill levels,
corps program, such as a conservation
recruits and places qualified
physical and developmental
corps or youth service corps (including
participants in positions—
capabilities, ages, ethnic backgrounds,
youth corps programs under subtitle I,
(i) As teachers, nurses and other
or genders.
the Public Lands Corps established
health care providers. police officers,
(2) A program that is administered by
under the Public Lands Corps Act of
early childhood development staff,
a combination of nonprofit
1993, the Urban Youth Corps
engineers. or other professionals
organizations located in a low-income
established under section 106 of the
providing service to meet educational,
area, provides a broad range of services
National and Community Service Trust
public safety, human, or environmental
to residents of such an area, is governed
Act of 1993, and other conservation
needs in communities with an
by a board composed in significant part
corps or youth service corps that
inadequate number of such
of low-income individuals, and is
perform service on Federal or other
professionals;
intended to provide opportunities for
public lands or on Indian lands or
(ii) That may include a salary in
individuals or teams of individuals to
Hawaiian home lands). that:
excess of the maximum living allowance
engage in community projects in such
(1) Undertakes meaningful service
authorized in § 2522.240(b)(2): and
an area that meet unaddressed
projects with visible public benefits,
(iii) That are sponsored by public or
community and individual needs,
including natural resource, urban
private nonprofit employers who agree
including projects that would-
renovation. or human services projects;
to pay 100 percent of the salaries and
(i) Meet the needs of low-income
(2) Includes as participants youths
benefits (other than any AmeriCorps
children and youth aged 18 and
and young adults between the ages of 16
educational award from the National
younger. such as providing after-school
and 25, inclusive, including out-of-
Service Trust) of the participants.
'safe-places', including schools, with
school youths and other disadvantaged
(b) Specialized service programs. (1)
opportunities for learning and
youths (such as youths with limited
A community service program designed
recreation: or
basic skills. youths in foster care who
to meet the needs of rural communities,
(ii) Be directed to other important
are becoming too old for foster care,
using teams or individual placements to
unaddressed needs in such an area.
youths of limited English proficiency.
address the development needs of rural
(d) Programs that expand service
homeless youths. and youths who are
communities and to combat rural
program capacity. (1) A program that
individuals with disabilities) who are
poverty. including health care,
provides specialized training to
between those ages; and
education, and job training.
individuals in service-learning and
(3) Provides those participants who
(2) A program that seeks to eliminate
places the individuals after such
are youths and young adults with-
hunger in communities and rural areas
training in positions, including
(i) Crew-based, highly structured, and
through service in projects-
positions as service-learning
adult-supervised work experience, life
(i) Involving food banks, food
coordinators, to facilitate service-
skills, education. career guidance and
pantries, and nonprofit organizations
learning in programs eligible for funding
counseling, employment training. and
that provide food during emergencies;
under Serve-America.
support services; and
(ii) Involving the gleaning of prepared
(2) An AmeriCorps entrepreneur
(ii) The opportunity to develop
and unprepared food that would
program that identifies, recruits, and
citizenship values and skills through
otherwise be discarded as unusable so
trains gifted young adults of all
service to their community and the
that the usable portion of such food may
backgrounds and assists them in
United States.
be donated to food banks. food pantries,
designing solutions to community
(h) Individualized placement
and other nonprofit organizations;
problems.
programs. An individualized placement
(iii) Seeking to address the long-term
(e) Campus-based programs. A
program that includes regular group
causes of hunger through education and
campus-based program that is designed
activities, such as leadership training
the delivery of appropriate services: or
to provide substantial service in a
(iv) Providing training in basic health,
and special service projects.
community during the school term and
nutrition. and life skills necessary to
(i) Other programs. Such other
during summer or other vacation
alleviate hunger in communities and
AmeriCorps programs addressing
periods through the use of-
educational, public safety, human, 01
rural areas.
(1) Students who are attending an
(3) A program in which economically
institution of higher education,
environmental needs as the Corporation
disadvantaged individuals who are
including students participating in a
may designate in the application.
between the ages of 16 and 24 years of
work-study program assisted under part
Subpart B-Participant Eligibility,
age, inclusive, are provided with
C of title IV of the Higher Education Act
Requirements, and Benefits
opportunities to perform service that,
of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.);
while enabling such individuals to
(2) Teams composed of such students;
2522.200 What are the eligibility
obtain the education and employment
or
requirements for AmeriCorps participants?
skills necessary to achieve economic
(3) Teams composed of a combination
(a) An AmeriCorps participant must
self-sufficiency, will help their
of such students and community
be 17 years of age or older at the
communities meet-
residents.
commencement of service (unless the
participant is in a program described in
(2) Dissemination of information. The
serving in approved AmeriCorps
2522.110(g). in which case the
Corporation and State Commissions will
positions must complete a term of
participant must be between the ages of
disseminate information regarding
service as defined in this section:
16 and 25, inclusive, or in a program
available approved AmeriCorps
(1) Full-time service. 1,700 hours of
described in § 2522.110(b)(3). in which
positions through cooperation with
service during a period of not less than
case the participant must be between
secondary schools, institutions of higher
nine months and not more than one
the ages of 16 and 24).
education, employment service offices,
year.
(b) In general, an AmeriCorps
community-based organizations, State
(2) Part-time service. 900 hours of
participant must either have a high
vocational rehabilitation agencies
service during 8 period of not more than
school diploma or its equivalent
within the meaning of the Rehabilitation
two years, or, if the individual is
(including an alternative diploma or
Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 701 et seq.) and
enrolled in an institution of higher
certificate for those individuals with
other State agencies that primarily serve
education while performing all or a
disabilities for whom such an
qualified individuals with disabilities.
portion of the service. not more than
alternative diploma or certificate is
and other appropriate entities,
three years.
appropriate) or agree to obtain a high
particularly those organizations that
(3) Reduced part-time term of service.
school diploma or its equivalent prior to
provide outreach to disadvantaged
The Corporation may reduce the
using the educational award. However,
youths and youths who are qualified
number of hours required to be served
if the program in which the individual
individuals with disabilities.
in order to receive an educational award
seeks to become a participant conducts
(c) National leodership pool-(1)
for certain part-time participants serving
an independent evaluation
Selection and training. From among
in approved AmeriCorps positions. In
demonstrating that an individual is
individuals recruited under paragraph
such cases, the educational award will
incapable of obtaining 8 high school
(b) of this section or nominated by
be reduced in direct proportion to the
diploma or its equivalent, the
service programs. the Corporation may
reduction in required hours of service.
Corporation may waive this
select individuals with significant
These reductions may be made for
requirement.
leadership potential, as determined by
summer programs, for categories of
(c) Unless an individual is enrolled in
the Corporation, to receive special
participants in certain approved
an institution of higher education on an
training to enhance their leadership
AmeriCorps programs and on a case-by-
ability to benefit basis and is considered
ability. The leadership training will be
case, individual basis as determined by
eligible for funds under section 484 of
provided by the Corporation directly or
the Corporation.
the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20
through a grant, contract, or cooperative
(4) Summer programs. A summer
U.S.C. 1091). that individual may not
agreement as the Corporation
program. in which less than 1700 hours
have dropped out of elementary or
determines.
of service are performed. are part-time
secondary school in order to enroll as an
(2) Emphasis on certain individuals.
programs.
AmeriCorps participant.
In selecting individuals to receive
(b) Restriction on multiple terms An
(d) An AmeriCorps participant must
leadership training under this provision.
AmeriCorps participant may only
be a citizen or national of the United
receive the benefits described in
the Corporation will make special
States or lawful permanent resident
efforts to select individuals who have
§§ 2522.240 through 2522.250 for the
alien of the United States.
served—
first two successfully-completed terms
(i) In the Peace Corps:
of service, regardless of whether those
2522.210 How are AmeriCorps
participants recruited and selected?
(ii) As VISTA volunteers:
terms were served on 8 full-, part-, or
(a) Local recruitment and selection. In
(iii) As participants in AmeriCorps
reduced part-time basis.
general, AmeriCorps participants will be
programs receiving assistance under
(c) Eligibility for second term. A
parts 2520 through 2524 of this chapter:
participant will only be eligible to serve
selected locally by an approved
(iv) As participants in National
a second or additional term of service if
AmeriCorps program. and the selection
Service Demonstration programs that
that individual has received satisfactory
criteria will vary widely among the
received assistance from the
performance review(s) for any previous
different programs. Nevertheless,
Commission on National and
term(s) of service in accordance with the
AmeriCorps programs must select their
Community Service: or
requirements of paragraph (d) of this
participants in a fair and non-
(v) As members of the Armed Forces
section. Mere eligibility for a second or
discriminatory manner which complies
of the United States and who were
further term of service in no way
with part 2540 of this chapter. In
honorably discharged from such service.
guarantees a participant selection or
selecting participants, programs must
(3) Assignment. At the request of a
placement.
also comply with the recruitment and
program that receives assistance, the
(d) Participant performance review.
selection requirements specified in this
Corporation may assign an individual
For the purposes of determining 8
section.
who receives leadership training under
participant's eligibility for a second or
(b)(1) National and State recruitment
paragraph (c)(1) of this section to work
additional term of service and/or for an
and selection. The Corporation and each
with the program in a leadership
AmeriCorps educational award. each
State Commission will establish a
system to recruit individuals who desire
position and carry out assignments not
AmeriCorps program will evaluate the
otherwise performed by regular
performance of a participant mid-term
to perform national service and to assist
participants. An individual assigned to
and upon completion of 8 participant's
the placement of these individuals in
B program will be considered to be 8
term of service. The end-of-term
approved AmeriCorps positions, which
participant of the program.
performance evaluation will assess the
may include positions available under
following: (1) Whether the participant
titles I and II of the Domestic Volunteer
2522.220 What are the required terms of
has completed the required number of
Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4951 et
service for AmeriCorps participants, and
hours described in paragraph (a) of this
seq.). The national and state recruitment
may they serve for more than one term?
section:
and placement system will be designed
(a). Term of service. In order to be
(2) Whether the participant has
and operated according to Corporation
eligible for the educational award
satisfactorily completed assignments,
guidelines.
described in $ 2522.240(a). participants
tasks or projects: and
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(3) Whether the participant has met
this section. AmeriCorps programs must
contest a program decision to release
any other performance criteria which
establish a written policy to be signed
that participant for cause may file a
had been clearly communicated both
both by the participant and the program
grievance according to the procedures
orally and in writing at the beginning of
directors that clearly states the
set forth in part 2540 of this chapter.
the term of service.
circumstances under which participants
Pending the resolution of such
(e) Limitation. The Corporation may
may be released for cause. Examples of
grievance procedure, a program may
set a minimum or maximum percentage
conduct which programs may decide
suspend the service of that participant.
of hours of a full-time, part-time, or
constitutes grounds for release for cause
If the initial grievance procedure or
reduced term of service described in
include chronic truancy, consistent
subsequent binding arbitration
paragraphs (a)(1).(a)(2). and (a)(3) of this
failure to follow directions, and failure
proceedings find that there was not
section that a participant may engage in
to adhere to program rules and
cause for release, the AmeriCorps
training. education, or other similar
guidelines. Under no circumstances
program must reinstate the participant;
approved activities
may a participants disability constitute
moreover, the program must credit the
(f) Grievance procedure. Any
grounds for release for cause.
participant with any service hours
AmeriCorps participant wishing to
(1) Circumstances requiring release
missed and pay the participant the full
contest a program's ruling of
for cause. AmeriCorps programs are
amount of any living allowance the
unsatisfactory performance may file a
required to release for cause any
participant did not receive as a result of
grievance according to the procedures
participant who is convicted of a felony
such suspension. The Corporation
set forth in part 2540 of this chapter. If
during a term of service. Any
retains the discretion to determine
that grievance procedure or subsequent
participant who is officially charged
whether Corporation funds may be used
binding arbitration procedure finds that
with a violent felony (e.g., rape or
to pay the living allowance withheld
the participant did in fact satisfactorily
homicide). or sale or distribution of a
during a participant's suspension.
complete 8 term of service, then that
controlled substance, or any participant
individual will be eligible to receive an
convicted of the possession of a
$ 2522.240 What financial benefits do
educational award and/or be eligible to
controlled substance, will have his or
AmeriCorps participants serving in
her service suspended without a living
approved AmeriCorps positions receive?
serve a second term of service.
allowance and without receiving credit
(a) AmeriCorps educational awards.
$ 2522.230 Under what circumstances may
for hours missed. Any individual whose
An individual serving in an approved
AmeriCorps participants be released from
service was suspended because of being
AmeriCorps position will receive an
completing a term of service, and what are
charged with a violent felony or sale or
educational award from the National
the consequences?
distribution of a controlled substance
Service Trust upon successful
In general. AmeriCorps programs have
may resume service if he or she is found
completion of each of up to two terms
the authority to release participants
not guilty or if such charge is dismissed.
of service as defined in § 2522.220.
serving in approved AmeriCorps
Any individual whose service was
(b) Living allowances-(1) Amount.
positions from completing a term of
suspended because of being convicted
Subject to the provisions of this part,
service for two reasons: for compelling
of 8 first offense of the possession of a
any individual who participates on a
personal circumstances as demonstrated
controlled substance may resume
full-time basis in an AmeriCorps
by the participant or for cause.
service by demonstrating that he or she
program carried out using assistance
(a) Release for compelling personal
has enrolled in an approved drug
provided pursuant to $ 2521.30 of this
circumstances. In general. AmeriCorps
rehabilitation program. A person
chapter. including an AmeriCorps
programs have the authority to define
convicted of a second or third
program that receives educational
the circumstances by which a
possession of a controlled substance
awards only pursuant to 2521.30(c) of
participant may be released for
may resume service by demonstrating
this chapter, will receive a living
compelling personal circumstances.
successful completion of a rehabilitation
allowance in an amount equal to or
Programs wishing to release participants
program. Any person that drops out of
greater than the average annual
serving in approved AmeriCorps
an AmeriCorps program without
subsistence allowance provided to
positions may elect either-
obtaining a release for compelling
VISTA volunteers under 105 of the
(1) To grant the release and provide a
personal circumstances is considered to
Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973
portion of the educational award equal
have been released for cause.
(42 U.S.C. 4955). This requirement will
to the portion of the term served; or
(2) Impact of release for cause. A
not apply to any program that was in
(2) To permit the participant to
participant released for cause may not
existence prior to September 21, 1993
temporarily suspend performance of the
receive any portion of the AmeriCorps
(the date of the enactment of the
term of service for a period of up to two
educational award. In addition, any
National and Community Service Trust
years (and such additional period as the
individual released for cause who
Act of 1993).
Corporation may allow for extenuating
wishes to reapply to the program from
(2) Maximum living allowance. With
circumstances) and, upon completion of
which he or she was released or to any
the exception of a professional corps
such period. to allow the participant to
other AmeriCorps program is required
described in 2522.110(a)(3), the
return to the program with which he or
to disclose the release to that program.
AmeriCorps living allowances may not
she was serving or to a similar
Failure to disclose to an AmeriCorps
exceed 200 percent of the average
AmeriCorps program with the assistance
program any history of having been
annual subsistence allowance provided
of the Corporation. in order to complete
released for cause from another
to VISTA volunteers under section 105
the remainder of the term of service and
AmeriCorps program will render an
of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act
obtain the entire AmeriCorps
individual ineligible to receive the
of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4955). A professional
educational award.
AmeriCorps educational award,
corps AmeriCorps program may provide
(b) Release for cause. AmeriCorps
notwithstanding whether or not that
a stipend in excess of the maximum,
programs have the authority to define
individual successfully completes the
subject to the following conditions: (i)
the circumstances by which a
term of service.
Corporation assistance may not be used
participant may be released for cause,
(3) Grievance procedure. Any
to pay for any portion of the allowance:
except as specified in paragraph (b)(1) of
AmeriCorps participant wishing to
and
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(ii) The program must be operated
or a child care allowance in an amount
Medicaid, the participant will be
directly by the applicant. selected on a
determined by the Corporation to those
eligible for health care benefits.
competitive basis by submitting an
full-time participants who need child
(3) Corporation share. (i) Except as
application directly to the Corporation.
care in order to participate.
provided in paragraph (b)(3)(ii) of this
and may not be included in a State's
(1) Need. A participant is considered
section. the Corporation will pay up to
application for the AmeriCorps program
to need child care in order to participate
85% of the cost of health care coverage
funds distributed by formula, or
in the program if be or she: (i) is the
that includes the minimum or
competition described in 2521.30
parent or legal guardian of, or is acting
alternative minimum benefits and is not
(a)(2) and (a)(3) of this chapter.
in loco parentis for, a child under 13
excessive in cost.
(3) Living allowances for part-time
who resides with the participant:
participants. Programs may, but are not
(ii) Has a family income that does not
(ii) The Corporation will pay no share
required to, provide living allowances to
exceed 75 percent of the State's median
of the cost of 8 policy that does not
individuals participating on a part-time
income for a family of the same size;
provide the minimum or alternative
basis (or 8 reduced term of part-time
(iii) At the time of acceptance into the
minimum benefits described in
service authorized under
program, is not currently receiving child
paragraphs (b)(1)(i) and (b)(1)(ii) of this
care assistance from another source,
section.
2522.220(a)(3). Such living allowances
should be prorated to the living
including a parent or guardian, which
Subpart C-Application Requirements
allowance authorized in paragraph
would continue to be provided while
(b)(1) of this section and will comply
the participant serves in the program:
2522.300 What are the application
with such restrictions therein.
and
requirements for AmeriCorps program
(4) Waiver or reduction of living
(iv) Certifies that he or she needs
grants?
allowance. The Corporation may. at its
child care in order to participate in the
All eligible applicants seeking
discretion. waive or reduce the living
program.
allowance requirements if a program
(2) Provider eligibility. Eligible child
AmeriCorps program grants must-
can demonstrate to the satisfaction of
care providers are those who are eligible
(a) Provide a description of the
the Corporation that such requirements
child care providers as defined in the
specific program(s) being proposed.
are inconsistent with the objectives of
Child Care and Development Block
including the type of program and of
the program. and that participants will
Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858n(5)).
how it meets the minimum program
be able to meet the necessary and
(3) Child care allowance. The amount
requirements described in $ 2522.100;
reasonable costs of living (including
of the child care allowance will be
and
food. housing. and transportation) in the
determined by the Corporation based on
(b) Comply with any additional
area in which the program is located.
payment rates for the Child Care and
requirements as specified by the
(5) Limitation on Federal share. The
Development Block Grant Act of 1990
Corporation in the application package
Federal share, including Corporation
(42 U.S.C. 9858c(4)(A)).
and other Federal funds, of the total
(4) Corporation share. The
2522.310 What are the application
amount provided to an AmeriCorps
Corporation will pay 100 percent of the
requirements for AmeriCorps educational
child care allowance, or, if the program
awards only?
participant for B living allowance is
limited as follows: (i) In no case may the
provides child care through an eligible
(a) Eligible applicants may apply for
Federal share exceed 85% of the
provider, the actual cost of the care or
AmeriCorps educational awards only for
minimum required living allowance
the amount of the allowance, whichever
one of the following eligible service
enumerated in paragraph (b)(1) of this
is less.
positions: (1) A position for 8
section.
(b) Health care. (1) Grantees must
participant in an AmeriCorps program
(ii) For professional corps described
provide to all eligible participants who
that:
in paregraph (b)(2)(i) of this section.
meet the requirements of paragraph
(b)(2) of this section health care
(i) Is carried out by an entity eligible
Corporation and other Federal funds
may be used to pay for no portion of the
coverage that-
to receive support under part 2521 of
living allowance.
(i) Provides the minimum benefits
this chapter;
(iii) If the minimum living allowance
determined by the Corporation:
(ii) Would be eligible to receive
requirements has been waived or
(ii) Provides the alternative minimum
assistance under this part, based on
reduced pursuant to paragraph (b)(4) of
benefits determined by the Corporation:
criteria established by the Corporation.
this section and the amount of the living
or
but has not applied for such assistance;
allowance provided to a participant has
(iii) Does not provide all of either the
(2) A position facilitating service-
minimum or the alternative minimum
been reduced correspondingly-
learning in a program described in parts
benefits but that has a fair market value
(A) In general, the Federal share may
2515 through 2519 of this chapter;
not exceed 85% of the reduced living
equal to or greater than the fair market
value of a policy that provides the
(3) A position involving service as a
allowance; however,
minimum benefits.
crew leader in a youth corps program or
(B) If a participant is serving in a
program that provides room or board.
(2) Participant eligibility. A full-time
a similar position supporting an
the Corporation will consider on a case-
participant is eligible for health care
AmeriCorps program: and
benefits if he or she is not otherwise
(4) Such other AmeriCorps positions
by-case basis allowing the portion of
covered by a health benefits package
as the Corporation considers to be
that living allowance that may be paid
providing minimum benefits established
appropriate.
using Corporation and other Federal
funds to be between 85% and 100%.
by the Corporation at the time he or she
(b) Because programs applying only
is accepted into a program. If, as a result
for AmeriCorps educational awards
2522.250 What other benefits do
of participation, or if. during the term of
must, by definition, meet the same basic
AmeriCorps participants serving in
service, a participant demonstrates loss
requirements as other approved
approved AmeriCorps positions receive?
of coverage through no deliberate act of
AmeriCorps programs. applicants must
(a) Child Care. Grantees must provide
his or her own. such as parental or
comply with the same application
child care through an eligible provider
spousal job loss or disqualification from
requirements specified in § 2522.300.
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$ 2522.320 May an applicant submit more
(ii) The innovative aspects of the
program will not be adversely affected
than one application to the Corporation for
AmeriCorps program;
due to the change in priorities until the
the same project at the same time?
(iii) The feasibility of replicating the
term of the grant is ended.
No. The Corporation will reject an
program: and
(2)Arecs of need. Areas of need are: (i)
application for a project if an
(iv) The sustainability of the program,
Communities designated by the Federal
application for funding or educational
based on evidence such as the existence
government or States as empowerment
awards for the same project is already
of strong and broad-based community
zones or redevelopment areas, targeted
pending before the Corporation.
support for the program and of multiple
for special economic incentives, or
funding sources or private funding.
otherwise identifiable as having high
Subpart D-Selection of AmeriCorps
(2) Organizational capacity. The
concentrations of low-income people;
Programs
Corporation will also consider an
(ii) Areas that are environmentally
$ 2522.400 How will the basic selection
organization's capacity to carry out the
distressed;
criteria be applied?
program based on-
(iii) Areas adversely affected by
From among the eligible programs
(i) The quality of the leadership of the
Federal actions related to the
that meet the minimum program
AmeriCorps program:
management of Federal lands that result
requirements and that have submitted
(ii) The past performance of the
in significant regional job losses and
applications to the Corporation. the
organization or program: and
economic dislocation;
Corporation must select the best ones to
(iii) The extent to which the program
(iv) Areas adversely affected by
receive funding. Although there is a
builds on existing programs.
reductions in defense spending or the
(c) Need criteria. In selecting
wide range of factors that must be taken
closure or realignment of military
programs, the Corporation will take into
into account during the selection
installations; and
consideration the extent to which
process. there are certain fundamental
(v) Areas that have an unemployment
projects address State-identified issue
selection criteria that apply to all
rate greater than the national average
programs in each grant competition,
priorities (if the program will be funded
unemployment rate for the most recent
out of formula funds) or national
regardless of whether they receive
12 months for which satisfactory data
funding or educational awards directly
priorities (if the program will be funded
are available.
or through subgrants. States and other
out of competitive funds). and whether
(d) Contribution to overall diversity of
subgranting applicants are required to
projects would be conducted in areas of
programs funded by the Corporation.
need.
use these criteria during the competitive
The Corporation will select programs
selection of subgrantees. The
(1) Issue priorities. In order to
that will help to achieve participant,
Corporation may adjust the relative
concentrate national efforts on meeting
program type, and geographic diversity
certain educational, public safety,
weight given to each criterion.
human. or environmental needs, and to
across programs.
(Additional and more specific criteria
(e) Additional considerations. The
will be published in the applications).
achieve the other purposes of this Act.
Corporation may publish in any notice
the Corporation will establish, and after
of availability of funding additional
$ 2522.410 What are the basic selection
review of the strategic plan approved by
factors that it may take into
criteria for AmeriCorps programs?
the Board. periodically alter priorities
consideration in selecting programs.
The Corporation will consider how
regarding the AmeriCorps programs that
including any additional priorities
well the program will be able to achieve
will receive assistance (funding or
applicable to any or all funds.
the three impacts mentioned in
approved AmeriCorps positions) and
paragraph (a) of this section as
the purposes for which such assistance
$ 2522.420 Can a State's application for
demonstrated by the program design,
may be used. These priorities will be
formula funds be rejected?
the capacity of the organization to carry
applied to assistance provided on a
Yes. Formula funds are not an
it cut and other factors relating to need.
competitive basis as described in
entitlement.
The Corporation will also consider the
2521.30 of this chapter. and to any
(a) Notification. If the Corporation
extent to which the program promotes
assistance provided through a subgrant
rejects an application submitted by a
the Corporation's goals; and the extent
of such funds.
State Commission under part 2550 of
to which the program contributes to the
(i) States must establish. and through
this chapter for funds described in
overall diversity of programs desired by
the national service plan process
2521.30 of this chapter, the
the Corporation. These criteria are
described in part 2513 of this chapter.
Corporation will promptly notify the
discussed in this section. Additional
periodically alter priorities regarding
State Commission of the reasons for the
detail relating to these criteria may be
the programs that will receive assistance
rejection of the application.
published in any notice of availability of
(funding or approved AmeriCorps
(b) Revision. The Corporation will
funding.
positions) provided on a formula basis
provide a State Commission notified
(a) Program impacts. The Corporation
as described in 2521.30(a)(2) of this
under paragraph (a) of this section with
will consider the extent to which the
chapter. The State priorities will be
a reasonable opportunity to revise and
program: (1) Achieves direct and
subject to Corporation review as part of
resubmit the application. At the request
demonstrable results;
the application process under part 2521
of the State Commission, the
(2) Strengthens communities; and
of this chapter.
Corporation will provide technical
(3) Promotes citizenship and increases
(ii) The Corporation will provide
assistance to the State Commission as
educational opportunities for
advance notice to potential applicants of
part of the resubmission process. The
participants.
any AmeriCorps priorities to be in effect
Corporation will promptly reconsider an
(b) Program Criteria.-(1) Program
for a fiscal year. The notice will describe
application resubmitted under this
design. The Corporation will consider
any alternation made in the priorities
paragraph.
four factors relating to the program
since the previous notice. If a program
(c) Redistribution. The amount of any
design: (i) The quality of the program
receives multi-year funding based on
State's allotment under § 2521.30(a) of
proposed to be carried out directly by
conformance to national or state
this chapter for a fiscal year that the
the applicant or supported by a grant
priorities and such priorities are altered
Corporation determines will not be
from the applicant;
after the first year of funding. the
provided for that fiscal year will be
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available for redistribution by the
that are targeted for special economic
completion of increasingly higher levels
Corporation to the States, Territories
incentives or otherwise identifiable as
of education;
and Indian Tribes with approved
having high concentrations of low-
(4) Encouraging each participant to
AmeriCorps applications as the
income people, in areas that are
engage in public and community service
Corporation deems appropriate.
environmentally distressed, in areas that
after completion of the program based
are adversely affected by Federal actions
on career choices and participation in
Subpart E-Evaluation Requirements
related to the management of Federal
other service programs;
lands, in areas that are adversely
(5) Promoting an ethic of active and
2522.500 What are the purposes of an
gvaluation?
affected by reductions in defense
productive citizenship among
Every evaluation effort should serve
spending. or in areas that have an
participants;
to improve program quality, examine
unemployment rate greater than the
(6) Supplying additional volunteer
benefits of service, or fulfill legislative
national average unemployment rate;
assistance to community agencies
requirements.
(3) Other information as required by
without providing more volunteers than
the Corporation: and
can be effectively utilized;
2522.510 What types of evaluations are
(d) Cooperate fully with all
(7) Providing services and activities
States, grant-making entities, and programs
Corporation evaluation activities.
that could not otherwise be performed
required to perform?
by employed workers and that will not
All grantees and subgrantees are
$2522.530 What types of activities are
supplant the hiring of, or result in the
required to perform internal evaluations
required of States or grantmaking entities
displacement of, employed workers; and
to evaluate the effectiveness of their
which are ongoing efforts to assess
(8) Other criteria determined and
subgrantees?
performance and improve quality.
published by the Corporation.
Grantees and subgrantees may, but are
In cases where a State or grantmaking
entity is the direct grantee they will be
$ 2522.550 What will the Corporation do to
not required to, arrange for independent
evaluation which are assessments of
required to: (a) Ensure that subgrantees
evaluate the overall success of the
program effectiveness by individuals
comply with the requirements of this
AmeriCorps programs?
subpart;
(a) The Corporation will conduct
who are not directly involved in the
(b) Track program performance in
independent evaluations of programs.
administration of the program. The cost
terms of progress towards pre-
including in-depth studies of selected
of independent evaluations is allowable.
established objectives and ensure that
programs. These evaluations will
2522.520 What types of Internal
corrective action is taken when
consider the opinions of participants
evaluation activities are required of
necessary. Submit periodic performance
and members of the community where
programs?
reports and, as part of an annual report,
services are delivered. Where
Programs are required to: (a)
an annual performance report to the
appropriate these studies will compare
Continuously assess management
Corporation for each subgrantee;
participants with individuals who have
effectiveness, the quality of services
(c) Collect from programs and submit
not participated in service programs.
provided, and the satisfaction of both
to the Corporation the descriptive
These evaluations will: (1) Study the
participants and persons served.
information required in this subpart;
extent to which the national service
Internal evaluation activities should
and
impacts involved communities:
seek frequent feedback and provide for
(d) Cooperate fully with all
(2) Study the extent to which national
quick correction of weaknesses. The
Corporation evaluation activities.
service increases positive attitudes
Corporation encourages programs to use
among participants regarding the
internal evaluation methods such as
2522.540 How will the Corporation
responsibilities of citizens and their role
community advisory councils,
evaluate Individual AmeriCorps programs?
in solving community problems;
participant advisory councils, peer
The Corporation will evaluate
(3) Study the extent to which national
reviews, quality control inspections,
programs based on the following: (a)
service enables participants to afford
and customer and participant surveys;
The extent to which the program meets
post-secondary education with fewer
(b) Track progress toward objectives.
the objectives established and agreed to
student loans;
Objectives will be established by
by the grantee and the Corporation
(4) Determine the costs and
programs and approved by the
before the grant award;
effectiveness of different program
Corporation. Programs must submit to
(b) The extent to which the program
models in meeting program objectives
the Corporation (or State or grantmaking
is cost-effective; and
including full- and part-time programs.
entity as applicable) periodic
(c) The effectiveness of the program in
programs involving different types of
performance reports and, as part of an
meeting the following legislative
national service, programs using
annual report, an annual performance
objectives: (1) Providing direct and
different recruitment methods. programs
report;
demonstrable services and projects that
offering alternative non-federally
(c) Collect and submit to the
benefit the community by addressing
funded vouchers or post-service
Corporation (through the State or
educational, public safety, human, or
benefits, and programs utilizing
grantmaking entity as applicable) the
environmental needs;
individual placements and teams;
following data: (1) Information on
(2) Recruiting and enrolling diverse
(5) Determine the impact of programs
participants including the total number
participants consistent with the
in each State on the ability of VISTA
of participants in the program, and the
requirements of part 2540 of this
and National Senior Volunteer Corps,
number of participants by race,
chapter. based on economic
each regular and reserve component of
ethnicity, age, gender, economic
background, race, ethnicity, age, gender,
the Armed Forces, and the Peace Corps
background, education level, ethnic
marital status, education levels, and
to recruit individuals residing in that
group, disability classification,
disability:
State: and
geographic region, and marital status;
(3) Promoting the educational
(6) Determine the levels of living
(2) Information on services conducted
achievement of each participant based
allowances paid in all AmeriCorps
in areas classified as empowerment
on earning a high school diploma or its
programs and American Conservation
zones (or redevelopment areas), in areas
equivalent and future enrollment in and
and Youth Corps, individually. by State,
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and by region and determine the effects
information regarding individual
regional offices of such departments and
that such living allowances have had on
participants that is acquired for the
agencies can only apply through the
the ability of individuals to participate
purpose of the evaluations described in
central department or agency; however,
in such programs.
§ 2522.540. The Corporation will
it is possible for the department or
(b) The Corporation will also
disclose individual participant
agency to submit an application
determine by June 30, 1995: (1) Whether
information only with the prior written
proposing more than one program.
the State and national priorities
consent of the participant. However, the
designed to meet educational, public
$ 2523.30 Must Federal agencies meet the
Corporation may disclose aggregate
safety, human, or environmental needs
requirements Imposed on grantees under
participant information.
parts 2521 and 2522 of this chapter?
are being addressed;
(b) Grantees and subgrantees that
(2) Whether the outcomes of both
Yes, except as provided in § 2523.90.
receive assistance under this chapter
stipended and nonstipended service
Federal agency programs must meet the
must comply with the provisions of
programs are defined and measured
same requirements and serve the same
paragraph (a) of this section.
appropriately;
purposes as all other applicants seeking
(3) Whether stipended service
PART 2523-AGREEMENTS WITH
support under part 2522 of this chapter.
programs. and service programs
OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES FOR THE
2523.40 For what purposes should
providing educational benefits in return
PROVISION OF AMERICORPS
Federal agencies use AmertCorps program
for service, should focus on
PROGRAM ASSISTANCE
funds?
economically disadvantaged individuals
AmeriCorps funds should enable
or at risk youth. or whether such
Sec.
programs should include a mix of
2523.10 Are Federal agencies eligible to
Federal agencies to establish programs
apply for AmeriCorps program funds?
that leverage agencies' existing
individuals, including individuals from
2523.20 Which Federal agencies may apply
resources and grant-making powers
middle and upper income families;
for such funds?
toward the goal of integrating service
(4) The role and importance of
2523.30 Must Federal agencies meet the
more fully into agencies' programs and
stipends and educational benefits in
requirements imposed on grantees under
activities. Agencies should plan to
achieving desired outcomes in the
parts 2521 and 2522 of this chapter?
ultimately support new service
service programs;
2523.40 For what purposes should Federal
initiatives out of their own budgets and
(5) The income distribution of
agencies use AmeriCorps program funds?
appropriations.
AmeriCorps participants, to determine
2523.50 What types of grants are Federal
the level of participation of
agencies eligible to receive?
s 2523.50 What types of funds are Federal
economically disadvantaged
2523.60 May Federal agencies enter into
agencies eligible to receive?
individuals. The total income of
partnerships or participate in consortia?
Federal agencies may apply for
2523.70 Will the Corporation give special
participants will be determined as of the
planning and operating funds subject to
consideration to Federal agency
date the participant was first selected to
applications that address certain needs?
the terms established by the Corporation
participate in a program and will
2523.80 Are there restrictions on the use of
in § 2521.20 of this chapter, except that
include family total income unless the
Corporation funds?
operating grants will be awarded with
evaluating entity determines that the
2523.90 Is there a matching requirement for
the expectation that the Federal
participant was independent at the time
Federal agencies?
agencies will support the proposed
of selection. Definitions for
2523.100 Are participants in programs
programs from their own budgets once
"independent" and "total income" are
operated by Federal agencies Federal
the Corporation grant(s) expire.
those used in section 480(a) of the
employees?
2523.110 Can Federal agencies submit
§ 2523.60 May Federal agencies enter Into
Higher Education Act of 1965;
multiple applications?
partnerships or participate in consortia?
(6) The amount of assistance provided
2523.120 Must Federal agencies consult
Yes. Such partnerships or consortia
under the AmeriCorps programs that
with State Commissions?
may consist of other Federal agencies,
has been expended for projects
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 12501 et seq.
Indian Tribes, subdivisions of States,
conducted in areas classified as
empowerment zones (or redevelopment
2523.10 Are Federal agencies eligible to
community based organizations,
areas), in areas that are targeted for
apply for AmeriCorps program funds?
institutions of higher education, or other
non-profit organizations. Partnerships
special economic incentives or are
Yes. Federal agencies may apply for
and consortia must be approved by the
otherwise identifiable as having high
and receive AmeriCorps funds under
Corporation.
concentrations of low-income people, in
parts 2521 and 2522 of this chapter, and
areas that are environmentally
they are eligible to receive up to one-
2523.70 WIII the Corporation give special
distressed or adversely affected by
third of the funds available for
consideration to Federal agency
Federal actions related to the
competitive distribution under
applications that address certain needs?
management of Federal lands, in areas
§ 2521.30(b)(3) of this chapter. The
Yes. The Corporation will give special
that are adversely affected by reductions
Corporation may enter into a grant,
consideration to those applications that
in defense spending. or in areas that
contract or cooperative agreement with
address the national priorities
have an unemployment rate greater than
another Federal agency to support an
established by the Corporation. The
the national average unemployment rate
AmeriCorps program carried out by the
Corporation may also give special
for the most recent 12 months for which
agency. The Corporation may transfer
consideration to those applications that
satisfactory data are available; and
funds available to it to other Federal
demonstrate the agency's intent to
(7) The implications of the results of
agencies.
leverage its own funds through a
these studies as appropriate for
Corporation-approved partnership or
authorized funding levels.
s 2523.20 Which Federal agencies may
consortium, by raising other funds from
apply for such funds?
Federal or non-Federal sources, by
$ 2522.560 WIII information on individual
The Corporation will consider
giving grantees incentives to build
participants be kept confidential?
applications only from Executive
service opportunities into their
(a) Yes. The Corporation will
Branch agencies or departments.
programs, by committing appropriate in-
maintain the confidentiality of
Bureaus, divisions, and local and
kind resources, or by other means.
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$2523.80 Are there restrictions on the use
Sec.
(b) Duration. A grant made under this
of Corporation funds?
2524.40 What are the guidelines for grants
section will be for a term of up to one
to involve persons with disabilities?
Yes. The supplantation and
2524.50 What are the guidelines for
year and is renewable.
nondisplacement provisions specified
assistance with disaster relief?
(c) Application requirements. Eligible
in part 2540 of this chapter apply to the
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 12501 et seq.
applicants must comply with the
Federal AmeriCorps programs
requirements specified in the
supported with such assistance.
$2524.10 For what purposes will technical
Corporation's application package.
assistance and training funds be made
$ 2523.90 is there a matching requirement
available?
2524.30 What are the guidelines for
for Federal agencies?
(a) To the extent appropriate and
challenge grants?
No. A Federal agency is not required
necessary, the Corporation may make
(a) Purpose. The purpose of these
to match funds in programs that receive
technical assistance available to States,
grants is to challenge high quality
support under this chapter. However,
Indian tribes, labor organizations,
AmeriCorps programs to diversify their
Federal agency subgrantees are required
organizations operated by young adults,
funding base by matching private
to match funds in accordance with the
organizations serving economically
dollars they have raised with
requirements of $ 2521.30(g) and
disadvantaged individuals, and other
Corporation support. The Corporation
entities eligible to apply for assistance
will provide not more than $1 for each
2522.240(b)(5) of this chapter.
under parts 2521 and 2522 of this
$1 raised in cash by the program from
$ 2523.100 Are participants In programs
chapter that desire-
private sources in excess of amounts
operated by Federal agencies Federal
(1) To develop AmeriCorps programs;
otherwise required to be provided by
employees?
or
the program to satisfy the matching
(2) To apply for assistance under parts
funds requirements specified under
No. Participants in these programs
2521 and 2522 of this chapter or under
§ 2521.30(g) of this chapter.
have the same employee status as
a grant program conducted using such
(b) Eligibility. Only Corporation
participants in other approved
assistance.
grantees that meet all of the following
AmeriCorps programs, and are not
(b) In addition, the Corporation may
eligibility criteria may apply for
considered Federal employees, except
provide program development
challenge grants: (1) They are funded
for the purposes of the Family and
assistance and conduct, directly or by
under parts 2520 through 2523 of this
Medical Leave Act as specified in
grant or contract, appropriate training
chapter.
2540.220(b) of this chapter.
programs regarding AmeriCorps in order
(2) They are high quality programs
to-
$ 2523.110 Can Federal agencies submit
with demonstrated experience in
multiple applications?
(1) Improve the ability of AmeriCorps
establishing and implementing projects
programs assisted under parts 2521 and
that provide benefits to participants and
No. The Corporation will only
2522 of this chapter to meet
communities.
consider one application from a Federal
educational, public safety. human, or
(3) They have operated with
agency for each AmeriCorps
environmental needs in communities-
Corporation funds for at least six
competition. The application may
(i) Where services are needed most;
months.
propose more than one program.
and
(4) They have secured the minimum
however, and the Corporation may
(ii) Where programs do not exist, or
matching funds required by
choose to fund any or all of those
are too limited to meet community
2521.30(g). 2522.240(b)(5).
programs.
needs, as of the date on which the
2522.250(a)(4), and 2522.250(b)(2) of
Corporation makes the grant or enters
2523.120 Must Federal agencies consult
this chapter.
into the contract;
with State Commissions?
(2) Promote leadership development
(c) Allowable program activities.
in such programs:
Challenge grants are intended to provide
Yes. Federal agencies must provide a
description of the manner in which the
(3) Improve the instructional and
special opportunities for national and
proposed AmeriCorps program(s) is
programmatic quality of such programs
community service programs to enroll
coordinated with the application of the
to build an ethic of civic responsibility;
additional participants or undertake
State in which the projects will be
(4) Develop the management and
other activities specified by the
conducted. Agencies must also describe
budgetary skills of program operators;
Corporation.
(5) Provide for or improve the training
(d) Application procedures. Eligible
proposed efforts to coordinate
provided to the participants in such
applicants must comply with the
AmeriCorps activities with State
Commissions and other funded
programs;
requirements specified in the
(6) Encourage AmeriCorps programs
Corporation's application materials.
AmeriCorps programs within the State
to adhere to risk management
(e) Limitation on use of the funds.
in order to build upon existing programs
procedures, including the training of
Each year the Corporation will establish
and not duplicate efforts.
participants in appropriate risk
a maximum award that a program may
PART 2524-AMERICORPS
management practices; and
receive as a challenge grant.
(7) Assist in such other manner as the
(f) Allocation of funds. The
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND
OTHER SPECIAL GRANTS
Corporation may specify.
Corporation will determine annually
how much funding will be allocated to
2524.20 What are the guidelines for
Sec.
challenge grants from funds
program development assistance and
2524.10 For what purposes will technical
appropriated for AmeriCorps programs.
training grants?
assistance and training funds be made
available?
(a) Eligibility. States, Federal agencies,
2524.40 What are the guidelines for
2524.20 What are the guidelines for
Indian tribes, public or private nonprofit
grants to Involve persons with disabilities?
program development assistance and
agencies, institutions of higher
(a) Purpose. There are two general
training grants?
education, for-profit businesses, and
purposes for these grants: (1) To assist
2524.30 What are the guidelines for
individuals may apply for assistance
AmeriCorps grantees in placing
challenge grants?
under this section.
applicants who require reasonable
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accommodation (as defined in section
(c) Application process. Eligible
$2531.10 Military Installation Conversion
101(9) of the Americans With
applicants must comply with the
Demonstration programs.
Disabilities Act of 1990, 42 U.S.C.
requirements specified in the
(a) Purposes. The purposes of this
12111(9)) or auxiliary aids and services
Corporation's application materials.
section are to: (1) Provide direct and
(as defined in section 3(1) of such Act,
(d) Waivers. In appropriate cases, due
demonstrable service opportunities for
42 U.S.C. 12102(1)) in an AmeriCorps
to the limited nature of disaster
economically disadvantaged youth;
program; and
activities, the Corporation may waive
(2) Fully utilize military installations
(2) To conduct outreach activities to
specific program requirements such as
affected by closures or realignments;
individuals with disabilities to recruit
matching requirements and the
(3) Encourage communities affected
them for participation in AmeriCorps
provision of AmeriCorps educational
by such closures or realignments to
programs.
awards for participants supported with
convert the installations to community
(b) Eligibility-(1) Placement,
disaster relief funds.
use; and
accommodation, and auxiliary services.
(4) Foster a sense of community pride
Eligibility for assistance under this part
PART 2530-PURPOSES AND
in the youth in the community.
is limited to AmeriCorps programs that:
AVAILABILITY OF GRANTS FOR
(b) Definitions. As used in this
(i) Receive competitive funding from the
INVESTMENT FOR QUALITY AND
section: (1) Affected military
Corporation under 2521.30(a)(3) or
INNOVATION ACTIVITIES
installation. The term affected military
2521.30(b)(3) of this chapter. and
installation means a military
(ii) Demonstrate that the program has
Sec.
installation described in section
received a substantial number of
$ 2530.10 What are the purposes of the
Investment for Quality and Innovation
325(e)(1) of the Job Training Partnership
applications for placement from persons
activities?
Act (29 U.S.C. 1662d(e)(1)).
who are individuals with a disability
2530.20 Funding priorities.
(2) Community. The term community
and who require a reasonable
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 12501 et seq.
includes a county.
accommodation (as defined in section
(3) Convert to community use. The
101(9) of the Americans with
2530.10 What are the purposes of the
term convert to community use, used
Disabilities Act of 1990). or awdliary
Investment for Quality and Innovation
with respect to an affected military
aids and services (as defined in section
activities?
installation, includes—
3(1) of such Act) in order to perform
Investment for Quality and Innovation
(i) Conversion of the installation or a
national service; and
activities are designed to develop
part of the installation to-
(iii) Demonstrate that additional
service infrastructure and improve the
(A) A park;
funding would assist the program in
overall quality of national and
(B) A community center;
placing a substantial number of such
community service efforts. Specifically,
(C) A recreational facility: or
individuals with a disability as
the Corporation will support innovative
(D) A facility for a Head Start program
participants in projects carried out
and model programs that otherwise may
under the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C.
through the program.
not be eligible for funding and support
9831 et seq.); and
(2) Outreach. Corporation grantees
other activities, such as training and
(ii) Carrying out, at the installation, a
and any public or private nonprofit
technical assistance, summer programs,
construction or economic development
organization may apply for funds to
leadership training. research. promotion
project that is of substantial benefit, as
conduct outreach to individuals with
and recruitment, and special
determined by the Chief Executive
disabilities to recruit them for
fellowships and awards. The
Officer. to
participation in AmeriCorps programs.
Corporation may conduct these
(A) The community in which the
Outreach funds can also be used by any
activities either directly or through
installation is located; or
organization to assist AmeriCorps
grants to or contracts with qualified
(B) A community located within 50
programs in adapting their programs to
organizations.
miles of the installation or such further
encourage greater participation by
distance as the Chief Executive Officer
individuals with disabilities.
$ 2530.20 Funding priorities.
may deem appropriate on a case-by-case
(c) Application procedures. Eligible
The Corporation may choose to set
basis.
applicants must comply with the
priorities (and to periodically revise
(4) Demonstration program. The term
requirements specified in the
such priorities) that limit the types of
demonstration program means a
Corporation's application materials.
innovative and model programs and
program described in paragraph (c) of
support activities it will undertake or
this section.
$ 2524.50 What are the guidelines for
fund in a given fiscal year. In setting
(c) Demonstration programs. (1)
assistance with disaster relief?
these priorities, the Corporation will
Grants-The Corporation may make
(a) Purpose. Disaster relief funds are
seek to concentrate funds on those
grants to communities and community-
intended to provide emergency
activities that will be most effective and
based agencies to pay for the Federal
assistance not otherwise available to
efficient in fulfilling the purposes of this
share of establishing and carrying out
enable national and community service
part.
military installation conversion
programs to respond quickly and
demonstration programs. to assist in
effectively to a Presidentially-declared
PART 2531-INNOVATIVE AND
converting to community use affected
disaster.
SPECIAL DEMONSTRATION
military installations located-
(b) Eligibility. Any AmeriCorps
PROGRAMS
(i) Within the community; or
program (including youth corps, the
(ii) Within 50 miles of the
National Civilian Community Corps,
Sec.
2531.10 Military Installation Conversion
community.
VISTA, and other programs authorized
Demonstration programs.
(2) Duration. In carrying out such a
under the Domestic Volunteer Services
2531.20 Special Demonstration Project for
demonstration program, the community
Act) or grant making entity (such as a
the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta of Alaska.
or community-based agency may carry
State or Federal agency) that is
2531.30 Other innovative and model
out-
supported by the Corporation may apply
programs.
(i) A program of not less than 6
for disaster relief grants.
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 12501 et seq.
months in duration; or
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(ii) A full-time summer program.
(B) Conduct an appropriate evaluation
such as the following: (1) Programs.
(d) Use of Funds—(1) Stipend. A
of the program: and
including programs for rural youth,
community or community-based agency
(C) Provide for appropriate
described in parts 2515 through 2524 of
that receives a grant under paragraph (c)
community involvement in the program:
this chapter:
of this section to establish and carry out
(iii) Info rmation indicating the
(2) Employer-based retiree programs:
a project through a demonstration
duration of the program: and
(3) Intergenerational programs;
program may use the funds made
(iv) An assurance that the applicant
(4) Programs involving individuals
available through such grant to pay for
will comply with the nonduplication,
with disabilities providing service;
a portion of a stipend for the
nondisplacement and grievance
(5) Programs sponsored by Governors:
participants in the project.
procedure provisions of part 2540 of
and
(2) Limitation on amount of stipend.
this chapter.
(6) Summer programs carried out
The amount of the stipend provided to
(g) Limitation on Grant. In making a
between May 1 and October 1 (which
a participant under paragraph (d)(1) of
grant under paragraph (c) of this section
may also contain a year-round
this section that may be paid using
with respect to a demonstration program
component).
assistance provided under this section
to assist in converting an affected
(b) The Corporation will support
and using any other Federal funds may
military installation, the Corporation
innovative service-learning programs.
not exceed the lesser of-
will not make a grant for more than 25
(c) Application procedures. selection
(i) 85 percent of the total average
percent of the total cost of the
criteria, timing, and other requirements
annual subsistence allowance provided
conversion.
will be announced in the Federal
to VISTA volunteers under section 105
Register.
of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act
§ 2531.20 Special Demonstration Project
of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4955); and
for the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta of Alaska.
PART 2532-TECHNICAL
(ii) 85 percent of the stipend
(a) Special Demonstration Project for
ASSISTANCE, TRAINING, AND OTHER
established by the demonstration
the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta of Alaska.
SERVICE INFRASTRUCTURE
program involved.
The President may award grants to, and
BUILDING ACTIVITIES
(e) Participants-(1) Eligibility. A
enter into contracts with, organizations
person will be eligible to be selected as
to carry out programs that address
Sec.
a participant in 8 project carried out
significant human needs in the Yukon-
2532.10 Eligible activities.
through 8 demonstration program if the
Kuskokwim delta region of Alaska.
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 12501 et seq
person is—
(b) Application.-(1) General
$ 2532.10 Eligible activities.
(i) [conomically disadvantaged and
requirements. To be eligible to receive a
between the agring of 16 and 24.
grant cr enter into a contract under
The Corporation may support-eiti.er
in lusive:
paragraph (a) of this section with
directly or through 8 grant. contract or
(ii) In the case of is full-time summer
respect 10 a program. an organization
agreement-any activity designed to
prog ram. economically disadvantaged
must submit an application to the
meet the purposes described in part
and between the ag:'s of 14 and 24; or
President at such time, in such manner,
2530 of this chapter. These activities
(ii) An eligible youth as described in
and containing such information as
include. but are not limited to. the
with 423 of the job Training
required.
following (a) Community-Lased
Fartnership Act (29 U.S.C. 1693).
(2) Contents. The application
agencies. The Corporation may provide
(2) Participation Persons desiring to
submitted by the organization must, at
training and technical assistance and
participate in such B project must enter
B minimum-
other assistance to project sponsors and
i:ro an agreement with the sponsor of
(i) Include information describing the
other community-based agencies that
the I soject to participate-
manner in which the program will
provide volunteer placements in order
(:) On 8 full-time or 8 part-time basis:
utilize VISTA volunteers, individuals
to improve the ability of such agencies
and
who have served in the Peace Corps,
to use participants and other volunteers
(i) For the duration referred to in
and other qualified persons. in
in 8 manner that results in high-quality
paragraph (f)(2)(iii) of this section.
partnership with the local nonprofit
service and a positive service
(f) Application-(1) In general. To be
organizations known as the Yukon-
experience for the participants and
elizible to receive a grant under
Kuskokwim Health Corporation and the
volunteers.
paragraph (c) of this section. 8
Alaska Village Council Presidents:
(b) Improve ability to apply for
community or community-based agency
(ii) Take into consideration-
assistance. The Corporation will
must submit an application to the Chief
(A) The primarily noncash economy
provide training and technica!
Executive Officer at such time, in such
of the region: and
assistance, where necessary. to
manner. and containing such
(B) The needs and desires of residents
individuals, programs. local labor
information as the Chief Executive
of the local communities in the region:
organizations. State educational
Officer may require.
and
agencies, State Commissions, local
(2) Contents. At a minimum. such
(iii) Include specific strategies,
educational agencies, local
application must contain-
developed in cooperation with the
governments, community-based
(i) A description of the demonstration
Yupi'k speaking population that resides
agencies, and other entities to enable
program proposed to be conducted by
in such communities, for
them to apply for funding under one of
the applicant:
comprehensive and intensive
the national service laws, to conduct
(ii) A proposal for carrying out the
community development for
high-quality programs, to evaluate such
program that describes the manner in
communities in the Yukon-Kuskokwim
programs. and for other purposes.
which the applicant will-
delta region.
(c) Conferences and materials. The
(A) Provide preservice and inservice
Corporation may organize and hold
training. for supervisors and
2531.30 Other Innovative and model
conferences. and prepare and publish
participants. that will be conducted by
programs.
materials, to disseminate information
qualified individuals or qualified
(a) The Corporation may support
and promote the sharing of information
organizations:
other innovative and model programs
among programs for the purpose of
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improving the quality of programs and
(2) Federal activities. In order to
title II of the Domestic Volunteer
projects.
observe National Youth Service Day at
Service Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 5011 et
(d) Peace Corps and VISTA training.
the Federal level, the Corporation may
seq.)). for projects of the type described
The Corporation may provide training
organize and carry out appropriate
in section 211(a) of such Act (29 U.S.C.
assistance to selected individuals who
ceremonies and activities.
5011) operating under memoranda of
volunteer to serve in the Peace Corps or
(3) Activities. The Corporation may
agreement with the ACTION Agency. for
a program authorized under title I of the
make grants to public or private
the purpose of increasing the number of
Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973
nonprofit organizations with
low-income individuals who provide
(42 U.S.C. 4951 et seq.). The training
demonstrated ability to carry out
services under such program to children
will be provided as part of the course of
appropriate activities, in order to
who participate in Head Start programs
study of the individual at an institution
support such activities on National
under the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C.
of higher education, involve service-
Youth Service Day.
9831 et seq.).
learning. and cover appropriate skills
(n) Clearinghouses—(1) Authority.
that the individual will use in the Peace
The Corporation may establish
(p) Other assistance. The Corporation
Corps or VISTA.
clearinghouses, either directly or
may support other activities that are
(e) Promotion and recruitment. The
consistent with the purposes described
through a grant or contract. Any service-
Corporation may conduct a campaign to
learning clearinghouse to be established
in part 2530 of this chapter.
solicit funds for the National Service
pursuant to part 2518 of this chapter is
PART 2533-SPECIAL ACTIVITIES
Trust and other programs and activities
eligible to apply for a grant under this
authorized under the national service
section. In addition, public or private
Sec.
laws and to promote and recruit
nonprofit organizations are eligible to
2533.10 National service fellowships.
participants for programs that receive
apply for clearinghouse grants.
2533.20 Presidential awards for service.
assistance under the national service
(2) Function. A Clearinghouse may
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 12501 et seq.
laws.
perform the following activities: (i)
(f) Training. The Corporation may
Assist entities carrying out State or local
$ 2533.10 National service fellowships.
support national and regional
community service programs with needs
participant and supervisor training.
assessments and planning:
The Corporation may award national
including leadership training and
(ii) Conduct research and evaluations
service fellowships on a competitive
training in specific types of service and
concerning community service;
basis. Application procedures, selection
in building the ethic of civic
(iii) Provide leadership development
criteria, timing and other requirements
responsibility.
and training to State and local
will be announced in the Federal
(g) Research. The Corporation may
community service program
Register.
support research on national service,
administrators, supervisors, and
$ 2533.20 Presidential awards for service.
including service-learning.
participants: and provide training to
(h) Intergenerational support. The
persons who can provide such
The President, acting through the
Corporation may assist programs in
leadership development and training:
Corporation. may make Presidential
developing a service component that
(iv) Facilitate communication among
awards for service to individuals
combines students. out-of-school
entities carrying out community service
providing significant service. and to
youths. and older adults as participants
programs and participants;
outstanding programs. Information
to provide needed community services.
(v) Provide information. curriculum
about recipients of such awards will be
(i) Planning coordination. The
materials. and technical assistance
widely disseminated. The President
Corporation may coordinate
relating to planning and operation of
may provide such awards to any
community-wide planning among
community service programs. to States
deserving individual or program,
programs and projects.
and local entities eligible to receive
regardless of whether the individual is
(j) Youth leadership. The Corporation
funds under this chapter:
serving in a program authorized by this
may support activities to enhance the
(vi) Gather and disseminate
chapter or whether the program is itself
ability of youth and young adults to
information on successful community
authorized by this chapter. In no
play leadership roles in national service.
service programs. components of such
instance. however. may the award be a
(k) National program identity. The
successful programs. innovative youth
cash award.
Corporation may support the
skills curriculum, and community
development and dissemination of
service projects;
PART 2540-GENERAL
materials, including training materials,
(vii) Coordinate the activities of the
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
and arrange for uniforms and insignia,
clearinghouse with appropriate entities
designed to promote unity and shared
to avoid duplication of effort:
Subpart A-Requirements Concerning the
features among programs that receive
(viii) Make recommendations to State
Distribution and Use of Corporation
Assistance
assistance under the national service
and local entities on quality controls to
laws.
improve the delivery of community
Sec.
(1) Service-learning. The Corporation
service programs and on changes in the
2540.100 What restrictions govern the use
will support innovative programs and
programs under this chapter: and
of Corporation assistance?
activities that promote service-learning.
(ix) Carry out such other activities as
2540.110 Limitation on use of Corporation
(m) National youth service day—(1)
the Chief Executive Officer determines
funds for administrative costs.
Designation. April 19, 1994, and April
to be appropriate.
Subpart B-Requirements Directly Affecting
18, 1995 are each designated as
(o) Assistance for Head Start. The
the Selection and Treatment of Participants
"National Youth Service Day". The
Corporation may make grants to, and
President is authorized and directed to
enter into contracts and cooperative
2540.200 Under what circumstances may
participants be engaged?
issue a proclamation calling on the
agreements with, public or nonprofit
2540.210 What provisions exist to ensure
people of the United States to observe
private agencies and organizations that
that Corporation-supported programs dc
the day with appropriate ceremonies
receive grants or contracts under the
not discriminate in the selection of
and activities.
Foster Grandparent Program (part B of
participants and staff?
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~540.220 Under what circumstances and
State or local government agency in
Subpart B-Requirements Directly
subject to what conditions are
which such entity resides.
Affecting the Selection and Treatment
participants in Corporation-assisted
(f) Nondisplacement. (1) An employer
of Participants
projects eligible for family and medical
leave?
may not displace an employee or
2540.200 Under what circumstances may
~540.230 What grievance procedures must
position, including partial displacement
participants be engaged?
recipients of Corporation assistance
such as reduction in hours, wages, or
A State may not engage 8 participant
establish?
employment benefits, as a result of the
to serve in any program that receives
Subpart C-Other Requirements for
use by such employer of a participant in
Corporation assistance unless and until
Recipients of Corporation Assistance
a program receiving Corporation
amounts have been appropriated under
2540.300 What must be included in annual
assistance.
section 501 of the Act (42 U.S.C. 12681)
State reports to the Corporation?
(2) A service opportunity will not be
for the provision of AmeriCorps
2540.310 Must programs that receive
created under this chapter that will
educational awards and for the payment
Corporation assistance establish
infringe in any manner on the
of other necessary expenses and costs
standards of conduct?
promotional opportunity of an
associated with such participant.
2540.320 How are participant benefits
treated?
employed individual.
2540.210 What provisions exist to ensure
(3) A participant in 8 program
that Corporation-supported programs do
Subpart D-Suspension and Termination of
receiving Corporation assistance may
not discriminate in the selection of
Corporation Assistance
not perform any services or duties or
participants and staff?
2540.400 Under what circumstances will
engage in activities that would
(a) An individual with responsibility
the Corporation suspend or terminate a
grant or contract?
otherwise be performed by an employee
for the operation of a project that
as part of the assigned duties of such
receives Corporation assistance must
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 12501 et seq.
employee.
not discriminate against a participant in.
Subpart A-Requirements Concerning the
(4) A participant in any program
or member of the staff of. such project
Distribution and Use of Corporation
receiving assistance under this chapter
on the basis of race, color, national
Assistance
may not perform any services or duties.
origin, sex, age, or political affiliation of
$ 2540.100 What restrictions govern the
or engage in activities, that-
such participant or member. or on the
use of Corporation assistance?
(i) Will supplant the hiring of
basis of disability. if the participant or
(a) Supplantation. Corporation
employed workers; or
member is a qualified individual with B
disability.
assistance may not be used to replace
(ii) Are services, duties, or activities
(b) Any Corporation assistance
State and local public funds that had
with respect to which an individual has
constitutes Federal financial assistance
been used to support programs of the
recall rights pursuant to a collective
for purposes of title VI of the Civil
type eligible to receive Corporation
bargaining agreement or applicable
Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000d et
support. For any given program. this
personnel procedures.
seq.), title IX of the Education
condition will be satisfied if the
agrregate non-Federal public
(5) A participant in any program
Amendments of 1972 (20 U.S.C. 1681 et
expenditure for that program in the
receiving assistance under this chapter
seq.). section 504 of the Rehabilitation
may not perform services or duties that
Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794). and the Age
fiscal year that support is to be provided
is not less than the previous fiscal year.
have been performed by or were
Discrimination Act of 1975 (42 U.S.C.
(b) Religious use. Corporation
assigned to any-
6101 et seq.). and constitutes Federal
financial assistance to an education
essistance may not be used to provide
(1) Presently employed worker.
program or activity for purposes of the
religious instruction. conduct worship
(ii) Employee who recently resigned
Education Amendments of 1972 (20
services. or engage in any form of
or was discharged;
U.S.C. 1681 et seq.).
proselytization.
(iii) Employee who is subject to a
(c) An individual with responsibility
(c) Political activity. Corporation
reduction in force or who has recall
for the operation of a project that
assistance may not be used by program
rights pursuant to a collective
receives Corporation assistance may not
participants or staff to assist, promote,
bargaining agreement or applicable
discriminate on the basis of religion
or deter union organizing: or finance.
personnel procedures:
against a participant in such project or
directly or indirectly, any activity
(iv) Employee who is on leave
a member of the staff of such project
designed to influence the outcome of a
(terminal, temporary, vacation.
who is paid with Corporation funds.
Federal. State or local election to public
emergency, or sick); or
This provision does not apply to the
office.
employment (with Corporation
(d) Contracts or collective bargaining
(v) Employee who is on strike or who
assistance) of any staff member of a
agreements. Corporation assistance may
is being locked out.
Corporation-supported project who was
not be used to impair existing contracts
2540.110 Limitation on use of
employed with the organization
for services or collective bargaining
Corporation funds for administrative costs.
operating the project on the date the
agreements.
Corporation grant was awarded.
Not more than five percent of the
(e) Nonduplication. Corporation
amount of assistance provided to the
2540.220 Under what circumstances and
assistance may not be used to duplicate
original recipient of any grant or any
subject to what conditions are participants
an activity that is already available in
transfer of assistance from the
in Corporation-assisted programs eligible
the locality of a program. And. unless
Corporation in any fiscal year may be
for family and medical leave?
the requirements of paragraph (f) of this
used to pay for administrative costs
(a) Participants in State, local, or
section are met, Corporation assistance
incurred by-
private nonprofits programs. A
will not be provided to 8 private
participant in 8 State, local, or.private
nonprofit entity to conduct activities
(a) The original recipient of
nonprofit program receiving support
that are the same or substantially
assistance; and
from the Corporation is considered an
equivalent to activities provided by a
(b) Any subgrantee of that recipient.
eligible employee of the program's
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project sponsor under the Family and
foreseeable based on planned medical
resolution such as mediation or
Medical Leave Act of 1993 (29 CFR part
treatment, the program. or project
facilitation. Dispute resolution
925) if
sponsor may temporarily transfer the
proceedings must be initiated within 45
(1) The participant has served for at
participant to an alternative service
calendar days from the date of the
least 12 months and 1,250 hours during
position if the participant: (1) Is
alleged occurrence. At the initial session
the year preceding the start of the leave;
qualified for the position; and
of the dispute resolution proceedings,
and
(2) Receives the same benefits such as
the party must be advised in writing of
(2) The program's project sponsors
stipend or living allowance and the
his or her right to file a grievance and
engages in commerce or any industry or
position better accommodates the
right to arbitration. If the matter is
activity affecting commerce, and
participants recurring periods of leave.
resolved. and a written agreement is
employs at least 50 employees for each
(f) Certification of cause. A program,
reached. the party will agree to forego
working day during 20 or more calendar
or project sponsor may require that the
filing a grievance in the matter under
workweeks in the current or preceding
participant support a leave request with
consideration.
calendar year.
a certification from the health care
(2) If mediation. facilitation. or other
(b) Participants in Federal programs.
provider of the participant or the
Participants in Federal programs
dispute resolution processes are
participant's family member. If a
operated by the Corporation or by
selected, the process must be aided by
program sponsor requests a certification,
another Federal agenc, will be
a neutral party who, with respect to an
the participant must provide it in a
issue in controversy. functions
considered Federal employees for the
timely manner.
purposes of the Family and Medical
specifically to aid the parties in
(g) Continuance of coverage. (1) If a
Leave Act if the participants have
resolving the matter through a mutually
State, local or private program provides
achieved and acceptable written
completed 12 months of service and the
for health insurance for the full-time
project sponsor is an employing agency
agreement. The neutral party may not
participant, the sponsor must continue
as defined in 5 U.S.C 6381 et seq.; such
compel a resolution. Proceedings before
to provide comparable health coverage
participants therefore will be eligible for
the neutral party must be informal, and
at the same level and conditions that
the same family and medical leave
the rules of evidence will not apply.
coverage would have been provided for
benefits afforded to such Federal
With the exception of a written and
the duration of the participant's leave.
employees.
agreed upon dispute resolution
(2) If the Federal program provides
(c) General terms and conditions.
agreement, the proceeding must be
health insurance coverage for the full-
confidential.
Participants that qualify as eligible
time participant, the sponsor must also
employees under paragraphs (a) or (b) of
(b) Grievance procedure for
continue to provide the same health
this section are entitled to take up to 12
unresolved complaints. If the matter is
care coverage for the duration of the
w eks of unpaid leave during a 12
not resolved within 30 calendar days
participant's leave.
IT onth period for any of the following
from the date the informal dispute
(h) Failure to return. If the participant
It isons (in the cases of both paragraphs
resolution process began. the neutral
fails to return to the program at the end
(c.(1) and (2) of this section the
party must again inform the aggrieving
of leave for any reason other than
entitlement to leave expires 12 months
party of his or her right to file a formal
continuation, recurrence or onset of a
Her the birth or placement of such
serious health condition or other
grievance. In the event an aggrieving
(tild): (1) The birth of a child to a
party files a grievance, the neutral may
circumstances beyond his or her
participant;
not participate in the formal complaint
control. the program may recover the
(2) The plecement of a child with a
process. In addition, no communication
premium that he or she paid during any
participant for adoption or foster care;
or proceedings of the informal dispute
period of unpaid leave.
(3) The serious illness of a
(i) Applicability to term of service.
resolution process may be referred to or
participant's spouse, child or parent: or
introduced into evidence at the
Any absence, due to family and medical
(4) A participants serious health
leave, will not be counted towards the
grievance and arbitration hearing. Any
condition that makes that participant
participant's term of service.
decision by the neutral party is advisory
unable to perform his or her essential
and is not binding unless both parties
service duties (a serious health
2540.230 What grievance procedures
agree.
condition is an illness or condition that
must recipients of Corporation assistance
(c) Time limitations. Except for a
requires either inpatient care or
establish?
grievance that alleges fraud or criminal
continuing treatment by a health care
State and local applicants that receive
activity. a grievance must be made no
provider).
assistance from the Corporation must
later than one year after the date of the
(d) Intermittent leave or reduced
establish and maintain a procedure for
alleged occurrence. If 8 hearing is held
service. The program, serving as the
the filing and adjudication of grievances
on a grievance. it must be conducted no
project sponsor, may allow a participant
from participants, labor organizations,
later than 30 ca.endar days after the
to take intermittent leave or reduce his
and other interested individuals
filing of such grievance. A decision on
or her service hours due to the birth of
concerning programs that receive
any such grievance must be made no
or placement of a child for adoption or
assistance from the Corporation. A
later than 60 calendar days after the
foster care. The participant may also
grievance procedure may include
filing of the grievance.
take leave to care for a seriously ill
dispute resolution programs such as
(d) Arbitration-(1) Arbitrator-(i)
immediate family member or may take
mediation, facilitation, assisted
Joint selection by parties. If there is an
leave due to his or her own serious
negotiation and neutral evaluation. If
adverse decision against the party who
illness whenever it is medically
the grievance alleges fraud or criminal
filed the grievance, or 60 calendar days
necessary.
activity, it must immediately be brought
after the filing of a grievance no
(e) Alternate placement. It a
to the attention of the Corporation's
decision has been reached, the filing
participant requests intermittent leave
inspector general.
party may submit the grievance to
or a reduced service hours due to a
(a) Alternative dispute resolution. (1)
binding arbitration before a qualified
serious illness or a family member's
The aggrieved party may seek resolution
arbitrator who is jointly selected and
sickness, and the need for leave is
through alternative means of dispute
independent of the interested parties.
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(ii) Appointment by Corporation. If
(g) Suspension or termination of
apply to the programs conducted under
the parties cannot agree on an arbitrator
assistance. The Corporation may
this chapter as if such programs were
within 15 calendar days after receiving
suspend or terminate payments for
conducted under the Job Training
a request from one of the grievance
assistance under this chapter.
Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.).
parties, the Corporations Chief
(h) Effect of noncompliance with
Executive Officer will appoint an
arbitration. A suit to enforce arbitration
Subpart D-Suspension and
arbitrator from a list of qualified
awards may be brought in any Federal
Termination of Corporation Assistance
arbitrators.
district court having jurisdiction over
2540.400 Under what circumstances will
(2) Time Limits(i) Proceedings. An
the parties without regard to the amount
the Corporation suspend or terminate a
arbitration proceeding must be held no
in controversy or the parties'
grant or contract?
later than 45 calendar days after the
citizenship.
request for arbitration. or, if the
(a) Suspension of 0 grant or contract.
arbitrator is appointed by the Chief
Subpart C-Other Requirements for
In emergency situations. the
Executive Officer. the proceeding must
Recipients of Corporation Assistance
Corporation may suspend a grant or
contract for not more than calendar 30
occur no later than 30 calendar days
$ 2540.300 What must be Included in
after the arbitrator's appointment.
days. Examples of such situations may
annual State reports to the Corporation?
(ii) Decision. A decision must be
include. but are not limited to: (1)
made by the arbitrator no later than 30
(a) In general. Each State receiving
Serious risk to persons or property:
calendar days after the date the
assistance under this title must prepare
(2) Violations of Federal. State or local
arbitration proceeding begins.
and submit. to the Corporation. an
criminal statutes: and
(3) The cost. The cost of the
annual report concerning the use of
(3) Material violation(s) of the grant or
arbitration proceeding must be divided
assistance provided under this chapter
contract that are sufficiently serious that
and the status of the national and
evenly between the parties to the
they outweigh the general policy in
arbitration. If. however. a participant.
community service programs in the
favor of advance notice and opportunity
State that receive assistance under this
labor organization. or other interested
to show cause.
individual prevails under a binding
chapter. A State's annual report must
include information that demonstrates
(b) Termination of 0 grant or contract.
arbitration proceeding. the State or local
the State's compliance with the
The Corporation may terminate or
applicant that is a party to the grievance
requirements of this chapter.
revoke assistance for failure to comply
must pay the total cost of the proceeding
(b) Local grantees. Each State may
with applicable terms and conditions of
and the attorney's fees of the prevailing
require local grantees that receive
this chapter. However, the Corporation
party.
(e) Suspension of placement. If 8
assistance under this chapter to supply
must provide the recipient reasonable
such information to the State as is
notice and opportunity for 8 full and fair
grievance is filed regarding 8 proposed
placement of B participant in a program
necessary to enable the State to
hearing. subject to the following
complete the report required under
conditions: (1) The Corporation will
that receives assistance under this
paragraph (a) of this section, including
notify a recipient of assistance by letter
chapter. such placement must not be
8 comparison of actual
or telegram that the Corporation intends
made unless the placement is consistent
to terminate or revoke assistance. either
with the resolution of the grievance.
accomplishments with the goals
(f) Remedies. Remedies for 8
established for the program. the number
in whole or in part. unless the recipient
of participants in the program. the
shows good cause why such assistance
grievance filed under a procedure
should not be terminated or revoked. In
established by a recipient of Corporation
number of service hours generated. and
the existence of any problems. delays or
this communication. the grounds and
assistance may include—
(1) Prohibition of a placement of 8
adverse conditions that have affected or
the effective date for the proposed
termination or revocation will be
participant: and
will affect the attainment of program
(2) In grievance cases where there is
goals.
described. The recipient will be given at
B violation of nonduplication or
(c) Availability of report. Reports
least 7 calendar days to submit written
nondisplacement requirements and the
submitted under paragraph (a) of this
material in opposition to the proposed
action.
employer of the displaced employee is
section must be made available to the
the recipient of Corporation assistance—
public on request.
(2) The recipient may request 8
hearing on a proposed termination or
(i) Reinstatement of the employee to
$ 2540.310 Must programs that receive
revocation. Providing five days notice to
the position be or she held prior to the
Corporation assistance establish standards
the recipient, the Corporation may
displacement:
of conduct?
authorize the conduct of a hearing or
(ii) Payment of lost wages and
Yes. Programs that receive assistance
other meetings at 8 location convenient
benefits:
under this title must establish and
(iii) Re-establishment of other relevant
to the recipient to consider the proposed
stringently enforce standards of conduct
terms, conditions and privileges of
suspension or termination. A transcript
at the program site to promote proper
or recording must be made of 8 hearing
employment; and
moral and disciplinary conditions.
conducted under this section and be
(iv) Any other equitable relief that is
necessary to correct any violation of the
2540.320 How are participant benefits
available for inspection by any
nonduplication or nondisplacement
treated?
individual.
requirements or to make the displaced
Section 142(b) of the Job Training
(FR Doc. 94-6580 Filed 3-22-94: 8 45
employee whole.
Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 1552(b)) shall
BILLING CODE 6820-BA-P
AMERICORPS
USA . DIRECT
GRANT PROVISIONS
U.S. Department of Agriculture
A. DEFINITIONS
1. Definitions
B. AMERICORPS USA PROGRAM PROVISIONS
2. Purposes of Grant
3. AmeriCorps Identity
4. Local and State Consultation
5. Prohibited Program Activities
6. Participant Eligibility, Recruitment, and Selection
7. Participant Training, Supervision, and Support
8. Terms of Service
9. Release from Participation
10. Living Allowances and In-Service Benefits
11. Post-service Education Benefits
12. Participant Records and Confidentiality
13. Budget and Programmatic Changes
C. GENERAL PROVISIONS
14. Terms of Acceptance
15. Legislative and Regulatory Authority
16. Responsibility for Administering the Grant
17. Project Income
18. Matching Contributions
19. Payments under the Grant
20. Retention of Records
21. Reporting Requirements
22. Site Visits
23. Liability and Safety Issues
24. Drug Free Work Place
25. Nondiscrimination
26. Supplementation, Non duplication, and Non displacement
27. Grievance Procedure
28. Ownership and Sharing of Grant Products
29. Publications
30. Evaluation
31. Renewal of Grant
32. Suspension or Termination of Grant
33. Resolution of Conflicting Conditions
A. DEFINITIONS
1. Definitions. For purposes of this grant award, the following definitions apply:
a. Act means the National and Community Service Act of 1990, as amended (42 U.S.C.
§12501 et seq.)
b. Administrative costs are expenses associated with the overall administration of a
program. Administrative costs relate to the support of the program's general operations
and not to expenses identified with a particular program or project. Certain costs, such
as costs of staff who perform both administrative and program functions, may be
prorated between administrative costs and costs directly related to the program if
included in the budget and approved by the Corporation for National and Community
Service. Administrative costs include: (1) indirect costs (e.g., costs identified with the
August 23, 1994
Appendix B
program's overall operation as described in applicable provisions of OMB circulars that
relate to indirect costs); (2) costs for financial, accounting, auditing, contracting, or legal
functions; (3) internal evaluation costs, including overall organizational management
improvement costs, except for independent evaluations and internal evaluations of the
program or project that are specifically related to creative methods of quality
improvement; (4) costs for insurance that protects the entity that operates the program;
and (5) that portion of the salaries and benefits of the program's director and other
administrative staff not attributable to the time spent in support of a specific program or
project. Administrative costs do not include allowable costs directly related to program
or project operations, such as: (1) costs for participants, including living allowances,
insurance payments made on behalf of participants, training, and travel; (2) costs for staff
who recruit, train, place, or supervise participants, including staff salaries, benefits,
training, and travel, if the purpose is for a specific program or project objective; (3) costs
for independent evaluations and any internal evaluations of the program or project that
are specifically related to creative methods of quality improvement.
b. AmeriCorps*USA or AmeriCorps® means for purposes of these grant provisions the
national service programs funded under 42 U.S.C. $12571-12595 (Division C programs).
c. AmeriCorps National Service Network means the AmeriCorps, the Volunteer in
Service to America (VISTA), and National Civilian Community Corps (NCCC) programs,
taken together as programs dedicated to national service. VISTA is authorized under the
Domestic Volunteer Service Act (42 U.S.C. $4951 et seq.). NCCC is authorized under the
National and Community Service Act (42 U.S.C. §12611 et seq.).
d. Cognizant agency means the Federal agency coordinating audit and other fiscal
requirements with respect to those organizations having grants from multiple federal
agencies.
e. Corporation means the Corporation for National and Community Service established
under section 191 of the Act (42 U.S.C. § 12651).
f. Grantee means the recipient of Federal funds granted by the Corporation through this
grant award. The Grantee is legally accountable to the Corporation for the use of the
grant funds and is bound by the terms and conditions of the grant award.
g. OMB means the U.S. Office of Management and Budget, the Federal agency with
authority to issue uniform administrative and audit requirements for the administration
of federal grants.
h. National Service Trust means the account established in the U.S. Department of the
Treasury under section 145 of the Act (42 U.S.C. §12601) for the purpose of holding and
making payments of education benefits to AmeriCorps Members.
i. Participant means an individual who: (i) is a citizen or national or lawful permanent
resident alien of the United States; (ii) is at least 17 years of age at the commencement of
service (unless the participant is (a) in a full-time, year-round youth corps program or
full-time summer program, in which case he or she must be between the ages of 16 and
25, inclusive, or (b) in a program for economically disadvantaged youth, in which case he
or she must be between the ages of 16 and 24, inclusive); (iii) has a high school diploma
or an equivalency certificate, or who agrees to obtain a high school diploma or its
equivalent before using an education award and has not dropped out of elementary or
secondary school in order to enroll as an AmeriCorps*US participant (unless enrolled in
an institution of higher education on an ability to benefit basis and is considered eligible
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for funds under section 484 of the Higher Education Act of 1965, 20 U.S.C. §1091), or who
has been determined through an independent assessment to be incapable of obtaining a
high school diploma or its equivalent (provided that the Corporation has waived the
educational attainment requirement for the individual), and (iv) is enrolled in a program
for a term of service. (A Member is a participant who is in an approved national service
position and eligible to receive either an education benefit from the National Service
Trust or another Corporation-approved post-service benefit upon completion of a term of
service.)
j. Program means an AmeriCorps*U national service program described in section
122(a) of the Act (42 U.S.C. §12572(a)), carried out by the Grantee through funds granted
by the Corporation and carried out in accordance with federal requirements and the
provisions of this grant.
k. Project means an activity or set of activities, carried out through a program that
results in a specific identifiable community service or improvement that otherwise would
not be made with existing funds, and that does not duplicate the routine services or
functions of the employer to whom the participants are assigned.
1. Project sponsor means an organization, or other entity, that has been selected to
provide a placement for a participant.
m. Service recipient means a community beneficiary who receives a service or benefit
from the program.
n. State Commission means, for purposes of these grant provisions, the Commission on
National and Community Service established by a State pursuant to the Act (42 U.S.C. §
12638), including an authorized alternative administrative entity or transitional entity, to
administer the State's national service plan and national service grant program and to
perform such other duties prescribed by law.
o. Grant means an award of financial assistance, including cooperative agreements, in
the form of money or property in lieu of money by the Federal Government to an eligible
grantee.
B. AMERICORPS USA PROGRAM PROVISIONS
2. PURPOSES OF GRANT.
The general purposes of this grant are "getting things done" in communities, strengthening the
ties that bind communities together, and developing the citizenship and skills of participants,
with an emphasis on getting things done. Activities funded through this grant are intended to
help engage Americans of all backgrounds as participants in community-based service that
provides a direct and demonstrable benefit that is valued by the community. Service activities
must result in a specific identifiable service or improvement that otherwise would not be
provided with existing funds or volunteers and that does not duplicate the routine functions of
workers or displace paid employees.
3. AMERICORPS NATIONAL IDENTITY.
a. Identification as AmeriCorps program. The Grantee must identify the program as an
AmeriCorps program and participants eligible for a Corporation-approved post-service
benefit as AmeriCorps "Members".
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b. AmeriCorps name and logo. The Grantee must use the AmeriCorps name and logo
on uniforms, stationery, publications, recruitment brochures, orientation literature,
curricula, signs, banners, and press releases in accordance with Corporation guidelines
and requirements and a camera-ready logo provided by the Corporation. To establish
the relationship between the program and AmeriCorps, the Grantee must use the phrase
"The AmeriCorps National Service Network" or "an AmeriCorps program" and may
use the slogan "Getting Things Done'TM on such materials in accordance with
Corporation guidelines and requirements. The Grantee may not alter the AmeriCorps
logo, and must obtain the written permission of the Corporation before using the logo as
a part of any other logo or design, using the AmeriCorps name or logo on materials that
will be sold, using the AmeriCorps logo or name on clothing intended to be worn by
individuals who are not participants or former participants, or permitting donors to use
the AmeriCorps name or logo in promotional materials.
c. AmeriCorps uniforms. The Corporation will provide all participants with an initial
basic uniform, consisting of a t-shirt, sweatshirt, hat, and pin. The Grantee must direct
participants to wear the uniform at officially-designated AmeriCorps events and may
allow participants to wear the uniform at other times consistent with Corporation
guidelines.
d. Participation in AmeriCorps events. The Grantee agrees, within reasonable limits, to
participate in, and may be asked to assist in, AmeriCorps events and activities sponsored
by the Corporation, such as the national launch of AmeriCorps, conferences, and national
service days in accordance with Corporation guidelines.
4. LOCAL AND STATE CONSULTATION.
a. Community consultation. The Grantee must design, implement, and evaluate the
funded project with extensive and broad-based community involvement, including
consultation with representatives from the community served, participants and potential
participants, community-based agencies with a demonstrated record in providing
services, foundations, and businesses.
b. Labor union concurrence. Prior to the placement of participants, the Grantee must
consult with any local labor organization representing employees of project sponsors or
representing employees in the area to be served by the program who are engaged in the
same or similar work as that proposed to be carried out by the program to ensure
compliance with the non displacement requirements contained in these grant provisions.
In the case of a Grantee that proposes to serve also as the program sponsor, the Grantee
must obtain the written concurrence of any local labor organization representing
employees of the project sponsor who are engaged in the same or substantially similar
work as that proposed to be carried out.
c. State Commission consultation. In coordination with the Corporation, the Grantee
must consult on a regular basis with the State Commission in each State that the program
operates in order to build upon existing programs throughout the State and to not
duplicate the efforts of other AmeriCorps programs.
5. PROHIBITED PROGRAM ACTIVITIES. Participants may not engage in the following
activities in the course of their project assignment, at the request of program staff, or in any
manner that would associate the activities with the AmeriCorps program or the Corporation:
a. Any effort to influence legislation, as prohibited under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. §501(c));
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b. Organizing protests, petitions, boycotts, or strikes;
c. Assisting, promoting, or deterring union organizing;
d. Impairing existing contracts for services or collective bargaining agreements;
e. Engaging in partisan political activities, or other activities designed to influence the
outcome of an election to any public office;
f. Engaging in religious instruction, conducting worship services, providing instruction
as part of a program that includes mandatory religious instruction or worship,
constructing or operating facilities devoted to religious instruction or worship,
maintaining facilities primarily or inherently devoted to religious instruction or worship,
or engaging in any form of religious proselytization;
8. Providing a direct benefit to a business organized for profit; a labor union; a partisan
political organization; a nonprofit organization that fails to comply with the restrictions
contained in section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; or an organization
engaged in the religious activities described in the preceding sub clause, unless subgrant
funds are not used to support the religious activities.
h. Such other activities as the Corporation agree shall be prohibited, upon notice to the
Grantee.
6. ELIGIBILITY, RECRUITMENT, AND SELECTION.
a. Eligibility to enroll. The Grantee may select as participants only those individuals
who are eligible to enroll in AmeriCorps. In order to be eligible, an individual must:
i. be a U.S. citizen or national or a lawful permanent resident alien;
ii. be at least 17 years of age at the commencement of service (unless the
individual is in a full-time, year-round or summer youth corps, in which case he
or she must be between the ages of 16 and 25, inclusive, or is in a program for
economically disadvantaged youth, in which case he or she must be between the
ages of 16 and 24, inclusive); and
iii. have a high school diploma or an equivalency certificate, or agree to obtain a
high school diploma or its equivalent prior to using the education award. An
individual who dropped out of elementary or secondary school in order to enroll
as an AmeriCorps participant may not be enrolled in the program (unless the
individual is enrolled in an institution of higher education on an ability to benefit
basis and considered eligible for funds under section 484 of the Higher Education
Act of 1965, 20 U.S.C. §1091). The Grantee may seek a waiver from the
Corporation to enroll individuals whom the grantee determines based upon an
independent assessment to be incapable of obtaining a high school diploma or its
equivalent.
b. Recruitment.
i. Community recruitment. The Grantee must actively seek to recruit program
participants from the community in which the project is conducted, as well as
participants of diverse races and ethnicities, socioeconomic backgrounds,
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education levels, both men and women, and individuals with disabilities, unless
and to the extent that the approved program design requires emphasizing the
recruitment of staff and participants who share a specific characteristic or
background. However, in no case may a Grantee violate the nondiscrimination
and nondisplacement rules governing participant selection.
ii. National and state recruitment. To supplement local recruitment efforts, the
Grantee is strongly encouraged to request referrals of eligible individuals who
want to participate in a program through the Corporation's national recruitment
database and the various State Commissions recruitment systems. The
Corporation's overall goal is to have 25% of AmeriCorps participants nation-
wide recruited from the national pool. The Grantee may be asked to consider
qualified individuals on the referral list, but will not be required to select anyone.
Prospective AmeriCorps participants may access the national recruitment
database through the Corporation's toll-free number, 1-800-94-ACORP/1-800-
942-2677 (voice), or 1-800-833-3722 (TDD).
c. Selection. The Grantee is responsible for establishing minimum qualifications that
participants must meet in order to be selected for the program, selecting participants that
meet those qualifications, and assigning participants to a project that is appropriate to
their skill level. The Grantee must select participants in a fair, non-partisan, non-political,
and nondiscriminatory manner, without regard to the participant's need for reasonable
accommodation or child care, without displacing paid employees, and in accordance
with its approved application. The Grantee is encouraged to select participants who
possess leadership potential and a commitment to the goals of AmeriCorps.
d. Reasonable accommodation. The Grantee must provide reasonable accommodation
to the known mental or physical disabilities of participants and all selections and project
assignments must be made without regard to the need to provide reasonable
accommodation. The Corporation has funds available under (42 U.S.C. § 12581) to enable
individuals with disabilities to participate. Selection and assignment decisions must be
made on whether the qualified applicant can perform the essential duties of the position,
with or without reasonable accommodation. However, the Grantee is not required to
accommodate a participant if that participant poses a direct threat to the health or safety
of others that cannot be eliminated by reasonable accommodation. Accommodations
which impose an undue financial or administrative burden on the operation of the
program or fundamentally alter the nature of the program are not considered reasonable
accommodations. If the Grantee determines that an accommodation would impose an
undue burden, the Grantee must document its determination and promptly notify the
Corporation. The factors to be considered in determining whether an accommodation
would impose an undue burden include:
i. the overall size of the program, with respect to the number of staff and
participants, number and type of facilities, and size of budget;
ii. the nature of the project, including its structure, staffing composition, and
activities; and
iii. the nature and cost of the needed accommodation.
e. Level of participation. The Grantee must enroll the minimum number of full-time
and part-time participants agreed upon in its approved application. After the first six
weeks of the participant start date, the Grantee may not replace participants who have
left the program due to attrition. In exceptional circumstances, the Corporation may
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grant a waiver if achievement of program goals may be jeopardized by participant
attrition.
f. Participants not Grantee's employees. Participants are not considered employees of
the program in which they are enrolled, notwithstanding the Grantee's potential liability,
with respect to participants, for any taxes imposed under State unemployment insurance
and worker's compensation laws. For the limited purposes of the Family and Medical
Leave Act of 1993, the participant may be considered an eligible employee of the project
sponsor. The Family and Medical Leave Act's requirements as they apply to AmeriCorps
programs are contained in 45 C.F.R. §2540.220(b).
8. Parental consent. Written parental or legal guardian consent to enroll is required for
individuals under eighteen years of age.
7. TRAINING, SUPERVISION, AND SUPPORT.
a. Planning for the term of service. The Grantee must develop participant position
descriptions that provide for direct and meaningful service activities and performance
criteria that are appropriate to the skill level of participants. Participant activities may
not include clerical work or research unless such activities are incidental to the
participant's direct service activities. The Grantee must ensure that each participant has
sufficient opportunity to complete the required number of hours to qualify for a post-
service education benefit. In planning for the participant's term of service, the Grantee
must account for holidays and other time off, and must provide each participant with
sufficient opportunity to make up missed hours.
b. Participant contracts. The Grantee must require that participants sign contracts that
stipulate terms of service, the specific number of service hours a participant must
perform to be eligible for the education award, acceptable conduct, prohibited activities,
requirements under the Drug Free Workplace Act (41 U.S.C. §701 et seq.), suspension and
termination rules, the specific circumstances under which a participant may be released
for cause, grievance procedures, and other assurances as required by the Corporation.
c. Training. The Grantee must provide participants, consistent with the approved budget,
with the training, skills, knowledge and supervision necessary to perform the tasks
required in their assigned project positions, including, if appropriate, specific training in
a particular field and background information on the community served. The Grantee
must conduct an orientation for participants and comply with any pre-service orientation
or training required by the Corporation. This orientation should be designed to enhance
participant security and sensitivity to the community. Orientation must cover
participant rights and responsibilities, including the program's code of conduct,
prohibited activities, requirements under the Drug Free Workplace Act (41 U.S.C. §701 et
seq.), suspension and termination from service, grievance procedures, and sexual
harassment and other nondiscrimination issues.
d. Service-learning. The Grantee agrees to use service experiences to help participants
achieve the skills and education needed for productive, active citizenship, including the
provision, if appropriate, of structured opportunities for participants to reflect on their
service experiences.
e. Limit on education and training activities. No more than 20% of a participant's
required service hours may be spent in education, training, or similar activities without
specific written permission from the Corporation.
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f. Supervision. The Grantee must provide participants with adequate supervision by
qualified supervisors in accordance with the approved application. The Grantee must
establish and enforce a code of conduct for participants.
8. Performance reviews. The Grantee must conduct at least a mid-term and end-of-term
evaluation of each participant's performance, focusing on such factors as (1) whether the
participant has completed the required number of hours; (2) whether the participant has
satisfactorily completed assignments; and (3) whether the participant has met other
performance criteria that were clearly communicated at the beginning of the term of
service.
h. Support services. The Grantee must provide specific support services to:
i. participants who are school dropouts in order to assist them in earning the
equivalent of a high school diploma; and
ii. participants completing a term of service and making the transition to other
educational and career opportunities.
i. Registration to vote. The Grantee must encourage, in a non-partisan manner, that
each participant who is eligible to vote, does in fact register to vote.
j. Participant injury. The Grantee must immediately report any serious participant
injuries to the Corporation.
8. TERM OF SERVICE.
a. Full-time participants. Participants must serve at least 1700 hours during a period of
not less than nine months and not more than one year.
b. Part-time participants. Part-time participants must serve at least 900 hours during a
period of not more than two years. If the participant is enrolled in an institution of
higher education, the participant must serve at least 900 hours during a period of not
more than three years.
c. Summer participation. Participants serving in a full-time summer program that does
not include a year round component will be considered part-time participants.
d. Start of term. Unless otherwise agreed upon, the Grantee must begin participant
terms of service in September, January. or June in accordance with the approved
application.
e. Second term. The Grantee is under no obligation to enroll a participant for a second
or subsequent term of service. To be eligible to serve a second or subsequent term, an
individual must receive satisfactory performance reviews for prior terms of service. An
individual may only receive in-service and post-service benefits from Corporation funds
for the first two successfully completed terms of service, regardless of whether those
terms were served on a full-, part-, or reduced part-time basis.
f. Notice to Corporation and National Service Trust The Grantee must notify the
Corporation and National Service Trust immediately upon enrolling a participant for a
term of service. Forms will be provided and mailed directly to grantees
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9. RELEASE FROM PARTICIPATION.
The Grantee may release participants for two reasons: (1) for compelling personal circumstances;
and (2) for cause in accordance with 45 C.F.R. $ 2522.230.
a. Compelling circumstances. The Grantee is responsible for determining whether a
participant's personal circumstances are sufficiently compelling to justify release on this
basis. If the Grantee releases a participant for compelling personal circumstances, the
Grantee may elect either to authorize a pro-rated education award or to temporarily
suspend service for up to two years. In order to be eligible for a pro-rated education
award, a participant must have served a minimum of 15% of his or her term of service. If
the Grantee releases a participant on the grounds that an accommodation of a disability
would impose an undue burden, the Grantee must document its determination and
notify the Corporation. Such circumstances are to be considered "compelling" for
purposes of this subclause.
b. For cause. The Grantee may release a participant for cause according to the conditions
of the Corporation and the participant's contract. The Grantee must release a participant
for cause if the participant is convicted of a felony during a term of service. If the
participant is charged with a violent felony or the sale or distribution of a controlled
substance, or convicted of the possession of a controlled substance, the Grantee must
suspend the participant without a living allowance and without receiving credit for
hours missed. Any participant that drops out of a program without obtaining a release
for compelling personal circumstances is considered to have been released for cause. A
participant released for cause may not receive any portion of an education award. A
participant wrongly released or suspended for cause will receive credit for any service
missed and reimbursement for missed living allowances as specified in 45 CFR §
2522.230.
c. Resumption of service. Any participant whose service was suspended because of
being charged with a violent felony or sale or distribution of a controlled substance may
resume service if he or she is found not guilty or if such charge is dismissed. Any
participant whose service was suspended because of being convicted of a first offense of
possession of a controlled substance may resume service by demonstrating that he or she
has enrolled in an approved drug rehabilitation program. A participant convicted of a
second or third offense of possession of a controlled substance may resume services by
demonstrating successful completion of a rehabilitation program. In addition, any
individual released for cause who wishes to reapply to the program from which he or she
was released or to any other AmeriCorps program is required to disclose the release to
that program. Failure to disclose to an AmeriCorps program any history of having been
released for cause from another AmeriCorps program will render an individual ineligible
to receive the AmeriCorps educational award, whether or not that individual
successfully completes the term of service.
d. Notice to Corporation and National Service Trust. The Grantee must notify the Corporation
and National Service Trust immediately whenever it suspends or terminates a participant,
whether for compelling circumstances or for cause.
10. LIVING ALLOWANCES AND OTHER IN-SERVICE BENEFITS. The Grantee must ensure
that participants receive the following benefits:
a. Living allowances. Unless otherwise agreed upon, a Grantee must provide a living
allowance to full-time participants in accordance with the approved grant application
and in an amount specified by the Corporation. If a Grantee's approved application
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provides for a living allowance for part-time participants, the Grantee must provide the
living allowance in accordance with the approved grant application.
i. FICA. Unless exempt, the Grantee must make its share of FICA payments on
participant living allowances.
ii. Income taxes. The Grantee must withhold personal income taxes from
participant living allowances, requiring each participant to complete a W-4 form
at the beginning of the term of service and providing a W-2 form at the close of
the tax year.
iii. Unemployment insurance. Unless State law requires otherwise, the Grantee
is not required to pay unemployment insurance taxes for participants, because
they are not considered employees under the Act (42 U.S.C. § 12511(17)(B)). The
Grantee is responsible for determining whether state law requires otherwise and
for complying with State law.
iv. Workers' compensation. The Grantee is responsible for determining
whether state law requires it to pay workers' compensation taxes for
participants. If the Grantee determines that it is not required to pay workers'
compensation taxes for participants, the Grantee must provide Accidental Death
and Dismemberment (ADD) and extended health insurance to cover
occupational injuries. The Corporation will arrange for an ADD and extended
health policy for participant coverage that the Grantee may choose to purchase.
b. Health care coverage. The Grantee must provide minimum health care benefits (as
defined in the AmeriCorps solicitation notice) to those full-time participants not
otherwise covered by a health care policy providing minimum benefits at the time of
enrollment. In addition, the Grantee must provide health care benefits to participants
demonstrating loss of coverage during the term of service (i) as a result of participation or
(ii) through no deliberate act of his or her own. The Corporation will provide access to an
alternative health care policy for participant coverage that the Grantee may choose to
participate in. Information and brochures relative to this coverage will be provided by
the Corporation. If the grantee is going to use an existing health care policy then a copy
of the policy along with a summary of its coverage and costs should be sent to the
Corporation's Grants Office. If the grantee has a National Association of Service
Conservation Corps (NASCC) policy, they only need to notify the Grants Office.
c. Child care. The Grantee must ensure that child care is made available to those full-
time participants who need such assistance in order to participate, in a manner specified
by the Corporation.
i. Participant eligibility. A participant is considered to need child care in order
to participate in the program if he or she is the parent or legal guardian of, or
acting in loco parentis for, a child under age 13 who resides with the participant,
has a family income that does not exceed 75% of the State's median income or
such other lower levels or criteria as established by the state for a family of the
same size, and, at the time of acceptance into the program, is not currently
receiving child care from another source that will continue to be available to the
participant.
ii. Qualified providers. To be eligible for payment with AmeriCorps funds, a
child care provider must qualify under the Child Care and Development Block
Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. $ 9858c(4)(A)).
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iii. Administration of child care payments. Child care payments will be administered
separately by the Corporation. Such funds are included in the grant award amount but
will be withheld by the Corporation and paid separately through the National
Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies (NACCRRA) unless otherwise
provided in the grant award. Grantee's can contact NACCRRA at 1-800 570-4543 with
questions regarding child care.
11. POST-SERVICE EDUCATION BENEFITS. In order for an individual to receive a post-
service education benefit (or the Stafford Loan Forgiveness Award, for participants in those programs
that elected to participate in the Stafford loan demonstration) from the National Service Trust, the
Grantee must certify to the National Service Trust that the participant is eligible to receive an
education award. The Grantee must notify the National Service Trust on a form provided by the
Corporation when it enrolls a Member for a term of service, when the Member completes the
term, and whenever there is a change in the Member's status during the term (e.g., early release
or suspension).
12. PARTICIPANT RECORDS AND CONFIDENTIALITY.
a. Record-keeping. The Grantee must maintain verifiable records which document each
participant's eligibility based upon citizenship or legal permanent residency, birthdate,
level of educational attainment, date of high school diploma or equivalent certificate (if
attained), participation start date and end date, hours of service per week, location of
service activities, and project assignment. The records must be sufficient to establish that
the individual was eligible to participate in the program and completed 1700 hours of
service if a full-time participant or 900 hours of service if a part-time participant.
b. No high school diploma. If the participant does not have a high school diploma or its
equivalent at the time of enrollment, the Grantee must maintain a record of the
participant's elementary or high school drop-out date, the participant's written agreement
to obtain a high school diploma or its equivalent before using the education award, and,
if applicable, verification of the participant's enrollment at an institution of higher
education on an ability to benefit basis and eligibility for funds under § 484 of the Higher
Education Act. If the participant has been determined to be incapable of obtaining a high
school diploma or its equivalent, the Grantee must retain a copy of the supporting
independent evaluation.
c. Confidential participant information. The Grantee must maintain the confidentiality
of information regarding individual participants. The Grantee must obtain the prior
written consent of all participants before using their names, photographs, and other
identifying information for publicity, promotional, or other purposes. Parental or legal
guardian consent must be obtained for participants under 18 years of age. The Grantee
may include a standard informed consent form as a part of the participant contract
materials signed at the time of enrollment. The Grantee may release aggregate and other
non-identifying information and is required to release participant information to the
Corporation and their designated contractors.
13. BUDGET AND PROGRAMMATIC CHANGES.
a. Programmatic changes. The Grantee must obtain the prior written approval of the
Corporation before making the following changes in the approved program:
i. Changes in the scope or specific goals and objectives of the program, whether
or not they involve budget changes.
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ii. Changes in (or extended absences of) the program director or any other key
personnel designed by the Corporation.
iii. Changes in the level of participant supervision.
iv Entering into subgrants or contracting out any program activities funded by
the grant (unless identified in the approved application), other than the purchase
of supplies, equipment, or general support services; and
v. Changes in the grant period.
b. Changes in the budget. The Grantee must obtain the prior written approval of the
Corporation before deviating from the approved budget in any of the following ways:
i. Budget transfers to absorb administrative costs over the administrative limit
specified in the approved budget.
ii. Reallocation of funds from any of the line items included in the "Other
Participant Support Costs" (Category F) category of the approved budget. Excess
funds in these line items may be withdrawn from the grant when it is determined
by the Corporation that the funds are no longer needed. The specific line items
covered by this subclause are:
(a) Living allowance,
(b) FICA and workers' compensation,
(c) Health care, and
(d) Alternative health care.
iii. Costs requiring prior approval under OMB Circulars A-21 or A-122.
iv. Purchases of equipment over $500 using grant funds, unless specified in the
approved budget.
c. Changes in the number of child care slots. The Grantee must notify the Corporation
of any changes in the estimated number of child care slots identified by the Grantee in the
"Child Care" category (Category G) of the approved budget.
C. GENERAL PROVISIONS
14. TERMS OF ACCEPTANCE.
The provisions of this grant award are binding on the Grantee. By accepting this award, the
Grantee agrees to comply with the grant award and applicable Federal statutes, regulations, and
guidelines. The Grantee agrees to operate the funded program in accordance with the approved
grant application and budget, supporting documents, and other representations made in support
of the approved grant application.
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15. LEGISLATIVE AND REGULATORY AUTHORITY.
This grant is authorized by and subject to the National and Community Service Act of 1990 as
amended, codified as 42 U.S.C. §12501 et seq., and 45 CFR Part 2510 et seq. (59 Fed. Reg. 13772,
published March 23, 1994).
16. RESPONSIBILITY FOR ADMINISTERING THE GRANT.
a. Accountability of Grantee. The Grantee has full fiscal and programmatic
responsibility for managing all aspects of the grant and grant-supported activities, subject
to the oversight of the Corporation. The Grantee is directly accountable to the
Corporation for its operation of the AmeriCorps program and use of grant funds, and
must expend grant funds in a judicious and reasonable manner. Although the Grantee is
encouraged to seek the advice and opinion of the Corporation on special problems that
may arise, such advice does not diminish the Grantee's responsibility for making sound
judgments and does not mean that the responsibility for operating decisions has shifted
to the Corporation.
b. Notice to Corporation. The Grantee shall notify the Corporation immediately of any
developments or delays that have a significant impact on funded activities, any
significant problems relating to the administrative or financial aspects of the grant, or any
suspected misconduct or nonfeasance related to the grant or Grantee. The Grantee shall
inform the Corporation about the corrective action taken or contemplated by the Grantee,
and any assistance needed to resolve the situation.
17. PROJECT INCOME.
a. General. Program income earned during the program period shall be retained by the
Grantee and added to the funds committed to the program.
b. Fees for service. When using assistance under this grant, the Grantee may not enter
into a contract for or accept fees for service performed by participants when (i) the service
benefits a for-profit business; (ii) the service falls within the other prohibited program
activities set forth in clause 5 of these provisions; or (iii) the service violates the
nondisplacement provisions of the Act, set forth in clause 29 of these provisions.
c. Sale of products produced by participants or service recipients. The grantee will
either remit to the Corporation or retain income from the sale of artwork, photographs,
films, written material, and other products produced by participants while performing
service as a part of a service project. If retained by the grantee, income will be added to
the funds committed to the program. The grantee may not sell products without
AmeriCorps logo on them without prior approval from the Corporation.
18. MATCHING CONTRIBUTIONS.
a. Matching obligation. The Grantee must provide and account for the matching funds
agreed upon in the approved application. The Grantee must account for its matching
contributions.
b. Cash match for living allowance and health care benefits. The Grantee's matching
contributions for the participants' living allowance and health care benefit costs must be
in cash, unless otherwise authorized in the approved budget. The Grantee's living
allowance match of 15% must be met with non-Federal funds, except that Indian tribal
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organizations may use Federal funds granted under the Indian Self-Determination and
Education Assistance Act (P.L. 93-638, codified as 25 U.S.C. S 450) to meet the matching
share of the living allowance.
c. Cash or in-kind match for other costs. Contributions, including cash and third party
in-kind, will be accepted as part of the Grantee's matching share for costs other than the
living allowance and health care benefits when such contributions meet all of the
following criteria:
i. They are verifiable from the grantee's records;
ii. They are not included as contributions for any other federally-assisted
program;
iii They are necessary and reasonable for the proper and efficient
accomplishment of program objectives; and
iv. They are allowable under applicable government regulations.
d. Exception for volunteer community service. Because the purpose of this grant is to
enable and stimulate volunteer community service, the Grantee may not include the
value of direct community service performed by participants. However, the Grantee may
include the value of volunteer services contributed to the Grantee or Subgrantees.
e. Administrative costs. Administrative costs which exceed the maximum
administrative costs limit specified in the approved budget but otherwise would have
been allocable to the grant may be included as part of cost sharing or matching.
f. Valuation. The value of Grantee contributions of services and property will be
determined in accordance with applicable current market value.
19. PAYMENTS UNDER THE GRANT.
a. Advance payments. The Grantee may receive advance payments of grant funds on a
quarterly basis.
b. Discontinuing advance payments. The Corporation may, after providing due notice
to the Grantee, discontinue the advance payment method and allow payments in
advance only by individual request and approval or by reimbursement when a grantee
receiving payments demonstrates unwillingness or inability to manage advance funding
properly.
20. RETENTION OF RECORDS.
The Grantee must retain and make available to the Corporation upon request all financial
records, supporting documentation, statistical records, evaluation data, participant information,
and personnel records for 3 years from the end of the fiscal year in which the grant expired.
21. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.
The Grantee is responsible for submitting timely progress and financial reports during
and at the conclusion of the grant period to the Corporation. In general these reports will
contain a comparison of actual accomplishments with the goals and objectives
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established for the period. Quantifiable data demonstrating results and evaluation data
and information shall also be developed and delivered.
Financial reports must be submitted to the Corporation on form SF 269A.
The Grantee should submit quarterly and annual reports to the Office of National and
Community Service Program's Grants Office. These reports should contain the following
information by the following dates:
January 3rd . 1st Quarter
(The first report for the first year is due January 3rd regardless of the Grantee's start
date.)
Financial Status Report (form SF 269A)
Number of participants (full-time and part-time)
Hours of Service this quarter (direct service by full-time and part-time)
Staff/structural changes
Primary accomplishments and progress toward objectives
Primary challenges/Problems encountered
Important findings from internal evaluation
Comparison of actual accomplishments with the goals and objectives established for
the period
April 3 - 2nd Quarter
All information required for the January 3rd reporting period
Sources of matching funds
July 3- - 3rd Quarter
All information required for the January 3rd reporting period
October 3- - Annual Report
All information required for the January 3rd reporting period but as a summary for
the year for the total accomplishments and service for the year
Final Report
Replaces the Annul Report for the last period of the grant including any renewals
A final report is due within 90 days of the expiration or termination of the grant
award
All information required for the quarterly reports but as a summary for the full
period of the grant
This report should contain a summary of the program's accomplishments and
compare them to the original objectives and all evaluation data and information
Other reports. The Grantee is responsible for notifying the Corporation immediately of
any significant problems either technical or fiscal.
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22. SITE VISITS.
The Corporation, through their authorized representatives, have the right, at all reasonable times,
to make site visits to review and evaluate Grantee records, accomplishments, organizational
procedures, and financial control systems; to conduct interviews; and to provide technical
assistance as required. All site visits shall be performed in such a manner as will not unduly
disrupt the Grantee's operations.
23. LIABILITY AND SAFETY ISSUES.
a. Liability coverage. The Grantee must have adequate liability coverage of its
organization, employees, and participants, including coverage of participants engaged in
on- and off-site project activities.
b. Participant safety. The Grantee must institute safeguards as necessary and
appropriate to ensure the safety of participants. Participants may not participate in
projects that pose an undue safety risk. Public safety programs and other programs
posing a significant risk to participants must adhere to applicable provisions of the safety
protocol issued by the Corporation.
24. DRUG FREE WORKPLACE.
a. Notice to employees and participants. In accordance with the Drug Free Workplace
Act, 41 U.S.C. § 701 et seq., implementing regulations, 34 C.F.R. Part 1229, and the
Grantee's certification, the Grantee must publish a statement notifying employees and
participants that the unlawful manufacture, distribution, dispensation, possession, or use
of a controlled substance is prohibited in the Grantee's workplace and program, that
employees and participants are required to notify the Grantee of any criminal drug
statute conviction, and that the employee's employment or participant's participation is
conditioned upon compliance with the notice requirements, and specifying the actions
that will be taken against employees for violations of such prohibitions.
b. Criminal drug convictions. The Grantee's employees and participants must notify
the Grantee of any criminal drug convictions for a violation occurring in the workplace or
during the performance of project activities no later than 5 days after such conviction.
The Grantee must notify the Corporation within 10 days of receiving notice of such
conviction. The Grantee must take appropriate personnel action against such employee
or participant up to and including termination or release for cause, or require the
employee or participant to satisfactorily participate in an approved drug abuse assistance
or rehabilitation program.
c. Drug free awareness program. The Grantee must establish a drug-free awareness
program to inform employees and participants about the dangers of drug abuse in the
workplace, the Grantee's policy of maintaining a drug free workplace, any available drug
counseling, rehabilitation, and employee assistance and participant support services, and
the penalties that may be imposed for drug abuse violations.
d. Grantee noncompliance. The Grantee is subject to suspension, termination, or
debarment proceedings for failure to comply with the Drug Free Workplace Act.
e. Nondiscrimination and confidentiality laws. In implementing the Drug Free
Workplace Act, the Grantee must adhere to Federal laws and its grant assurances related
to alcohol and substance abuse nondiscrimination and confidentiality.
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25. NONDISCRIMINATION.
a. Discrimination prohibited. The Grantee may not unlawfully discriminate against any
participant, program staff, or service recipient on the basis of race, color, national origin,
sex, age, political affiliation, or disability. The Grantee may not unlawfully discriminate
on the basis of religion against any participant, service recipient, or program staff who
are paid with Corporation funds.
b. Reasonable accommodation. The Grantee must provide reasonable accommodation
to qualified individuals with disabilities. Accommodation must be based on the
participant, program staff, or service recipient's individualized needs.
C. Self-evaluation requirements. The Grantee must comply with the self-evaluation
requirements in Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act regarding accessibility for
individuals with disabilities. The Grantee also must comply with the self-evaluation
requirements of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 concerning discrimination
based on sex.
d. Other applicable statutes. In accordance with its assurances, the Grantee must
comply with all Federal statutes relating to nondiscrimination to the extent applicable,
including, but not limited to titles VI and VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. §§
2000d and 3601et seq.), title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 as amended (20
U.S.C. § 1681 et seq.), section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended (29 U.S.C. §
794), the Age Discrimination Act of 1975 as amended(42 U.S.C. $ 6101 et seq.), the
Education Amendments of 1972 as amended(20 U.S.C. § 1681 et seq.), the Drug Abuse
Office and Treatment Act of 1972 (P.L. 92-255) as amended, the Comprehensive Alcohol
Abuse and Alcoholism Prevention, Treatment and Rehabilitation Act of 1970 (P.L. 91-
616), as amended, the Public Health Service Act of 1912 as amended (42 U.S.C. 290dd-3
and 290ee-3), and the requirements of any other nondiscrimination provision in the
National and Community Service Act of 1990 or any other applicable nondiscrimination
provision.
26. SUPPLEMENTATION, NONDUPLICATION, AND NONDISPLACEMENT.
a. Supplementation. Grant funds may not be used to replace State or local public funds
that had been used to support programs or projects of the type eligible to receive grant
funds. For any given program, this condition will be satisfied if the aggregate non-
Federal public expenditure for that program or project in the fiscal year that support is to
be provided is not less than the previous fiscal year.
b. Nonduplication. Grant funds may not be used to duplicate services that are already
available in the locality of a program or project. The Grantee may not conduct activities
that are the same or substantially equivalent to activities provided by a State or local
government agency in which such entity resides.
c. Nondisplacement.
i. Prohibition on displacing employee or position. The Grantee may not
displace an employee or position, including partial displacement such as
reduction in hours, wages, or employment benefits, as a result of the use by such
employer of a participant in a program or project.
ii. Prohibition on selecting employee for participation. The Grantee may not
select a participant who is or was recently employed by the Grantee.
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iii. Prohibition on promotional infringement. The Grantee may not create a
community service opportunity that will infringe in any manner on the
promotional opportunity of an employed individual.
iv. Prohibition on displacing employee services, duties, or activities. A
participant in a program or project may not perform any services or duties or
engage in activities that would otherwise be performed by an employee as part
of the assigned duties of such employee.
v. Prohibition on supplanting hiring or infringing on recall rights. A
participant in a program or project may not perform any services or duties, or
engage in activities, that:
(a) Will supplant the hiring of employed workers; or
(b) Are services, duties, or activities with respect to which an individual
has recall rights pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement or
applicable personnel procedures.
vi. Other prohibitions. A participant in a program or project may not perform
services or duties that have been performed by or were assigned to any:
(a) Presently employed worker;
(b) Employee who recently resigned or was discharged;
(c) Employee who is subject to a reduction in force or who has recall
rights pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement or applicable
personnel procedures;
(d) Employee who is on leave (terminal, temporary, vacation,
emergency, or sick); or
(e) Employee who is on strike or is being locked out.
27. GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE.
a. Setting up a grievance procedure. In accordance with 42 U.S.C. §12636 and
implementing regulations at 45 C.F.R. $2540.230, the Grantee must establish and
implement a process for filing and adjudicating grievances from participants, labor
organizations, and other interested parties concerning program or project operations. A
grievance process may include dispute resolution programs such as mediation,
facilitation, assisted negotiation and neutral evaluation. If the grievance alleges fraud or
criminal activity, it must immediately be brought to the attention of the Corporation.
b. Alternative dispute resolution.
i. Informal resolution. The aggrieved party may seek resolution of a grievance
through alternative means of dispute resolution such as mediation or facilitation.
Dispute resolution proceedings must be initiated within 45 calendar days of the
date of the alleged occurrence. At the initial session of the dispute resolution
proceedings, the party must be advised in writing of the right to file a grievance
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and right to arbitration. If the matter is resolved, and a written agreement is
reached, the party will agree to forego filing a grievance in the matter under
consideration.
ii. Neutral facilitation. If a mediation, facilitation, or other dispute resolution
process is instituted, the process must be aided by a neutral party who, with
respect to an issue in controversy, functions specifically to aid the parties in
resolving the matter through a mutually achieved and acceptable written
agreement. The neutral party may not compel a resolution. Proceedings before
the neutral party must be informal, and the rules of evidence will not apply.
With the exception of a written and agreed-upon dispute resolution agreement,
the proceeding must be confidential. Any decision by the neutral party is
advisory and is not binding unless both parties agree. If the grievance is not
resolved within 30 calendar days of initiation, the neutral party must again
inform the aggrieved party of his or her right to file a formal grievance.
c. Formal grievance proceeding.
i. Time limits. Except for a grievance that alleges fraud or criminal activity, a
grievance must be made no later than one year after the date of the alleged
occurrence. If a hearing is held on a grievance, it must be conducted no later
than 30 calendar days after the filing of such grievance. A decision on any such
filed grievance must be made no later than 60 days after filing.
ii. Effect of informal process. In the event an aggrieved party files a grievance
after participating in an informal dispute resolution process, the neutral party
may not participate in the formal grievance proceeding. In addition, no
communication or proceedings of the informal dispute resolution process may be
referred to or introduced into evidence at a grievance or arbitration proceeding.
d. Arbitration.
i. Selection of arbitrator. If there is an adverse decision against the party who
filed the grievance, or no decision has been reached after 60 calendar days after
the filing of a grievance, the aggrieved party may submit the grievance to
binding arbitration before a qualified arbitrator who is jointly selected and
independent of the interested parties. If the parties cannot agree on an arbitrator
within 15 calendar days after receiving a request from one of the parties, the
Corporation will appoint an arbitrator from a list of qualified arbitrators.
ii. Time limits. An arbitration proceeding must be held no later than 45 days
after the request for arbitration, or if the arbitrator is appointed by the
Corporation, the proceeding must occur no later than 30 calendar days after the
arbitrator's appointment. A decision must be made by the arbitrator no later
than 30 calendar days after the date the arbitration proceeding begins.
iii. Cost. In accordance with 42 U.S.C. §12636(f)(4)(D), the cost of the arbitration
proceeding must be divided evenly between the parties to the arbitration. If,
however, a participant, labor organization, or other interested individual prevails
under a binding arbitration proceeding, the Grantee must pay the total cost of the
proceeding and the attorney's fees of the prevailing party.
iv. Effect of noncompliance with arbitration. Pursuant to 42 U.S.C. §12636(f)(7),
a suit to enforce an arbitration award may be brought in any Federal district court
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having jurisdiction over the parties without regard to the amount in controversy
or the parties' citizenship.
e. Suspension of placement. If a grievance is filed regarding a proposed placement of a
participant in a program or project, such placement must not be made unless the
placement is consistent with the resolution of the grievance.
f. Remedies. Remedies for a grievance filed under a procedure established by the
Grantee may include:
i. Prohibition of a placement of a participant; and
ii. In grievance cases where there is a violation of nonduplication or
nondisplacement requirements and the employer of the displaced employee is
the Grantee:
(a) Reinstatement of the employee to the position he or she held prior to
the displacement;
(b) Payment of lost wages and benefits;
(c) Re-establishment of other relevant terms, conditions and privileges of
employment; and
(d) Any other equitable relief that is necessary to correct any violation of
the nonduplication or nondisplacement requirements or to make the
displaced employee whole.
28. OWNERSHIP AND SHARING OF GRANT PRODUCTS.
a. Ownership. Unless otherwise specified, the Grantee or Subgrantees own and may
copyright any work that is subject to copyright, including software designs, training
manuals, curricula, videotapes, and other products produced under the grant. However,
the Grantee or Subgrantees may not sell any work which includes an AmeriCorps logo
without prior Corporation approval.
b. Corporation use. The Corporation retain royalty-free, non-exclusive, and irrevocable
licenses to obtain, use, reproduce, publish, or disseminate products, including data,
produced under the grant and to authorize others to do so. The Corporation may
distribute such products through a designated clearinghouse.
c. Sharing grant products. To the extent practical, the Grantee agrees to make products
produced under the subgrant available at the cost of reproduction to others in the field.
The Grantee may charge a nominal fee to cover the cost of reproduction and
dissemination.
29. PUBLICATIONS.
a. Acknowledgment of support. The Grantee is responsible for assuring that the
following acknowledgment of federal support will appear in any report or publication of
any material based upon work supported by this grant.
"This material is based upon work supported by the Corporation for National
and Community Service under AmeriCorps Grant No.
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b. Disclaimer. Publications created by participants may include an AmeriCorps logo if
they are consistent with the purposes of the grant, but must include the following
disclaimer:
Opinions or points of view expressed in this document are those of the authors
and do not necessarily reflect the official position of the Corporation for National
Service or the AmeriCorps program.
c. Materials provided to Corporation. The Grantee is responsible for assuring that 2
copies of any such material are sent promptly to the Corporation.
30. EVALUATION.
a. Internal evaluations. The Grantee must track progress toward achievement of their
program objectives. The Grantee must also monitor the quality of service activities, the
satisfaction of both service recipients and participants, and management effectiveness.
Internal evaluation and monitoring should be a continuous process, allowing for frequent
feedback and quick correction of weaknesses.
b. Independent evaluations. The Grantee may obtain an independent evaluation if
provided for in the approved budget.
c. Department evaluations. The Grantee must cooperate with the Corporation and
their evaluators in all monitoring and evaluation efforts. As part of this effort, the
Grantee must collect and submit certain participant data, including the total number of
participants in the program, and the number of participants by race, ethnicity, sex, age,
economic background, education level, disability classification, and geographic region.
The Corporation will provide forms for collecting participant data.
31. RENEWAL OF GRANT.
Unless otherwise specified, the grant award is made for the performance period specified in the
grant. Renewed funding is contingent upon further review of performance, plans for
continuation, and availability of funds, and is subject to the imposition of additional conditions
by the Corporation. The Corporation will provide guidance on the renewal process in the coming
fiscal year.
32. SUSPENSION OR TERMINATION OF GRANT.
a. Suspension of the grant. In emergency situations, the Corporation may suspend a
grant for not more than 30 calendar days. Examples of such situations may include, but
are not limited to:
i. Serious risk to persons or property;
ii. Violations of Federal, State or local criminal statutes; and
iii. Material violation(s) of the grant or contract that are sufficiently serious that
they outweigh the general policy in favor of advance notice and opportunity to
show cause.
b. Termination of the grant. Pursuant to 45 C..F.R. $2540.400, the Corporation may
terminate, revoke, or recover grant funds for failure to comply with applicable terms and
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conditions of this grant However, the Corporation will provide the Grantee reasonable
notice and opportunity for a full and fair hearing, subject to the following conditions:
i. Notice. The Corporation will notify the Grantee by letter or telegram that it
intends to terminate, revoke, or recover grant funds, either in whole or in part,
unless the Grantee shows good cause why such assistance should not be
terminated, revoked, or recovered. In this notice, the grounds and the effective
date for the proposed termination or revocation will be described. The Grantee
will be given at least 7 calendar days to submit written material in opposition to
the proposed action.
ii. Right to a hearing. The Grantee may request a hearing on a proposed
termination, revocation, or recovery. Upon 5 days notice to the Grantee, the
Corporation may authorize the conduct of a hearing or other meetings at a
location convenient to the Grantee to consider the proposed action. A transcript
or recording must be made of a hearing.
33. RESOLUTION OF CONFLICTING PROVISIONS.
Should there be any inconsistency among the Interagency Cooperative Agreement (including the
Interagency Cooperative Agreement Terms), AmeriCorps . USA Program Provisions, General
Provisions, and Grant Application, the order of precedence that will prevail is the Interagency
Cooperative Agreement (including the Interagency Cooperative Agreement Terms), AmeriCorps
USA Program Provisions, General Provisions, and Grant Application.
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Sample Forest Service Financial Assistance Announcement
General Guidance
The following are recommendations for the attached draft
"financial assistance announcement" for 3rd party AmeriCorps
programs.
1. All Forest Service units that intend to have a 3rd party
administer and manage their approved AmeriCorps programs must do
so competitively and use a financial assistance announcement.
This is not a procurement, nor is it a participating or challenge
cost-share agreement process.
2. The attached draft is a ``canned'' announcement to assist the
field in getting the document out to prospective bidders. It
should be modified to meet individual units unique situations and
circumstances. We highly recommend that it be sent out before
January 1, 1995.
3. The following are some recommendations by section of the
document (some are in bold and/or all CAPS)
a. Description of the program -- Leave as is except: paragraph
2, insert overall name of your unit project and indicate either
residential or non-residential. Last sentence, include a list of
some of the specific types of projects.
b. Eligible Applicants -- Leave as is except: indicate
residential or non-residential paragraph 1. Paragraph 2 you can
change the 25% (we recommend higher), but the 15% of the living
allowance requirement is a MUST if the 3rd party is going to
administer and manage the entire program.
C. Specific Americorps Projects -- Indicate name of unit,
resident or non-resident, location of site, and number of full
and part-time Members you anticipate. Then insert your revised
and quantified objectives from your concept papers.
d. Program Requirements -- Modify as you think appropriate. We
highly recommend you include item 7, 15, 17, and 18. Number 11
is optional dependent on how you want to run your program. If
they process living allowance, they need 15% in-cash contribution
plus item 7.
e. The Forest Service Shall Provide -- Modify as you think
appropriate. You may want to move item 7 to what the program
requirements for the applicant to provide dependent on your
program.
f. Evaluation Criteria -- Indicate resident or non-resident
program. Add additional ones if needed.
Appendix C
g. Submission of Applications -- We recommend you leave as is.
Jan McCluskey provided you hard copies of the forms in Atlanta.
Your Grants and Agreements personnel should also have copies.
We hope this helps you with this process. Please rely on your
Forest and Regional Fiscal and Grants and Agreements personnel as
a first step.
USDA FOREST SERVICE
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE ANNOUNCEMENT
FOR THE
AMERICORPS PROGRAM
DESCRIPTION OF THE PROGRAM
The National and Community Service Act of 1993, Public law 103-82, was signed
into law by President Clinton on September 12, 1993 and provided legislative
authority for the establishment of the Corporation for National and Community
Service and a variety of National Service Programs, one of which is titled
AmeriCorps. AmeriCorps is a national service program that directly and
demonstrably addresses the nation's education, human, public safety, and
environmental needs at the community level. It offers opportunities for
Americans age 17 and older to work in partnerships with communities to provide
real and measurable service to meet these needs while earning education
benefits and building an ethic of service, responsibility, and citizenship.
Up to 20,000 Americans of all backgrounds served full-time or part-time in the
program the first year, beginning in the fall of 1994.
The (insert overall title for Forest project) project, is a residential or
non-residential, co-educational, national service program for Americans age 17
and older. The objective of this program is to provide training, education,
and service opportunities for Americans from urban as well as small rural
communities. The program will allow them to experience working with natural
resources on a National Forest and other Federal lands, to provide service to
local communities and counties, to develop a strong work ethic, learn to work
with others, and learn about the environment around them. The projects will
include a variety of forestry related resource work, such 'as (insert as
specifically as possible the project anticipated)
You are invited to submit a financial assistance application for participation
in the Forest Service AmeriCorps program. The Forest Service will recruit a
socio-economically diverse group of AmeriCorps Members, with a goal for
enrollment that includes an equal number of females and males of all races,
classes, and physical abilities. Members will work at least a 40 hour work
week and will be expected to take part in the entire program, both work and
non-work related aspects. Participants will furnish their own work clothing,
including long sleeved shirts, pants, and boots that lace above the ankle, and
sleeping bags or other bedding as well as personal items.
ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS
Eligible applicants are State or local governments, governing bodies of any
Indian Tribes, or nonprofit organizations that are capable of coordinating and
managing a residential or non-residential national service program in a
natural or cultural resource setting for individuals ages 17 and older.
Applicants must be able to provide a mix of: work experience, basic social and
life skills, qualified supervision, education, and training.
A matching contribution of at least 25 percent or more for the proposed
project is desirable. Matching contributions may include cash, in-kind
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services, volunteer services, and in-cash contributions such as services,
facilities, materials, or equipment. At least 15% of each Members $7,660
living allowance must be paid to the Forest Service in cash by applicant if
they are fully administering and managing the program.
SPECIFIC AMERICORPS PROJECTS
The USDA Forest Service,
National Forest residential or non-
residential camp will be located
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A total of
full-time and
part-time will be hired, dependent on available funding and
partnerships, to accomplish the objectives listed below.
JUST INSERT YOUR REVISED QUANTIFIABLE OBJECTIVES FROM CONCEPT PAPERS
PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
FOR ALL PROJECTS, THE APPLICANT PROVIDES, AT A MINIMUM:
1. A qualified and diverse staff to provide all residential supervision for
AmeriCorps Members on a 24 hour per day schedule for the full-time projects.
All staff must have a current Standard Red Cross card, or equivalent.
2. Qualified drivers and vehicles capable of safely transporting Members,
tools, and equipment on a variety of road standards in support of all project
activities. Crews will be transported in accordance with State laws.
Separation must be maintained between tools and passengers.
3. A variety of planned and organized evening activities for Members.
Activities can include such things as sports, games, crafts, reading groups,
and presentations by outside guests and speakers. Weekend recreational
activities need to be offered for seven day camps.
4. An on-the-ground representative who shall be available at all times and
have authority to represent the applicant.
5. The completion of all assigned work projects to the specifications and
standards of the Forest Service within an 1,812 hour service year (9-12 months
and 1700 actual working hours) for full-time Members and 900 actual working
hours over 9-12 months for part-time Members.
6. Written reports of the project operations on a quarterly basis. The
reports shall include an evaluation of staff, members, health and safety
matters, food service, physical facilities, education, work projects
(including a summary of Member time spent on each project), the evening
programs, vehicles, expenditures, and other items requested by the Forest
Service.
7 Workers Compensation, liability and medical insurance coverage for all
AmeriCorps Members as well as applicant employees.
8. Develop and publish rules and procedures that AmeriCorps Members must
adhere to. As a minimum these rules and procedures shall prohibit the
following:
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Alcoholic beverages
Drugs or narcotics, except as authorized by a licensed physician
Firearms
Private vehicles, except as authorized by the project director.
Discipline must be consistent and in keeping with the overall AmeriCorps
Program. The Forest Service must be notified prior to Members being
discharged from the program for disciplinary, medical, or administrative
reasons.
9. A safety and emergency plan to cover all activities, including work
projects and off-work hours.
10. Program identity materials such as patches, decals, and tee-shirts with
Forest Service provided insignia.
11. Processing of a living allowance for Members.
12. Pre-project orientation for Members.
13. A means of measuring the impact the program has on Members, relating to
such things as knowledge gained and changes in behavior.
14. Members must be hired and orientation started by:
15. Day care services for Members with dependents under 13 years of age.
16. A structured and high quality training and education program including a
GED program for Members without high school diplomas, that does not exceed 20%
of the Members' time.
17. Qualified crew supervisors with at least two years experience serving on
or supervising crews on a wide variety of natural resource and community
construction, maintenance, and improvement projects.
18. Successful applicants will be provided with and be expected to follow the
general guidelines for the AmeriCorps program as outlined in the Corporation
for National and Community Service "Program Director's Handbook, Questions and
Answers About Your AmeriCorps medusa Grant", and the "USDA Americorps
Operations Manual."
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THE FOREST SERVICE SHALL PROVIDE
1. Those project materials, tools, supplies, and special equipment
needs not proposed by the applicant.
2. Suitable work projects.
3. An on-the-ground representative who shall be available to represent
the Forest Service.
4. A job hazard analysis for the general type of work projects to be
done by Members.
5. Hard hats, gloves, water bottles, and other safety equipment for
Members as identified in the job hazard analysis.
6. Forest Service radios and training in radio procedures.
7. A barracks that will accommodate sleeping, showers, recreation room,
cooking and eating area, rest rooms, etc., and storage facilities for
tools and equipment.
You may want to include this in the list that the 3rd party provides depending
on your circumstances - just move to that section.
EVALUATION CRITERIA
1. Demonstrated experience and performance in managing resident or non-
resident national service programs.
2. Staffing.
3. Matching contributions from Federal and non-Federal sources such as cash,
non-cash contributions such as services, facilities, materials, or equipment,
in-kind services, and volunteer services.
4. Overall cost effectiveness of application.
5. Quality of training and education programs.
6. Ability to provide liability and health insurance, workers compensation,
child care, and the 15% in-cash matching funds for Member living allowances.
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STATE COMMISSION EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS
Alabama
Connecticut
Ms. Kim Cartron
Mr. Matthew Cookson
Executive Director
Executive Director
Alabama Nat'l & Community ServiceState Commission
Conn. Commission on National & Community Service
600 Dexter Ave.
Dept. of Higher Education
Montgomery, AL 36130
61 Woodland St.
Hartford, CT 06105
Phone 205-242-7174
Fax 205-242-2885
Phone 203-566-6154 Fax 203-566-7865
Alaska
Mr. Jim Sinnett
Delaware
Executive Director
Ms. Vollie Melson
Alaska State Community Service Commission
Executive Director
Dept. of Community and Regional Affairs
Deleware Commission on Nat'l & Community Service
333 W. 4th Ave., Suite 222
Carvel State Office Building - 4th Floor
Anchorage, AK 99501
820 North French Street
New Castle, DE 19720
Phone 907-269-4611
Fax 907-269-4539
Phone 302-577-6650 Fax 302-577-2383
Arizona
Mr. Jaime Molera
Florida
Executive Director
Dr. Chris Gilmore
Arizona National and Community Service Commission
Executive Director
1700 West Washington St., 3rd Floor
Florida Governor's Commission on Community Service
Phoenix, AZ 85007
1101 Gulf Breeze Parkway, Box 188
Gulf Breeze, FL 32561
Phone 602-542-3461
Fax 602-542-3520
Phone 904 934-4000
Fax 904-934-4000
Arkansas
Ms. Ann Kamps
Georgia
Executive Director
Ms. Lynn Thomton
Arkansas Commission on Nat'l and Community Service
Executive Director
Executive Director
2020 Equitable Building
P.O. Box 1437, Slot 1300
100 Peachtree St.
Little Rock, AR 72203
Atlanta, GA 30303
Phone 501-682-6724
Fax 501-682-6752
Phone 404-657-7827 Fax 404-657-7835
California
Hawaii
Dr. Linda Forsyth
Mr. Alvin M. Jitchaku
Executive Director
Executive Director
Calif. Commission on Improving Life Through Service
Hawaii State Commission on Nat'l & Community Service
1121 L St. Suite 600
335 Merchant St.,Rm. 101
Sacramento, CA 95814
Honolulu, HI 96813
Phone 916-323-7646
Fax 916-323-3227
Phone 808-586-8672 Fax 808-586-8685
Colorado
Idaho
Mr. Mike Ready
Ms. Judy Ouderkirk
Executive Director
Executive Director
140 E. 19th Ave.
Idaho Commission for Nat'l & Community Service
Boulder, CO 80302
P.O. Box 83702
650 W. State St., Rm. 307
Phone 303-894-2750
Fax 303-894-2759
Boise, ID 83702
Connecticut
Phone (208)334-3843 Fax (208)334-2632
Ms. Nancy Mandell
Executive Director
Conn. Commission on Nat'l & Community Service
Dept. of Higher Educaction
91 Woodland St.
Hartford, CT 06105
Phone 203-566-6154 Fax 203-566-7865
Appendix D
STATE COMMISSION EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS
Illinois
Massachusetts
Ms. Allyson Zedler
Mr. Joseph Madison
Executive Director
Executive Director
-t. Gov's Advisory Council on Volunatary Action
Massachusetts Nat'l & Community Service Commission
100 West Randolf, #15-200
87 Summer St
Chicago, IL 60601
Boston, MA 02110
Phone 312-814-5225 Fax 312-814-7236
Phone 617-542-2544
Fax 617-542-9715
Indiana
Michigan
Ms. Amy Conrad Warner
Mr. Frank Dirks
Executive Director
Executive Director
Indiana Commission on Community Service
111 South Capitol Ave.-- Olds Plaza Building
302 West Washington St., Room E220
Lansing, MI 48909
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Phone 517-335-4295
Fax 517-373-4977
Phone 317-233-4273 Fax 317-232-1815
Minnesota
Iowa
Ms. Mary Jo Richardson
Ms. Susan Cory
Executive Director
Executive Director
Minnesota Commission on Nat'l & Community Service
Iowa Commission on Community Service
683 capitol Square Bldg., 550 Cedar St.
150 East Des Moines St.
Saint Paul, MN 55101
Des Moines, IA 50319
Phone 616-296-1435
Fax 612-296-3348
Phone 515-281-9043
Fax 515-281-9033
Mississippi
Kansas
Ms. Marsha Meeks Kelly
Ms. Patricia Kells
Executive Director
Executive Director
Miss. Commission for Nat'l & Community Service
Kansas Commission on National and Community Service
3825 Ridgewood Rd.
P.O. Box 889
Jackson, MS 39205
Topeka, KS 66601
Phone 601-982-6738
Fax 601-982-6790
Phone 913-234-1423
Fax 913-234-1429
Missouri
Kentucky
Mr. Steve Schad
Mr. David Crowley
Executive Director
Executive Director
Missouri Commission on Community Service
Kentucky Community Service Commission
Room 121
1050 U.S. 127 South, Suite 101
State Capitol
Frankfort, KY 40601
Jefferson City, MO 65101
Phone 502-564-3553
Fax 602-564-2063
Phone 314-751-4727
Fax 314-751-9422
Maine
Montana
Mr. Robert Blakesly
Ms. Mary Blake
Executive Director
Executive Director
Maine Commission on Nat'l & Community Service
Montana Community Services Advisory Council
State House -- Station 38
State Capitol, Room 219
Augusta, ME 04333
Helena, MT 59620-0801
Phone 207-624-6041
Fax 207-624-6023
Phone 406-444-5547
Fax 406-444-5529
Maryland
Nebraska
Dr. Marilyn W. Smith
Ms. Fayette Carpenter
Executive Director
Executive Director
Governor's Commission on Service
State Capitol - 6th Floor
301 W. Preston St., 15th Floor
Centennial Mall
Baltimore, MD 21201
Lincoln, NE 68509
Phone 410-225-1216 Fax 410-333-7124
Phone 402-471-6225
Fax 402-471-6286
STATE COMMISSION EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS
Nevada
Oklahoma
Ms. Christine Bundren
Mr. Chris Delaporte
Executive Director
Executive Director
Nevada Commission for Nat'l & Community Service
Gov's Commission for Community Service
1830 E. Sahara Avenue
1515 N. Lincoln
Las Vegas. NV 89104
Oklahoma City, OK 73104
Phone 702-486-7997 Fax 702-486-7924
Phone 405-235-7278 Fax 405-235-7290
New Hampshire
Oregon
Mr. Steve Bos
Ms. Marlis Miller
Executive Director
Executive Director
64 Old Suncook Rd.
Oregon Community Service Commission
Concord, NH 03301
Office of Community College Services
255 Capitol St. NE
Phone 603-228-9500
Fax 603-228-8557
Salem, OR 97310
New Jersey
Phone 503-725-5903 Fax 503-725-3693
Ms. Ellen Schecter
Executive Director
Pennsylvania
CN 500
Mr. John W. Cosgrove
Trenton, NJ 08625
Executive Director
Department of Labor and Industry
Phone 609-292-1083
Fax 609-633-0658
1304 Labor and Industry Building, Seventh and Forster Streets
New Mexico
Harrisburg, PA 17120
Mr. Bob Biggers
Phone 717-787-1971
Fax 717-787-9458
Executive Director
Governor's Office - State Capitol, Suite 400
Puerto Rico
Santa Fe, NM 87503
Dr. Jorge Luis Reyes
Executive Director
Phone 505-827-3042
Fax 505-827-3015
Puerto Rico State Commission of Community Service
New York
La Fortaleza
San Juan, PR 00901
Mr. Lou Trapani
Executive Director
Phone 809-721-7877
Fax 809-722-3562
New York Commission on Nat'l & Community Service
Executive Chamber - State Capitol
Rhode Island
Albany, NY 12224
Mr. David Karoff
Executive Director
Phone 518-473-8882
Fax 518-474-3767
903 Broad Street
North Carolina
Providence, RI 02907
Ms. Lynn Wareh
Phone 401-461-6305
Fax 401-461-2210
Executive Director
N.C. State Commission on Nat'l & Community Service
South Carolina
116 W. Jones St.
Ms. Diane Coleman
Raleigh, NC 27603
Executive Director
So. Carolina Commission on Nat'l & Community Service
Phone 919-715-3470 Fax 919-733-2120
Office of the Governor
Ohio
1205 Pendelton St.
Columbia, SC 29201
Ms. Kitty Burcsu
Executive Director
Phone 803-734-0398 Fax 803-734-0385
Gov's Community Service Commission
51 North High St., Suite 481
Tennessee
Columbus, OH 43215
Mr. Mike Herman
Executive Director
Phone 614-728-2916 Fax 614-728-2921
Tennessee Commission on Nat'l & Community Service
Governor's Office, G-12
State Capitol
Nashville, TN 37243
Phone 615-741-1676 Fax 615-532-7918
STATE COMMISSION EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS
Texas
Wyoming
Ms. Randi Shade
Ms. Beverly Morrow
Executive Director
Executive Director
Texas Commission for Nat'l & Community Service
Wyoming Commission for Nat'l & Community Service
P.O. Box 12428
Herschler Building, 4th Floor - East
Austin, TX 78711
Cheyenne, WY 82002
Phone 512-463-1814 Fax 512-463-1861
Phone 307-777-5396 Fax 307-638-8967
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Utah
Mr. Michael Call
Executive Director
Utah Commission on Nat'l & Community Service
324 S. State St., Ste. 240
Salt Lake City, UT 84114-7945
Phone 801-538-8611 Fax 801-538-8660
Vermont
Ms. Kathleen R. Blair
Executive Director
Vermont Commission on Nat'l & Community Service
Governor's Office
109 State St.
Montpelier, VT 05609
Phone 802-828-3326 Fax 802-828-3339
Virginia
Ms. Katie Noyes Campbell
Executive Director
Virginia Commission on Nat'l & Community Service
:30 East Broad St., 9th Floor
Richmond, VA 23219
Phone 804-692-1952 Fax 804-692-1949
Washington
Mr. Bill Basi
Executive Director
Washington Commission on Nat'l & Community Service
Insurance Bldg., Room 100
#43113
Olympia, WA 98504
Phone 804-692-1952 Fax 804-692-1949
West Virginia
Dr. Belle Zars
Executive Director
West Virginia Commission for Nat'l & Community Service
421 Chestnut Street
Logan, WV 25601
Phone 304-340-3290 Fax 304-340-3284
Wisconsin
Mr. Lary Swoboda
Executive Director
Wisconsin Nat'l & Community Service Board
P.O. Box 7868
Madison, WI 53707-7868
Phone 608-266-8234 Fax 608-267-6931
CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE
Revised 7/26/94
State Program Directors
Region I
Region II
Mr. Romero Cherry
Mr. Stanley Gorland
State Program Director
State Program Director
1 Commercial Plaza
44 S. Clinton Ave.
21st Floor
Suite 702
Hartford, CT 06103-3510
Trenton, NJ 08609-1507
(203) 240-3237
(609) 989-2243
Fax: (203) 240-3238
Fax: (609) 989-2304
Ms. Mary Pelkey
Mr. Bernard A. Conte
State Program Director
State Program Director
US Court House, Rm 305
6 World Trade Ctr, #758
76 Pearl Street
New York, NY 10048-0206
Portland, ME 04101-4188
(212) 466-4471
(207) 780-3414
Fax: (212) 466-4195
Fax: (207) 780-3742
Gary O'Neal
Mr. Malcolm Coles
US Fed. Bldg., #G49
State Program Director
150 Carlos Chardon Ave.
10 Causeway St., Rm 473
Hato Rey, PR 00918-1737
Boston, MA 02222-1039
(809) 766-5134
(617) 565-7018
Fax: 809-766-5189
Fax: (617) 565-7011
Mr. Peter Bender
State Program Director
The Whitebridge
91-93 North State Street
Concord, NH 03301-3939
(603) 225-1450
Fax: (603) 225-1459
Mr. Vincent Marzullo
State Program Director
400 Westminster Street, Room 203
Providence, RI 02903
(401) 528-5424
Fax: 528-5220
Region III
Region IV
Ms. Betsy Wells
Mr. John D. Timmons
State Program Director
State Program Director
Fed. Bldg., Rm 372-D
Room 770
600 M.L.King, Jr. Place
Beacon Ridge Tower
Louisville, KY 40202
600 Beacon Pkway West
(502) 582-6384
Birmingham, AL 35209-3120
Fax: (502) 582-6386
(205) 290-7184
Fax: (205) 290-7186
Mr. Jerry Yates
State Program Director
Mr. Henry J. Jibaja
Fed. Bldg., Rm 1125
State Program Director
31 Hopkins Plaza
3165 McCrory Street
Baltimore, MD 21201-2814
Suite 115
(410) 962-4443
Orlando, FL 32803-3750
Fax: (410) 962-3201
(407) 648-6117
Fax: (407) 648-6116
Mr. Paul Schrader
State Program Director
Mr. David A. Dammann
Leveque Tower, Rm 304A
State Program Director
50 W. Broad Street
75 Piedmont Ave., N.E.
Columbus, OH 43215
Suite 462
(614) 469-7441
Atlanta, GA 30303-2587
Fax: (614) 469-2125
Mr. Arthur Brown, III
Ms. Jorina Ahmed
State Program Director
State Program Director
Fed. Bldg., Rm 1005-A
Gateway Bldg., Rm 2460
100 West Capitol Street
3535 Market Street
Jackson, MS 39269-1092
Philadelphia, PA 19104
(601) 965-5664
(215) 596-4077
Fax: (601) 965-4617
Fax: (215) 596-4072
Mr. Robert L. Winston
Mr. Lindsay Scott
State Program Director
State Program Director
Room 131
400 N. 8th St., Rm 1119
Fed. Bldg, PO Century Sta.
P.O. Box 10066
300 Fayetteville St Mall
Richmond, VA 23240-1832
Raleigh, NC 27601-1739
(804) 771 2197
(919) 856-4731
Fax: (804) 771-2157
Fax: (919) 856-4738
Ms. Judith Russell
Mr. Jerome J. Davis
State Program Director
State Program Director
603 Morris St., 2nd Floor
Fed. Bldg, Rm 872
Charleston, WV 25301-1409
1835 Assembly Street
(304) 347-5246
Columbia, SC 29201-2430
Fax: (304) 347-5464
(803) 765-5771
Fax: (803) 765-5777
Mr. Alfred E. Johnson
State Program Director
265 Cumberland Bend Dr.
Nashville, TN 37228
(615) 736-5561
Fax: (615) 736-7937
Region V
Region VI
Mr. Timothy Krieger
Mr. Robert Torvestad
State Program Director
State Program Director
77 West Jackson Blvd.,
Fed. Bldg., Rm 2506
Suite 442
700 West Capitol St
Chicago, IL 60604-3511
Little Rock, AR 72201
(312) 353-3622
(501) 324-5234
Fax: (312) 353-5343
Fax: (501) 324-6949
Mr. Thomas L. Haskett
Mr. James M. Byrnes
State Program Director
State Program Director
46 East Ohio Street
Fed. Bldg., Rm 248
Room 457
444 S. E. Quincy
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Topeka, KS 66603-3501
(317) 226-6724
(913) 295-2540
Fax: (317) 226-5437
Fax: (913) 295-2596
Mr. Joel Weinstein
Mr. Willard L. Labrie
State Program Director
State Program Director
Fed. Bldg., Rm 722
640 Main Street
210 Walnut
Suite 102
Des Moines, IA 50309
Baton Rouge, LA 70801
(515) 284-4816
(504) 389-0471
Fax (515) 284-6640
Fax: (504) 389-0510
Mr. Stanley Stewart
Mr. John J. McDonald
State Program Director
State Program Director
Fed. Bldg., Rm 658
Fed. Ofc. Bldg., Rm 1701
231 West Lafayette Blvd
911 Walnut
Detroit, MI 48226-2799
Kansas City, MO 64106
(313) 226-7848
(816) 426-5256
Fax: 226-2557
Fax: (816) 426-5027
Mr. Robert Jackson
Mr. Ernesto Ramos
State Program Director
State Program Director
431 South 7th Street
First Interstate Plaza
Room 2480
125 Lincoln Ave., #214-B
Minneapolis, MN 55415
Sante Fe, NM 87501-2026
(612) 334-4083
(505) 988-6755
Fax: (612) 334-4084
Fax: (505) 988-6661
Mr. Michael P. Murphy
Mr. H. Zeke Rodriguez
State Program Director
State Program Director
517 East Wisconsin Ave.
420 West Main
Room 601
Suite 530
Milwaukee, WI 53202-4507
Oklahoma City, OK 73102
(414) 296-1118
(405) 231-5201
Fax: (414) 297-1863
Fax: (405) 231-4329
Mr. Jerry Thompson
State Program Director
611 East Sixth Street
Suite 404
Austin, TX 78701-3747
(512) 482-5671
Fax: (512) 482-5806
Region VIII
Region IX
Ms. Gayle Schladale (Acting)
Mr. Richard Persely
State Program Director
State Program Director
One Sherman Place
522 North Central
140 East 19th Ave. Suite 120
Room 205-A
Denver, CO 80203-1167
Phoenix, AZ 85004-2190
(303) 866-1070
(602) 379-4825
Fax: (303) 866-1081
Fax: (602) 379-4030
Mr. Joe R. Lovelady
Ms. Gayle Hawkins
State Program Director
State Program Director
FOB Drawer 10051
Fed. Bldg., Room 11221
302 South Park, Rm 192
11000 Wilshire Blvd.
Helena, MT 59626-0101
Los Angeles, CA 90024
(406) 449-5404
(310) 575-7421
Fax: (406) 449-5412
Fax: (310) 575-7422
Ms. Anne C. Johnson
Ms. Lynn Dunn
State Program Director
State Program Director
Fed.Bldg., Rm 156
Fed. Bldg., #6326
100 Centennial Mall N.
300 Ala Moana Blvd.
Lincoln, NE 68508-3896
Honolulu, HI 96850-0001
(402) 437-5493
(808) 541-2832
Fax: (402) 437-5495
Fax: (808) 541-3603
Mr. John Pohlman
Mr. Craig Warner
State Program Director
State Program Director
Fed. Bldg., Rm 225
4600 Kietzke Lane
225 S. Pierre Street
Suite E-141
Pierre, SD 57501-2452
Reno, NV 89502-5033
(605) 224-5996
(702) 784-5314
Fax: (6050 224-9201
Fax: (702) 784-5026
Mr. Richard Crawford
State Program Director
Frank E. Moss US Courthouse
350 So. Main St., Rm 504
Salt Lake City, UT 84101-2198
(801) 524-5411
Fax: (801) 524-3599
Region X
Mr. Billie Joe Caldwell
State Program Director - AK
Jackson Fed. Ofc. Bldg.
915 Second Ave., #3190
Seattle, WA 98174-1103
(206) 553-1558
Fax: (206) 553-4415
Mr. Kent Griffitts
State Program Director
304 N. 8th st., Room 344
Boise, ID 83702-5835
(208) 334-1707
Fax: (208) 334-1421
Ms. Robin Sutherland
State Program Director
Fed. Bldg., Room 647
511 N. W. Broadway
Portland, OR 97209-3416
(503) 326-2261
Fax: (503) 326-6572
Mr. John Miller
State Program Director - WA
Jackson Fed. Ofc. Bldg.
915 Second Ave., #3190
Seattle, WA 98174-1103
(206) 553-4975
Fax: (206) 553-4415
Sample press release should be sent out by all pilot locations by Friday, July 15.
SAMPLE RECRUITMENT PRESS RELEASE
(UNDERLINED SECTIONS SHOULD BE INDIVIDUALIZED AND PLACED ON USDA
STATIONARY -- YOU SHOULD APPROVE YOUR VERSION WITH THE NATIONAL
OFFICE BEFORE DISTRIBUTION)
Contact:
Joel Berg, (202) 720-6350
USDA Director of National Service
Jane Doesmith, (313) 555-1212
Illinois Public Affairs Officer
EAST ST. LOUIS AMERICORPS NATIONAL SERVICE PROGRAM BEGINS
RECRUITMENT
EAST ST. LOUIS, ILLINOIS - The United States Department of Agriculture
(USDA) announced today that it has begun recruitment for the AmeriCorps national
service project that the Department will run in East St. Louis starting this September.
AmeriCorps is President Clinton's national service initiative that allows diverse
groups of young people to earn college or vocational school scholarships while
performing critical service to meet human, environmental, public safety, and
educational needs. Participants in the program will work for a year earning a stipend
of at least $7,500, and then receive an educational award worth $4,725.
The 20 participants in the East St. Louis program will restore neglected and
abandoned lots in residential neighborhoods, clean up and beautify State Community
College, renovate the greenhouse at East St. Louis Service High School, and renovate
local parks.
Any citizens age 17 or older from the St. Louis Metropolitan Area are eligible
to apply for the program. There is no maximum or minimum family income required
to apply. Applications will be accepted until August 5th.
To apply for the program or obtain more information, call Jon Jones at (333)
777-2222 or the toll-free national USDA AmeriCorps hot line at 1-800-880-4183.
Secretary of Agriculture Mike Espy urged all interested Americans to apply.
Said Espy, "AmeriCorps is grounded in the mainstream values of community,
responsibility, and opportunity. It is good for the participants, who benefit from their
increased ability to attend college or vocational school --- good for communities,
which benefit from their service --- and good for the country, which benefits from a
renewed civic spirit."
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Appendix E
SAMPLE LOCAL RECRUITMENT PLAN OUTLINE
Tuesday, July 5: Send press release to all area media outlets, including minority
newspapers and radio stations; follow-up with phone calls to each outlet (see
attached sample) -- Releases must be approved by USDA national office
By Friday, July 8: Have met with all financial aids counselors, community service
coordinators, student deans, job placement coordinators, student activities
coordinators at all universities, colleges, and vocational schools in the area -- including
historically African-American, Hispanic, and American Indian institutions
By Friday, July 15: Have met with all Principals, Vice-Principals, guidance counselors,
coaches, and student activities coordinators from all local public and private high
schools
By Wednesday, July 13: Receive package of 500 recruitment brochures and 15
recruitment posters from national office; immediately place labels listing local contact
number on all brochures and posters
Tuesday, July 19: Hold meeting with key community leaders, FFA coordinators,
clergymen, business leaders, and 4-H coordinators
By Wednesday, July 20: Have hand-delivered or mail brochures to all recruitment
contacts previously located
Thursday, July 21: Speak at Chamber of Commerce lunch
By Friday, July 22: Have personally placed all fifteen posters at key sites in the area
where young people congregate; hold brochure distributing blitz to distribute
brochures at local swimming, pools, parks, Summer feeding sites, public assistance
offices, college campuses, and recreation centers
Monday, July 25: Speak at monthly meeting of local urban league chapter
Tuesday, July 26: Meet with local leaders from organization representing the disabled
Wednesday, July 27: Spanish-speaking member of staff appears on call-in show on
local Hispanic radio station
Thursday, July 28: Make presentation at local FFA chapter meeting
Friday, July 29: Speak at local rotary club
By Monday August 1: Obtain lists of local residents interested in program who have
called into the USDA and the Corporation for National and Community Service 800
lines
Appendix F
Friday, August 5th: Last day to receive applications; select finalists for interviews; will
interview twice as many applicants as there are slots in the program
Monday, August 8: Bring xerox copies of all finalists' applications to USDA
AmeriCorps staff training in Washington, D.C.
By Friday, August 12: Obtain approval of finalist list from national office
Monday, August 15: Begin interviewing finalists
By Thursday, August 18: Send list of final selections to national office for approval
Monday, August 22: Selections are finalized; local office calls all of those selected and
as many of those not selected as possible; national office sends letters from Secretary
Espy to all those who were and were not selected
A
UNITED
STATES
SERVICE
DEPARTMENT
or AGRICULTI
USDA-AMERICORPS CHECKLIST FOR
PROJECT DIRECTORS AND MANAGERS
Upon notification of grant approval, the following items should
be accomplished:
RECRUITMENT PHASE
Develop a recruitment plan and submit a copy to agency
National level.
Press releases developed and disseminated to local media.
Brochures and posters disseminated.
Send out applications to local sources.
Get list of potential applicants from 800 numbers.
Consult with State Commission.
SELECTION PHASE
Review applications.
Adhere to qualification criteria.
Interview all finalists.
Discuss Benefits.
Determine educational background.
Check at least one reference.
Make Selection.
Send letters of acceptance or rejection to all applicants.
Site assignments (if needed)
Appendix G
ENROLLMENT PHASE
Corporation Enrollment Form
National Service Trust Enrollment Form
Member Agreement
Form I-9, Employment Eligibility
Health Benefit Enrollment Form
State & Federal tax forms.
Direct Deposit Forms
AD-349 - Employee Address
SF 52, Request for Personnel Action
Supplemental SF 52
SF 1152, Designation of Benefit for Unpaid Compensation
Safety Release Form (provided in Chapter on Safety in Manual)
AD 332, Position Description Cover Sheet
Child Care Packet (if needed and eligibility determined)
ID Card
ORIENTATION PHASE
Welcome - AmeriCorps - National Service Overview
Work Schedules
Duties/Responsibilities
Swearing in Ceremony
Clothing issue
Provide Members with Orientation Handbook
Training
Conflict Resolution
Communications
CPR, 1st Aid
Accident/safety/health
Ethics
Other training as needed or desired
EVALUATION/OPERATIONS PHASE
Complete Operating Site Forms
Discuss and review objective
Finalize Cooperative Agreements with Partners
Development Project Work Plans
Develop Training Plan
Tools and equipment
Transportation
Support Logistics (Lunch, Beverage, First Aid)
Recording work accomplishments and Member data
Quarterly reports
Tailgate safety sessions
Plan for improvement
Cooperate with the National Evaluation
CLOSE-OUT PHASE
Member Exit Form
National Service Trust End of Term of Service Form
C TM
AmeriCorps/USDA
Application
A Program of the AmeriCorps R National Service Network
OMB # 3045-0016 Exp. 7-19-97
Appendix H
Application Instructions:
AmeriCorps is the new national service initiative signed into law by President Clinton. Through AmeriCorps, individuals
of all ages and backgrounds will address the nation's education, public safety, human, and environmental needs through
service. In return, AmeriCorps Members may receive education awards to help finance their college education or vocational
training, or to pay back their student loans after successful completion of service.
While there is no typical AmeriCorps Member, all people selected for AmeriCorps will demonstrate a commitment to
service, a willingness to use their time and abilities to improve the lives of others, and an interest in learning new skills.
Through their service, they will bring to life the AmeriCorps ethic of community and responsibility.
This application asks you to describe the skills and experience you offer to AmeriCorps, as well as the reasons why you hope to be
selected. Consider each section carefully and respond to the best of your ability. Think about your role in service activities, membership
in community organizations, academic experiences, and personal talents. Take into account everything from your past and present.
Your application and personal references help create a full picture of you and what you bring to national service. Make sure that this
application accurately reflects all the qualities that make you a good candidate for AmeriCorps.
I. Member Profile
1. Name:
2. Social Security Number:
3. Date of Birth (Month/Day/Year):
4. Current Address:
5. Permanent Address:
Street:
Apt.#:
Street:
Apt.#:
City:
State:
Zip Code:
City:
State:
Zip Code:
6. Telephone Number:
Daytime: (
)
Evening: (
)
7. Are you a U.S. Citizen, a National or a lawful Permanent Resident Alien?
Yes
No
8. Date of Availability:
/
month/year
Privacy Act Notice
*The Corporation is asking for your Social Security Number because nearly all AmeriCorps participants receive living
allowances. Your Social Security Number will be used by the IRS for tax purposes and by the Corporation for Nationa
Service for internal tracking purposes. It will also be used by the National Service Trust to track educational awards
Your Social Security Number will not be released outside the Federal Government without your specific written conser
II. Personal Statement
Please answer the following questions on an attached sheet.
1. Why do you want to join AmeriCorps?
2. What are your most important skills or experiences that will help you contribute to AmeriCorps?
III. Community Activities
List and describe your organizational memberships and community-based service experience. Include social, school,
professional, and neighborhood projects and programs. Attach additional sheets if necessary.
DATES OF
NAME OF GROUP
DESCRIPTION OF ACTIVITIES/POSITION
PARTICIPATION
IV. Skills
Indicate those areas in which you have had significant training or experience, including volunteer or community
service experience.
Architecture/Design
Counseling
Social Services
Business/Managing/Accounting
Health
Teaching/Tutoring
Child Care/Development
Landscaping/Agriculture
Victim Assistance
Communication/Journalism
Mediation/Conflict Resolution
Youth Work/Coaching
Community Outreach
Public Speaking
Foreign Language(specify):
Construction
Research
Other Skills not listed above
(describe):
V. Educational Background
Check only highest level
1. O Graduate/Professional degree
4. O Some college
7. O High school graduate
2. O Graduate/Professional study
5. O Technical school/Apprenticeship
8. o GED
3. O College graduate
6. O Associate degree
9. O Less than high school completed
0 Other (specify)
Beginning with the most recent, list all schools attended, including high school, any trade or technical schools, Job
Corps, etc. Attach additional sheets if necessary.
Dates Attended
Type of Degree/
Location of School
Area of Study
Certificate and
Name of School
(City/State)
From
To
Major/Minor
Date Received
Mo./Yr.
Mo./Yr.
(expected)
VI. References
Please list two individuals whom we may contact as references. We encourage you to list people who know you well
such as teachers, employers, guidance counselors, or community members.
1. Name:
2. Name:
Address:
Apt. #:
Address:
Apt. #:
City:
State:
City:
St
Zip Code:
Zip Code:
Telephone Number:
Telephone Number:
Relation to you:
Relation to you:
VII. Employment Record
Please include any self-employment, home management, military service - active duty/ Reserve / National Guard, salaried
employment. Start with your current or most recent experience. Photocopy this page if additional sheets are necessary.
A. Employer:
C. Employer:
Your Title:
Your Title:
Name of Supervisor:
Name of Supervisor:
City/State:
City/State:
Your Duties & responsibilities:
Your Duties & responsibilities:
From:
(mo/yr)
From:
(mo/yr)
To:
(mo./yr)
To:
(mo./yr)
Hours per week:
Hours per week:
Phone Number:
Phone Number:
Reason for Leaving:
Reason for Leaving:
B. Employer:
D. Employer:
Your Title:
Your Title:
Name of Supervisor:
Name of Supervisor:
City/State:
City/State:
Your Duties & responsibilities:
Your Duties & responsibilities:
From:
(mo/yr)
From:
(mo/yr)
To:
(mo./yr)
To:
(mo./yr)
Hours per week:
Hours per week:
Phone Number:
Phone Number:
Reason for Leaving:
Reason for Leaving:
VIII. Preferences
A. Geographic
B. Program Areas
only in or around my home town
Education
in my home state or region of the country
Public Safety
anywhere in the country
Human Needs
Environment
IX. Additional Information
Please attach additional information that you think will help us evaluate your application, including a description of any
particular hardship or special circumstances you have faced.
X. Certification
All applications must be signed by the applicant. By signing this application, you are stating that all of the information
provided is true to the best of your knowledge.
Signature
Date
NOTE: The collection of this information IS authorized by the provisions of the National and Community Service Act as amended by the National and Community Service Trust Act of 1993
Information will be used to determine qualifications for selection of persons in the AmeriCorps program The information will not be disclosed outside the government without written permission
The information in the section below is optional, will in no way affect your selection into the program, and will be
processed separately. You have three options:
(1) You may return the Optional Information with the application;
(2) You may detach the Optional Information form and return it separately and anonymously; or
(3) You may choose not to return the Optional Information form.
Optional Information
I. Describe your ethnic background:
Black (African American)
Hispanic (Latino)
American Indian/Alaskan Native
White/non-Hispanic
Asian or Pacific Islander
Other
II. Do you have any special needs that require accommodation?
Yes
No
(specify)
III. Does your family receive public assistance (e.g., AFDC, Food Stamps):
Yes
No
If yes, please specify
Total annual household income from all sources $
How many people (parents\siblings, children) live with you?
ERICORPS A SEPERAL
UNITED
STATES
DEPARTMENT
or AGRICULTURE
LIVING ALLOWANCE WAIVER FORM
I understand that, under the National and Community Service Act,
as amended (42 U.S.C. 5 12501, et seq.), I am entitled to a
living allowance of $
during the period that I am
serving as an AmeriCorps Member. I understand that this living
allowance may be taken into account in determining eligibility
for Social Security Act programs, including AFDC and Medicaid. I
also understand that I may waive my right to receive a living
allowance and that I may revoke this waiver at any time during
the course of the AmeriCorps Program.
I hereby waive my right to receive a living allowance.
(Name of AmeriCorps Member-please print)
(Signature)
(Date)
Appendix I
AmeriCorps ©Care
How Participants Access Child Care Benefits
Once grantees determine that a full-time AmeriCorps participant is eligible for child care
benefits and give participants their child care packet, participants simply contact
AmeriCorps Care at (202) 393-1135 from 8:30 am to 5:00 pm ET, Monday through Friday.
AmeriCorps Care staff will walk the participant through the contents of the packet, the search
process, and the payment process. Those participants who have already identified a child care
option will have the payment process explained.
Participants who require assistance in searching for child care will then receive local
information regarding child care options. Included will be a select list of three to five child care
providers developed to respond to the participant's unique needs. The child care providers will
have confirmed vacancies so that participants simply visit and interview the caregivers in order
to make a final selection.
Materials for Grantees
AmeriCorps Care has developed and will supply each grantee with the following materials.
Eligibility Determination Manual containing detailed instructions on determining
eligibility, documentation on state median income, review of the referral and payment
benefits administered by AmeriCorps Care, and information on how participants access
services at each step of the process.
Child Care Benefits Eligibility & Redetermination Application
Child Care Packet for each participant containing information on child care needs
assessment form, how to choose child care, how to assess quality in child care,
parent/provider relationships, setting up backup child care, three-party child care
agreements, child care coupons, parent handbook on payment process, and provider
handbook on payment process.
Grantees may also directly access AmeriCorps Care staff throughout the project year to
receive supportive assistance as participants complete their year of service. AmeriCorps Care
staff will assist grantees with questions regarding eligibility determination, child care benefits,
unique participant needs, and other issues relating to AmeriCorps child care benefits.
Because grantees must keep AmeriCorps Care informed of the ongoing child care needs and
changes during the course of the project year, an 800 telephone number is available to
grantees for this type of follow-up assistance. AmeriCorps Care staff are available from 9:30
am to 5:30 pm ET Monday through Friday at (800) 570-4543.
Appendix J
AmeriCorps ©Care
Overview of Child Care Benefits for AmeriCorps Participants
AmeriCorps child care benefits include assistance in: 1) identifying child care and 2) payment
of child care costs based on a regional allowance. Benefits are designed to support both the
participant and the child(ren) so that the participant can successfully complete her/his term of
service and the child(ren) receive developmentally appropriate care.
Grantees are responsible for determining a participant's eligibility for child care benefits.
AmeriCorps Care will administer payments and provide assistance in searching for child care to
those participants who require such support. The process consists of the following steps
which are essential to the successful placement of the child in a quality child care program
Orientation
to provide the participant with the information
needed to successfully choose a child care provider
(grantee)
to gather essential information to determine the
participant's eligibility for child care benefits
Verification/Certification
to review all eligibility information for completeness
and accuracy
(grantee)
to review documentation and certify participant's
eligibility based on current CCDBG requirements
Obligation/Authorization
to provide each eligible participant with an
AmeriCorps Care parent packet and authorize
(grantee)
payment to selected, qualified child care providers
Compensation
AmeriCorps ©Car will administer a payment
system, forwarding child care payments directly to
(AmeriCorps Care)
child care providers on a monthy basis.
AmeriCorps Care will provide grantees with an operations manual which details the steps
involved in each of these five procedures, and an 800 technical assistance telephone number
(1-800-570-4543 9:00 am to 5:30pm, EST, Monday through Friday ) to answer any questions
or to provide instructional guidance regarding the AmeriCorps program.
*AmeriCorps Care will make available all such materials to grantees.
Health Insurance Plan
for
AmeriCorps Participants
PLAN BENEFITS
ELIGIBILITY..
All AmeriCorps participants are eligible unless they already have
health care coverage through an alternate source.
COVERAGE BEGINS
Immediately, provided that the participant is active in
the AmeriCorps program.
POLICY YEAR
Each agency has a 12 month Policy Year that begins on
that agency's date of implementation of the plan.
DEDUCTIBLE.. The plan has a deductible of $100 per Policy Year.
BENEFITS
Level /
Level II
Each Policy Year, the plan pays 80%
After $1,000 in out-of-pocket expenses
until the participant has paid $1,000 in
has been paid, the plan pays 100% for the
out-of-pocket expenses (including the
rest of the Policy Year up to a lifetime
deductible).
maximum of $50,000 for each cause.
PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS
Benefits are limited for eligible expenses incurred during the first 12 months of
coverage if they are due to pre-existing conditions; the plan will pay only up to $5,000.
Full coverage is provided once the participant has been covered for 12 consecutive
months.
OTHER LIMITATIONS.
In addition to excluded expenses, there are several categories of expenses for which
benefits are limited. A few examples follow:
Expense
Benefit Limitation
Hospital Room & Board
$600 per day
Intensive Care
$1,200 per day
Motor Vehicle Accident Injuries
$10,000 per cause
Sports-Related Injuries
$5,000 per cause
CONTINUATION AFTER PARTICIPATION.
When participation in the AmeriCorps program ends, a participant may elect to
continue coverage. The premium rate for continuation is higher than the agency-paid
rate per participant.
Appendix K
Health Insurance Plan
for
AmeriCorps Participants
IMPORTANT FACTS
Immediate Coverage for Participants (September 1 first possible effective date)
Monthly Premium is $101.00 per Participant
Administrative Kits will be Mailed in approximately Two Weeks
Administrative Kit Contains:
Participant Brochures
Plan Information Summary
Administrative Manual
Form Types
Spanish Materials Available
Customer Service Staff 8 am to 8 pm Eastern Time (M-F) 1-800-788-6557
Plan Underwritten by Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America
Administered by Strategic Resource Company (SRC)
If you have questions on the administration of the program,
please call Allianz Life at
1-800-788-6557.
July 21, 1994
Dear Lender,
This is to inform you that individuals serving in an
approved position in AmeriCorps, the national service program,
are entitled to forbearance on qualified student loans during
their terms of service. This benefit is intended to enable
individuals with outstanding debt to participate in AmeriCorps,
the national service program established by the National and
Community Service Trust t of 1993 (P.L. 103-82).
This law amended the Higher Education Act to provide that:
"upon written request, a lender shall grant a borrower
forbearance on such terms as are otherwise consistent
with the regulations of the Secretary [of Education],
during periods in which the borrower is serving in a
national service position, for which the borrower
receives a national service educational award under the
national and Community Service Trust Act of 1993."
The Department of Education has further incorporated this
statutory mandate into its implementing regulations. The final
regulation governing the Federal Family Education Loan Program
(34 CFR Part 682) provides for mandatory forbearance for such a
borrower "in yearly increments (or a lesser period equal to the
actual period during which the borrower is eligible) In the
future, the Department will incorporate further regulatory
references to this mandatory forbearance requirement for Perkins'
loans.
The Department of Health and Human Services is developing
policy guidance to notify schools, lenders, and holders that
loans made pursuant to Title VII and VIII of the Public Health
Service Act are similarly eligible for forbearance during any
periods of service with the national service program.
The Corporation for National Service shall pay the interest
that has accrued on the qualified student loans of any person in
an approved national service position during their term of
service, pursuant to Section 148 (e) of the National and Community
Service Trust Act. Interest will be paid to the lender at the
end of the term upon the successful completion of service by the
borrower in a national service program. Participants who fail to
complete the full term will generally be liable for the accrued
interest. In some instances, individuals may leave service early
for compelling personal circumstances and the Corporation will
also pay accrued interest during the term of service. Otherwise,
individuals who leave the program early are responsible for
paying the accrued interest.
Appendix L
Qualified student loans for which the Corporation will pay
accrued interest costs are:
"any loan made, insured, or guaranteed pursuant to title IV of
the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070 et.seq.), other
than a loan to a parent of a student pursuant to section 428B of
such Act (20 U.S.C. 1078-2) i" and
"any loan made pursuant to title VII or VIII of the Public Health
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 292a et seq.
In general, the Department of Education loans that are
covered include: (a) Federal Family Education Loan Program,
including: Federal Consolidation Loans, Federal PLUS Loans
(excluding those made to parents), Federal Stafford Loans,
Federally Insured Student Loans (1984 and prior), Guaranteed
Student Loans (former name for Stafford Loans), and Supplemental
Loans for Students; (b) Federal Direct Student Loan Program
(FDSLP) i and (c) Federal Perkins Loans, including: National
Defense Student Loan Program (NDSL) i National Direct Student Loan
Program (NDSL) i and Income Contingent Loan Program.
For purposes of the Public Health Service Act, this includes
Health Education Assistance Loans (HEAL), Health Professions
Student Loans (HPSL), Loans for Disadvantaged Students (LDS),
Primary Care Loans (PCL), and Nursing Student Loans.
When participants in national service wish to defer
repayment of their loans, they should follow the procedures you
have established for forbearance. We will work with the
participant to provide any required certification either to you
or to the participant, in accordance with your procedures. We
will also work with lending institutions to determine the most
effective procedures for payment of these accrued interest costs
at the end of a participant's term of service.
If you have any further questions, you may call us at (202)
606-5000x347, or write to:
National Service Trust
Corporation for National Service
1201 New York Ave, NW
Washington, D.C. 20525
Thank you for assistance in the implementation of this
requirement.
Sincerely,
\s\
Gary Kowalczyk
Acting Chief Financial Officer
IMPORTANT CORPORATION FORMS
The USDA Director of National Service will assign specific
Program/Project I.D. to your project once it is approved. It is
essential that you use this number in all correspondence
referring to your project and in completing the required
Corporation for National and Community Service Forms. We must
all remember that an AmeriCorps Member's ability to use their
post service education award is directly related to the accuracy
of the information we place on the forms submitted to the
Corporation. To ensure the accuracy of this information we must
follow the following rules when completing forms for the
Corporation:
1. Always use the USDA Program/Project I.D. number assigned to
you;
2. For every form completed send the original to your agency
national headquarters in Washington, D.C.
3. Retain a copy for your records.
4. For any form that the member is required to sign, make a copy
for the member to retain for his/her records.
The consistent use of the USDA Program I.D. number is critical
when you realize that at least seven different forms from the
CNCS require a program I.D. number but the same number is called
different things on different forms. For example, the
participant Enrollment Form (PEF) asks for the "Sub-grantee I.D.
Number". The National Service Trust Form asks for the "Program
I.D. Number". Both forms are asking for the same number even
though different names are used for the number on each form. The
reason for this is probably that in the rush to get the
Corporation up and running, different people developed different
forms and that caused different names to be used. Rather than
change all the forms, it is easier if we just recognize where the
appropriate Program I.D. Number should go on each form regardless
of what it is called. The table below contains a list of forms
and the place where you put the USDA/AmeriCorps Program I.D.
Number.
IMPORTANT NOTE: It is NOT acceptable to submit xerox copies of Corporation forms to the
Corporation. Only original forms should be completed and forwarded. Contact your agency program
manager if you need more forms.
Appendix M
LOCATIONS ON CNCS FORMS WHERE
THE USDA/AMERICORPS PROGRAM
I.D. NUMBER IS PLACED
USDA
Official CNCS Form Name
Name of Element on
National
the form that should
Service
be completed by
Form
filling in the 14
Filing
digit USDA/AmeriCorps
Number
Program I.D. Number
2
Transmittal Sheet
Program I.D. Number
5
Training and Technical
Operating Site I.D.
Assistance Form
Number
6
SF 269a Financial Status
Recipient Account
Report
Number or identifying
number (block #5)
8
AmeriCorps*USA Operating Site
Operating Site I.D. #
Quarterly Report
11
Participant Enrollment Form
Sub-grantee I.D.
(PEF)
Number
12
National Service Trust
Program I.D. Number
Enrollment Form (NSTEF)
13
National Service Trust End of
Program/Project I.D.
Term of Service Form
Number
Corporation for National
Operating Site I.D.
Service AmeriCorps*USA -
Operating Site Information
Form
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OMB# 3045-0006
MERICORPS
CORPORATION
A
NATIONAL SERVICE TRUST
FOR NATIONAL
LIGHT
ENROLLMENT FORM
*
SERVICE
Please CAREFULLY read instructions BEFORE filling out BOTH sides of this form.
USE NO. 2 PENCIL ONLY! Erase cleanly any changes or stray marks. Make black marks that fill the circles.
1. Print clearly your full name, including middle initial.
2. Provide your date of birth (in six digits, e.g. 11-03-74)
3. Provide your Social Security number. (If you do not have a Social Security card, you must obtain one.)
4. Indicate whether you plan to use the education award to pay for a student loan you owe and/or for future
education expenses. If you are not sure, mark "Not sure".
5. Print clearly your current address and phone number.
6. Print clearly your permanent address (if it is the same as your current address, write "SAME").
7. Sign your name.
1. Participant's Name:
First
Middle Initial
Last
2. What is your birthdate?
3. What is your SSN?
4. How do you plan to use this award?
(Mark all that apply.)
DATE
SOCIAL SECURITY
MO.
DAY
YR.
NUMBER
Repay an outstanding student loan
Pay for future education
Not sure
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5. Current Address
6. Permanent Address
(All information will be sent to you at this address until you notify
(Name and address of a person through whom you can always
the Corporation of a change of address.)
be reached.)
Number and Street
Name
City and State
Zip Code
Number and Street
Home Phone
City and State
Zip Code
Business or School Phone
Home Phone
Business or School Phone
7. Participant's Signature:
Date:
Appendix N
Design Expert by NCS Printed in U.S.A. Mark Reflex® EM-156496:321 AHR02
To be filled out by Approving Official
USE NO. 2 PENCIL ONLY! Erase cleanly any changes or stray marks. Make black marks that fill the circle
Sections 8-13 must be completed by one of the following:
(a) the State Director of the Corporation for National Service if participant is a VISTA participant.
(b) the Camp Commander or his/her designee if participant is a National Civilian Community Corps participant.
(c) the Program Director if participant is an AmeriCorps USA program participant.
8. Indicate whether the participant is enrolled in a full-time or part-time program. If a VISTA or a National Civilian
Community Corps participant, mark "Full-time" program unless enrolled in the summer program. If an AmeriCorps
USA participant, indicate whether the individual is a full-time participant (minimum of 1700 hours) or a part-time
participant (900 hours). If reduced part-time, indicate the number of hours.
9. Indicate whether the participant receives an education award or Stafford Loan Forgiveness. (Unless informed
otherwise, mark "Education Award".)
10. Indicate the type of program in which participant is enrolled. If "Other", be specific.
11. Provide the date of the participant's enrollment in the program (in six digits).
12. Provide the date of the participant's expected completion of the program (in six digits).
13. The Approving Official must provide the name of the program, program director, phone number (including area
code), program address, and sign the form. The program I.D. number should reflect either the assigned grant
number or other approved identification number.
8. Type of Participant Enrollment:
11. Date of
12. Expected Date of
(Mark only one.)
Enrollment
Completion
Full-time
Part-time
DATE
DATE
Reduced part-time (How many hours
)
MO.
DAY
YR.
MO.
DAY
YR.
Summer
Other (Specify:
)
0
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AmeriCorps USA
National Civilian Community Corps
VISTA
Other(Specify:
)
13. Program Information:
Name of Program:
Program Director:
Phone Number:
/
/
Area Code
Address of Program:
Street
City
State
Zip Code
Program I.D. Number:
Signature of Approving Official:
Date:
PRIVACY ACT NOTICE
The collection of this information is authorized by the provisions of the National and Community Service Act, as amended by
the National and Community Service Trust Act of 1993. Information will be used to enroll persons in the National Service
Trust. The information will not be disclosed outside the government without written permission.
Send comments on this form to OMB Paperwork Reduction Project (3200-0018) Washington, D.C. 20503
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AMERICORPS
CORPORATION
PARTICIPANT ENROLLMENT FORM
FOR NATIONAL
MATIONAL
SERVICE
USE NO. 2 PENCIL ONLY! Erase cleanly any changes or stray marks. Make black marks that fill the circles.
For Local Program Staff Use
Date of Participant's
Enrollment
DATE
Grantee:
MO.
DAY
YR.
Subgrantee/Program:
0
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0
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0
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Subgrantee ID Number:
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in
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The participant was recruited:
Nationally (referred to you from the national
6
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E
referral database)
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Locally (recruited through your own local efforts.
8
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E
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No involvement with the national referral system.)
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Participant: Please sign and complete the emainder of items on this form,
rticipant's Name:
(Print clearly.)
First
Middle Initial
Last
articipant's Signature:
Date:
Parent's Signature:
Date:
(If required)
Current Address (Print clearly.)
Permanent Address (Print clearly.)
(All information will be sent to you at this address until you notify
(Name and address of a person through whom you can always
the Corporation of a change of address.
be reached.)
Number and Street
Name
City and State
Zip Code
Number and Street
Home Phone
City and State
Zip Code
Business or School Phone
Home Phone
1. What is your SSN?
2. What is your birthdate?
Business or School Phone
SOCIAL SECURITY
DATE
NUMBER
MO.
DAY
YR.
3. Are you?
Female
Male
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4. Are you a(n)
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U.S. Citizen
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Permanent Resident (not a U.S. Citizen)
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Alien with a work permit/authorization to work
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5. Are you registered to vote? (optional)
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Yes
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Not sure
DesignExpert™ by NCS Printed in U.S.A. Mark Reflex® EM
Appendix o
6. Which one of the following categories best
13. How did you hear about this program?
describes your racial or ethnic origin?
(Mark all that apply.)
White (non-Hispanic)
Read about it in a newspaper/magazine
African American (non-Hispanic)
Saw a public service announcement
Hispanic/Latino
Heard one of the President's speeches on a
Asian/Pacific Islander
Call to Service
American Indian/Alaskan Native
Recruited by an organization/school
Other (Specify:
)
Guidance Counselor/Teacher/Parent/Relat
Prefer not to respond
Friend told me/Friend applied
Heard about it on the TV/radio
Other (Specify:
)
7. Which of the following best describes
your current marital status?
(Mark only one.)
14. When you joined the program, who among the
Single, never married
following were part of your household?
Married, living with husband/wife
(Mark all that apply.)
Married, not living with spouse/legally separated
Mother
Widowed
Father
Divorced
Foster parent(s)
Spouse
Boyfriend/girlfriend
8. What is the highest level of education you have
Sisters or brothers (How many?
)
completed?
Your own children (How many?
)
Graduate degree
Other adults (Not including roommates)
Graduate study
(How many?
)
College graduate
Other children (How many?
)
Associate degree
No one, live alone
Some college
Technical school/Apprenticeship
GED
15. Last year, about how much money did you
High school graduate
earn? (If possible, base your answer on the
Less than high school completed
"adjusted gross income" figure from last year's
federal income tax return.)
$0 $1,000
9. Do you have a disability?
1,001 - 5,000
5,001 - 10,000
Yes (Specify:
)
10,001 - 20,000
No
20,001 - 30,000
30,001 - 40,000
Over 40,000
10. Were you previously enrolled in any other service
program sponsored by the Corporation for
National Service (or by any one of its
16. Last year, what was the TOTAL income of all
predecessors. ACTION or the Commission for
other members of your household? (If
National and Community Service)?
possible, base your answer on the "adjusted
gross income" figure from last year's federal
Yes
income tax return.)
If yes. when?
/
/
to
/
/
$0 $1,000
Month Day Year
Month Day Year
1,001 5,000
No
5,001 - 10,000
10,001 - 20,000
20,001 - 30,000
11. What will your participation in the program be?
30,001 - 40,000
Full-time
40,001 - 50,000
Part-time
50,001 - 60,000
60,001 - 70,000
70,001 - 80,000
12. What are the two major reasons you decided to
80,001 - 90,000
join this program?
90,001 - 100,000
To get an education scholarship
Over 100,000
To be a part of the national movement
Have no idea
To get a job/earn money
Friends have joined
To make friends
17. Which of the following do you or your
To learn about or work with different
parents/guardians receive?
ethnic/cultural groups
(Mark all that apply.)
Parents/teachers wanted me to join
Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC)
To explore future job/education interests
General Assistance/General Relief
Interested in health issues
Foodstamps
Interested in education issues
WIC
Interested in environment issues
Worker's Compensation
Interested in public safety issues
Social Security Benefits
To help other people/perform a community
Other welfare or public assistance
service
None
Other (Specify:
)
PRIVACY ACT NOTICE
The collection of this information is authorized by the provisions of the National and Community Service Act, as amended by
the National and Community Service Trust Act of 1993. Information will be used to enroll persons in the AmeriCorps program.
The information will not be disclosed outside the government without written permission.
NATIONALS STATE A RICORPS SECURITY
UNITED
STATES
DEPARTMENT
OF AGRICULTURES
No:
Position Description
AmeriCorps USDA
Complete Name:
Title: USDA AmeriCorps Member
Location:
1. As a Member of the USDA AmeriCorps the incumbent must have
the following abilities:
Ability to work as a team member.
Ability to follow instructions.
Ability to communicate.
Ability to work outdoors.
Ability to work with citizens of the community.
Ability to perform a wide range of functions.
2. Major Duties: (To be completed by Supervisor)
3. Member must support and participate in Equal Opportunity and
Civil Rights Program activities.
4. Member must practice appropriate safety procedures in all
tasks.
5. Member must keep the workplace free of drugs and alcohol.
Supervisor's Name:
Supervisor's Title:
Date:
Appendix P
PUBLIC LANDS AND
ENVIRONMENT CORPS
AGREEMENT OF PARTICIPATION
IN THE
USDA AMERICORPS PROGRAM
Whereas, the Corporation for National and Community Service
(CNCS) and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
have jointly entered into this agreement to promote national and
community services among the citizens of the United States to
help meet human, educational, environmental and public safety
needs, particularly those related to proverty.
Whereas, the mission of the USDA AmeriCorps program is to
engage a diverse group of Americans in working partnerships with
communities to provide real and measurable service to meet
environmental and human needs, while earning education benefits
and building an ethic of service, responsibility, and
citizenship.
Whereas, USDA actively supports the development of the
nation's youth through programs such as AmeriCorps.
Therefore, the usda will operate it's AmeriCorps Program to
further objectives of mutual civic obligation.
AUTHORITY: This agreement is entered into pursuant to the
authority of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 as
amended (42 U.S.C. 12501 et. Seq.), Public Law 103-82.
I.
Purpose
It is the purpose of this agreement to delineate the terms,
conditions, and rules of membership regarding the participation
in the USDA AmeriCorps Program. This agreement is hereby entered
into on this
day of
1994, between the United
States Department of Agriculture (hereinafter referred to as the
"Program") and
(hereinafter referred to as the "Member.)
II. Minimum Qualification
The Member certifies that he/she is a United States citizen,
a national or a legal permanent resident and at least 17 years of
age (or 16 in the case of a Youth Corps members).
III. Terms of Service
Appendix Q
(a) The Member's term of service begins on
and ends on
.
This term of service may be
extended by the Member with the approval of the Program Director,
in writing for the following reason:
the Member's service has been suspended due to
compelling personal circumstances.
(b) The Member will complete a minimum of 1812 hours of
service during this period. Of these 1812 hours, 40 hours will
be excused absence, 72 hours will be for holidays, and 20% of
these hours may be training, education, or other similar approved
activities.
(c) The Member understands that in order to be eligible for
serving a second term of service, the Member must receive
satisfactory performance reviews for any previous term of
service. The Member's eligibility for a second term of service
will be based on at least a mid-term and end of term evaluation
of the Member's performance focusing on factors such as:
whether the Member has--
(1) completed the required number of hours;
(2) satisfactorily completed assignments, tasks, or
projects; and
(3) met any other criteria that were clearly communicated
both orally and in writing at the beginning of the term
of service.
(d) The Member understands, however, that mere eligibility
for an additional term of service does not guarantee selection or
placement.
IV. Benefits
(a) The Member will receive from the Program the following
benefits--
(1) a living allowance of $7,660, if the Member is a full-
time participant. (The allowance will be distributed
evenly over the term of service on a biweekly basis
(less tax withholdings.)
(2) health care insurance, if the Member is qualified for
coverage. (The health insurance policy is hereto
attached.)
(3) a child care allowance to be provided directly to the
provider, if the Member qualifies for the allowance.
(b) Upon successful completion of the Member's term of
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service, the Member will receive an education award of a value of
$4,725 (This amount is for a full-time Member.)
(1). Prior to using the education award, the Member agrees
(in the event the Member has not yet received a high
school diploma or its equivalent, including an
alternative diploma or certificate for individuals with
learning disabilities) to obtain a high school diploma
or its equivalent (unless the Member is enrolled in an
institution of higher education on an ability to
benefit basis or the Program has waived the requirement
due to the results of the Member's education
assessment).
(2) The Member understands that his/her failure to disclose
to the Program any history of having been released for
cause from another AmeriCorps program will render the
member ineligible to receive the education award.
(c) If the Member has received forbearance on a qualified
student loan during the term of service, and the Member
successfully completes the term of service, the National Service
Trust will repay any interest that accrued on the loan during the
term of service.
V.
Rules of Conduct
The Member agrees to act in conformance with, and abide by,
all current and future rules and procedures established by USDA.
The AmeriCorps Program Member further agrees to act in
conformance with and abide by, the provisions of 7CFR Part 735,
as amended (attached). Members must not misuse government
property and must conform to the specific limitations of use of
such property and must conform to the specific limitations of use
of such property while on official Federal government business.
(a) The Member is expected to, at all times while acting in
an official capacity as an AmeriCorps Member,
(1) demonstrate mutual respect toward others;
(2) follow directions;
(3) direct concerns, problems, and suggestions to the
appropriate Program official; and -
(4) not engage in any activity involving proselytizing or
assisting religious organizations, attempting to
influence legislation or an election or aid a partisan
political organization, helping or hindering union
activity, or aiding a business organized for profit.
(b) At no time may the Member
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(1) engage in personal use of government vehicles,
property, tools, equipment, or telephones;
(2) possess or use any and all forms of addictive or
hallucinatory drugs, including, but not limited to
amphetamines, barbituates, cocaine, marijuana, etc.;
(3) consume or be under the influence of intoxicating
beverages on or in govenment-owned or leased
property/vehicles; or transportation of such beverages
in government vehicles.
(4) Use abusive, vulgar, and discriminatory language,
including verbal/sexual harassment toward fellow
members, staff, supervisors, or other official
contacts;
(5) destroy government or personal property of others;
(6) fail to comply with a supervisor's instructions, unless
these instructions are clearly illegal or unsafe;
(7) transport family members, pets, or any unauthorized
personnel in government vehicles;
(8) engage in any activity that is illegal under local,
State, or Federal law;
(9) engage in activities that pose a significant safety
risk to others;
(c) The Member understands that the following acts will also
constitute a violation of the Program's rule of conduct
(1) unauthorized tardiness;
(2) unauthorized absences;
(3) repeated use of inappropriate language (i.e. profanity)
at job site;
(4) failure to wear appropriate clothing to service
assignments;
(5) stealing or lying;
(6) engaging in activity that may physically or emotionally
damage other Members of the program or members of the
community; or
(7) failure to notify the Program of any criminal arrest or
conviction that occurs during the term of service.
(d) For violating the above stated rules, the program will do
the following (except in cases where during the term of service
the Member has been charged with or convicted of a violent
felony, possession, sale, or distribution of a controlled
substance)
(1) for the Member's first offense, an appropriate Program
official will issue a verbal warning to the Member;
(2) for the Member's second offense, an appropriate Program
official will issue a written warning and reprimand to
the Member;
(3) for the Member's third offense, the member may be
suspended for one day or more without compensation.
(4) for the fourth offense, the Program may release the
Member for cause.
(e) The Member understands that he/she will be either
suspended or released for cause in accordance with paragraphs
(b), (d), and (e) of section VI of this agreement for committing
certain acts during the term of service such as being convicted
or charged with a violent felony, possession, sale or
distribution of a controlled substance.
VI. Release from Term of Service
(a) The Member understands that he/she may be released for
the following two reasons:
(1) for cause, as explained in paragraph (b) of this
section; or
(2) compelling personal circumstances as defined in
paragraph (c) of this section.
(b) The Program will release the member for cause for the
following reasons:
(1) the Member has dropped out of the Program without
obtaining a release for compelling personal
circumstances from the appropriate Program official;
(2) during the term of service the Member has been charged
with a violent felony or the sale or distribution of a
controlled substance;
(3) the member has committed a fourth offense in accordance
with paragraph (d) of section V of this agreement; or
(4) any other serious breach that in the judgment of the
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Director of the Program would undermine the
effectiveness of the program.
(c) The Program may release the Member from the term of
service, due to compelling personal circumstances if--
(1) the Member has a serious injury or illness that makes
completing the term impossible;
(2) there is a serious injury, illness or death of an
immediate family member and the member is needed to
care for that family member or take over the duties of
the family member;
(3) the Member is drafted by the Armed Services of the
United States; or
(4) some other circumstance occurs that makes it impossible
or very difficult for the Member to complete the term
of service and the Program deems that circumstance to
be compelling.
(d) The Program will suspend the Member's term of service for
the following reasons:
(1) during the term of service the Member has been charged
with a violent felony or the sale or distribution of a
controlled substance. (If the Member is found not
guilty or the charge is dismissed, the Member may
resume his/her term of service. The Member, however,
will not receive back living allowances or credit for
any service hours missed.)
(2) during the term of service the Member has been
convicted of a first offense of possession of a
controlled substance. (If the Member, however,
demonstrates that he/she has enrolled in an approved
drug rehabilitation program, the Member may resume
his/her term of service. The Member will not receive
back living allowances or credit for any service hours
missed.)
(e) The Program may suspend the Member's term of service for
violating the rule of conduct provision in accordance with the
rules set forth in paragraph (c) in section V of this agreement.
(f) If the Member discontinues his/her term of service for
any reason other than a release for compelling personal
circumstances as described in paragraph (b), (d), and (e), the
member will cease to receive the benefits described in paragraph
(a) of section IV and will receive no portion of the education
award or interest payments.
(g) If the Member discontinues his/her term of service due to
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compelling personal circumstances as described in paragraph (b)
of section V of this agreement, the member will cease to receive
benefits described in Section IV. If, however, the Member has
completed at least 15% of the required service hours (250 service
hours) the Member will receive a pro-rated portion of the
education award or interest payments described in paragraphs (b)
and (c) of section IV.
VII. Grievance Procedures
(a) The Member understands that the Program has a grievance
procedure (outlined in the Member Orientation Handbook) to
resolve disputes concerning the Member's suspension, dismissal,
service evaluation or proposed service assignment;
(b) The Member understands that, as a participant of the
program, he/she may file a grievance in accordance with the
Program's grievance procedure which is set forth in a separate
document and hereto attached.
VIII. USDA Responsibilities to Members:
(1) have selected all AmeriCorps Members in an impartial and
non-discriminatory manner that bolsters AmeriCorps' vision of
diversity;
(2) provide AmeriCorps Members with approved handbooks,
documents, and forms needed to follow the provisions of
AmeriCorps and the National and Community Service Trust Act of
1993;
(3) provide AmeriCorps Members with the orientation,
training, technical assistance, and supervision necessary to
complete their service activities;
(4) provide all AmeriCorps Members with ongoing education
and instruction needed not only to perform their specific service
projects, but to grow and develop as citizens, community problem-
solvers, and developing professionals;
(5) design and coordinate service projects for AmeriCorps
Members so that the members will continuously have productive and
useful service projects in environmental or human needs;
(6) structure work schedules to ensure that-AmeriCorps
members will be reasonably able to perform 1,700 hours of service
within a year;
(7) treat all AmeriCorps Members with respect and provide
them with the guidance, support, discipline, and counseling they
reasonably require to perform AmeriCorps service;
(8) work with AmeriCorps Members to develop mechanisms
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through which the AmeriCorps Members can have significant input
and impact upon service assignments, rules of conduct, and all
other aspects of the AmeriCorps; and
(9) provide other additional support and services to ensure
the success of all programs.
IX. Amendments to This Agreement
This agreement may be changed or revised by written consent
by both parties.
X.
Authorization
The Member and Program hereby acknowledge by their
signatures that they have read, understand, and agree to all
terms and conditions of this agreement.
AmeriCorps Member
USDA
Program Director
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RURAL AND PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT CORPS
AGREEMENT OF PARTICIPATION
IN THE
USDA AMERICORPS PROGRAM
Whereas, the Corporation for National and Community Service
(CNCS) and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
have jointly entered into this agreement to promote national and
community services among the citizens of the United States to
help meet human, educational, environmental and public safety
needs, particularly those related to proverty.
Whereas, the mission of the USDA AmeriCorps program is to
engage a diverse group of Americans in working partnerships with
communities to provide real and measurable service to meet
environmental and human needs, while earning education benefits
and building an ethic of service, responsibility, and
citizenship.
Whereas, USDA actively supports the development of the
nation's youth through programs such as AmeriCorps.
Therefore, the usda will operate it's AmeriCorps Program to
further objectives of mutual civic obligation.
AUTHORITY: This agreement is entered into pursuant to the
authority of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 as
amended (42 U.S.C. 12501 et. Seq.), Public Law 103-82.
I. Purpose
It is the purpose of this agreement to delineate the terms,
conditions, and rules of membership regarding the participation
in the USDA AmeriCorps Program. This agreement is hereby entered
into on this
day of
1994, between the United
States Department of Agriculture (hereinafter referred to as the
"Program") and
(hereinafter referred to as the "Member.)
II. Minimum Qualification
The Member certifies that he/she is a United States citizen,
a national or a legal permanent resident and at least 17 years of
age (or 16 in the case of a Youth Corps members).
III. Terms of Service
(a) The Member's term of service begins on
and ends on
.
This term of service may be
extended by the Member with the approval of the Program Director,
in writing for the following reason:
the Member's service has been suspended due to
compelling personal circumstances.
(b) The Member will complete a minimum of 1812 hours of
service during this period. Of these 1812 hours, 40 hours will
be excused absence, 72 hours will be for holidays, and 20% of
these hours may be training, education, or other similar approved
activities.
(c) The Member understands that in order to be eligible for
serving a second term of service, the Member must receive
satisfactory performance reviews for any previous term of
service. The Member's eligibility for a second term of service
will be based on at least a mid-term and end of term evaluation
of the Member's performance focusing on factors such as:
whether the Member has--
(1) completed the required number of hours;
(2) satisfactorily completed assignments, tasks, or
projects; and
(3) met any other criteria that were clearly communicated
both orally and in writing at the beginning of the term
of service.
(d) The Member understands, however, that mere eligibility
for an additional term of service does not guarantee selection or
placement.
IV. Benefits
(a) The Member will receive from the Program the following
benefits--
(1) a living allowance of $12,000, if the Member is a full-
time participant. (The allowance will be distributed
evenly over the term of service on a biweekly basis
(less tax withholdings.)
(2) health care insurance, if the Member is qualified for
coverage. (The health insurance policy is hereto
attached.)
(3) a child care allowance to be provided directly to the
provider, if the Member qualifies for the allowance.
(b) Upon successful completion of the Member's term of
2
service, the Member will receive an education award of a value of
$4,725 (This amount is for a full-time Member.)
(1) Prior to using the education award, the Member agrees
(in the event the Member has not yet received a high
school diploma or its equivalent, including an
alternative diploma or certificate for individuals with
learning disabilities) to obtain a high school diploma
or its equivalent (unless the Member is enrolled in an
institution of higher education on an ability to
benefit basis or the Program has waived the requirement
due to the results of the Member's education
assessment).
(2) The Member understands that his/her failure to disclose
to the Program any history of having been released for
cause from another AmeriCorps program will render the
member ineligible to receive the education award.
(c) If the Member has received forbearance on a qualified
student loan during the term of service, and the Member
successfully completes the term of service, the National Service
Trust will repay any interest that accrued on the loan during the
term of service.
V.
Rules of Conduct
The Member agrees to act in conformance with, and abide by,
all current and future rules and procedures established by USDA.
The AmeriCorps Program Member further agrees to act in
conformance with and abide by, the provisions of 7CFR Part 735,
as amended (attached). Members must not misuse government
property and must conform to the specific limitations of use of
such property and must conform to the specific limitations of use
of such property while on official Federal government business.
(a) The Member is expected to, at all times while acting in
an official capacity as an AmeriCorps Member,
(1) demonstrate mutual respect toward others;
(2) follow directions;
(3) direct concerns, problems, and suggestions to the
appropriate Program official; and
(4) not engage in any activity involving proselytizing or
assisting religious organizations, attempting to
influence legislation or an election or aid a partisan
political organization, helping or hindering union
activity, or aiding a business organized for profit.
(b) At no time may the Member
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(1) engage in personal use of government vehicles,
property, tools, equipment, or telephones;
(2) possess or use any and all forms of addictive or
hallucinatory drugs, including, but not limited to
amphetamines, barbituates, cocaine, marijuana, etc.;
(3) consume or be under the influence of intoxicating
beverages on or in govenment-owned or leased
property/vehicles; or transportation of such beverages
in government vehicles.
(4) Use abusive, vulgar, and discriminatory language,
including verbal/sexual harassment toward fellow
members, staff, supervisors, or other official
contacts;
(5) destroy government or personal property of others;
(6) fail to comply with a supervisor's instructions, unless
these instructions are clearly illegal or unsafe;
(7) transport family members, pets, or any unauthorized
personnel in government vehicles;
(8) engage ir any activity that is illegal under local,
State, or Federal law;
(9) engage in activities that pose a significant safety
risk to others;
(c) The Member understands that the following acts will also
constitute a violation of the Program's rule of conduct
(1) unauthorized tardiness;
(2) unauthorized absences;
(3) repeated use of inappropriate language (i.e. profanity)
at job site;
(4) failure to wear appropriate clothing to service
assignments;
(5) stealing or lying;
(6) engaging in activity that may physically or emotionally
damage other Members of the program or members of the
community; or
(7) failure to notify the Program of any criminal arrest or
conviction that occurs during the term of service.
(d) For violating the above stated rules, the program will do
the following (except in cases where during the term of service
the Member has been charged with or convicted of a violent
felony, possession, sale, or distribution of a controlled
substance)
(1) for the Member's first offense, an appropriate Program
official will issue a verbal warning to the Member;
(2) for the Member's second offense, an appropriate Program
official will issue a written warning and reprimand to
the Member;
(3) for the Member's third offense, the member may be
suspended for one day or more without compensation.
(4) for the fourth offense, the Program may release the
Member for cause.
(e) The Member understands that he/she will be either
suspended or released for cause in accordance with paragraphs
(b), (d), and (e) of section VI of this agreement for committing
certain acts during the term of service such as being convicted
or charged with a violent felony, possession, sale or
distribution of a controlled substance.
VI. Release from Term of Service
(a) The Member understands that he/she may be released for
the following two reasons:
(1) for cause, as explained in paragraph (b) of this
section; or
(2) compelling personal circumstances as defined in
paragraph (c) of this section.
(b) The Program will release the member for cause for the
following reasons:
(1) the Member has dropped out of the Program without
obtaining a release for compelling personal
circumstances from the appropriate Program official;
(2) during the term of service the Member has been charged
with a violent felony or the sale or distribution of a
controlled substance;
(3) the member has committed a fourth offense in accordance
with paragraph (d) of section V of this agreement; or
(4) any other serious breach that in the judgment of the
5
Director of the Program would undermine the
effectiveness of the program.
(c) The Program may release the Member from the term of
service, due to compelling personal circumstances if--
(1) the Member has a serious injury or illness that makes
completing the term impossible;
(2) there is a serious injury, illness or death of an
immediate family member and the member is needed to
care for that family member or take over the duties of
the family member;
(3) the Member is drafted by the Armed Services of the
United States; or
(4) some other circumstance occurs that makes it impossible
or very difficult for the Member to complete the term
of service and the Program deems that circumstance to
be compelling.
(d) The Program will suspend the Member's term of service for
the following reasons:
(1) during the term of service the Member has been charged
with a violent felony or the sale or distribution of a
controlled substance. (If the Member is found not
guilty or the charge is dismissed, the Member may
resume his/her term of service. The Member, however,
will not receive back living allowances or credit for
any service hours missed.)
(2) during the term of service the Member has been
convicted of a first offense of possession of a
controlled substance. (If the Member, however,
demonstrates that he/she has enrolled in an approved
drug rehabilitation program, the Member may resume
his/her term of service. The Member will not receive
back living allowances or credit for any service hours
missed.)
(e) The Program may suspend the Member's term of service for
violating the rule of conduct provision in accordance with the
rules set forth in paragraph (c) in section V of this agreement.
(f) If the Member discontinues his/her term of service for
any reason other than a release for compelling personal
circumstances as described in paragraph (b), (d), and (e), the
member will cease to receive the benefits described in paragraph
(a) of section IV and will receive no portion of the education
award or interest payments.
(g) If the Member discontinues his/her term of service due to
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compelling personal circumstances as described in paragraph (b)
of section V of this agreement, the member will cease to receive
benefits described in Section IV. If, however, the Member has
completed at least 15% of the required service hours (250 service
hours) the Member will receive a pro-rated portion of the
education award or interest payments described in paragraphs (b)
and (c) of section IV.
VII. Grievance Procedures
(a) The Member understands that the Program has a.grievance
procedure (outlined in the Member Orientation Handbook) to
resolve disputes concerning the Member's suspension, dismissal,
service evaluation or proposed service assignment;
(b) The Member understands that, as a participant of the
program, he/she may file a grievance in accordance with the
Program's grievance procedure which is set forth in a separate
document and hereto attached.
VIII. USDA Responsibilities to Members:
(1) have selected all AmeriCorps Members in an impartial and
non-discriminatory manner that bolsters AmeriCorps' vision of
diversity;
(2) provide AmeriCorps Members with approved handbooks,
documents, and forms needed to follow the provisions of
AmeriCorps and the National and Community Service Trust Act of
1993;
(3) provide AmeriCorps Members with the orientation,
training, technical assistance, and supervision necessary to
complete their service activities;
(4) provide all AmeriCorps Members with ongoing education
and instruction needed not only to perform their specific service
projects, but to grow and develop as citizens, community problem-
solvers, and developing professionals;
(5) design and coordinate service projects for AmeriCorps
Members so that the members will continuously have productive and
useful service projects in environmental or human needs;
(6) structure work schedules to ensure that AmeriCorps
members will be reasonably able to perform 1,700 hours of service
within a year;
(7) treat all AmeriCorps Members with respect and provide
them with the guidance, support, discipline, and counseling they
reasonably require to perform AmeriCorps service;
(8) work with AmeriCorps Members to develop mechanisms
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and impact upon service assignments, rules of conduct, and all
other aspects of the AmeriCorps; and
(9) provide other additional support and services to ensure
the success of all programs.
IX. Amendments to This Agreement
This agreement may be changed or revised by written consent
by both parties.
X.
Authorization
The Member and Program hereby acknowledge by their
signatures that they have read, understand, and agree to all
terms and conditions of this agreement.
AmeriCorps Member
USDA
Program Director
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USDA AMERICORPS
MEMBER SEMI-ANNUAL PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL
NAME:
DATE:
LOCATION:
SITE #:
Yes No
1. Is Member's work neat, accurate, & complete?
2. Is Member prompt in completing job tasks?
3. Does Member take initiative?
4. Does Member readily accept responsibility?
5. Does Member follow instructions accurately?
6. Is Member punctual?
7. Is Member absent from place of work for
unauthorized intervals?
8. Does Member follow appropriate safety procedures?
9. Does Member wear appropriate clothing for tasks?
10. Does Member participate in training sessions?
11. Does Member accept constructive criticism and
take steps for improvement?
12. Is Member cooperative?
13. Does Member appear to have a good attitude?
14. Does Member work well with others?
15. Does Member show respect for others?
16. Do you feel that the Member is well placed?
17. Does the Member display a desire to participate
in National Service?
18. Would you recommend this person for a second
term?
19. Did Member contribute to meeting objectives?
20. Other?
(Supervisor's Signature)
(Date)
(Member's Signature)
(Date)
(Place any comments on back of form.)
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NATIONAL SERVICE TRUST
CORPORATION
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FOR NATIONAL
END OF TERM OF SERVICE FORM
SERVICE
Please CAREFULLY read instructions BEFORE filling out BOTH sides of this form.
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1. Print clearly your full name, including middle initial.
2. Provide your Social Security number.
3. Print clearly your current address and phone numbers.
4. Print clearly your permanent address and phone numbers. (If the same as your current address, write "SAME".)
5. Sign your name and enter today's date.
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PRIVACY ACT NOTICE
Appendix S
The collection of this information is authorized by the provisions of the National and Community Servic
the National and Community Service Trust Act of 1993. Information will be used to verify completion of
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Sections 6-12 must be completed by one of the following:
(a) the State Director of the Corporation for National Service if participant is a VISTA participant.
(b) the Camp Commander or his/her designee if participant is a National Civilian Community Corps participant.
(c) the Program Director if participant is an AmeriCorps USA program participant.
6. Enter the hours of service completed under the National Service Program. VISTA and National Civilian Community
Corps programs should not complete this item.
7. Show the ending date of the term of service.
8. Indicate whether the participant was enrolled in a full-time or part-time program. If a VISTA or a National Civilian
Community Corps participant, mark "Full-time" program unless enrolled in the summer program. If an AmeriCorps
USA participant, indicate whether the individual was a full-time participant (minimum of 1700 hours), a part-time
participant (900 hours), a reduced part-time participant (less than 900 hours), or a summer participant.
9. Give the name of the program or project.
10. Show the Program or Project ID that has been assigned to this program by the Corporation.
11. Indicate the type of termination of the end of service. Please be sure to follow the Corporation's regulations in
making this selection. If participant is continuing service for another term under the National Service Trust on this or
another project, another Trust Enrollment form must be completed.
12. Print your name, then sign and date the Certification of Service.
6. Hours of service
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12. Certification of Service:
I certify that this individual performed the service indicated above.
Name of Authorized Certifying Official
Signature of Authorized Certifying Official
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AMERICORPS
CORPORATION
AMERICORPS
LIMITED SERVICE A
FOR NATIONAL
MEMBER EXIT FORM
*
SERVICE
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Program Identification:
In what AmeriCorps program did you participate?
AmeriCorps* VISTA
AmeriCorps NCCC
AmeriCorps USA
Other
Participant Identification:
Participant's SSN:
Participant's Name:
SOCIAL SECURITY
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2. If a friend was thinking about joining your
service?
AmeriCorps program, how strongly would
you encourage your friend to join?
Yes (skip to question 2)
No (continue below)
Strongly encourage joining
Please indicate below the main reason why
Encourage joining
you left your program:
Discourage joining
Strongly discourage joining
Got a job/expanded working hours
Enrolled in a job training program
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Enrolled in another service program
3. How likely are you to volunteer to serve your
Dissatisfied with assigned tasks
community in the future?
Enlisted in the military
Enrolled in school
Very likely
Dissatisfied with program staff/supervisor
Likely
Moved away
Not likely
Health reasons
Not at all
Left at parent's request
Asked to leave the program by project
4.
Thinking about your answer to question 3, how
manager
much did your AmeriCorps experience affect your
Left program for other personal reasons
feelings about serving your community?
(please specify
Very much
Somewhat
Not much
Not at all
Appendix T
PRIVACY ACT NOTICE
The collection of this information is authorized by the provisions of the National and Community Service Act, as amended by
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will not be disclosed on an individual basis outside the government without written permission.
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How likely are you to continue your education?
9. Did you benefit from participating in AmeriCorps?
Very likely
Likely
No (skip to question 10)
Not likely
Yes
Not at all
Please indicate below the primary benefits
you received: (mark all that apply)
6.
Thinking about your answer to question 5,
how much did your AmeriCorps experience
Learned about or worked with different
affect your feelings about continuing your
ethnic/cultural groups
education?
Explored future job/educational interests
Learned about public safety issues
Very much
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Made new friends
Not much
Served my community
Developed leadership skills
Obtained an educational scholarship
Helped others
7. If you plan to continue your education, at what
Gained communication skills
level will you continue in school?
Learned job skills
Accomplished a specific task
High School
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College/University
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10. How satisfied were you with:
8.
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Equivalency Diploma (GED) as a result of your
participation in the program?
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Yes (continue below)
a. Your overall AmeriCorps
experience
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b. The service activities you
credit:
performed this year
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completing your assignments
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Workstudy Credits
e. The support (transportation,
CEUs (Continuing Education Units)
tools, materials) you received to
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do your assignments
f. The local program staff when you
had questions or needed help
g. The effect your work had on the
community
11. What do you feel were the two most important skills you learned through AmeriCorps?
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12. What did you like most about your AmeriCorps program?
13. What did you like least about your AmeriCorps program?
14. What recommendations do you have for improving the program next year?
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AMERICORPS
CORPORATION
A
SERVICE
FOR NATIONAL
STATE
SERVICE
Corporation for National Service
AmeriCorps*USA
OPERATING SITE INFORMATION FORM
Instructions
This form should be completed by every AmeriCorps operating site at the beginning of the grant
period. Before completing this form, please review the definitions and examples below. If after
reading the definitions and examples, you are still uncertain about who completes this form, please
contact the Office of Evaluation at the Corporation for National Service, 202-606-5000 (x488).
SECTION I - Operating Site Identification
Corporation Grantee: The organization that receives money directly from the Corporation. Generally, the grantee is also the
legal applicant. State Commissions, national non-profits, tribal governments, and federal agencies are usually the Corporation
grantees.
Operating Site: The final unit that performs direct service and administers AmeriCorps grant money. An operating site has an
AmeriCorps budget and a staff. It is responsible for Member supervision, record keeping, program administration, etc.
Operating Site ID: A Corporation-issued identification number based on Corporation grantee ID numbers. The attached
reference guide lists all operating site IDs by State. If you have any questions, please call your Corporation Grantee or the Office
of Evaluation.
Operating Site Congressional Districts: The congressional districts in which the operating site provides services.
National Non-Profit/Federal Agency Examples
Example 1:
A national non-profit organization, Helping America!, receives a grant from the Corporation. Helping America! awards some of its
grant money to a Helping America! program called Volunteers in Action. Volunteers in Action places individual AmeriCorps
Members in community-based organizations.
The Corporation grantee is Helping America!.
The operating site is Volunteers in Action.
The host organizations are the community-based organizations.
Who completes this form?: VOLUNTEERS IN ACTION
Example 2:
A national non-profit organization (or federal agency) receives a grant from the Corporation. The national non-profit organization
provides money to five regional offices. From those offices, teams of AmeriCorps Members work on environmental projects in
concert with environmental non-profits in each region.
The Corporation grantee is the national non-profit.
The operating sites are the regional offices.
The host organizations are the environmental non-profits.
Who completes this form?: EACH REGIONAL OFFICE
Continued on next
Appendix U
State Commission Examples
Example 1:
A State Commission receives a grant from the Corporation. It awards a subgrant to a non-profit organization. The non-profit
organization places AmeriCorps Members in community organizations throughout the state, and there are no administrative
"offices" between the non-profit and the Members.
The Corporation grantee is the State Commission.
The operating site is the non-profit organization.
The host organizations are the community organizations throughout the state where the AmeriCorps Members serve.
Who completes this form?: THE NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT RECEIVED THE STATE COMMISSION GRANT
Example 2:
A State Commission receives a grant from the Corporation to operate a state conservation corps. The corps has a city office
and a rural office. Each office manages several teams. The city teams renovate parks and green space with the city
Recreation Department; the rural teams do stream rehabilitation with the state Environmental Agency.
The Corporation grantee is the State Commission.
The operating sites are the city and rural offices.
The host organizations are the Recreation Department and the Environmental Agency.
Who completes this form?: THE CITY AND RURAL OFFICES
SECTION II - Operating Site Profile
Urban/suburban/rural: The program setting or settings in which most of your Members work.
Residential/non-residential: If your Members live in AmeriCorps-provided dormitories or housing, your operating site is
residential: if they do not, it is non-residential.
Individual-based: Operating sites using an individual placement model in which Members are assigned to project sites in small
numbers (one or two per site) and generally work under the supervision of host organization personnel.
Crew-based or Team-based: Operating sites using a corps model in which Members work in larger groups and are generally
supervised by AmeriCorps personnel.
Direct Service: Service provided by Members that directly benefits service recipients.
Coordinating Volunteers: Service provided by Members that consists primarily of recruiting, coordinating, and supervising
non-paid community volunteers. who, in turn, provide service.
SECTION III - Primary Partners
Host Organizations: Those organizations through which your Members provide services. Please be as specific as possible,
identifying the unit within your host organization that directly coordinates your service. For example, an operating site providing
services in a national park should identify the park administrative unit with whom they work, not the Department of the Interior.
Funders: Those organizations or individuals who provide funds for the AmeriCorps operating site. Please include cash amounts
as well as the estimated value of in-kind contributions. On the first line, indicate the amount your operating site receives from the
Corporation grant (either directly or through a subgrant). If you receive funds from your Corporation grantee beyond those that
originally came from the Corporation, and you know the ultimate source of those funds (i.e., the contributors to your Corporation
grantee). please provide the names of those contributors. Otherwise, include your Corporation grantee as a source of funding. If
you anticipate receiving funding from an organization but the funds have not yet been committed, please list that organization in
the "Anticipated Funders" column. When categorizing your contributors, report private individuals as "other."
SECTION IV - - Direct Services
For each priority area that is a primary focus of your service, mark all the services you provide. Then complete part b by
estimating the proportion of your total service time that is devoted to that priority. Your responses to the five part b questions
(education, human needs, public safety, environment, other) should sum to 100 percent of your direct service time.
SECTIONS V, VI - Other Service Information
Please mark the appropriate ovals as indicated.
SECTION VII - Operating Site Description
Please provide a description of your operating site and the services your AmeriCorps Members provide.
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Operating Site Congressional Districts (please use the district numbers):
E-Mail Address:
Who completed this form (please print):
Date form was completed:
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SECTION II Operating Site Profile
1. Is your program:
(mark one)
a.
Primarily Urban
Primarily Rural
Primarily Suburban
Mixed
Describe Briefly
(mark one)
b.
Residential
Non-Residential
(mark one)
c.
Individual-based, providing direct service
Individual-based, "coordinating" volunteers
Crew-based Team-based,
Crew-based/Team-based,
providing direct service
"coordinating" volunteers
2. Number of paid staff involved with AmeriCorps when fully operational
(do not include AmeriCorps Members):
(full-time)
(part-time)
3. Number of AmeriCorps Members who will be enrolled
at your operating site when you are fully operational:
4. Did your Corporation grantee operate a service program prior to this program year?
Yes
No
If "Yes." was it an AmeriCorps-type program?
Yes
No
5. Did your operating site operate a service program prior to this program year?
Yes
No
If "Yes," was it an AmeriCorps-type program?
Yes
No
SECTION III Primary Partners
Current and Anticipated Host Organizations:
Organization Codes
1 = For-profit organization
If your Members provide service through other organizations,
2 = Community-based organization. Non-profit
please list those organizations below. Be as specific as
3 = Federal Government
4 = State Government
possible; e.g., if Members serve in schools. list the schools by
5 = Local Government
name rather than the district.
6 = Educational institution/organization
7 = Foundation
8 = Religious organization
9 = Other
Name
ZIP Code
Type of Organization (mark one)
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Current and Anticipated Funders:
Organization Codes
1 = For-profit organization
2 = Community-based organization. Non-profit
Print or type the full name and ZIP
3 = Federal Government
code of your primary funders:
4 = State Government
5 = Local Government
6 = Educational institution/organization
7 = Foundation
8 = Religious organization
9 = Other
FUNDING AMOUNTS
Type of Organization
Current Funders
ZIP Code
Cash
In-kind
Total
(mark one)
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SECTION IV What are the primary direct services that you provide?
Note: Your responses to 1b, 2b, 3b, 4b, and 5b should sum to 100 percent.
1a. Education
b. About what percent
3a. Public Safety
b. About what percent
(Include primary services only;
of direct service
(Include primary services only;
of direct service
mark all that apply.)
time is devoted to
mark all that apply.)
time is devoted to
Education:
Public Safety:
School Readiness
Crime Prevention
Child care
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Violence prevention patrols
%
Head start/preschool
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Conflict resolution
0 0 0
Parent literacy
1 1 1
Reduction of substance abuse
1 1 1
Other (Specify:
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After school activities
2 2 2
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Other (Specify:
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School Success
Crime Control
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In-class support
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Community policing
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After school tutoring
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Victim assistance
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After school mentoring
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Anti-victimization programs
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Service-learning coordinator
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Juvenile justice programs
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Other (Specify:
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Other (Specify:
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2a. Human Needs
b. About what percent
4a. Environment
b. About what percent
(Include primary services only;
of direct service
(Include primary services only;
of direct service
mark all that apply.)
time is devoted to
mark all that apply.)
time is devoted to
Human Needs:
Environment:
Health
Neighborhood Environment
Independent living assistance
Supporting community health clinics
%
Revitalizing neighborhoods
Eliminating environmental risks
%
Prenatal care
000
Energy efficiency efforts. recycling
000
Health care to families of young children
1 1
Other (Specify:
)
1 1 1
Other (Specify:
)
2 2 2
2 2 2
3 3 3
3 3 3
4 4 4
4 4 4
Home
Natural Environment
5 5 5
5 5 5
Shelter support for the homeless
6 6 6
Conserving and restoring public lands
6 6 6
Rehabilitating low income-housing
7 7 7
Trail maintenance
7 7 7
Public assistance transaction support
8 8 8
Natural resource sampling. mapping. and
8 8 8
Other (Specify:
)
9 9 9
monitoring
9 9 9
Other (Specify:
)
5a. Other
b. About what percent
of direct service is
(Specify:
)
devoted to service
work in other areas:
%
000
1 1
2 2 2
3 3 3
4 4 4
5 5 5
6 6 6
7 7 7
8 8 8
9 9 9
SECTION V
Who are the primary beneficiaries of the services your Members provide?
(Include primary beneficiaries only; mark all that apply.)
Primary Beneficiaries
Pre-School children
K-12 students
College students
Young adults (ages 17-24)
Senior citizens
General public
Educationally disadvantaged
Economically disadvantaged
Mentally disabled persons
Physically challenged persons
Homeless
Low-income housing residents
Unemployed
"At-Risk" youth
Immigrants. refugees
Migrant workers
Patients Residents in hospitals, nursing homes, hospices, other long-term care facilities
Substance-dependent individuals
Outdoor recreationalists
Environmentalists conservationists
Families Parents
Business Community
Veterans
Other (Specify:
)
SECTION VI
What are the major services you provide for Members?
(Mark all that apply.)
a. Basic Education
b. Occupational Education
Basic/remedial education
Communication skills
English as a second language
Working in teams
General education development (GED)
General employment skills
preparation
Specific occupational skills
Tutoring. other preparatory assistance
Work experience, job shadowing. etc.
Other (Specify:
)
Career awareness, job search skills
Other (Specify:
)
c. Participant Development
d. Life Skills
Leadership training
Parenting and family management
Self-esteem enhancement
Nutrition
Reflection/community awareness
Citizenship education
Other (Specify:
1000000000
Personal health care
Personal finances
Mediation training
Individual or group counseling
)
Interpersonal skills
Substance abuse prevention program
Substance abuse treatment program
CPR training
Other (Specify:
)
National Information Systems (NIS) 11/94 EM-158009:654321
AHR04
SECTION VII
Please describe in 3-4 sentences your operating site and the services your
AmeriCorps Members provide.
EXAMPLE:
A major cause of infant mortality in X is poor prenatal care. Through AmeriCorps, Members conduct door-to-door community
outreach to educate mothers and their families about the importance and availability of care. They also staff traveling health
clinics which reach women who are homebound. AmeriCorps Members expect to increase clinic use by 25%.
THANK YOU!
RATIONAL SERV BICORPE A SECURITY
WHITED
STATES
DEPART TIMEN'T
OF AGRICULTURE
USDA/AmeriCorps Program
Member Acknowledgment Safety
Form
1,
/ as a Member of the
USDA AmeriCorps Program, make my personal commitment to help
strengthen the ability of communities to respond to problems of
hunger, rural development and the environment.
I understand my assignments may include, among other things,
(Programs to fill in. Examples: planting trees, cleaning
streambeds, performing water quality assessments, providing food
assistance to the needy, and providing assistance to Native
Americans.) It is further understood and acknowledged that
although training and reasonable precautions will be taken to
protect my safety, my assignments may involve some risk.
Signature
Date
Date of Birth
If you have not reached your eighteenth birthday by the date of
the signing of this acknowledgment, a parent or legal guardian
must also sign below.
Parent or Legal Guardian
Date
Appendix V
LEVELS OF SUPERVISION/COORDINATION
The level of supervision is often dependent on the management
structure of the organization sponsoring the project. NRCS
(formerly SCS) for example is structured along state lines.
There is a manager in each state. The Forest Service is
structured along regional lines where regions encompass several
states. The following levels of supervision were defined so that
the level of supervision provided by a state level contact for
NRCS could be related to the appropriate level of supervision
provided by other agencies such as the Forest Service:
These definitions are important in tracking who is responsible
for members, who should receive various training and information,
and who is responsible for objectives and progress reports. For
the USDA/AmeriCorps Program/Project I.D. Number the lowest level
of supervision that we want to track is defined as either the
SITE SUPERVISOR or the FOREST SERVICE CAMP DIR.
a. SITE SUPERVISOR - The person who is the closest level or unit
of management to the AmeriCorps member who is NOT a team leader.
In instances where the group of members is so large that there
are team leaders, the site supervisor would be the supervisor of
the team leaders. In anti-hunger groups this is Elizabeth Riley
or Tony Perez. In Public Lands groups this is the supervisor of
a group of members. In NRCS groups this is the long term
supervisor of a group of members, not the person who oversees the
work of a team for a few weeks. In rural development groups this
is the person who is directly supervising the member (s).
b. FOREST SERVICE CAMP DIR - PUB LND - This level distinguishes
between a public land site supervisor overseeing a crew of ten
members and the supervisor responsible for a camp with many more
members. Randy Scurry is an example of this type of manager.
Appendix W
The table below shows the levels of supervision as they relate to
different agencies for the FY 94 AmeriCorps projects.
Level of
Forest Service
NRCS
RECD
Super/coord
I. Site Supervisor
Camp Director
Site
Site
RDT Supervisor
Supervisor
Supervisor
II. Agency
RDT Field
State
State
Coordinator
Coordinator
Contact
Contact
III. Agency
Regional
Regional
Regional
Coordinator
Coordinator
Coordinator
IV. USDA Regional
Facilitator
SAMPLE PERSONNEL LETTERS TO AMERICORPS MEMBERS
Dear
We have received your resignation from your AmeriCorps position
with the
(organization name)
.
We regret that you are
not able to finish the term of service that you have originally
envisioned.
You should be aware that as you leave the AmeriCorps Program, all
rights and benefits from that program will cease, and you will
not be entitled to receive any portion of the education award or
interest payments. Because you were not classified as a Federal
employee, you are not eligible for unemployment benefits. If you
have any questions regarding your AmeriCorps benefits, you may
contact the Corporation for National and Community Service at
(202) 606-5000.
We would like to thank you at this time for your contribution to
the (organization name) and for the AmeriCorps spirit that you
brought to the AmeriCorps project. Without caring individuals
like you, this program could never succeed.
We would like to ask you to complete the enclosed Member Exit
Form, and return it to the (organization name) office, (address).
This form will help us better evaluate and improve the AmeriCorps
Program.
We are glad that you were a part of the (organization name)
AmeriCorps Team, (member name), and we wish you the best of luck
in all of your future endeavors. If you have any questions, or
if we can be of assistance in any way, feel free to call at
(phone number).
Human Resources Officer
Appendix X
Dear
(Supervisor's name) on (date) reports that you have not
shown up for work, nor have you called to explain you absences,
since December 12, 1994. He reports that he met with on January
10, 1995 and told you to report to work on January 23, 1995 or at
least inform him that you no longer wished to participate in the
Program. You did not report to work nor did you call.
On January 26, 1995 Mr. (supervisor) sent you a letter
instructing you to report to work on January 30, 1995. This
letter was sent certified, return receipt and was signed for on
January 28. You did not report to work as instructed.
On February 13, 1995, Mr. (supervisor) sent you a certified,
return receipt, letter proposing to remove you from the
AmeriCorps Program effective March 1, 1995. This letter was sent
certified to the above address was returned unclaimed after three
notices from the United States Post Office. Since you have not
reported to work as instructed on January 20 and again the
January 26 letter, I have decided to terminate you from the
AmeriCorps Program effective April 15, 1995.
Since you are being terminated before the completion of your
agreed tour of duty, all rights and benefits from the program
will cease and you will not be entitled to receive any portion of
the educational award or interest payments. Because you were not
a Federal employee, you are not eligible for unemployment
benefits.
You are entitled to use both the informal and formal grievance
procedures available to AmeriCorps Members as outlined in the
attached. A grievance must be made within one year of the
receipt of this letter. If you have questions on the grievance
process you can contact our Human Resources staff at (phone #).
We are sorry that we have had to remove you. Please accept our
thanks for your contributions to the (organization) Service and
for the spirit that you brought to the AmeriCorps project.
Sincerely,
Dear
I have been told that on March 2, 1995 you contacted Mr.
(supervisor's name) and informed him that you were going to be
working at another job in Seattle, Oregon. You told him that you
would be sending in a letter of resignation from the AmeriCorps
Program. As of today you have not submitted a letter of
resignation; therefore, we will be accepting the March 2
telephone conversation as a verbal resignation.
Our Human Resources staff will be processing your resignation
effective March 3, 1995 and will provide you with additional
pertinent information.
If it is not your intent to resign from the AmeriCorps Program,
please report back to work at our (work location) office no later
than Monday, April 15, 1995.
I hope that you had an enjoyable experience with AmeriCorps and
that you will continue to work toward the preservation and the
wise use of all of our natural resources.
Sincerely,
HISTORY OF NATIONAL SERVICE
In times of great need, Americans
For the next generation, the call
have always answered the call of
1933:
to service came from President John
service. Our nation was founded by
Franklin D. Roosevelt
F. Kennedy, who developed
citizens who risked everything to
creates the Civilian
programs such as the Peace Corps
build a foundation for freedom. In
Conservation Corps.
that continue to flourish today.
the years since, Americans have
"Ask not what your country can do
struggled through service to offer
Throughout this century, each
for you," Kennedy said, "ask what
freedom to more Americans, and to
new generation of Americans has
you can do for your country."
eliminate discrimination and other
risen to the challenge of national
Responding to that call in the years
great injustices. From the American
service. During the Great
since, thousands of Peace Corps
Revolution to the Civil Rights
Depression of the 1930s, President
volunteers have left the comforts of
Movement and from the smallest
Franklin D. Roosevelt created the
home and traveled to the poorest
farms to the biggest cities,
Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC).
corners of the globe, building
Americans have worked together to
Four million young people joined in
schools where none existed, helping
improve their communities and their
response-restoring the nation's
farmers feed the hungry, and
lives.
parks, revitalizing its economy, and
creating hospitals to care for the
America's tradition of service has
supporting their families and
sick. After meeting vital needs
always had strong roots in its
themselves. Through eleven years
overseas, returned Peace Corps
communities. The country's vast
of Depression, the CCC provided
Volunteers have put to work at
network of civic and religious
billions of dollars in services and
home their new knowledge of others
organizations, schools, and
enabled millions of families to live in
and spirit of citizenship, changing
businesses has been especially
dignity.
America for the better.
important in bringing people
With World War II, the GI Bill
together in order to meet common
linked service to education, offering
1961:
goals. Since the 19th century,
war veterans the opportunity to pay
The Peace Corps is
foreign observers have noticed how
for school in return for service to
established.
through these groups, Americans
their country. Because of the GI Bill,
have shown an unusual commitment
veterans improved their own lives
of service-whether building new
by attending college. They also
The 1960s also saw the birth of
homes, protecting public spaces, or
contributed mightily to America's
Volunteers in Service to America,
helping those in need.
future: with the education they
or VISTA, which is now part of
received, those citizens helped
AmeriCorps and engages adults in
spark the economic boom that gave
helping low-income communities
America the world's leading
help themselves. Initiatives such as
economy. The principles of the
the Retired Senior Volunteer Corps,
CCC and the GI Bill-encouraging
the Foster Grandparents Program,
Americans to serve and rewarding
and the Senior Companion Program
those who do-inspire AmeriCorps
also developed in order to engage
today.
older Americans in the work of
improving the nation.
2.3
Appendix Y
In the 1970s and 1980s, a variety
Some Discussion Questions
of programs at the local, state, and
1994:
What are the common features
national levels expanded to offer
AmeriCorps is
of national service programs?
young people opportunities to serve.
launched.
What are key differences?
Youth corps and school and college-
(You might talk to alumni of
based programs mobilized
Today, another President has
initiatives such as the Civilian
communities-the people at the
called Americans to service. In his
Conservation Corps, the Peace Corps,
grassroots-to find and solve their
Inaugural Address, President Bill
and VISTA to learn more about these
own problems. In a time of scarce
Clinton challenged Americans to
programs and compare your
resources, these initiatives
"seasons of service" around the
experiences.)
continued to involve citizens in
country. In May, 1993, President
Why have service programs
meeting national needs.
Clinton introduced historic
taken different forms during different
legislation to expand opportunities
periods in our history?
for young Americans to serve our
What are the best arguments for
country, build up their communities,
national service? What are the
and earn awards for their own
strongest objections to the idea?
education in return. Months later,
Democrats and Republicans in
Congress joined together to pass the
bill creating AmeriCorps and the
agency that administers it, the
Corporation for National Service.
President Clinton signed the
legislation, the National and
Community Service Trust Act, on
September 21, 1993. You are a
central part of AmeriCorps—
and of a vital American tradition.
2.4
THE CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL SERVICE
The Corporation for National
engage in "seasons of service"
AMERICORPS will include more
Service administers AmeriCorps and
throughout the seasons of life.
than 20,000 Americans ages 16 and
pays many of the expenses for your
There are three basic sets of
older. The program's goals are
program, including your education
Corporation initiatives:
getting things done, strengthening
award and, in general, most of your
community, encouraging
stipend. Like other government
responsibility, and offering
agencies such as the Department of
LEARN AND SERVE AMERICA
education awards in return for
Education and the Department of
integrates service into education
service. The AmeriCorps National
Defense, the Corporation is
programs through a method called
Service Network consists of more
supported by the American people
"service learning," which enables
than 300 diverse programs in every
with the money they pay in taxes.
young people to learn and develop
state in the nation. The Network
The Corporation is directly
through active participation in
also includes two special initiatives
accountable to Congress, which
service.
of the Corporation:
decides each year how much
taxpayer money to give the
RIC
Corporation. National service is an
investment by Americans in
America's future.
L
In his Inaugural Address,
President Clinton said, "I challenge
M
a new generation of young
Americans to a season of service.
There is so much to be done-
-Through the K-12 program,
-AmeriCorps*VISTA is the thirty
enough, indeed, for millions of
over 275,000 school-age youth in all
year-old program for men and
others who are still young in spirit
fifty states participate in service
women ages 18 and older who
to give of themselves in service,
activities which are integrated into
commit themselves to helping low-
too." The Corporation was created
their school curriculum or
income people to improve their own
by President Clinton's national
community-based learning program,
lives. AmeriCorps* VISTAs serve in
service legislation in order to meet
providing structured time for service
rural or urban areas or on Indian
his inaugural challenge. The
and time for students to think, talk,
reservations, sharing their skills and
mission of the Corporation is to
or write about their service
experience in fields such as
encourage service of every sort
experiences.
employment training, literacy,
around the country. The
-The Higher Education
shelter for the homeless, and
Corporation supports a range of
Innovation Programs engage college
neighborhood revitalization.
national and community service
students in meeting community
Approximately 3,500
programs, providing opportunities
needs. Some of these programs are
AmeriCorps* VISTAs are currently
for Americans to serve full-time and
student-run; others are faculty-led;
serving, joining more than 100,000
part-time, as volunteers or as
many are integrated with academic
alumni.
stipended participants, and as
study; and all help young people
-AmeriCorps*NCCC, the National
individuals or in teams. The Corpor-
contribute to their community as
Civilian Community Corps, will
ation aims to enable Americans to
they learn in college.
involve 1,000 young people ages
2.5
Appendix Z
18-24 in programs focused on
-Senior Companion Program
Corporation programs, however, are
environmental needs. AmeriCorps*
engages low-income seniors in
run by other federal, state, and local
NCCC is a residential service
providing individualized support and
public and private non-profit
program in which corpsmembers
assistance to other adults, primarily
organizations selected through a
are housed and trained together on
the homebound elderly. Their
competition run by the Corporation.
military bases and deployed as
services help the homebound
This year, more than 1200
teams to community service sites.
achieve their highest level of
organizations applied to operate
AmeriCorps* NCCC combines the
independent living, providing
AmeriCorps programs, but only
best of our military tradition with the
disability assistance, home
about 400 were selected. These
best practices of local service corps.
management assistance, and social
programs are now working as
and recreational companionship to
partners with the Corporation to
about 32,000 individuals each year.
make sure to "get things done,"
-The Retired and Senior Volunteer
build community, and meet the
Program (RSVP) is a network of
Corporation's other goals.
S
430,000 Americans ages 55 or older
The Corporation operates in
who perform a wide range of
accordance with the principles of
CORPS
volunteer services that meet
"reinventing government"-ideas
community needs. RSVP provides
developed in recent years, and
communities with volunteers diverse
championed by Vice President
in experience, interest, income and
Al Gore, to make government work
NATIONAL SENIOR SERVICE CORPS
education, and ready to take on
better and cost less. This means that
engages older Americans-with their
challenges of education, health care,
while the Corporation makes sure
great skills, talents, and experience-
and community revitalization.
that all programs achieve certain
in addressing urgent issues facing
goals, it provides programs with a
the nation. Together, these
HOW THE CORPORATION WORKS
lot of flexibility to meet those goals.
programs involve over 470,000
While the Corporation headquarters
Reinventing government also means
volunteers in more than 1,200
are in Washington, the Corporation
treating communities and Members
projects and provide more than 110
maintains program offices in nearly
of AmeriCorps like customers of a
million hours of service to their
every state. In addition, State
business. Finally, reinventing
communities each year. The NSSC
Commissions on National and
government means measuring
consists of three programs:
Community Service or similar
results and keeping costs down to
-The Foster Grandparent Program
entities appointed by the Governor
ensure the highest possible return
offers low-income older Americans
of each State have significant
on the taxpayer dollar.
the opportunity to serve one-on-one
responsibilities for the Corporation's
The Corporation and its
with children and young people who
programs.
programs operate in accordance
have special needs, including teen
The Corporation helps programs
with the principle of equal oppor-
parents and those who are abused
to operate in two basic ways. A few
tunity and do not discriminate on
and neglected. Foster Grandparents
Corporation initiatives, such as
the basis of race, color, religion,
serve 20 hours each week in
AmeriCorps NCCC and
national origin, sex, age, disability,
hospitals, public schools, day care
AmeriCorps
VISTA, are operated
or political affiliation.
centers, and correctional institutions.
directly by the Corporation. Most
2.6
NATIONAL SERVICE AND NATIONAL NEEDS
The first goal of AmeriCorps is
AMERICORPS AND EDUCATION
"getting things done," or meeting
Education is the key to America's
the nation's unmet education, public
future. In today's international
EDUCATIONAL NEEDS
safety, human, and environmental
economy, where investment is
A third of all six-year-olds
needs.
mobile and technology increasingly
are not prepared for formal
The specific work will vary
complex, countries with the best
education.
tremendously. Some Members will
educated citizens will attract the
A third of all teenagers
help toddlers prepare for school;
best jobs and achieve the highest
drop out of high school.
others will help older Americans live
incomes. Education is also vital to
independently. Some will work in
our democratic way of life: our
urban areas, supporting community
society's freedom depends on our
school-more than half in many
policing; others will work in the
citizens' education, their ability to
areas. The situation is particularly
national parks, preserving the
read newspapers, to consider the
shocking in our poorest
forests. All Members will make an
quality of candidates intelligently,
communities: according to one
important contribution to America's
and to participate in civic life
study, the reading proficiency of the
future.
effectively. And nothing is more
average 17-year-old in poor urban
The sections that follow give a
central to individual success than
areas matched that of a typical 13-
brief overview of the needs that
good schooling-from readiness for
year-old in affluent urban areas.
AmeriCorps seeks to meet and the
the first day of school to excellence
Functional illiteracy remains the
ways it will meet them. You will
on the day before graduation. If
reality for millions of Americans of
learn more about the particular
every American is to have an equal
all ages.
projects of your program from your
opportunity to achieve his or her
AmeriCorps is poised to help
team leaders and program directors.
dream-and that's the American
tens of thousands of Americans get
And you can always get more
ideal-then every American must
the education they need to find
information from newspapers,
have access to a decent education.
better jobs, become more active
books, and teachers.
Today, too many Americans don't
citizens, and lead better lives.
learn what they need and deserve in
AmeriCorps Members will teach
order to succeed. Many of our
Americans of all different ages. In
children don't arrive at school ready
pre-school centers, they'll enable
to learn: one out of three six-year-
more of our youngest Americans to
olds today isn't prepared for formal
get ready for school. In after-school
education. And once they get to
centers, AmeriCorps Members will
school, too many kids don't get
provide extra individual attention
needed skills, or even remain in
and support to help young people
school. While America's public
boost their reading and math skills-
schools were once the best in the
and stay in school. And in literacy
world, today the average skills and
centers, AmeriCorps Members will
scores of our young people are
throw open the doors to a whole
lower than in other industrialized
new world by enabling adult
nations like Germany and Japan. A
Americans to read.
third of teens today don't finish high
3.1
Appendix aa
Different AmeriCorps education
contributing to the community
programs will work differently.
PUBLIC SAFETY NEEDS
policing movement. By solving
Some will place Members as
Every three hours,
problems before they become
teachers in front of the classroom.
a child is murdered.
crises, and by building the bonds
Others will focus on providing
America has the highest
among citizens and with police
individual tutoring and mentoring.
crime rate in the
officers, AmeriCorps has become an
And some will engage in outreach
industrialized world.
important part of the fight against
activities, to enable more Americans
crime in which every element of the
to make use of educational facilities
community must do its part.
already available to them. Whatever
the strategy, all AmeriCorps
best defense. Citizens need to work
education programs will enable
with each other and with police
HUMAN NEEDS
Americans to learn the things they
officers in order to prevent crimes
More than 600,000
need in order to lead better lives.
before they happen. That's why
Americans are homeless on
AmeriCorps is so important.
a given night-100,000 of
AMERICORPS AND PUBLIC SAFETY
AmeriCorps will help restore the
them children.
Recent polls show that Americans
bonds of community that are
Only one-half of inner city
consider crime to be more important
essential to safe neighborhoods. In
preschool children were
than any other issue facing the
areas where isolation and mistrust
immunized in 1990.
nation today. And with good reason:
are widespread, AmeriCorps
the rise in crime rates represents a
Members will reconnect citizens in
deep crisis. The United States
their efforts to reduce violence.
has the highest rates of murder,
Whether it's organizing crime
AMERICORPS AND HUMAN NEEDS
rape and violent crime in the
watches, establishing safe havens,
"Human needs" encompass some
industrialized world. Every three
providing victim assistance, offering
of the most diverse and most
hours, a child is murdered, and
drug abuse prevention, or engaging
important areas that AmeriCorps
three million crimes are committed
in conflict resolution, AmeriCorps
will address. The three biggest
each year in and around schools
members will help Americans to
fields are housing/homelessness,
alone. Whatever their race or
help themselves-building a sense
health, and independent living.
income, law-abiding Americans are
of security and safety in place of
The crisis of homelessness is
afraid, and nearly half of our citizens
violence and fear.
both a tragedy for those who suffer
fear walking around their own
In what is called the "community
it and a blight on the nation's
neighborhoods at night.
policing movement," police
collective consciousness. On an
While putting more police
departments today are changing the
average night in America, at least
officers on the streets and keeping
way they do their work-returning to
600,000 people are homeless-
more offenders behind bars are
an older model of policing, where
100,000 of them children. There are
important parts of the fight against
officers spend long periods of time
many reasons for the rise in
crime, they will never win the war
in specific neighborhoods, getting to
homelessness: a three-quarters cut
alone. In the long run, vibrant
know residents, and working with
in federal housing assistance during
neighborhoods are communities'
them to recognize and solve their
the 1980s; the deinstitutionalization
particular problems. AmeriCorps is
of the mentally ill in the 1970s; and
3.2
within depressed areas, the flight of
American child born in America.
jobs and rise in substance abuse.
AmeriCorps Members will help
ENVIRONMENTAL NEEDS
AmeriCorps provides compre-
ensure that pregnant mothers get
Americans fill 63,000
hensive assistance to homeless
the prenatal care they need.
garbage trucks everyday.
individuals, helping address the
Members will also ensure that
Lined up, they would
many different causes of the crisis.
infants get their immunizations,
stretch from San Francisco
Some AmeriCorps programs will
preventing the diseases that end too
to Los Angeles.
build or renovate low-income
many lives too early.
Three million children
housing. Others will help provide or
The third focus area for
have toxic levels of lead in
locate needed, comprehensive
AmeriCorps within human needs
their blood.
services: housing search, job search,
will be independent living. It is a
health care, drug and alcohol abuse
quintessentially American idea that
treatment, and the like.
citizens ought to be able to live at
AMERICORPS
In the area of health care,
home and take care of themselves
AND THE ENVIRONMENT
AmeriCorps will especially focus on
for as long as possible. Independent
expanding care to underserved
living saves the government money
Whatever else Americans want, we
areas, those parts of America where
by reducing support costs; more
need a safe, healthy environment in
quality care is hardest to find.
important, it secures the dignity of
order to achieve it. The neighbor-
hoods in which citizens live and
In 1991, the federal government
individuals by allowing them to lead
estimated that more than 2,000
their lives as they wish. In some
raise their children ought to be free
geographical areas in America had
cases, AmeriCorps Members will
from dangerous toxins. The parks in
too few health care providers, and
help recipients of public assistance
which our children play ought to be
that year nearly 20 percent of
to obtain the job training and child
clean and safe. And away from our
American children had no contact
care they need to become self-
homes, America's splendid parks,
with a physician. By increasing
sufficient. In other cases,
forests, and wildlife need to thrive.
outreach, staffing home visits, and
AmeriCorps Members will help care
As resources, these are important
developing compre-hensive
for individuals with AIDS, enabling
for our economy, and as refuges
community-based health care
them to remain at home for as long
from the hustle of daily life, they are
as possible. And in still other cases,
essential for our collective well-
services, AmeriCorps will help
ensure that more Americans get the
AmeriCorps Members will help
being.
care they need.
older Americans living at home with
Unfortunately, neither our
A particular focus within health
routine tasks such as buying
neighborhood environment nor our
care will be ensuring that America's
groceries, doing chores, and
natural environment has flourished
youngest citizens, its infants, begin
administering medications. These
in recent years. In our cities, toxins
life with a healthy start. The
efforts keep individuals out of costly
like lead, nitrites, and pesticides
stunning fact remains that the infant
nursing care, and enable them to
threaten the health of many families,
and millions of children have toxic
mortality rate in America is higher
remain with friends and family for as
levels of lead in their blood-
than in 18 other industrialized
long as possible.
impairing mental development,
nations, and a child born in Bulgaria
causing behavioral disorders, and
has a better chance of reaching her
stunting growth.
first birthday than an African-
3.3
In 1991 alone, more than 2.2 billion
AmeriCorps can clean up our
pounds of toxic waste were released
urban neighborhoods and restore
Some Discussion Questions
into the atmosphere by U.S.
our natural habitat. In our neighbor-
-What are the greatest areas of need
industries. America continues to
hoods, AmeriCorps Members will
in your community? Consider how
generate vast amounts of garbage-
use advanced technology to identify
different community members would
250 million tons a year. And
and remove toxins like lead and
answer this question.
America's unique wilderness areas
radon. Elsewhere AmeriCorps will
-Which of the priority needs does
are slowly disappearing: today one-
rely on environmental improvement
your program address, and how does
third of our rivers, one-half of our
methods that are more traditional
it address them?
estuaries, and more than half of all
but just as important: turning
-If you had to name the most
lakes are unsafe for fishing or
abandoned lots into community
important achievements of your
swimming.
gardens, for example, and
AmeriCorps program, what would
organizing communities to recycle
they be?
waste. In our natural habitats,
-Can you think of good ways to
AmeriCorps Members will follow in
measure you program's achievements?
the footsteps of the Civilian
-What have you, as an individual,
Conservation Corps, which planted
accomplished to meet needs in
millions of trees and saved billions
different priority areas?
of dollars for America sixty years
-What are the long-term causes of
ago. But AmeriCorps Members will
the problems your community faces?
do more than plant trees; they will
Can you think of long-term solutions?
restore whole ecosystems, irrigate
land, and identify endangered
species so they can be preserved.
The first step toward a healthier
environment is a citizenry that
understands the problem-and the
solutions. And so in addition to
restoring and protecting our
environment, many AmeriCorps
Members will engage in
environmental education, teaching a
new generation of Americans how to
care for their surroundings. All in
all, AmeriCorps Members can make
a contribution to America's
environment that saves the nation
money and improves our citizen's
lives..
3.4
STAYING INVOLVED
While your AmeriCorps service may
wish to develop their leadership
end after a year or two, your service
skills, increase program
to your community can continue for
effectiveness in addressing
decades. As you keep contributing,
community needs, and build
your year in AmeriCorps can be
connections among AmeriCorps
only one moment in a lifetime of
programs. Leaders will receive
service.
intensive training and then act as
One part of the AmeriCorps ethic
"front-line" Member supervisors and
that you can enact throughout your
team leaders. They will receive a
life is taking responsibility. You can
living allowance of $14,880, health
take responsibility by doing your
care benefits, and an education
part for your family and friends, by
award of $4,725. If you wish to apply
making the most of yourself, and by
to become an AmeriCorps Leader,
remaining engaged in your
please call, (202) 606-5000, ext. 192.
community. And of course, there are
Even if you don't join
many ways you can take responsi-
AmeriCorps next year, you can
bility that no handbook can ever
continue contributing to your
describe-that only you can know,
community in many other ways.
through the unique experiences of
You may want to contact your
your own life.
school, a nearby Voluntary Action
One way to take responsibility is
Center (toll free at 1-800-879-5400),
to continue your service in the
or other local organizations to find
future. You may want to spend
out how to stay involved. Or you can
another term as an AmeriCorps
pursue your own dream for trans-
Member; you can earn up to two
forming your community and your
awards. If you want, you may be
country. America's future is in your
able to reapply to AmeriCorps
hands.
through your current program, or
you can contact the Corporation for
National Service at (800) 94-
ACORPS, (1-800-942-2677 or TDD 1-
800-833-3722) to get information
about another program in which you
might serve.
If you feel prepared to take on a
leadership position, you may want to
apply to the AmeriCorps Leaders
Program. AmeriCorps Leaders are
exceptional individuals who have
completed a year of service and
6.1
Appendix bb
THE AMERICORPS NATIONAL SERVICE NETWORK
AMERICORPSVISTA
NATIONAL PROGRAMS
Local Initiatives Support Corporation
AmeriCorps *VISTAs serve in every
These programs operate in more
LISC AmeriCorps
state in the nation.
than one state.
Magic Me, Inc.
Magic Me America
NATIONAL CIVILIAN
ACORN Housing Corporation
Mid-Atlantic Network
COMMUNITY CORPS
A Home for All
of Youth & Family Services
Aberdeen, Maryland
Arizona-Mexico Commission
MANY-Corps
Charleston, South Carolina
Border Volunteer Corps
National Association of Child Care
Denver, Colorado
Arkansas Department of Human
Resource & Referral Agencies
San Diego, California
Services/Division of Volunteerism
Action for Children Today
Delta Service Corps
National Center for Family Literacy
Association of Farmworker
The Family Literacy Corps
Opportunity Programs
National Community AIDS Partnership
National Farmworker Training
Youth & HIV/AIDS Services
and Service Program
Partnership
Boston University
National Council of the Churches of
School of Public Health
Christ in the U.S.A.
Health and Housing Fellows
Ecumenical Program For Urban
Children's Health Fund
Service (EPRUS)
AmeriCorps Community
National Endowment for the Arts
Outreach Program
The Writers Corps
City Year, Inc.
National Institute for Literacy
City Year AmeriCorps
Literacy AmeriCorps
Environmental Careers
National Multiple Sclerosis Society
Organization, Inc.
Bridge to Independence
Technical Advisor Program for
Navajo Nation
Toxics Use Reduction
Navajo Nation Youth
(TAPTUR)
Conservation Corps
Environmental Protection Agency
Neighborhood Reinvestment
Improving Disadvantaged
Corporation
Neighborhoods
NeighborWorks Community
Green Corps
Corps
Neighborhood Green Corps
New York University
Habitat for Humanity International,Inc.
Project Safety Net
Habitat*AmeriCorps
Philadelphia Bar Foundation
I Have a Dream Foundation
The Philadelphia Fellowship
IHAD AmeriCorps
Public Allies
Kansas City Consensus
Next Generation of Public
Bridges Across The Heartland
Leaders
Legal Services Corporation
National Service Legal Corps
7.1
Appendix cc
Public Education Fund Network
U.S. Department of Transportation
Project FIRST
Transportation AmeriCorps
Summerbridge National
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Summerbridge AmeriCorps
Collaboration to Help Homeless
Teach for America
Veterans
The Next Stage
University of Texas at Austin
The ASPIRA Association, Inc.
AmeriCorps for Math and
ASPIRA AmeriCorps
Literacy
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Western Rural Development Center
AmeriCorps/USDA-Public
Northwest Service Academy
Lands & Environmental Team
Woodrow Wilson National
AmeriCorps/USDA-Anti-Hunger
Fellowship Foundation
Team
National School & Community
AmeriCorps/USDA Rural
Corps
Development Team
YMCA of the USA
U.S. Department of Energy
YMCA Earth Service Corps
Salmon Corps
Youth Volunteer Corps of America
U.S. Department of HHS-Health
YVCA Leadership Corps
Resources and Services Administration
YouthBuild USA, Inc.
HRSA Model Health Service
YouthBuild AmeriCorps
Corps
U.S. Department of HHS-Administration
on Children, Youth, and Families
FamilyServe
U.S. Department of HHS-Administration
on Developmental Disabilities
ADD CORPS
U.S. Department of Housing
and Urban Development
Hope VI AmeriCorps
U.S. Department of Justice-
Weed and Seed
Just Serve
U.S. Department of Labor
AmeriCorps Youth Fair
Chance Project
U.S. Department of the Interior
Interior AmeriCorps
U.S. Department of the Navy
Seaborne Conservation Corps
7.2
STATE PROGRAMS
ARKANSAS
CALIFORNIA
Little Rock
Berkeley
ALASKA
University of Arkansas for
Regents of the University of
Anchorage
Medical Sciences
California at Berkeley
Nine Star Enterprises, Inc.
Learn and Serve:
Berkeley AmeriCorps
AmAk Literacy Project
Healthy Arkansas
Escondido
RurAL CAP
Morrilton
EYE Couseling and Crisis Services
RurAL CAP AmeriCorps
Community Service, Inc. (CSI)
Escondido Empowerment
Program
Arkansas
Corps
Juneau
Community Alliance for a
Fortuna
Southeast Alaska Guidance
Safer Tomorrow (CAST)
California Conservation Corps
Association (SAGA)
Texarkana
The Watershed Stewards
Serve Alaska Youth Corps
Arkansas Family Network
Project
School-Based Truancy
Los Angeles
ALABAMA
Prevention Project
Los Angeles Unified School District
Auburn
LAUSD AmeriCorps Campus
Alabama Council
ARIZONA
Safety Aides Initiative
on Human Relations, Inc.
Flagstaff
Occidental College
Communities in Action
AZ Board of Regents for and on
Building up LosAngeles/
Birmingham
Behalf of NAU-ACVTE
Aggregate Proposal
Birmingham AIDS Outreach (BAO)
Youth In Action-Learn and
Oakland
(BAO)/AmeriCorps
Serve
East Bay Conservation Corps
Dothan
Mesa
East Bay Conservation Corps
Troy State University at Dothan
City of Mesa, Arizona
AmeriCorps Collaborative
One Problem at a Time
Mesa AmeriCorps Community
Spanish Speaking Unity Council
Montgomery
Service Partnership
FCC/AmeriCorps
Montgomery YMCA
Phoenix
Pomona
Changing Lives
Arizona Conservation Corps
Cal Poly Pomona Foundation, Inc
AMERICORPS
Arizona Conservation Corps
PolyCorps-An AmeriCorps
Tuscaloosa
Leadership Corps Proposal
Project
The University of Alabama
Arizona Council of Centers for
Richmond
Students of Alabama for
Children and Adolescents
Bay Area Community Resources
independent Living
ACCCA/AmeriCorps
Bay Area Youth Agency
Coalition for Children's
Consortium AmeriCorps
AMERICAN SAMOA
Services
Project
Pago Pago
Tucson
American Samoa Government
Rural Health Office,
American Samoa
University of Arizona
Conservation Corps
Arizona AHEC Rural
AmeriCorps Project
7.3
Sacramento
COLORADO
GEORGIA
California Conservation Corps
Denver
Albany
A Cadre of Corps
Cole Coalition, Inc.
City Of Albany, GA
"Community Service Leaders"
Cole: Building Community
City of Albany's AmeriCorps
California Conservation Corps
Community College of Denver
Program
CCC-AmeriCorps
Colorado Corps
Atlanta
California Conservation Corps
Office of Rural Job Training
Georgia Department of Community
W.A.T.E.R Shed Project
Colorado HIPPY AmeriCorps
Affairs
San Diego
Sheridan School District #26
Georgia Peach Corps
San Diego Consortium & Private
Sheridan Family Resource
Hands On Atlanta, Inc.
Industry Council
Center Project
Hands On Atlanta Youth
Safe Zones for Learning-
Volunteers of America Colorado
Corps
Americorps Program
Branch, Inc.
Metro Atlanta Task Force for the
San Diego State University
Metro Denver Gang
Homeless
Foundation
Prevention Program
Task Force Service Corps
California YMCA PRYDE
Colorado Mountain College
Decatur
AmeriCorps
Community Collaboration
Georgia School-Age Care
The Urban Corps of San Diego
Team
Association, Inc.
A San Diego Safety
The 3:00 Project
Partnership: The Balboa Park
CONNECTICUT
Douglas
Ranger Corps
Bridgeport
City of Douglas
San Francisco
Department of Police-
Douglas/Coffee County
California Court Appointed Special
City of Bridgeport
Service Corps
Advocate Assoc.
Youth In Service Ambassadors
Macon
California CASA Programs
Volunteer Center of Greater
Mid State Children's Challenge
The Tides Foundation
Bridgeport
Projects Inc.
Partners In School Innovation
Bridgeport Inter Regional
Georgia Challenge Corps
Volunteer Center of San Francisco
AmeriCorps Program
Linking San Francisco
New Haven
GUAM
Real Alternatives Program
Leadership, Education and
Agana
San Francisco Culture of
Athletics in Partnership
The Honorable Joseph F. Ada,
Peace Project
Leadership, Education and
Governor of Guam
Santa Ana
Athletics in Partnership
Guam Community Service
Civic Center Barrio Housing
AmeriCorps Pinellas County
Program
Stuart
Corporation
Building Community
United Way of Martin County
HAWAII
Santa Rosa
AmeriCorps Martin County
Honolulu
Sonoma County People for
Tavarers
Hawaii Lawyers Care
Economic Opportunity
Lake County Board of County
Student Advocacy for Victims
Sonoma County People for
Commissioners
of Domestic Violence
Economic Opportunity
UNITY-AmeriCorps Lake
County
7.4
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Miami
IDAHO
DC Service Corps
United Way of Dade County
Boise
Youth in Service, Shaping the
Dade County AmeriCorps
Idaho Department of Parks and
Future!
Initiative
Recreation
George Washington University
Pensacola
Idaho AmeriCorps
AmeriCorps Program
Escambia-Pensacola Human
Lewiston
Mennonite Board of Mission DC
Relations Commission
Lewis-Clark State College
Service Unit
AmeriCorps Escambia
Idaho TRIO AmeriCorp
AmeriCorps Project
County-The Engelwood
Project
Initiative
DELAWARE
St. Petersburg
ILLINOIS
Dover
St. Petersburg Junior College-
Belleville
Dover Housing Authority
Criminal Justice Institute
Belleville Area College
Dover Community Service
Pahala
Activities in Community
Challenge
Institute for a Sustainable
Teaching and Service (ACTS)
Future, Inc.
Chicago
FLORIDA
Big Island AmeriCorps:
Chicago Commons Association
Brooksville
Community Based
Chicago Commons
City of Brooksville
Environmental Recovery
AmeriCorps Program
AmeriCorps Hernando
Chicago Youth Centers
Fort Lauderdale
IOWA
Chicago: Side By Side
Broward County Sheriff's Office
Ames
Latino Youth, Inc.
AmeriCorps Broward-
Iowa State University Extension
Youth for Unity
Coalition for Community
Iowa College & Community
Mid-America Chapter,
Empowerment
Action Network (ICAN)
American Red Cross
Fort Myers
Des Moines
Americorps Health and Safety
The Coalition for a Drug Free Lee
Iowa Coalition Against Domestic
Services Program
County
Violence
Public Allies
Fort Myers/Lee County
Domestic Violence Project
Public Allies Chicago
AmeriCorps Program
Marshalltown
Uptown Habitat for Humanity
Frostproof
Mid-lowa Community Action
Nobel Project National
Frostproof Care Center, Inc.
Incorporated
Service Program
AmeriCorps Frostproof
Marshalltown AmeriCorps:
Decatur
Jacksonville
Linking Home, School and
City of Decatur, Illinois
Neighborhood Economic
Community
Decatur AmeriCorps Program
Development Initiative
Ina
AmeriCorps Jacksonville
Rend Lake College
Coalition Grant Proposal
ChildCorps
7.5
Springfield
Topeka
MASSACHUSSETS
Illinois Department of Energy and
Topeka Youth Project
Boston
Natural Resources
Topeka Youth Corps
City Year Boston
RiverWatch
Wichita
City Year: A Beacon for the Nation
Illinois Department of Public Aid
Wichita State University
Brockton
Young Parent Services-
Neighborhood Freedom
Old Colony Y Services Corps
AmeriCorps
Corps
CITY PRIDE, Brockton's
Urban Youth Service Corps
INDIANA
KENTUCKY
Cambridge
Elkhart
Frankfort
Cambridge Community Services
City of Elkhart
Homeless and Housing Coalition of
Academic for Changing Times (A.C.T.)
Elkhart EnviroCorps
Kentucky, Inc.
Chelsea
Indianapolis
Getting Things Done for
ROCA Inc. of North Suffolk Mental
Marion County Family Advocacy
Kentucky's Homeless
Health Association
Center, Inc.
Franklin
Youth STAR (Service Taking
Indy Corps
Simpson County Board of
Action in Revere)
Martin University
Education Service Learning
Lawrence
Corps of Scholars
Impacting
Lawrence Youth Commission
State Student Assistance
Children's Education (SLICE)
Lawrence Youth commission
Commission of Indiana (SSACI)
Louisville
City CORE
21st Century Scholars
The Neighborhood Place
Lowell
AmeriCorps Program
Agencies/Communities Merging
Lowell YWCA
Notre Dame
Effectively (ACME)
Neighborhood Service Corp
University of Notre Dame
Morehead
Lynn
AmeriCorps Program
Morehead State University
North Shore Employment Training
MSUCorps
Lynn Youth Conservation
KANSAS
Richmond
Service Corp
Horton
Eastern Kentucky University
Pittsfield
Kickapoo Nation
Student Service Consortium
Berkshire Training and Employment
Kickapoo Youth Conservation
Program
Corps
LOUISIANA
Berkshire Conservation Team
Kansas City
Baton Rouge
Roxbury
United Way of Wyandotte County
Mid City Redevelopment Alliance
YouthBuild Boston, Inc.
United Way Neighborhood
SERVE! MID CITY
YouthBuild Boston
Corps of Kansas City, Kansas
New Orleans
Springfield
Manhattan
New Orleans Youth Action Corps
Corporation for Public Management
Kansas State University
New Orleans Youth Action
Linking Lifetime AmeriCorps
Kansas Health and Safety
Corps
Worcester
Extension Corps
Shreveport
Worcester Community Action
Shreveport Green
Council
ShrevCORPS
CITYWORKS
7.6
MAINE
MICHIGAN
Owatonna
Portland
Ann Arbor
Southeastern Minnesota Initiative
Portland West Neighborhood
The Regents of The University of
Fund
Planning Council
Michigan
Southern Minnesota Youth
Portland Youth For Public Safety
The Michigan AmeriCorps
Works Coalition
Augusta
Community Service Plan
St. Paul
Job Training Administrative Office
East Lansing
City of Saint Paul
Maine College Conservation
Michigan State University
Future Force-St. Paul
Corps
Environmental Problem
Neighborhood Housing Association
Solving in Lansing, Michigan
Multicultural Communities in
MARYLAND
Flint
Action
Annapolis
United Way of Genesee and Lapeer
Maryland Conservation Corps
Counties
MISSISSIPPI
(MD DNR-Public Lands & Forestry)
Genesee County AmeriCorps
United Youth Corps of
Program (GCAP)
Jackson
Maryland
Grand Rapids
Operation Shoestring Inc.
Baltimore
Grand Rapids Service Corps
Metro Jackson Service Corp.
Action for the Homeless, Inc.
Grand Rapids Service Corps
Oxford
HOME CORPS
North Mississippi Regional Center
Rochester
Governor's Office on Volunteerism
Interactive Community
Oakland University
Volunteer Maryland!
Transitions (InterACT)
AmeriCorps Oakland
Port Gibson
University of Maryland at Baltimore
Saginaw
Enhancing Neighborhood
Mississippi Cultural Crossroads
United Way of Saginaw County
Action By Local
Arts Partners
Saginaw AmeriCorps
Empowerment (ENABLE)
Southfield
Bowie
Big Brothers Big Sisters of
MISSOURI
Bowie State University
Metropolitan Detroit
Cape Girardeau
Maryland Students Taking
CircleNet
Southeast Missouri State University
Responsibility for Tomorrow-
Ypsilanti
Southeast Missouri
MSTART
Eastern Michigan University
Partnerhsip for Community
Frostburg
AmeriCorps: Teams for
Service
Frostburg State University
School Success
Kansas City
A STAR! IN WESTERN
YouthNet of Greater Kansas City
MARYLAND Appalachian
Blue Hills Together
Service through Action and
MINNESOTA
Kansas City Urban Youth
Resources
Minneapolis
Initiative
Rockville
Pillsbury Neighborhood
St. Louis
Montgomery County Government,
Services, Inc.
American Youth Foundation
Department of Police
Community Works
St. Louis Safety Service Corps
Americorps Maryland-
Two or More, Inc.
Service
Community Assisting Police
Twin Cities Youth and
Housing Initiative
7.7
St. Joseph
Durham
Charlestown
Inter/Serv
The Leadership Academy
Student Conservation
Come As You Are Project
Warren Service Corps
Association, Inc.
St. Louis
Greensboro
New Hampshire Conservation
American Youth Foundation
The University of North Carolina
AmeriCorps Program
AmeriCorps Program
at Greensboro
Concord
Grace Hill Neighborhood Services
North Carolina Child Care
N.H. Department of Justice
Grace Hill River Trail
Corps
Domestic/Sexual Violence
Jefferson
Program
New River Area MH, DD & SA
MONTANA
Programs
Bozeman
NEW JERSEY
New River Senior Health
Montana Conservation Corps, Inc.
Newark
Corps
AmeriCorps Application
Community Agencies Corporation
Raleigh
Browning
Newark/Essex AmeriCorps
NC Low Income Housing Coalition
Blackfeet Nation
Program
Service for Shelter
Blackfeet Health and Safety
NJ Chapter-National Committee for
North Carolina State University
Corps
Prevention of Child Abuse
The North Carolina Support
Harlem
ParentCorps
Our Students AmeriCorps
Fort Belknap Community Council
Paterson
Demonstration Project
Ft. Belknap AmeriCorps
New Jersey Community
Project
Development Corporation
NEBRASKA
Missoula
The Community Leaders
Lincoln
Missoula Aging Services
Program
Community Action of
Volunteer Montana!
Trenton
Nebraska, Inc.
Big Brothers and Big Sisters of
Statewide Youth Violence
NORTH CAROLINA
Mercer & Ocean Counties
Prevention
Chapel Hill
AmeriCorps-National Service
Day Care Services Association
New Jersey Public Interest
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Research Foundation
T.E.A.C.H. Early Childhood
Corps Project
Bedford
NJ Community Water Watch
The University of North Carolina at
New Hampshire College and
New Jersey Youth Corps
Chapel Hill
University Council
New Jersey AmeriCorps
The SCALE Community
The Public Service Compact
Urban Schools Service Corps
Literacy Initiative
Berlin
New Jersey's Urban Schools
Charlotte
Tri-County Community Action
Service Corps
University of North Carolina at
Program, Inc.
Union City
Charlotte
North Country Community
Union City Day Care Program, Inc.
Tutorial Connection
Corps
Union City Day Care
AmeriCorps Program
7.8
NEW MEXICO
New York
OHIO
Embudo
Aspira of New York, Inc.
Athens
Siete del Norte Community
Project Safe and Sound
Ohio University
Development Corporation
City Volunteer Corps Inc.
Appalachian Access
Resolana: Learning While
The City Volunteer Corps
Cleveland
Serving
Community Leadership
Case Western Reserve University
Santa Fe
Program
AmeriCorps Program
Santa Fe Community College
New York State Urban Development
Neighborhood Centers Association
AmeriCorps Program
Corporation
Tutors and Mentors In-
New York State Mentoring
Schools
NEVADA
Program
Columbus
Fallon
NYPD National Service Police
Greater Columbus Arts Council
St. Johns's Lutheran Church
Cadet Corps
Children of the Future
TURNABOUT Americorps
NYPD National Service Police
Ohio Coalition for the Homeless
Project
Cadet Program
AmeriCorps Houses for the
Reno
Phoenix House Foundation, Inc.
Homeless
Community Chest
NYIPEA /AmeriCorps Project
Ohio Department of Youth Services
Pinon Service Project
Rheedlen Centers for Children
Youth and Community in
and Families
Partnership
Harlem Peacemakers
Dayton
NEW YORK
Plattsburgh
University of Dayton
Albany
Clinton County Youth Bureau
Serve With Energy and Talent
New York State Council on Children
Clinton County AmeriCorps
Newark
and Families
Rochester
Center for Alternative Resources
AmeriCorps Family Literacy/
Monroe Community College
CommunityCorps
Employment Readiness
Rochester AmeriCorps
Toledo
Project
Program
Toledo Area Private Industry
Bronx
Syracuse
Council
Bronx Youth Conservation Corps
New York State Corps
AmeriCorps Serving
(BYCC)
Collaboration c/o Year Round
Northwest Ohio
SAVE A GENERATION
Syracuse
Brooklyn
Meeting the Challenge
OKLAHOMA
Bedford Stuyvesant Community
New York State Corps
Enid
Conference Inc.
Collaboration c/o Year Round
Rural Health Projects, Inc.
SANKOFA LINKS
Syracuse
Oklahoma PATCH
Nature and Neighborhoods:
Oklahoma City
NY Corps Improving the
LIFE, Inc. (Love for the
Environment
Independent Frail Elderty)
Vernon
AmeriCorps/AmeriCares
Oneida Indian Nation of New York
AmeriCorps Youth Program
7.9
OREGON
Philadelphia
RHODE ISLAND
Bend
Philadelphia Youth Service Corps
Pawtucket
Central Oregon Community College
Safe Haven Learning Centers
City of Pawtucket
Foundation
Pittsburg
Leadership, Education and
AmeriCorps Service to
YouthBuild Pittsburgh, Inc.
Service Enterprise (LEASE)
Community Project
Intergenerational
Providence
Eugene
Conservation Corps
City Year, Inc.
University of Oregon Office
Selinsgrove
Making a Difference in Rhode
of Research10
Union-Snyder Office of Human
Island Communities
Resource Assistance for Rural
Resources
The Rhode Island Children's
Environments
Central Susquehanna
Crusade for Higher Education
Salem
AmeriCorps
The Rhode Island Community
Oregon Housing and Community
Mentoring Coalition
Services Department
PUERTO RICO
Oregon Energy Conservation
Arecibo
SOUTH CAROLINA
Corps
Youth Service Center, Inc.
Columbia
AmeriCorps Program
Office of the Governor,
PENNSYLVANIA
Cupey
Division on Aging
Ebensburg
Luis Munoz Marin Foundation
AmeriCorps Project
Appalchia Intermediate Unit 8-PA
Un Pedacito de Tierra:
South Carolina Department
Mountain Service Corps
A Horticulture Demonstration
of Mental Health
Pennsylvania Mountain
Program for Community
South Carolina Department
Service Corps
Service and Neighborhood
of Mental Health: AmeriCorps
Harrisburg
Revitalization
South Carolina Victim Assistance
PA Association of Colleges
Ponce
Network
and Universities
Centros Sor Isolina Ferre, Inc.
SCVAN-AmeriCorps
Pennsylvania Service Corps
Museum and Communities
University of South Carolina
Pennsylvania Campus
Working Together
AmeriCorps Project
Compact/PACU
Pennsylvania Service-Scholars
SOUTH DAKOTA
Pennsylvania Conservation Corps
Dupree
AmeriCorps Project
General Convention of
Knox
Sioux YMCAs
Keystone School District
Community Volunteer Corps
Keystone Caring for
Generations with S.M.I.L.E.S.
Newport
Visions International Inc.
Inner-City Youth Works
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TENNESSEE
Middle Earth Youth Options
VIRGIN ISLANDS
Knoxville
Youth In Education for
Christiansted, St. Croix
Knoxville-Knox County Community
Service (YES)
St. Croix Foundation for Community
Action Committee
Texas Department of Mental Health
Development, Inc.
CAC/AmeriCorps Program
and Mental Retardation
Coalition of Virgin Islands
Memphis
Project Connect
Non Profit Organizations
Exchange Club Center for the
The University of Texas at Austin
Frederiksted, St. Croix
Prevention of Child Abuse of
The University of Texas
Lutheran Social Services of
Greater Memphis
AmeriCorps Project
the Virgin Islands
Project TLC: To Love a Child
College Station
Project Reach
Memphis City Schools
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
AmeriKids Project
South Texas AmeriCorps
UTAH
Nashville
Initiative
Moab
Nashville Healthcare
Dallas
Grand County Council
Partnership/Middle Tennessee
Dallas Youth Services Corps
AmeriCorps Collaborative
Community Foundation
Dallas AmeriCorps
Land Management
Nashville Health Corps
Partnership Project
Salt Lake City
Student Health Coalition of Center
Greater Dallas Community
Mathematics, Engineering, Science
for Health Services
of Churches
Achievement (MESA) Program
Student Health Coalition
Making Connections for
Mathematics, Engineering,
on Aging
Children and Youth
Science Achievement
El Paso
(MESA)+ Program
East Central
El
Paso Community
YOUTH FORCE: The Salt Lake
TEXAS
Alamo
Development
County Service & Conservation
Project VidaCom
Corps
Community Advocacy
The University of Texas at El Paso
Parkview-Edison-
of South Texas, Inc.
Youth Harvest Community
Alliance for Community
AmeriCorps Team (PEAT)
Services Program
Development
St. George
Houston
Arlington
Dixie College of Adult Education
SERVE HOUSTON
Community Services Development
Southern Utah AmeriCorps
SERVE HOUSTON YOUTH
Center, School of Social Work,
Education Program
CORPS
Spokane
University of Texas at Arlington
Killeen
Educational Service District 101
AmeriCorps-University of
Central Texas Armed Services
Spokane Service Team
Texas at Arlington
YMCA Killeen
Austin
(KISSS) Kids in School on
Austin Housing Authority
Saturday and Sunday
Austin Housing Authority
San Antonio
American Institute for Learning
Children's Association for
Casa Verde Builders Program
Maximum Potential (CAMP)
Mental Health Association in Texas
Parenting Education Project
CAMP AmeriCorps Respite
Enablers (C.A.R.E.)
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WISCONSIN
WYOMING
WASHINGTON
Glenwood City
Casper
Mountlake Terrace
WestCAP Volunteer Program
Wyoming Congress of Parents and
Neutral Zone
WestCAP Volunteer Program
Teachers (dba Wyoming PTA)
Neutral Zone YouthCorp Peer
Kenosha
Volunteer Coordinating,
Development and Education
Kenosha Voluntary Action Center
Organizing, Recruiting for
Program
Students and Neighborhoods
Education (V-CORE)
Olympia
Coming Together (SANCT)
Cheyenne
Community Youth Services
Madison
Laramie County Community College
AmeriCorps Youth in Service
Operation Fresh Start, Inc.
Project Uplift: A Model for
Department of Ecology/Washington
Operation Fresh Start
Community Service
Conservation Corps
Americorps
Educational Conservation
Milwaukee
VIRGINIA
Corps
Milwaukee Community
Alexandria
Washington State Employment
Service Corps
Northern Virginia Urban
Security Department
Citizenship Through Service:
League, Inc.
Washington AmeriCorps
Milwaukee Community
Service to Alexandria
Pasco
Service Corps
Fairfax
Pasco School District #1
Open Door Community Center, Inc.
George Mason University
Regional Youth Service Corps
Open Door Americorp Project
Leadership for Empowerment
Wausau
and Development: Project
North Central Technical College
LeaD
AmeriCoros Team-Marathon
Richlands
County
Southwest Virginia Community College
SVCC AmeriCorps Tutoring
WEST VIRGINIA
Program
Charleston
Richmond
Regional Family Resource Network
Virginia Campus Outreach
West Virginia Collaborative
Opportunity League
for AmeriCorps
AmeriCorps Program
Sutton
Virginia Commonwealth University
West Virginia Coalition
VCU AmeriCorps
Against Domestic Violence
West Virginia Coalition
VERMONT
Against Domestic Violence
Burlington
VT Association for the Blind
and Visually Impaired
Independent Living Project
Lyndonville.
Lyndon State College
Northeast Kingdom Initiative
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MAP OF THE NATIONAL SERVICE NETWORK
AmeriCorps Programs
(partial listing)
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