42 USC 12571 - Authority to provide assistance and approved national service positions

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§ 12571.

Authority to provide assistance and approved national service positions

(a)

Provision of assistance

Subject to the availability of appropriations for this purpose, the Corporation for National and Community Service may make grants to States, subdivisions of States, territories, Indian tribes, public or private nonprofit organizations, and institutions of higher education for the purpose of assisting the recipients of the grants—

(1)

to carry out full- or part-time national service programs, including summer programs, described in subsection (a), (b), or (c) of section 12572 of this title; and

(2)

to make grants in support of other national service programs described in subsection (a), (b), or (c) of section 12572 of this title that are carried out by other entities.

(b)

Restrictions on agreements with Federal agencies

(1)

Agreements authorized

(2)

Prohibition on grants

(3)

Consultation with State Commissions

(4)

Support for other national service programs

(5)

Application of requirements

(c)

Provision of approved national service positions

As part of the provision of assistance under subsection (a), and in providing approved national service positions under subsection (b), the Corporation shall—

(1)

approve the provision of national service educational awards described in division D for the participants who serve in national service programs carried out using such assistance; and

(2)

deposit in the National Service Trust established in section 12601(a) of this title an amount equal to the product of—

(A)

the value of a national service educational award under section 12603 of this title; and

(B)

the total number of approved national service positions to be provided or otherwise approved.

(d)

Five percent limitation on administrative costs

(1)

Limitation

Not more than 5 percent of the amount of assistance provided to the original recipient of a grant or transfer of assistance under subsection (a) for a fiscal year may be used to pay for administrative costs incurred by—

(A)

the recipient of the assistance; and

(B)

national service programs carried out or supported with the assistance.

(2)

Rules on use

The Corporation may by rule prescribe the manner and extent to which—

(A)

assistance provided under subsection (a) may be used to cover administrative costs; and

(B)

that portion of the assistance available to cover administrative costs should be distributed between—

(i)

the original recipient of the grant or transfer of assistance under such subsection; and

(ii)

national service programs carried out or supported with the assistance.

(e)

Matching funds requirements

(1)

Requirements

(2)

Calculation

In providing for the remaining share of the cost of carrying out a national service program, the program—

(A)

shall provide for such share through a payment in cash or in kind, fairly evaluated, including facilities, equipment, or services; and

(B)

may provide for such share through State sources, local sources, or other Federal sources (other than the use of funds made available under the national service laws).

(3)

Cost of health care

(4)

Waiver

(5)

Other Federal funds

(A)

Recipient report

(B)

Corporation report

(f)

Plan for approved national service positions

The Corporation shall—

(1)

develop a plan to—

(A)

establish the number of the approved national service positions as 88,000 for fiscal year 2010;

(B)

increase the number of the approved positions to—

(i)

115,000 for fiscal year 2011;

(ii)

140,000 for fiscal year 2012;

(iii)

170,000 for fiscal year 2013;

(iv)

200,000 for fiscal year 2014;

(v)

210,000 for fiscal year 2015;

(vi)

235,000 for fiscal year 2016; and

(vii)

250,000 for fiscal year 2017;

(C)

ensure that the increases described in subparagraph (B) are achieved through an appropriate balance of full- and part-time service positions;

(2)

not later than 1 year after April 21, 2009, submit a report to the authorizing committees on the status of the plan described in paragraph (1); and

(3)

subject to the availability of appropriations and quality service opportunities, implement the plan described in paragraph (1).

(Pub. L. 101–610, title I, § 121, as added Pub. L. 103–82, title I, § 101(b), Sept. 21, 1993, 107 Stat. 788; amended Pub. L. 111–13, title I, § 1301, Apr. 21, 2009, 123 Stat. 1484.)

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