Collapse to view only § 12522. Definitions
- § 12521. Purpose
- § 12522. Definitions
- § 12523. Assistance to States, territories, and Indian tribes
- § 12524. Allotments
- § 12525. Applications
- § 12526. Consideration of applications
- § 12527. Participation of students and teachers from private schools
- § 12528. Federal, State, and local contributions
- § 12529. Limitations on uses of funds
- § 12571. Authority to provide assistance and approved national service positions
- § 12572. National service programs eligible for program assistance
- § 12573. Types of national service positions eligible for approval for national service educational awards
- § 12574. Types of program assistance
- § 12575. Repealed.
- § 12576. Other special assistance
- § 12653. Additional Corporation activities to support national service
- § 12653a. Presidential awards for service
- § 12653b. ServeAmerica Fellowships
- § 12653c. Silver Scholarships and Encore Fellowships
- § 12653d. Repealed.
§ 12521. Purpose
The purpose of this part is to promote service-learning as a strategy to—
(1) support high-quality service-learning projects that engage students in meeting community needs with demonstrable results, while enhancing students’ academic and civic learning; and
(2) support efforts to build institutional capacity, including the training of educators, and to strengthen the service infrastructure to expand service opportunities.
(Pub. L. 101–610, title I, § 111, as added Pub. L. 111–13, title I, § 1201, Apr. 21, 2009, 123 Stat. 1467.)
§ 12522. Definitions
In this part:
(1) State
(2) State educational agency
The term “State educational agency” means—
(A) a State educational agency (as defined in section 12511 of this title) of a State; or
(B) for a State in which a State educational agency described in subparagraph (A) has designated a statewide entity under section 12523(e) 1
1 See References in Text note below.
of this title, that designated statewide entity.(Pub. L. 101–610, title I, § 111A, as added Pub. L. 111–13, title I, § 1201, Apr. 21, 2009, 123 Stat. 1467.)
§ 12523. Assistance to States, territories, and Indian tribes
(a) Allotments to States, territories, and Indian tribesThe Corporation, in consultation with the Secretary of Education, may make allotments to State educational agencies, territories, and Indian tribes to pay for the Federal share of—
(1) planning and building the capacity within the State, territory, or Indian tribe involved to implement service-learning programs that are based principally in elementary schools and secondary schools, including—
(A) providing training and professional development for teachers, supervisors, personnel from community-based entities (particularly with regard to the recruitment, utilization, and management of participants), and trainers, to be conducted by qualified individuals or organizations that have experience with service-learning;
(B) developing service-learning curricula, consistent with State or local academic span standards, to be integrated into academic programs, including curricula for an age-appropriate learning component that provides participants an opportunity to analyze and apply their service experiences;
(C) forming local partnerships described in paragraph (2) or (4)(D) to develop school-based service-learning programs in accordance with this part;
(D) devising appropriate methods for research on and evaluation of the educational value of service-learning and the effect of service-learning activities on communities;
(E) establishing effective outreach and dissemination of information to ensure the broadest possible involvement of community-based entities with demonstrated effectiveness in working with school-age youth in their communities; and
(F) establishing effective outreach and dissemination of information to ensure the broadest possible participation of schools throughout the State, throughout the territory, or serving the Indian tribe involved with particular attention to schools implementing comprehensive support and improvement activities or targeted support and improvement activities under section 6311(d) of title 20;
(2) implementing, operating, or expanding school-based service-learning programs, which may include paying for the cost of the recruitment, training, supervision, placement, salaries, and benefits of service-learning coordinators, through distribution by State educational agencies, territories, and Indian tribes of Federal funds made available under this part to projects operated by local partnerships among—
(A) local educational agencies; and
(B) 1 or more community partners that—
(i) shall include a public or private nonprofit organization that—(I) has a demonstrated expertise in the provision of services to meet unmet human, education, environmental, or public safety needs;(II) will make projects available for participants, who shall be students; and(III) was in existence at least 1 year before the date on which the organization submitted an application under section 12525 of this title; and
(ii) may include a private for-profit business, private elementary school or secondary school, or Indian tribe (except that an Indian tribe distributing funds to a project under this paragraph is not eligible to be part of the partnership operating that project);
(3) planning of school-based service-learning programs, through distribution by State educational agencies, territories, and Indian tribes of Federal funds made available under this part to local educational agencies and Indian tribes, which planning may include paying for the cost of—
(A) the salaries and benefits of service-learning coordinators; or
(B) the recruitment, training and professional development, supervision, and placement of service-learning coordinators who may be participants in a program under division C or receive a national service educational award under division D, who may be participants in a project under section 5001 of this title, or who may participate in a Youthbuild program under section 3226 of title 29,
who will identify the community partners described in paragraph (2)(B) and assist in the design and implementation of a program described in paragraph (2);
(4) implementing, operating, or expanding school-based service-learning programs to utilize adult volunteers in service-learning to improve the education of students, through distribution by State educational agencies, territories, and Indian tribes of Federal funds made available under this part to—
(A) local educational agencies;
(B) Indian tribes (except that an Indian tribe distributing funds under this paragraph is not eligible to be a recipient of those funds);
(C) public or private nonprofit organizations; or
(D) partnerships or combinations of local educational agencies, and entities described in subparagraph (B) or (C); and
(5) developing, as service-learning programs, civic engagement programs that promote a better understanding of—
(A) the principles of the Constitution, the heroes of United States history (including military heroes), and the meaning of the Pledge of Allegiance;
(B) how the Nation’s government functions; and
(C) the importance of service in the Nation’s character.
(b) Duties of service-learning coordinatorA service-learning coordinator referred to in paragraph (2) or (3) of subsection (a) shall provide services to a local partnership described in subsection (a)(2) or entity described in subsection (a)(3), respectively, that may include—
(1) providing technical assistance and information to, and facilitating the training of, teachers and assisting in the planning, development, execution, and evaluation of service-learning in their classrooms;
(2) assisting local partnerships described in subsection (a)(2) in the planning, development, and execution of service-learning projects, including summer of service programs;
(3) assisting schools and local educational agencies in developing school policies and practices that support the integration of service-learning into the curriculum; and
(4) carrying out such other duties as the local partnership or entity, respectively, may determine to be appropriate.
(c) Related expenses
(d) Special rule
(e) Consultation with Secretary of EducationThe Corporation is authorized to enter into agreements with the Secretary of Education for initiatives (and may use funds authorized under section 12681(a)(6) of this title to enter into the agreements if the additional costs of the initiatives are warranted) that may include—
(1) identification and dissemination of research findings on service-learning and scientifically valid research based practices for service-learning; and
(2) provision of professional development opportunities that—
(A) improve the quality of service-learning instruction and delivery for teachers both preservice and in-service, personnel from community-based entities and youth workers; and
(B) create and sustain effective partnerships for service-learning programs between local educational agencies, community-based entities, businesses, and other stakeholders.
(Pub. L. 101–610, title I, § 112, as added Pub. L. 111–13, title I, § 1201, Apr. 21, 2009, 123 Stat. 1468; amended Pub. L. 113–128, title V, § 512(u)(1), July 22, 2014, 128 Stat. 1712; Pub. L. 114–95, title IX, § 9215(bbb)(2), Dec. 10, 2015, 129 Stat. 2185.)
§ 12524. Allotments
(a) Indian tribes and territories
(b) Allotments through States
(1) In general
After reserving an amount under subsection (a), the Corporation shall use the remainder of the funds appropriated to carry out this part for the fiscal year as follows:
(A) Allotments based on school-age youth
(B) Allotments based on allocations under Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965
(2) Minimum amount
(c) Reallotment
(Pub. L. 101–610, title I, § 112A, as added Pub. L. 111–13, title I, § 1201, Apr. 21, 2009, 123 Stat. 1470.)
§ 12525. Applications
(a) Applications to Corporation for allotments
(1) In general
(2) ContentsAn application for an allotment under section 12523 of this title shall include—
(A) a proposal for a 3-year plan promoting service-learning, which shall contain such information as the Chief Executive Officer may reasonably require, including how the applicant will integrate service opportunities into the academic program of the participants;
(B) information about the criteria the State educational agency, territory, or Indian tribe will use to evaluate and grant approval to applications submitted under subsection (b), including an assurance that the State educational agency, territory, or Indian tribe will comply with the requirement in section 12526(a) of this title;
(C) assurances about the applicant’s efforts to—
(i) ensure that students of different ages, races, sexes, ethnic groups, disabilities, and economic backgrounds have opportunities to serve together;
(ii) include any opportunities for students, enrolled in schools or programs of education providing elementary or secondary education, to participate in service-learning programs and ensure that such service-learning programs include opportunities for such students to serve together;
(iii) involve participants in the design and operation of the programs;
(iv) promote service-learning in areas of greatest need, including low-income or rural areas; and
(v) otherwise integrate service opportunities into the academic program of the participants; and
(D) assurances that the applicant will comply with the nonduplication and nondisplacement requirements of section 12637 of this title and the notice, hearing, and grievance procedures required by section 12636 of this title.
(b) Application to State, territory, or Indian tribe for assistance to carry out school-based service-learning programs
(1) In generalAny—
(A) qualified organization, Indian tribe, territory, local educational agency, for-profit business, private elementary school or secondary school, or institution of higher education that desires to receive financial assistance under this subpart 1
1 So in original. Probably should be “this part”.
from a State, territory, or Indian tribe for an activity described in section 12523(a)(1) of this title;(B) partnership described in section 12523(a)(2) of this title that desires to receive such assistance from a State, territory, or Indian tribe for an activity described in section 12523(a)(2) of this title;
(C) entity described in section 12523(a)(3) of this title that desires to receive such assistance from a State, territory, or Indian tribe for an activity described in such section;
(D) entity or partnership described in section 12523(a)(4) of this title that desires to receive such assistance from a State, territory, or Indian tribe for an activity described in such section; and
(E) entity that desires to receive such assistance from a State, territory, or Indian tribe for an activity described in section 12521(a)(5) 2
2 See References in Text note below.
of this title,shall prepare, submit to the State educational agency for the State, territory, or Indian tribe, and obtain approval of, an application for the program.
(2) Submission
(Pub. L. 101–610, title I, § 113, as added Pub. L. 111–13, title I, § 1201, Apr. 21, 2009, 123 Stat. 1471.)
§ 12526. Consideration of applications
(a) Criteria for local applications
(b) Priority for local applications
(c) Rejection of applications to Corporation
(Pub. L. 101–610, title I, § 114, as added Pub. L. 111–13, title I, § 1201, Apr. 21, 2009, 123 Stat. 1472.)
§ 12527. Participation of students and teachers from private schools
(a) In general
To the extent consistent with the number of students in the State, in the territory, or served by the Indian tribe or in the school district of the local educational agency involved who are enrolled in private nonprofit elementary schools and secondary schools, such State, territory, or Indian tribe, or agency shall (after consultation with appropriate private school representatives) make provision—
(1) for the inclusion of services and arrangements for the benefit of such students so as to allow for the equitable participation of such students in the programs implemented to carry out the objectives and provide the benefits described in this part; and
(2) for the training of the teachers of such students so as to allow for the equitable participation of such teachers in the programs implemented to carry out the objectives and provide the benefits described in this part.
(b) Waiver
(Pub. L. 101–610, title I, § 115, as added Pub. L. 111–13, title I, § 1201, Apr. 21, 2009, 123 Stat. 1473.)
§ 12528. Federal, State, and local contributions
(a) Corporation share
(1) In general
The Corporation share of the cost of carrying out a program for which a grant is made from an allotment under this part—
(A) for new grants may not exceed 80 percent of the total cost of the program for the first year of the grant period, 65 percent for the second year, and 50 percent for each remaining year; and
(B) for continuing grants, may not exceed 50 percent of the total cost of the program.
(2) Noncorporation contribution
In providing for the remaining share of the cost of carrying out such a program, each recipient of such a grant under this part—
(A) shall provide for such share through a payment in cash or in kind, fairly evaluated, including facilities, equipment, or services;
(B) except as provided in subparagraph (C), may provide for such share through Federal, State, or local sources, including private funds or donated services; and
(C) may not provide for such share through Federal funds made available under title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311 et seq.) [20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.] or the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.).
(b) Waiver
(Pub. L. 101–610, title I, § 116, as added Pub. L. 111–13, title I, § 1201, Apr. 21, 2009, 123 Stat. 1473.)
§ 12529. Limitations on uses of funds
Not more than 6 percent of the amount of assistance received by a State, territory, or Indian tribe that is the original recipient of an allotment under this part for a fiscal year may be used to pay, in accordance with such standards as the Corporation may issue, for administrative costs, incurred by that recipient.
(Pub. L. 101–610, title I, § 117, as added Pub. L. 111–13, title I, § 1201, Apr. 21, 2009, 123 Stat. 1474.)
§ 12571. Authority to provide assistance and approved national service positions
(a) Provision of assistanceSubject 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 positionsAs 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) LimitationNot 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 useThe 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) CalculationIn 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 positionsThe 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.)
§ 12572. National service programs eligible for program assistance
(a) National service corpsThe recipient of a grant under section 12571(a) of this title and a Federal agency operating or supporting a national service program under section 12571(b) of this title shall use a portion of the financial assistance or positions involved, directly or through subgrants to other entities, to support or carry out the following national service corps or programs, as full- or part-time corps or programs, to address unmet needs:
(1) Education Corps
(A) In general
(B) ActivitiesAn Education Corps described in this paragraph may carry out activities such as—
(i) tutoring, or providing other academic support to elementary school and secondary school students;
(ii) improving school climate;
(iii) mentoring students, including adult or peer mentoring;
(iv) linking needed integrated services and comprehensive supports with students, their families, and their public schools;
(v) providing assistance to a school in expanding the school day by strengthening the quality of staff and expanding the academic programming offered in an expanded learning time initiative, a program of a 21st century community learning center (as defined in section 7171 of title 20), or a high-quality after-school program;
(vi) assisting schools and local educational agencies in improving and expanding high-quality service-learning programs that keep students engaged in schools by carrying out programs that provide specialized training to individuals in service-learning, and place the individuals (after such training) in positions as service-learning coordinators, to facilitate service-learning in programs eligible for funding under part I of division B;
(vii) assisting students in being prepared for college-level work;
(viii) involving family members of students in supporting teachers and students;
(ix) conducting a preprofessional training program in which students enrolled in an institution of higher education—(I) receive training (which may include classes containing service-learning) in specified fields including early childhood education and care, elementary and secondary education, and other fields such as those relating to health services, criminal justice, environmental stewardship and conservation, or public safety;(II) perform service related to such training outside the classroom during the school term and during summer or other vacation periods; and(III) agree to provide service upon graduation to meet unmet human, educational, environmental, or public safety needs related to such training;
(x) assisting economically disadvantaged students in navigating the college admissions process;
(xi) providing other activities, addressing unmet educational needs, that the Corporation may designate; or
(xii) providing skilled musicians and artists to promote greater community unity through the use of music and arts education and engagement through work in low-income communities, and education, health care, and therapeutic settings, and other work in the public domain with citizens of all ages.
(C) Education Corps indicatorsThe indicators for a corps program described in this paragraph are—
(i) student engagement, including student attendance and student behavior;
(ii) student academic achievement;
(iii) four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate (as defined in section 7801 of title 20);
(iv) rate of college enrollment and continued college enrollment for recipients of a high school diploma;
(v) any additional indicator relating to improving education for students that the Corporation, in consultation (as appropriate) with the Secretary of Education, establishes; or
(vi) any additional local indicator (applicable to a particular recipient and on which an improvement in performance is needed) relating to improving education for students, that is approved by the Corporation or a State Commission.
(2) Healthy Futures Corps
(A) In general
(B) ActivitiesA Healthy Futures Corps described in this paragraph may carry out activities such as—
(i) assisting economically disadvantaged individuals in navigating the health services system;
(ii) assisting individuals in obtaining access to health services, including oral health services, for themselves or their children;
(iii) educating economically disadvantaged individuals and individuals who are members of medically underserved populations about, and engaging individuals described in this clause in, initiatives regarding navigating the health services system and regarding disease prevention and health promotion, with a particular focus on common health conditions, chronic diseases, and conditions, for which disease prevention and health promotion measures exist and for which socioeconomic, geographic, and racial and ethnic health disparities exist;
(iv) improving the literacy of patients regarding health, including oral health;
(v) providing translation services at clinics and in emergency rooms to improve health services;
(vi) providing services designed to meet the health needs of rural communities, including the recruitment of youth to work in health professions in such communities;
(vii) assisting in health promotion interventions that improve health status, and helping people adopt and maintain healthy lifestyles and habits to improve health status;
(viii) addressing childhood obesity through in-school and after-school physical activities, and providing nutrition education to students, in elementary schools and secondary schools; or
(ix) providing activities, addressing unmet health needs, that the Corporation may designate.
(C) Healthy Futures Corps indicatorsThe indicators for a corps program described in this paragraph are—
(i) access to health services among economically disadvantaged individuals and individuals who are members of medically underserved populations;
(ii) access to health services for uninsured individuals, including such individuals who are economically disadvantaged children;
(iii) participation, among economically disadvantaged individuals and individuals who are members of medically underserved populations, in disease prevention and health promotion initiatives, particularly those with a focus on addressing common health conditions, addressing chronic diseases, and decreasing health disparities;
(iv) literacy of patients regarding health;
(v) any additional indicator, relating to improving or protecting the health of economically disadvantaged individuals and individuals who are members of medically underserved populations, that the Corporation, in consultation (as appropriate) with the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, establishes; or
(vi) any additional local indicator (applicable to a particular recipient and on which an improvement in performance is needed) relating to improving or protecting the health of economically disadvantaged individuals and individuals who are members of medically underserved populations, that is approved by the Corporation or a State Commission.
(3) Clean Energy Service Corps
(A) In general
(B) ActivitiesA Clean Energy Service Corps described in this paragraph may carry out activities such as—
(i) weatherizing and retrofitting housing units for low-income households to significantly improve the energy efficiency and reduce carbon emissions of such housing units;
(ii) building energy-efficient housing units in low-income communities;
(iii) conducting energy audits for low-income households and recommending ways for the households to improve energy efficiency;
(iv) providing clean energy-related services designed to meet the needs of rural communities;
(v) working with schools and youth programs to educate students and youth about ways to reduce home energy use and improve the environment, including conducting service-learning projects to provide such education;
(vi) assisting in the development of local recycling programs;
(vii) renewing and rehabilitating national and State parks and forests, city parks, county parks and other public lands, and trails owned or maintained by the Federal Government or a State, including planting trees, carrying out reforestation, carrying out forest health restoration measures, carrying out erosion control measures, fire hazard reduction measures, and rehabilitation and maintenance of historic sites and structures throughout the national park system, and providing trail enhancements, rehabilitation, and repairs;
(viii) cleaning and improving rivers maintained by the Federal Government or a State;
(ix) carrying out projects in partnership with the National Park Service, designed to renew and rehabilitate national park resources and enhance services and learning opportunities for national park visitors, and nearby communities and schools;
(x) providing service through a full-time, year-round youth corps program or full-time summer youth corps program, such as a conservation corps or youth service corps program that—(I) undertakes meaningful service projects with visible public benefits, including projects involving urban renewal, sustaining natural resources, or improving human services;(II) includes as participants youths and young adults who are age 16 through 25, including out-of-school youth and other disadvantaged youth (such as youth who are aging out of foster care, youth who have limited English proficiency, homeless youth, and youth who are individuals with disabilities), who are age 16 through 25; and(III) provides those participants who are youth and young adults with—(aa) team-based, highly structured, and adult-supervised work experience, life skills, education, career guidance and counseling, employment training, and support services including mentoring; and(bb) the opportunity to develop citizenship values and skills through service to their community and the United States; 1
1 So in original. Probably should be followed by “or”.
(xi) carrying out other activities, addressing unmet environmental and workforce needs, that the Corporation may designate.
(C) Clean Energy Service Corps indicatorsThe indicators for a corps program described in this paragraph are—
(i) the number of housing units of low-income households weatherized or retrofitted to significantly improve energy efficiency and reduce carbon emissions;
(ii) annual energy costs (to determine savings in those costs) at facilities where participants have provided service;
(iii) the number of students and youth receiving education or training in energy-efficient and environmentally conscious practices;
(iv)(I) the number of acres of national parks, State parks, city parks, county parks, or other public lands, that are cleaned or improved; and(II) the number of acres of forest preserves, or miles of trails or rivers, owned or maintained by the Federal Government or a State, that are cleaned or improved;
(v) any additional indicator relating to clean energy, the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, or education and skill attainment for clean energy jobs, that the Corporation, in consultation (as appropriate) with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of the Interior, or the Secretary of Labor, as appropriate, establishes; or
(vi) any additional local indicator (applicable to a particular recipient and on which an improvement in performance is needed) relating to clean energy, the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, or education or skill attainment for clean energy jobs, that is approved by the Corporation or a State Commission.
(4) Veterans Corps
(A) In general
(B) ActivitiesA Veterans Corps described in this paragraph may carry out activities such as—
(i) promoting community-based efforts to meet the unique needs of military families while a family member is deployed and upon that family member’s return home;
(ii) recruiting veterans, particularly returning veterans, into service opportunities, including opportunities that utilize their military experience;
(iii) assisting veterans in developing their educational opportunities (including opportunities for professional certification, licensure, or credentials), coordinating activities with and assisting State and local agencies administering veterans education benefits, and coordinating activities with and assisting entities administering veterans programs with internships and fellowships that could lead to employment in the private and public sectors;
(iv) promoting efforts within a community to serve the needs of veterans and members of the Armed Forces who are on active duty, including helping veterans file benefits claims and assisting Federal agencies in providing services to veterans, and sending care packages to Members of the Armed Forces who are deployed;
(v) assisting veterans in developing mentoring relationships with economically disadvantaged students;
(vi) developing projects to assist veterans with disabilities, veterans who are unemployed, older veterans, and veterans in rural communities, including assisting veterans described in this clause with transportation; or
(vii) other activities, addressing unmet needs of veterans, that the Corporation may designate.
(C) Veterans’ Corps indicatorsThe indicators for a corps program described in this paragraph are—
(i) the number of housing units created for veterans;
(ii) the number of veterans who pursue educational opportunities;
(iii) the number of veterans receiving professional certification, licensure, or credentials;
(iv) the number of veterans engaged in service opportunities;
(v) the number of military families assisted by organizations while a family member is deployed and upon that family member’s return home;
(vi) the number of economically disadvantaged students engaged in mentoring relationships with veterans;
(vii) the number of projects designed to meet identifiable public needs of veterans, especially veterans with disabilities, veterans who are unemployed, older veterans, and veterans in rural communities;
(viii) any additional indicator that relates to education or skill attainment that assists in providing veterans with the skills to address identifiable public needs, or that relates to improving the lives of veterans, of members of the Armed Forces on active duty, and of families of the veterans and the members on active duty, and that the Corporation, in consultation (as appropriate) with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, establishes; or
(ix) any additional local indicator (applicable to a particular recipient and on which an improvement in performance is needed) relating to the education or skill attainment, or the improvement, described in clause (viii), that is approved by the Corporation or a State Commission.
(5) Opportunity Corps
(A) In general
(B) ActivitiesAn Opportunity Corps described in this paragraph may carry out activities such as—
(i) providing financial literacy education to economically disadvantaged individuals, including financial literacy education with regard to credit management, financial institutions including banks and credit unions, and utilization of savings plans;
(ii) assisting in the construction, rehabilitation, or preservation of housing units, including energy efficient homes, for economically disadvantaged individuals;
(iii) assisting economically disadvantaged individuals, including homeless individuals, in finding placement in and maintaining housing;
(iv) assisting economically disadvantaged individuals in obtaining access to health services for themselves or their children;
(v) assisting individuals in obtaining information about Federal, State, local, or private programs or benefits focused on assisting economically disadvantaged individuals, economically disadvantaged children, or low-income families;
(vi) facilitating enrollment in and completion of job training for economically disadvantaged individuals;
(vii) assisting economically disadvantaged individuals in obtaining access to job placement assistance;
(viii) carrying out a program that seeks to eliminate hunger in low-income communities and rural areas through service in projects—(I) involving food banks, food pantries, and nonprofit organizations that provide food during emergencies;(II) seeking to address the long-term causes of hunger through education and the delivery of appropriate services;(III) providing training in basic health, nutrition, and life skills necessary to alleviate hunger in communities and rural areas; or(IV) assisting individuals in obtaining information about federally supported nutrition programs;
(ix) addressing issues faced by homebound citizens, such as needs for food deliveries, legal and medical services, nutrition information, and transportation;
(x) implementing an E–Corps program that involves participants who provide services in a community by developing and assisting in carrying out technology programs that seek to increase access to technology and the benefits of technology in such community; and
(xi) carrying out other activities, addressing unmet needs relating to economic opportunity for economically disadvantaged individuals, that the Corporation may designate.
(C) Opportunity Corps indicatorsThe indicators for a corps program described in this paragraph are—
(i) the degree of financial literacy among economically disadvantaged individuals;
(ii) the number of housing units built or improved for economically disadvantaged individuals or low-income families;
(iii) the number of economically disadvantaged individuals with access to job training and other skill enhancement;
(iv) the number of economically disadvantaged individuals with access to information about job placement services;
(v) any additional indicator relating to improving economic opportunity for economically disadvantaged individuals that the Corporation, in consultation (as appropriate) with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Secretary of Labor, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, and the Secretary of the Treasury, establishes; or
(vi) any additional local indicator (applicable to a particular recipient and on which an improvement in performance is needed) that is approved by the Corporation or a State Commission.
(b) National service programs
(1) In general
(2) ProgramsThe programs may include the following types of national service programs:
(A) A community service program designed to meet the needs of rural communities, using teams or individual placements to address the development needs of rural communities, including addressing rural poverty, or the need for health services, education, or job training.
(B) A program—
(i) that engages participants in public health, emergency and disaster preparedness, and other public safety activities;
(ii) that may include the recruitment of qualified participants for, and placement of the participants in, positions to be trainees as law enforcement officers, firefighters, search and rescue personnel, and emergency medical service workers; and
(iii) that may engage Federal, State, and local stakeholders, in collaboration, to organize more effective responses to issues of public health, emergencies and disasters, and other public safety issues.
(C) A program that seeks to expand the number of mentors for disadvantaged youths and other youths (including by recruiting high school-,2
2 So in original. The comma probably should not appear.
and college-age individuals to enter into mentoring relationships), either through—(i) provision of direct mentoring services;
(ii) provision of supportive services to direct mentoring service organizations (in the case of a partnership);
(iii) the creative utilization of current and emerging technologies to connect youth with mentors; or
(iv) supporting mentoring partnerships (including statewide and local mentoring partnerships that strengthen direct service mentoring programs) by—(I) increasing State resources dedicated to mentoring;(II) supporting the creation of statewide and local mentoring partnerships and programs of national scope through collaborative efforts between entities such as local or direct service mentoring partnerships, or units of State or local government; and(III) assisting direct service mentoring programs.
(D) A program—
(i) in which not less than 75 percent of the participants are disadvantaged youth;
(ii) that may provide life skills training, employment training, educational counseling, assistance to complete a secondary school diploma or its recognized equivalent, counseling, or a mentoring relationship with an adult volunteer; and
(iii) for which, in awarding financial assistance and approved national service positions, the Corporation shall give priority to programs that engage retirees to serve as mentors.
(E) A program—
(i) that reengages court-involved youth and adults with the goal of reducing recidivism;
(ii) that may create support systems beginning in correctional facilities; and
(iii) that may have life skills training, employment training, an education program (including a program to complete a secondary school diploma or its recognized equivalent), educational and career counseling, and postprogram placement services.
(F) A demonstration program—
(i) that has as 1 of its primary purposes the recruitment and acceptance of court-involved youth and adults as participants, volunteers, or members; and
(ii) that may serve any purpose otherwise permitted under this chapter.
(G) A program that provides education or job training services that are designed to meet the needs of rural communities.
(H) A program that seeks to expand the number of mentors for youth in foster care through—
(i) the provision of direct academic mentoring services for youth in foster care;
(ii) the provision of supportive services to mentoring service organizations that directly provide mentoring to youth in foster care, including providing training of mentors in child development, domestic violence, foster care, confidentiality requirements, and other matters related to working with youth in foster care; or
(iii) supporting foster care mentoring partnerships, including statewide and local mentoring partnerships that strengthen direct service mentoring programs.
(I) Such other national service programs addressing unmet human, educational, environmental, or public safety needs as the Corporation may designate.
(3) Indicators
(c) Program models for service corps
(1) In generalIn addition to any activities described in subparagraph (B) of paragraphs (1) through (5) of subsection (a), and subsection (b)(2), a recipient of a grant under section 12571(a) of this title and a Federal agency operating or supporting a national service program under section 12571(b) of this title may directly or through grants or subgrants to other entities carry out a national service corps program through the following program models:
(A) A community corps program that meets unmet health, veteran, and other human, educational, environmental, or public safety needs and promotes greater community unity through the use of organized teams of participants of varied social and economic backgrounds, skill levels, physical and developmental capabilities, ages, ethnic backgrounds, or genders.
(B) A service program that—
(i) recruits individuals with special skills or provides specialized preservice training to enable participants to be placed individually or in teams in positions in which the participants can meet such unmet needs; and
(ii) if consistent with the purposes of the program, brings participants together for additional training and other activities designed to foster civic responsibility, increase the skills of participants, and improve the quality of the service provided.
(C) A campus-based program that is designed to provide substantial service in a community during the school term and during summer or other vacation periods through the use of—
(i) students who are attending an institution of higher education, including students participating in a work-study program assisted under part C of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.); 4
4 See References in Text note below.
(ii) teams composed of students described in clause (i); or
(iii) teams composed of a combination of such students and community residents.
(D) A professional corps program that recruits and places qualified participants in positions—
(i) as teachers, nurses and other health care providers, police officers, early childhood development staff, engineers, or other professionals providing service to meet human, educational, environmental, or public safety needs in communities with an inadequate number of such professionals;
(ii) for which the salary may exceed the maximum living allowance authorized in subsection (a)(2) of section 12594 of this title, as provided in subsection (c) of such section; and
(iii) that are sponsored by public or private employers who agree to pay 100 percent of the salaries and benefits (other than any national service educational award under division D) of the participants.
(E) A program that provides opportunities for veterans to participate in service projects.
(F) A program carried out by an intermediary that builds the capacity of local nonprofit and faith-based organizations to expand and enhance services to meet local or national needs.
(G) Such other program models as may be approved by the Corporation or a State Commission, as appropriate.
(2) Program models within corps
(d) Qualification criteria to determine eligibility
(1) Establishment by Corporation
(2) Consultation
(3) Application to subgrants
(4) Encouragement of intergenerational components of programs
(e) Priorities for certain corpsIn awarding financial assistance and approved national service positions to eligible entities proposed to carry out the corps described in subsection (a)—
(1) in the case of a corps described in subsection (a)(2)—
(A) the Corporation may give priority to eligible entities that propose to provide support for participants who, after completing service under this section, will undertake careers to improve performance on health indicators described in subsection (a)(2)(C); and
(B) the Corporation shall give priority to eligible entities that propose to carry out national service programs in medically underserved areas (as designated individually, by the Secretary of Health and Human Services as an area with a shortage of personal health services); and
(2) in the case of a corps described in subsection (a)(3), the Corporation shall give priority to eligible entities that propose to recruit individuals for the Clean Energy Service Corps so that significant percentages of participants in the Corps are economically disadvantaged individuals, and provide to such individuals support services and education and training to develop skills needed for clean energy jobs for which there is current demand or projected future demand.
(f) National service priorities
(1) Establishment
(A) By Corporation
(B) By States
(2) Notice to applicantsThe Corporation shall provide advance notice to potential applicants of any national service priorities to be in effect under this subsection for a fiscal year. The notice shall specifically include—
(A) a description of any alteration made in the priorities since the previous notice; and
(B) a description of the national service programs that are designated by the Corporation under section 12585(d)(2) of this title as eligible for priority consideration in the next competitive distribution of assistance under section 12571(a) of this title.
(3) RegulationsThe Corporation shall by regulation establish procedures to ensure the equitable treatment of national service programs that—
(A) receive funding under this division for multiple years; and
(B) would be adversely affected by annual revisions in such national service priorities.
(4) Application to subgrants
(g) Consultation on indicators
(h) Requirements for tutors
(1) In generalExcept as provided in paragraph (2), the Corporation shall require that each recipient of assistance under the national service laws that operates a tutoring program involving elementary school or secondary school students certifies that individuals serving in approved national service positions as tutors in such program have—
(A) obtained their high school diplomas; and
(B) successfully completed pre- and in-service training for tutors.
(2) Exception
(i) Requirements for tutoring programsEach tutoring program that receives assistance under the national service laws shall—
(1) offer a curriculum that is high quality, research-based, and consistent with the State academic span standards required by section 6311 of title 20 and the instructional program of the local educational agency; and
(2) offer high quality, research-based pre- and in-service training for tutors.
(j) Citizenship training
(k) ReportNot later than 60 days after the end of each fiscal year for which the Corporation makes grants under section 12571(a) of this title, the Corporation shall prepare and submit to the authorizing committees a report containing—
(1) information describing how the Corporation allocated financial assistance and approved national service positions among eligible entities proposed to carry out corps and national service programs described in this section for that fiscal year;
(2) information describing the amount of financial assistance and the number of approved national service positions the Corporation provided to each corps and national service program described in this section for that fiscal year;
(3) a measure of the extent to which the corps and national service programs improved performance on the corresponding indicators; and
(4) information describing how the Corporation is coordinating—
(A) the national service programs funded under this section; with
(B) applicable programs, as determined by the Corporation, carried out under division B of this subchapter, and part A of title I and parts A and B of title II of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4951 et seq., 5001, 5011) that improve performance on those indicators or otherwise address identified community needs.
(Pub. L. 101–610, title I, § 122, as added Pub. L. 103–82, title I, § 101(b), Sept. 21, 1993, 107 Stat. 790; amended Pub. L. 111–13, title I, § 1302, Apr. 21, 2009, 123 Stat. 1485; Pub. L. 114–95, title IX, § 9215(bbb)(4), Dec. 10, 2015, 129 Stat. 2185.)
§ 12573. Types of national service positions eligible for approval for national service educational awardsThe Corporation may approve of any of the following service positions as an approved national service position that includes the national service educational award described in division D as one of the benefits to be provided for successful service in the position:
(1) A position for a participant in a national service program described in subsection (a), (b), or (c) of section 12572 of this title that receives assistance under subsection (a) of section 12571 of this title.
(2) A position for a participant in a program that—
(A) is carried out by a State, a subdivision of a State, a territory, an Indian tribe, a public or private nonprofit organization, an institution of higher education, or a Federal agency (under an interagency agreement described in section 12571(b) of this title); and
(B) would be eligible to receive assistance under section 12571(a) of this title, based on criteria established by the Corporation, but has not applied for such assistance.
(3) A position involving service as a VISTA volunteer under title I of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4951 et seq.).
(4) A position facilitating service-learning in a program described in section 12572(a)(1)(B)(vi) of this title that is eligible for assistance under part I of division B.
(5) A position for a participant in the National Civilian Community Corps under division E.
(6) A position involving service as a crew leader in a youth corps program or a similar position supporting a national service program that receives an approved national service position.
(7) A position involving service in the ServeAmerica Fellowship program carried out under section 12653b of this title.
(8) Such other national service positions as the Corporation considers to be appropriate.
(Pub. L. 101–610, title I, § 123, as added Pub. L. 103–82, title I, § 101(b), Sept. 21, 1993, 107 Stat. 794; amended Pub. L. 111–13, title I, § 1303, Apr. 21, 2009, 123 Stat. 1499.)
§ 12574. Types of program assistance
(a) Planning assistance
(b) Operational assistance
(c) Replication assistance
(d) Application to subgrants
(Pub. L. 101–610, title I, § 124, as added Pub. L. 103–82, title I, § 101(b), Sept. 21, 1993, 107 Stat. 794.)
§ 12575. Repealed. Pub. L. 111–13, title I, § 1304, Apr. 21, 2009, 123 Stat. 1500
§ 12576. Other special assistance
(a) Support for State Commissions
(1) Grants authorized
(2) Matching requirement
(3) Alternative
Notwithstanding paragraph (2), the Chief Executive Officer may permit a State that demonstrates hardship or a new State Commission to meet alternative matching requirements for such a grant as follows:
(A) First $100,000
(B) Amounts greater than $100,000
(C) Amounts greater than $250,000
(b) Disaster service
(c) Challenge grants for national service programs
(1) Assistance authorized
(2) Selection criteria
The Corporation shall develop criteria for the selection of recipients of challenge grants under this subsection, so as to make the grants widely available to a variety of programs that—
(A) are high-quality national service programs; and
(B) are carried out by entities with demonstrated experience in establishing and implementing projects that provide benefits to participants and communities.
(3) Amount of assistance
(Pub. L. 101–610, title I, § 126, as added Pub. L. 103–82, title I, § 101(b), Sept. 21, 1993, 107 Stat. 795; amended Pub. L. 111–13, title I, § 1305, Apr. 21, 2009, 123 Stat. 1500.)
§ 12653. Additional Corporation activities to support national service
(a) Methods of conducting activities
(b) Innovation and quality improvement
The Corporation may undertake activities to address emergent needs through summer programs and other activities, and to support service-learning programs and national service programs, including—
(1) programs, including programs for rural youth, under division B or C;
(2) employer-based retiree programs;
(3) intergenerational programs;
(4) programs involving individuals with disabilities as participants providing service; and
(5) programs sponsored by Governors.
(c) Conferences and materials
(d) Research
(e) Youth leadership
(f) National program identity
(g) Global Youth Service Day
(1) Designation
(2) Federal activities
(3) Activities
(h) Assistance for Head Start
(i) Martin Luther King, Jr., Service Day
(1) Assistance
(2) Eligible entities
(3) Repealed. Pub. L. 105–354, § 2(b), Nov. 3, 1998, 112 Stat. 3244
(4) Federal share
(5) Calculation of entity contributions
(j) Call to Service Campaign
(k) September 11th Day of Service
(1) Federal activities
(2) Activities
(3) Consultation
(Pub. L. 101–610, title I, § 198, as added and amended Pub. L. 103–82, title I, § 104(c), title IV, § 405(p)(2), Sept. 21, 1993, 107 Stat. 840, 922; Pub. L. 103–304, § 3(a), (b)(6), Aug. 23, 1994, 108 Stat. 1566, 1568; Pub. L. 105–354, § 2(b), Nov. 3, 1998, 112 Stat. 3244; Pub. L. 111–13, title I, § 1802, Apr. 21, 2009, 123 Stat. 1552.)
§ 12653a. Presidential awards for service
(a) Presidential awards
(1) In general
(2) Individuals and programs
Notwithstanding section 12511 of this title—
(A) an individual receiving an award under this subsection need not be a participant in a program authorized under this chapter; and
(B) a program receiving an award under this subsection need not be a program authorized under this chapter.
(3) Nature of award
In making an award under this section to an individual or program, the President, acting through the Corporation—
(A) is authorized to incur necessary expenses for the honorary recognition of the individual or program; and
(B) is not authorized to make a cash award to such individual or program.
(b) Information
(Pub. L. 101–610, title I, § 198A, formerly § 198B, as added Pub. L. 103–82, title I, § 104(c), Sept. 21, 1993, 107 Stat. 843; renumbered § 198A and amended Pub. L. 111–13, title I, §§ 1803(b), 1804, Apr. 21, 2009, 123 Stat. 1554.)
§ 12653b. ServeAmerica Fellowships
(a) DefinitionsIn this section:
(1) Area of national needThe term “area of national need” means an area involved in efforts to—
(A) improve education in schools for economically disadvantaged students;
(B) expand and improve access to health care;
(C) improve energy efficiency and conserve natural resources;
(D) improve economic opportunities for economically disadvantaged individuals; or
(E) improve disaster preparedness and response.
(2) Eligible fellowship recipient
(3) Fellow
(4) Small service sponsor organization
(b) Grants
(1) In general
(2) Allotment; administrative costs
(A) Allotment
(B) Reallotment
(C) Administrative costs
(3) Number of positionsThe Corporation shall—
(A) establish or increase the number of approved national service positions under this subsection during each of fiscal years 2010 through 2014;
(B) establish the number of approved positions at 500 for fiscal year 2010; and
(C) increase the number of the approved positions to—
(i) 750 for fiscal year 2011;
(ii) 1,000 for fiscal year 2012;
(iii) 1,250 for fiscal year 2013; and
(iv) 1,500 for fiscal year 2014.
(4) Uses of grant funds
(A) Required uses
(B) Permitted usesA grant awarded under this subsection may be used for—
(i) oversight activities and mechanisms for the service sites of the fellows, as determined necessary by the State Commission or the Corporation, which may include site visits;
(ii) activities to augment the experience of fellows, including activities to engage the fellows in networking opportunities with other national service participants; and
(iii) recruitment or training activities for fellows.
(5) Applications
(c) Eligible fellowship recipients
(1) Application
(A) In general
(B) ContentsThe Corporation shall specify information to be provided in an application submitted under this subsection, which—
(i) shall include—(I) a description of the area of national need that the applicant intends to address in the service project;(II) a description of the skills and experience the applicant has to address the area of national need;(III) a description of the type of service the applicant plans to provide as a fellow; and(IV) information identifying the local area within the State served by the Commission in which the applicant plans to serve for the service project; and
(ii) may include, if the applicant chooses, the size of the registered service sponsor organization with which the applicant hopes to serve.
(2) SelectionEach State Commission shall—
(A) select, from the applications received by the State Commission for a fiscal year, the number of eligible fellowship recipients that may be supported for that fiscal year based on the amount of the grant received by the State Commission under subsection (b); and
(B) make an effort to award one-third of the fellowships available to the State Commission for a fiscal year, based on the amount of the grant received under subsection (b), to applicants who propose to serve the fellowship with small service sponsor organizations registered under subsection (d).
(d) Service sponsor organizations
(1) In generalEach service sponsor organization shall—
(A) be a nonprofit organization;
(B) satisfy qualification criteria established by the Corporation or the State Commission, including standards relating to organizational capacity, financial management, and programmatic oversight;
(C) not be a recipient of other assistance, approved national service positions, or approved summer of service positions under the national service laws; and
(D) at the time of registration with a State Commission, enter into an agreement providing that the service sponsor organization shall—
(i) abide by all program requirements;
(ii) provide an amount described in subsection (e)(3)(b) 1
1 So in original. Probably should be “(e)(3)(B)”.
for each fellow serving with the organization through the ServeAmerica Fellowship;(iii) be responsible for certifying whether each fellow serving with the organization successfully completed the ServeAmerica Fellowship, and record and certify in a manner specified by the Corporation the number of hours served by a fellow for purposes of determining the fellow’s eligibility for benefits; and
(iv) provide timely access to records relating to the ServeAmerica Fellowship to the State Commission, the Corporation, and the Inspector General of the Corporation.
(2) Registration
(A) Requirement
(B) Clearinghouse
(C) RevocationIf a State Commission determines that a service sponsor organization is in violation of any of the applicable provisions of this section—
(i) the State Commission shall revoke the registration of the organization;
(ii) the organization shall not be eligible to receive assistance, approved national service positions, or approved summer of service positions under this subchapter for not less than 5 years; and
(iii) the State Commission shall have the right to remove a fellow from the organization and relocate the fellow to another site.
(e) Fellows
(1) In generalTo be eligible to participate in a service project as a fellow and receive a ServeAmerica Fellowship, an eligible fellowship recipient shall—
(A) within 3 months after being selected as an eligible fellowship recipient by a State Commission, select a registered service sponsor organization described in subsection (d)—
(i) with which the recipient is interested in serving under this section; and
(ii) that is located in the State served by the State Commission;
(B) enter into an agreement with the organization—
(i) that specifies the service the recipient will provide if the placement is approved; and
(ii) in which the recipient agrees to serve for 1 year on a full-time or part-time basis (as determined by the Corporation); and
(C) submit such agreement to the State Commission.
(2) Award
(3) Fellowship amount
(A) In general
(B) Amount from service sponsor organization
(i) In general
(ii) Small service sponsor organizations
(C) Maximum living allowance
(D) Proration of amount
(E) WaiverThe Corporation may allow a State Commission to waive the amount required under subparagraph (B) from the service sponsor organization for a fellow serving the organization if—
(i) such requirement is inconsistent with the objectives of the ServeAmerica Fellowship program; and
(ii) the amount provided to the fellow under subparagraph (A) is sufficient to meet the necessary costs of living (including food, housing, and transportation) in the area in which the ServeAmerica Fellowship program is located.
(F) Definition
(f) Compliance with ineligible service categories
(g) Reports
(h) Educational awards
(Pub. L. 101–610, title I, § 198B, as added Pub. L. 111–13, title I, § 1805, Apr. 21, 2009, 123 Stat. 1554.)
§ 12653c. Silver Scholarships and Encore Fellowships
(a) Silver Scholarship Grant Program
(1) Establishment
(2) Term
(3) ApplicationsTo be eligible for a grant under this subsection, a community-based entity shall—
(A) submit to the Corporation an application at such time and in such manner as the Chief Executive Officer may reasonably require; and
(B) be a listed organization as described in subsection (b)(4).
(4) Collaboration encouraged
(5) Eligibility for fellowship
(6) Transfer to trust
(7) Support services
(b) Encore Fellowships
(1) EstablishmentThe Corporation may award 1-year Encore Fellowships to enable individuals age 55 or older to—
(A) carry out service projects in areas of national need; and
(B) receive training and development in order to transition to full- or part-time public service in the nonprofit sector or government.
(2) ProgramIn carrying out the program, the Corporation shall—
(A) maintain a list of eligible organizations for which Encore Fellows may be placed to carry out service projects through the program and shall provide the list to all Fellowship recipients; and
(B) at the request of a Fellowship recipient—
(i) determine whether the requesting recipient is able to meet the service needs of a listed organization, or another organization that the recipient requests in accordance with paragraph (5)(B), for a service project; and
(ii) upon making a favorable determination under clause (i), award the recipient with an Encore Fellowship, and place the recipient with the organization as an Encore Fellow under paragraph (5)(C).
(3) Eligible recipients
(A) In generalAn individual desiring to be selected as a Fellowship recipient shall—
(i) be an individual who—(I) is age 55 or older as of the time the individual applies for the program; and(II) is not engaged in, but who wishes to engage in, full- or part-time public service in the nonprofit sector or government; and
(ii) submit an application to the Corporation, at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Corporation may require, including—(I) a description of the area of national need that the applicant hopes to address through the service project;(II) a description of the skills and experience the applicant has to address an area of national need; and(III) information identifying the region of the United States in which the applicant wishes to serve.
(B) Selection basisIn determining which individuals to select as Fellowship recipients, the Corporation shall—
(i) select not more than 10 individuals from each State; and
(ii) give priority to individuals with skills and experience for which there is an ongoing high demand in the nonprofit sector and government.
(4) Listed organizationsTo be listed under paragraph (2)(A), an organization shall—
(A) be a nonprofit organization; and
(B) submit an application to the Corporation at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Corporation may require, including—
(i) a description of—(I) the services and activities the organization carries out generally;(II) the area of national need that the organization seeks to address through a service project; and(III) the services and activities the organization seeks to carry out through the proposed service project;
(ii) a description of the skills and experience that an eligible Encore Fellowship recipient needs to be placed with the organization as an Encore Fellow for the service project;
(iii) a description of the training and leadership development the organization shall provide an Encore Fellow placed with the organization to assist the Encore Fellow in obtaining a public service job in the nonprofit sector or government after the period of the Encore Fellowship; and
(iv) evidence of the organization’s financial stability.
(5) Placement
(A) Request for placement with listed organizations
(B) Request for placement with other organizationAn eligible Encore Fellowship recipient may apply to the Corporation to serve the recipient’s Encore Fellowship year with a nonprofit organization that is not a listed organization. Such application shall be submitted to the Corporation at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Corporation shall require, and shall include—
(i) an identification and description of—(I) the organization;(II) the area of national need the organization seeks to address; and(III) the services or activities the organization carries out to address such area of national need;
(ii) a description of the services the eligible Encore Fellowship recipient shall provide for the organization as an Encore Fellow; and
(iii)(I) a description of the organization’s need for the eligible Encore Fellowship recipient’s services;(II) evidence that the organization is financially sound;(III) an assurance that the organization will provide training and leadership development to the eligible Encore Fellowship recipient if placed with the organization as an Encore Fellow, to assist the Encore Fellow in obtaining a public service job in the nonprofit sector or government after the period of the Encore Fellowship; and(IV) a description of the training and leadership development to be provided to the Encore Fellowship recipient if so placed.
(C) Placement and award of FellowshipIf the Corporation determines that the eligible Encore Fellowship recipient is able to meet the service needs (including skills and experience to address an area of national need) of the organization that the eligible fellowship recipient requests under subparagraph (A) or (B), the Corporation shall—
(i) approve the placement of the eligible Encore Fellowship recipient with the organization;
(ii) award the eligible Encore Fellowship recipient an Encore Fellowship for a period of 1 year and designate the eligible Encore Fellowship recipient as an Encore Fellow; and
(iii) in awarding the Encore Fellowship, make a payment, in the amount of $11,000, to the organization to enable the organization to provide living expenses to the Encore Fellow for the year in which the Encore Fellow agrees to serve.
(6) Matching funds
(7) Training and assistance
(8) Leadership development
(c) Evaluations
(Pub. L. 101–610, title I, § 198C, as added Pub. L. 111–13, title I, § 1805, Apr. 21, 2009, 123 Stat. 1559.)
§ 12653d. Repealed. Pub. L. 111–13, title I, § 1803(a)(3), Apr. 21, 2009, 123 Stat. 1554