Division H—Investment for Quality and Innovation
Editorial Notes
Prior Provisions
This division is comprised of subtitle H, §§198–198C, 198H, 198K, 198O, 198P, and 198S, of title I of
Part I—Additional Corporation Activities To Support National Service
§12653. Additional Corporation activities to support national service
(a) Methods of conducting activities
The Corporation may carry out this section directly (except as provided in subsection (g)) or through grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements with other entities.
(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
The Corporation may organize and hold conferences, and prepare and publish materials, to disseminate information and promote the sharing of information among programs for the purpose of improving the quality of programs and projects.
(d) Research
The Corporation may support research on national service, including service-learning.
(e) Youth leadership
The Corporation may support activities to enhance the ability of youth and young adults to play leadership roles in national service.
(f) National program identity
The Corporation may support the development and dissemination of materials, including training materials, and arrange for uniforms and insignia, designed to promote unity and shared features among programs that receive assistance under the national service laws.
(g) Global Youth Service Day
(1) Designation
April 24, 2009, and April 23, 2010, are each designated as "Global Youth Service Days". The President is authorized and directed to issue a proclamation calling on the people of the United States to observe the day with appropriate youth-led community improvement and service-learning activities.
(2) Federal activities
In order to observe Global Youth Service Day at the Federal level, the Corporation and other Federal departments and agencies may organize and carry out appropriate youth-led community improvement and service-learning activities.
(3) Activities
The Corporation and other Federal departments and agencies may make grants to public or private nonprofit organizations with demonstrated ability to carry out appropriate activities, in order to support such activities on Global Youth Service Day.
(h) Assistance for Head Start
The Corporation may make grants to, and enter into contracts and cooperative agreements with, public or nonprofit private agencies and organizations that receive grants or contracts under the Foster Grandparent Program (part B of title II of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 [
(i) Martin Luther King, Jr., Service Day
(1) Assistance
The Corporation may make grants to eligible entities described in paragraph (2) to pay for the Federal share of the cost of planning and carrying out service opportunities in conjunction with the Federal legal holiday honoring the birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr. Such service opportunities shall consist of activities reflecting the life and teachings of Martin Luther King, Jr., such as cooperation and understanding among racial and ethnic groups, nonviolent conflict resolution, equal economic and educational opportunities, and social justice.
(2) Eligible entities
Any entity otherwise eligible for assistance under the national services laws shall be eligible to receive a grant under this subsection.
(3) Repealed. Pub. L. 105–354, §2(b), Nov. 3, 1998, 112 Stat. 3244
(4) Federal share
Grants provided under this subsection to an eligible entity to support the planning and carrying out of a service opportunity in conjunction with the Federal legal holiday honoring the birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr., together with all other Federal funds used to plan or carry out the service opportunity, may not exceed 30 percent of the cost of planning and carrying out the service opportunity.
(5) Calculation of entity contributions
In determining the non-Federal share of the costs of planning and carrying out a service opportunity supported by a grant under this subsection, the Corporation shall consider in-kind contributions (including facilities, equipment, and services) made to plan or carry out the service opportunity.
(j) Call to Service Campaign
Not later than 180 days after April 21, 2009, the Corporation shall conduct a nationwide "Call To Service" campaign, to encourage all people of the United States, regardless of age, race, ethnicity, religion, or economic status, to engage in full- or part-time national service, long- or short-term public service in the nonprofit sector or government, or volunteering. In conducting the campaign, the Corporation may collaborate with other Federal agencies and entities, State Commissions, Governors, nonprofit and faith-based organizations, businesses, institutions of higher education, elementary schools, and secondary schools.
(k) September 11th Day of Service
(1) Federal activities
The Corporation may organize and carry out appropriate ceremonies and activities, which may include activities that are part of the broader Call to Service Campaign under subsection (j), in order to observe the September 11th National Day of Service and Remembrance at the Federal level.
(2) Activities
The Corporation may make grants and provide other support to community-based organizations to assist in planning and carrying out appropriate service, charity, and remembrance opportunities in conjunction with the September 11th National Day of Service and Remembrance.
(3) Consultation
The Corporation may consult with and make grants or provide other forms of support to nonprofit organizations with expertise in representing families of victims of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks and other impacted constituencies, and in promoting the establishment of September 11 as an annually recognized National Day of Service and Remembrance.
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Editorial Notes
References in Text
The Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973, referred to in subsec. (h), is
The Head Start Act, referred to in subsec. (h), is subchapter B (§§635–657) of
Prior Provisions
A prior section 12653,
Amendments
2009—
Subsec. (a).
Subsec. (b).
Subsec. (g).
Subsec. (g)(1).
Subsec. (g)(2).
Subsec. (g)(3).
Subsecs. (j), (k).
1998—Subsec. (s)(3).
1994—Subsec. (q)(1).
Subsec. (s).
1993—Subsec. (r).
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 2009 Amendment
Amendment by
Effective Date of 1993 Amendment
Amendment by section 405(p)(2) of
Effective Date
Section effective Oct. 1, 1993, see section 123 of
Executive Documents
Executive Order No. 13560
Ex. Ord. No. 13560, Dec. 14, 2010, 75 F.R. 78875, which established the White House Council for Community Solutions, was superseded and revoked by Ex. Ord. No. 13748, §5, Nov. 16, 2016, 81 F.R. 83621, set out as a note under
§12653a. Presidential awards for service
(a) Presidential awards
(1) In general
The President, acting through the Corporation, may make Presidential awards for service to individuals providing significant service, and to outstanding service programs.
(2) Individuals and programs
Notwithstanding
(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
The President, acting through the Corporation, shall ensure that information concerning individuals and programs receiving awards under this section is widely disseminated.
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Editorial Notes
References in Text
This chapter, referred to in subsec. (a)(2), was in the original "this Act", meaning
Codification
Section was formerly classified to
Prior Provisions
A prior section 12653a,
Another prior section 12653a,
Amendments
2009—Subsec. (a)(2).
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 2009 Amendment
Amendment by
Effective Date
Section effective Oct. 1, 1993, see section 123 of
§12653b. ServeAmerica Fellowships
(a) Definitions
In this section:
(1) Area of national need
The 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
The term "eligible fellowship recipient" means an individual who is selected by a State Commission under subsection (c) and, as a result of such selection, is eligible for a ServeAmerica Fellowship.
(3) Fellow
The term "fellow" means an eligible fellowship recipient who is awarded a ServeAmerica Fellowship and is designated a fellow under subsection (e)(2).
(4) Small service sponsor organization
The term "small service sponsor organization" means a service sponsor organization described in subsection (d)(1) that has not more than 10 full-time employees and 10 part-time employees.
(b) Grants
(1) In general
From the amounts appropriated under
(2) Allotment; administrative costs
(A) Allotment
The amount allotted to a State Commission for a fiscal year shall be equal to an amount that bears the same ratio to the amount appropriated under
(B) Reallotment
If a State Commission does not apply for an allotment under this subsection for any fiscal year, or if the State Commission's application is not approved, the Corporation shall reallot the amount of the State Commission's allotment to the remaining State Commissions in accordance with subparagraph (A).
(C) Administrative costs
Of the amount allotted to a State Commission under subparagraph (A), not more than 1.5 percent of such amount may be used for administrative costs.
(3) Number of positions
The 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
A grant awarded under this subsection shall be used to enable fellows to carry out service projects in areas of national need.
(B) Permitted uses
A 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
To be eligible to receive a grant under this subsection, a State Commission shall submit an application to the Corporation at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Corporation may require, including information on the criteria and procedures that the State Commission will use for overseeing ServeAmerica Fellowship placements for service projects, under subsection (e).
(c) Eligible fellowship recipients
(1) Application
(A) In general
An applicant desiring to become an eligible fellowship recipient shall submit an application to a State Commission that has elected to participate in the program authorized under this section, at such time and in such manner as the Commission may require, and containing the information described in subparagraph (B) and such additional information as the Commission may require. An applicant may submit such application to only 1 State Commission for a fiscal year.
(B) Contents
The 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) Selection
Each 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 general
Each 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 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
No service sponsor organization may receive a fellow under this section until the organization registers with the State Commission.
(B) Clearinghouse
The State Commission shall maintain a list of registered service sponsor organizations on a public website.
(C) Revocation
If 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 general
To 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
Upon receiving the eligible fellowship recipient's agreement under paragraph (1), the State Commission shall award a ServeAmerica Fellowship to the recipient and designate the recipient as a fellow.
(3) Fellowship amount
(A) In general
From amounts received under subsection (b), each State Commission shall award each of the State's fellows a ServeAmerica Fellowship amount that is equal to 50 percent of the amount of the average annual VISTA subsistence allowance.
(B) Amount from service sponsor organization
(i) In general
Except as provided in clause (ii) and subparagraph (E), the service sponsor organization shall award to the fellow serving such organization an amount that will ensure that the total award received by the fellow for service in the service project (consisting of such amount and the ServeAmerica Fellowship amount the fellow receives under subparagraph (A)) is equal to or greater than 70 percent of the average annual VISTA subsistence allowance.
(ii) Small service sponsor organizations
In the case of a small service sponsor organization, the small service sponsor organization may decrease the amount of the service sponsor organization award required under clause (i) to not less than an amount that will ensure that the total award received by the fellow for service in the service project (as calculated in clause (i)) is equal to or greater than 60 percent of the average annual VISTA subsistence allowance.
(C) Maximum living allowance
The total amount that may be provided to a fellow under this subparagraph shall not exceed 100 percent of the average annual VISTA subsistence allowance.
(D) Proration of amount
In the case of a fellow who is authorized to serve a part-time term of service under the agreement described in paragraph (1)(B)(ii), the amount provided to a fellow under this paragraph shall be prorated accordingly.
(E) Waiver
The 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
In this paragraph, the term "average annual VISTA subsistence allowance" means the total average annual subsistence allowance provided to VISTA volunteers under
(f) Compliance with ineligible service categories
Service under a ServeAmerica Fellowship shall comply with
(g) Reports
Each service sponsor organization that receives a fellow under this section shall, on a biweekly basis, report to the Corporation on the number of hours served and the services provided by that fellow. The Corporation shall establish a web portal for the organizations to use in reporting the information.
(h) Educational awards
A fellow who serves in a service project under this section shall be considered to have served in an approved national service position and, upon meeting the requirements of
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Editorial Notes
Prior Provisions
A prior section 12653b,
Another prior section 12653b,
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
Section effective Oct. 1, 2009, see section 6101(a) of
1 So in original. Probably should be "(e)(3)(B)".
§12653c. Silver Scholarships and Encore Fellowships
(a) Silver Scholarship Grant Program
(1) Establishment
The Corporation may award fixed-amount grants (in accordance with
(2) Term
Each program funded under this subsection shall be carried out over a period of 3 years (which may include 1 planning year), with a 1-year extension possible, if the program meets performance levels developed in accordance with
(3) Applications
To 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
A community-based entity awarded a grant under this subsection is encouraged to collaborate with programs funded under title II of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 [
(5) Eligibility for fellowship
An individual is eligible to receive a Silver Scholarship if the community-based entity certifies to the Corporation that the individual has completed not less than 350 hours of service under this section in a 1-year period.
(6) Transfer to trust
The Corporation shall transfer an appropriate amount of funds to the National Service Trust to provide for the national service educational award for each silver scholar under this subsection.
(7) Support services
A community-based entity receiving a fixed-amount grant under this subsection may use a portion of the grant to provide transportation services to an eligible individual to allow such individual to participate in a service project.
(b) Encore Fellowships
(1) Establishment
The 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) Program
In 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 general
An 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 basis
In 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 organizations
To 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
To be placed with a listed organization in accordance with paragraph (2)(B) for a service project, an eligible Encore Fellowship recipient shall submit an application for such placement to the Corporation at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Corporation may require.
(B) Request for placement with other organization
An 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) a letter of support from the leader of the organization, including—
(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 Fellowship
If 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
An organization that receives an Encore Fellow under this subsection shall agree to provide, for the living expenses of the Encore Fellow during the year of service, non-Federal contributions in an amount equal to not less than $1 for every $1 of Federal funds provided to the organization for the Encore Fellow through the Encore Fellowship.
(7) Training and assistance
Each organization that receives an Encore Fellow under this subsection shall provide training, leadership development, and assistance to the Encore Fellow, and conduct oversight of the service provided by the Encore Fellow.
(8) Leadership development
Each year, the Corporation shall convene current and former Encore Fellows to discuss the Encore Fellows' experiences related to service under this subsection and discuss strategies for increasing leadership and careers in public service in the nonprofit sector or government.
(c) Evaluations
The Corporation shall conduct an independent evaluation of the programs authorized under subsections (a) and (b) and widely disseminate the results, including recommendations for improvement, to the service community through multiple channels, including the Corporation's Resource Center or a clearinghouse of effective strategies.
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Editorial Notes
References in Text
The Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973, referred to in subsec. (a)(4), is
Prior Provisions
A prior section 12653c,
Another prior section 12653c,
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
Section effective Oct. 1, 2009, see section 6101(a) of
§12653d. Repealed. Pub. L. 111–13, title I, §1803(a)(3), Apr. 21, 2009, 123 Stat. 1554
Section,
Prior sections 12653d to 12653g were renumbered by
Section 12653d,
Section 12653e,
Section 12653f,
Section 12653g,
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of Repeal
Repeal effective Oct. 1, 2009, see section 6101(a) of
Part II—National Service Reserve Corps
§12653h. National Service Reserve Corps
(a) Definitions
In this section—
(1) the term "National Service Reserve Corps member" means an individual who—
(A) has completed a term of national service or is a veteran;
(B) has successfully completed training described in subsection (c) within the previous 2 years;
(C) completes not less than 10 hours of volunteering each year (which may include the training session described in subparagraph (B)); and
(D) has indicated interest to the Corporation in responding to disasters and emergencies in a timely manner through the National Service Reserve Corps; and
(2) the term "term of national service" means a term or period of service under
(b) Establishment of National Service Reserve Corps
(1) In general
In consultation with the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the Corporation shall establish a National Service Reserve Corps to prepare and deploy National Service Reserve Corps members to respond to disasters and emergencies in support of national service programs and other requesting programs and agencies.
(2) Grants or contracts
In carrying out this section, the Corporation may enter into a grant or contract with an organization experienced in responding to disasters or in coordinating individuals who have completed a term of national service or are veterans, or may directly deploy National Service Reserve Corps members, as the Corporation determines necessary.
(c) Annual training
The Corporation shall conduct or coordinate annual training sessions, consistent with the training requirements of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, for individuals who have completed a term of national service or are veterans, and who wish to join the National Service Reserve Corps.
(d) Designation of organizations
(1) In general
The Corporation shall designate organizations with demonstrated experience in responding to disasters or emergencies, including through using volunteers, for participation in the program under this section.
(2) Requirements
The Corporation shall ensure that every designated organization is—
(A) prepared to respond to disasters or emergencies;
(B) prepared and able to utilize National Service Reserve Corps members in responding to disasters or emergencies; and
(C) willing to respond in a timely manner when notified by the Corporation of a disaster or emergency.
(e) Databases
The Corporation shall develop or contract with an outside organization to develop—
(1) a database of all National Service Reserve Corps members; and
(2) a database of all nonprofit organizations that have been designated by the Corporation under subsection (d).
(f) Deployment of National Service Reserve Corps
(1) Major disasters or emergencies
If a major disaster or emergency is declared by the President pursuant to section 102 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Assistance Act 1 (
(2) Other disasters or emergencies
For a disaster or emergency that is not declared a major disaster or emergency under section 102 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Assistance Act 1 (
(3) Deployment
Under paragraph (1) or (2), the Corporation may—
(A) deploy interested National Service Reserve Corps members on assignments of not more than 30 days to assist with local needs related to preparing or recovering from the incident in the affected area, either directly or through organizations designated under subsection (d);
(B) make travel arrangements for the deployed National Service Reserve Corps members to the site of the incident; and
(C) provide funds to those organizations that are responding to the incident with deployed National Service Reserve Corps members, to enable the organizations to coordinate and provide housing, living stipends, and insurance for those deployed members.
(4) Allowance
Any amounts that are utilized by the Corporation from funds appropriated under
(5) Information
(A) National service participants
The Corporation, the State Commissions, and entities receiving financial assistance for programs under division C of this subchapter,1 or under part A of title I of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (
(B) Veterans
The Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, shall inform veterans who are recently discharged, released, or separated from the Armed Forces about the National Service Reserve Corps.
(6) Coordination
In deploying National Service Reserve Corps members under this subsection, the Corporation shall—
(A) avoid duplication of activities directed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency; and
(B) consult and, as appropriate, partner with Citizen Corps programs and other local disaster agencies, including State and local emergency management agencies, voluntary organizations active in disaster, State Commissions, and similar organizations, in the affected area.
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Editorial Notes
References in Text
Section 102 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Assistance Act (
Division C of this subchapter, referred to in subsec. (f)(5)(A), was in the original "subtitle C of this Act" which was translated as meaning subtitle C of title I of
The Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973, referred to in subsec. (f)(5)(A), is
Prior Provisions
A prior section 12653h,
Prior sections 12653i and 12653j were renumbered by section 104(b) of
Section 12653i,
Section 12653j,
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
Section effective Oct. 1, 2009, see section 6101(a) of
1 See References in Text note below.
Part III—Social Innovation Funds Pilot Program
§12653k. Funds
(a) Findings
Congress finds the following:
(1) Social entrepreneurs and other nonprofit community organizations are developing innovative and effective solutions to national and local challenges.
(2) Increased public and private investment in replicating and expanding proven effective solutions, and supporting new solutions, developed by social entrepreneurs and other nonprofit community organizations could allow those entrepreneurs and organizations to replicate and expand proven initiatives, and support new initiatives, in communities.
(3) A network of Social Innovation Funds could leverage Federal investments to increase State, local, business, and philanthropic resources to replicate and expand proven solutions and invest in supporting new innovations to tackle specific identified community challenges.
(b) Purposes
The purposes of this section are—
(1) to recognize and increase the impact of social entrepreneurs and other nonprofit community organizations in tackling national and local challenges;
(2) to stimulate the development of a network of Social Innovation Funds that will increase private and public investment in nonprofit community organizations that are effectively addressing national and local challenges to allow such organizations to replicate and expand proven initiatives or support new initiatives;
(3) to assess the effectiveness of such Funds in—
(A) leveraging Federal investments to increase State, local, business, and philanthropic resources to address national and local challenges;
(B) providing resources to replicate and expand effective initiatives; and
(C) seeding experimental initiatives focused on improving outcomes in the areas described in subsection (f)(3); and
(4) to strengthen the infrastructure to identify, invest in, replicate, and expand initiatives with effective solutions to national and local challenges.
(c) Definitions
In this section:
(1) Community organization
The term "community organization" means a nonprofit organization that carries out innovative, effective initiatives to address community challenges.
(2) Covered entity
The term "covered entity" means—
(A) an existing grantmaking institution (existing as of the date on which the institution applies for a grant under this section); or
(B) a partnership between—
(i) such an existing grantmaking institution; and
(ii) an additional grantmaking institution, a State Commission, or a chief executive officer of a unit of general local government.
(3) Issue area
The term "issue area" means an area described in subsection (f)(3).
(d) Program
From the amounts appropriated to carry out this section that are not reserved under subsections (l) and (m), the Corporation shall establish a Social Innovation Funds grant program to make grants on a competitive basis to eligible entities for Social Innovation Funds.
(e) Periods; amounts
The Corporation shall make such grants for periods of 5 years, and may renew the grants for additional periods of 5 years, in amounts of not less than $1,000,000 and not more than $10,000,000 per year.
(f) Eligibility
To be eligible to receive a grant under subsection (d), an entity shall—
(1) be a covered entity;
(2) propose to focus on—
(A) serving a specific local geographical area; or
(B) addressing a specific issue area;
(3) propose to focus on improving measurable outcomes relating to—
(A) education for economically disadvantaged elementary or secondary school students;
(B) child and youth development;
(C) reductions in poverty or increases in economic opportunity for economically disadvantaged individuals;
(D) health, including access to health services and health education;
(E) resource conservation and local environmental quality;
(F) individual or community energy efficiency;
(G) civic engagement; or
(H) reductions in crime;
(4) have an evidence-based decisionmaking strategy, including—
(A) use of evidence produced by prior rigorous evaluations of program effectiveness including, where available, well-implemented randomized controlled trials; and
(B) a well-articulated plan to—
(i)(I) replicate and expand research-proven initiatives that have been shown to produce sizeable, sustained benefits to participants or society; or
(II) support new initiatives with a substantial likelihood of significant impact; or
(ii) partner with a research organization to carry out rigorous evaluations to assess the effectiveness of such initiatives; and
(5) have appropriate policies, as determined by the Corporation, that protect against conflict of interest, self-dealing, and other improper practices.
(g) Application
To be eligible to receive a grant under subsection (d) for national leveraging capital, an eligible entity shall submit an application to the Corporation at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Corporation may specify, including, at a minimum—
(1) an assurance that the eligible entity will—
(A) use the funds received through that capital in order to make subgrants to community organizations that will use the funds to replicate or expand proven initiatives, or support new initiatives, in low-income communities;
(B) in making decisions about subgrants for communities, consult with a diverse cross section of community representatives in the decisions, including individuals from the public, nonprofit private, and for-profit private sectors; and
(C) make subgrants of a sufficient size and scope to enable the community organizations to build their capacity to manage initiatives, and sustain replication or expansion of the initiatives;
(2) an assurance that the eligible entity will not make any subgrants to the parent organizations of the eligible entity, a subsidiary organization of the parent organization, or, if the eligible entity applied for funds under this section as a partnership, any member of the partnership;
(3) an identification of, as appropriate—
(A) the specific local geographical area referred to in subsection (f)(2)(A) that the eligible entity is proposing to serve; or
(B) the issue area referred to in subsection (f)(2)(B) that the eligible entity will address, and the geographical areas that the eligible entity is likely to serve in addressing such issue area;
(4)(A) information identifying the issue areas in which the eligible entity will work to improve measurable outcomes;
(B) statistics on the needs related to those issue areas in, as appropriate—
(i) the specific local geographical area described in paragraph (3)(A); or
(ii) the geographical areas described in paragraph (3)(B), including statistics demonstrating that those geographical areas have high need in the specific issue area that the eligible entity is proposing to address; and
(C) information on the specific measurable outcomes related to the issue areas involved that the eligible entity will seek to improve;
(5) information describing the process by which the eligible entity selected, or will select, community organizations to receive the subgrants, to ensure that the community organizations—
(A) are institutions—
(i) with proven initiatives and a demonstrated track record of achieving specific outcomes related to the measurable outcomes for the eligible entity; or
(ii) that articulate a new solution with a significant likelihood for substantial impact;
(B) articulate measurable outcomes for the use of the subgrant funds that are connected to the measurable outcomes for the eligible entity;
(C) will use the funds to replicate, expand, or support their initiatives;
(D) provide a well-defined plan for replicating, expanding, or supporting the initiatives funded;
(E) can sustain the initiatives after the subgrant period concludes through reliable public revenues, earned income, or private sector funding;
(F) have strong leadership and financial and management systems;
(G) are committed to the use of data collection and evaluation for improvement of the initiatives;
(H) will implement and evaluate innovative initiatives, to be important contributors to knowledge in their fields; and
(I) will meet the requirements for providing matching funds specified in subsection (k);
(6) information about the eligible entity, including its experience managing collaborative initiatives, or assessing applicants for grants and evaluating the performance of grant recipients for outcome-focused initiatives, and any other relevant information;
(7) a commitment to meet the requirements of subsection (i) and a plan for meeting the requirements, including information on any funding that the eligible entity has secured to provide the matching funds required under that subsection;
(8) a description of the eligible entity's plan for providing technical assistance and support, other than financial support, to the community organizations that will increase the ability of the community organizations to achieve their measurable outcomes;
(9) information on the commitment, institutional capacity, and expertise of the eligible entity concerning—
(A) collecting and analyzing data required for evaluations, compliance efforts, and other purposes;
(B) supporting relevant research; and
(C) submitting regular reports to the Corporation, including information on the initiatives of the community organizations, and the replication or expansion of such initiatives;
(10) a commitment to use data and evaluations to improve the eligible entity's own model and to improve the initiatives funded by the eligible entity; and
(11) a commitment to cooperate with any evaluation activities undertaken by the Corporation.
(h) Selection criteria
In selecting eligible entities to receive grants under subsection (d), the Corporation shall—
(1) select eligible entities on a competitive basis;
(2) select eligible entities on the basis of the quality of their selection process, as described in subsection (g)(5), the capacity of the eligible entities to manage Social Innovation Funds, and the potential of the eligible entities to sustain the Funds after the conclusion of the grant period;
(3) include among the grant recipients eligible entities that propose to provide subgrants to serve communities (such as rural low-income communities) that the eligible entities can demonstrate are significantly philanthropically underserved;
(4) select a geographically diverse set of eligible entities; and
(5) take into account broad community perspectives and support.
(i) Matching funds for grants
(1) In general
The Corporation may not make a grant to an eligible entity under subsection (d) for a Social Innovation Fund unless the entity agrees that, with respect to the cost described in subsection (d) for that Fund, the entity will make available matching funds in an amount equal to not less than $1 for every $1 of funds provided under the grant.
(2) Additional requirements
(A) Type and sources
The eligible entity shall provide the matching funds in cash. The eligible entity shall provide the matching funds from State, local, or private sources, which may include State or local agencies, businesses, private philanthropic organizations, or individuals.
(B) Eligible entities including State Commissions or local government offices
(i) In general
In a case in which a State Commission, a local government office, or both entities are a part of the eligible entity, the State involved, the local government involved, or both entities, respectively, shall contribute not less than 30 percent and not more than 50 percent of the matching funds.
(ii) Local government office
In this subparagraph, the term "local government office" means the office of the chief executive officer of a unit of general local government.
(3) Reduction
The Corporation may reduce by 50 percent the matching funds required by paragraph (1) for an eligible entity serving a community (such as a rural low-income community) that the eligible entity can demonstrate is significantly philanthropically underserved.
(j) Subgrants
(1) Subgrants authorized
An eligible entity receiving a grant under subsection (d) is authorized to use the funds made available through the grant to award, on a competitive basis, subgrants to expand or replicate proven initiatives, or support new initiatives with a substantial likelihood of success, to—
(A) community organizations serving low-income communities within the specific local geographical area described in the eligible entity's application in accordance with subsection (g)(3)(A); or
(B) community organizations addressing a specific issue area described in the eligible entity's application in accordance with subsection (g)(3)(B), in low-income communities in the geographical areas described in the application.
(2) Periods; amounts
The eligible entity shall make such subgrants for periods of not less than 3 and not more than 5 years, and may renew the subgrants for such periods, in amounts of not less than $100,000 per year.
(3) Applications
To be eligible to receive a subgrant from an eligible entity under this section, including receiving a payment for that subgrant each year, a community organization shall submit an application to an eligible entity that serves the specific local geographical area, or geographical areas, that the community organization proposes to serve, at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the eligible entity may require, including—
(A) a description of the initiative the community organization carries out and plans to replicate or expand, or of the new initiative the community organization intends to support, using funds received from the eligible entity, and how the initiative relates to the issue areas in which the eligible entity has committed to work in the eligible entity's application, in accordance with subsection (g)(4)(A);
(B) data on the measurable outcomes the community organization has improved, and information on the measurable outcomes the community organization seeks to improve by replicating or expanding a proven initiative or supporting a new initiative, which shall be among the measurable outcomes that the eligible entity identified in the eligible entity's application, in accordance with subsection (g)(4)(C);
(C) an identification of the community in which the community organization proposes to carry out an initiative, which shall be within a local geographical area described in the eligible entity's application in accordance with subparagraph (A) or (B) of subsection (g)(3), as applicable;
(D) a description of the evidence-based decisionmaking strategies the community organization uses to improve the measurable outcomes, including—
(i) use of evidence produced by prior rigorous evaluations of program effectiveness including, where available, well-implemented randomized controlled trials; or
(ii) a well-articulated plan to conduct, or partner with a research organization to conduct, rigorous evaluations to assess the effectiveness of initiatives addressing national or local challenges;
(E) a description of how the community organization uses data to analyze and improve its initiatives;
(F) specific evidence of how the community organization will meet the requirements for providing matching funds specified in subsection (k);
(G) a description of how the community organization will sustain the replicated or expanded initiative after the conclusion of the subgrant period; and
(H) any other information the eligible entity may require, including information necessary for the eligible entity to fulfill the requirements of subsection (g)(5).
(k) Matching funds for subgrants
(1) In general
An eligible entity may not make a subgrant to a community organization under this section for an initiative described in subsection (j)(3)(A) unless the organization agrees that, with respect to the cost of carrying out that initiative, the organization will make available, on an annual basis, matching funds in an amount equal to not less than $1 for every $1 of funds provided under the subgrant. If the community organization fails to make such matching funds available for a fiscal year, the eligible entity shall not make payments for the remaining fiscal years of the subgrant period, notwithstanding any other provision of this part.
(2) Types and sources
The community organization shall provide the matching funds in cash. The community organization shall provide the matching funds from State, local, or private sources, which may include funds from State or local agencies or private sector funding.
(l) Direct support
(1) Program authorized
The Corporation may use not more than 10 percent of the funds appropriated for this section to award grants to community organizations serving low-income communities or addressing a specific issue area in geographical areas that have the highest need in that issue area, to enable such community organizations to replicate or expand proven initiatives or support new initiatives.
(2) Terms and conditions
A grant awarded under this subsection shall be subject to the same terms and conditions as a subgrant awarded under subsection (j).
(3) Application; matching funds
Paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection (j) and subsection (k) shall apply to a community organization receiving or applying for a grant under this subsection in the same manner as such subsections apply to a community organization receiving or applying for a subgrant under subsection (j), except that references to a subgrant shall mean a grant and references to an eligible entity shall mean the Corporation.
(m) Research and evaluation
(1) In general
The Corporation may reserve not more than 5 percent of the funds appropriated for this section for a fiscal year to support, directly or through contract with an independent entity, research and evaluation activities to evaluate the eligible entities and community organizations receiving grants under subsections (d) and (l) and the initiatives supported by the grants.
(2) Research and evaluation activities
(A) Research and reports
(i) In general
The entity carrying out this subsection shall collect data and conduct or support research with respect to the eligible entities and community organizations receiving grants under subsections (d) and (l), and the initiatives supported by such eligible entities and community organizations, to determine the success of the program carried out under this section in replicating, expanding, and supporting initiatives, including—
(I) the success of the initiatives in improving measurable outcomes; and
(II) the success of the program in increasing philanthropic investments in philanthropically underserved communities.
(ii) Reports
The Corporation shall submit periodic reports to the authorizing committees including—
(I) the data collected and the results of the research under this subsection;
(II) information on lessons learned about best practices from the activities carried out under this section, to improve those activities; and
(III) a list of all eligible entities and community organizations receiving funds under this section.
(iii) Public information
The Corporation shall annually post the list described in clause (ii)(III) on the Corporation's website.
(B) Technical assistance
The Corporation shall, directly or through contract, provide technical assistance to the eligible entities and community organizations that receive grants under subsections (d) and (l).
(C) Knowledge management
The Corporation shall, directly or through contract, maintain a clearinghouse for information on best practices resulting from initiatives supported by the eligible entities and community organizations.
(D) Reservation
Of the funds appropriated under
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Part IV—National Service Programs Clearinghouses; Volunteer Generation Fund
§12653o. National service programs clearinghouses
(a) In general
The Corporation shall provide assistance, by grant, contract, or cooperative agreement, to entities with expertise in the dissemination of information through clearinghouses to establish 1 or more clearinghouses for information regarding the national service laws, which shall include information on service-learning and on service through other programs receiving assistance under the national service laws.
(b) Function of clearinghouse
Such a clearinghouse may—
(1) assist entities carrying out State or local service-learning and national service programs with needs assessments and planning;
(2) conduct research and evaluations concerning service-learning or programs receiving assistance under the national service laws, except that such clearinghouse may not conduct such research and evaluations if the recipient of the grant, contract, or cooperative agreement establishing the clearinghouse under this section is receiving funds for such purpose under part III of division B or under this division (not including this section);
(3)(A) provide leadership development and training to State and local service-learning program administrators, supervisors, service sponsors, and participants; and
(B) provide training to persons who can provide the leadership development and training described in subparagraph (A);
(4) facilitate communication among—
(A) entities carrying out service-learning programs and programs offered under the national service laws; and
(B) participants in such programs;
(5) provide and disseminate information and curriculum materials relating to planning and operating service-learning programs and programs offered under the national service laws, to States, territories, Indian tribes, and local entities eligible to receive financial assistance under the national service laws;
(6) provide and disseminate information regarding methods to make service-learning programs and programs offered under the national service laws accessible to individuals with disabilities;
(7) disseminate applications in languages other than English;
(8)(A) gather and disseminate information on successful service-learning programs and programs offered under the national service laws, components of such successful programs, innovative curricula related to service-learning, and service-learning projects; and
(B) coordinate the activities of the clearinghouse with appropriate entities to avoid duplication of effort;
(9) make recommendations to State and local entities on quality controls to improve the quality of service-learning programs and programs offered under the national service laws;
(10) assist organizations in recruiting, screening, and placing a diverse population of service-learning coordinators and program sponsors;
(11) disseminate effective strategies for working with disadvantaged youth in national service programs, as determined by organizations with an established expertise in working with such youth; and
(12) carry out such other activities as the Chief Executive Officer determines to be appropriate.
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§12653p. Volunteer generation fund
(a) Grants authorized
Subject to the availability of appropriations for this section, the Corporation may make grants to State Commissions and nonprofit organizations for the purpose of assisting the State Commissions and nonprofit organizations to—
(1) develop and carry out volunteer programs described in subsection (c); and
(2) make subgrants to support and create new local community-based entities that recruit, manage, or support volunteers as described in such subsection.
(b) Application
(1) In general
Each State Commission or nonprofit organization desiring a grant under this section shall submit an application to the Corporation at such time, in such manner, and accompanied by such information as the Corporation may reasonably require.
(2) Contents
Each application submitted pursuant to paragraph (1) shall contain—
(A)(i) 1 a description of the program that the applicant will provide;
(B) an assurance that the applicant will annually collect information on—
(i) the number of volunteers recruited for activities carried out under this section, using funds received under this section, and the type and amount of activities carried out by such volunteers; and
(ii) the number of volunteers managed or supported using funds received under this section, and the type and amount of activities carried out by such volunteers;
(C) a description of the outcomes the applicant will use to annually measure and track performance with regard to—
(i) activities carried out by volunteers; and
(ii) volunteers recruited, managed, or supported; and
(D) such additional assurances as the Corporation determines to be essential to ensure compliance with the requirements of this section.
(c) Eligible volunteer programs
A State Commission or nonprofit organization receiving a grant under this section shall use the assistance—
(1) directly to carry out volunteer programs or to develop and support community-based entities that recruit, manage, or support volunteers, by carrying out activities consistent with the goals of the subgrants described in paragraph (2); or
(2) through subgrants to community-based entities to carry out volunteer programs or develop and support such entities that recruit, manage, or support volunteers, through 1 or more of the following types of subgrants:
(A) A subgrant to a community-based entity for activities that are consistent with the priorities set by the State's national service plan as described in
(B) A subgrant to recruit, manage, or support volunteers to a community-based entity such as a volunteer coordinating agency, a nonprofit resource center, a volunteer training clearinghouse, an institution of higher education, or a collaborative partnership of faith-based and community-based organizations.
(C) A subgrant to a community-based entity that provides technical assistance and support to—
(i) strengthen the capacity of local volunteer infrastructure organizations;
(ii) address areas of national need (as defined in
(iii) expand the number of volunteers nationally.
(d) Allocation of funds
(1) In general
Of the funds allocated by the Corporation for provision of assistance under this section for a fiscal year—
(A) the Corporation shall use 50 percent of such funds to award grants, on a competitive basis, to State Commissions and nonprofit organizations for such fiscal year; and
(B) the Corporation shall use 50 percent of such funds make 2 an allotment to the State Commissions of each of the several States, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico based on the formula described in subsections (e) and (f) of
(2) Minimum grant amount
In order to ensure that each State Commission is able to improve efforts to recruit, manage, or support volunteers, the Corporation may determine a minimum grant amount for allotments under paragraph (1)(B).
(e) Limitation on administrative costs
Not more than 5 percent of the amount of any grant provided under this section for a fiscal year may be used to pay for administrative costs incurred by either the recipient of the grant or any community-based entity receiving assistance or a subgrant under such grant.
(f) Matching fund requirements
The Corporation share of the cost of carrying out a program that receives assistance under this section, whether the assistance is provided directly or as a subgrant from the original recipient of the assistance, may not exceed—
(1) 80 percent of such cost for the first year in which the recipient receives such assistance;
(2) 70 percent of such cost for the second year in which the recipient receives such assistance;
(3) 60 percent of such cost for the third year in which the recipient receives such assistance; and
(4) 50 percent of such cost for the fourth year in which the recipient receives such assistance and each year thereafter.
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Part V—Nonprofit Capacity Building Program
§12653s. Nonprofit capacity building
(a) Definitions
In this section:
(1) Intermediary nonprofit grantee
The term "intermediary nonprofit grantee" means an intermediary nonprofit organization that receives a grant under subsection (b).
(2) Intermediary nonprofit organization
The term "intermediary nonprofit organization" means an experienced and capable nonprofit entity with meaningful prior experience in providing organizational development assistance, or capacity building assistance, focused on small and midsize nonprofit organizations.
(3) Nonprofit
The term "nonprofit", used with respect to an entity or organization, means—
(A) an entity or organization described in
(B) an entity or organization described in paragraph (1) or (2) of section 170(c) of such title.
(4) State
The term "State" means each of the several States, and the District of Columbia.
(b) Grants
The Corporation shall establish a Nonprofit Capacity Building Program to make grants to intermediary nonprofit organizations to serve as intermediary nonprofit grantees. The Corporation shall make the grants to enable the intermediary nonprofit grantees to pay for the Federal share of the cost of delivering organizational development assistance, including training on best practices, financial planning, grantwriting, and compliance with the applicable tax laws, for small and midsize nonprofit organizations, especially those nonprofit organizations facing resource hardship challenges. Each of the grantees shall match the grant funds by providing a non-Federal share as described in subsection (f).
(c) Amount
To the extent practicable, the Corporation shall make such a grant to an intermediary nonprofit organization in each State, and shall make such grant in an amount of not less than $200,000.
(d) Application
To be eligible to receive a grant under this section, an intermediary nonprofit organization shall submit an application to the Corporation at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Corporation may require. The intermediary nonprofit organization shall submit in the application information demonstrating that the organization has secured sufficient resources to meet the requirements of subsection (f).
(e) Preference and considerations
(1) Preference
In making such grants, the Corporation shall give preference to intermediary nonprofit organizations seeking to become intermediary nonprofit grantees in areas where nonprofit organizations face significant resource hardship challenges.
(2) Considerations
In determining whether to make a grant the Corporation shall consider—
(A) the number of small and midsize nonprofit organizations that will be served by the grant;
(B) the degree to which the activities proposed to be provided through the grant will assist a wide number of nonprofit organizations within a State, relative to the proposed amount of the grant; and
(C) the quality of the organizational development assistance to be delivered by the intermediary nonprofit grantee, including the qualifications of its administrators and representatives, and its record in providing services to small and midsize nonprofit organizations.
(f) Federal share
(1) In general
The Federal share of the cost as referenced in subsection (b) shall be 50 percent.
(2) Non-Federal share
(A) In general
The non-Federal share of the cost as referenced in subsection (b) shall be 50 percent and shall be provided in cash.
(B) Third party contributions
(i) In general
Except as provided in clause (ii), an intermediary nonprofit grantee shall provide the non-Federal share of the cost through contributions from third parties. The third parties may include charitable grantmaking entities and grantmaking vehicles within existing organizations, entities of corporate philanthropy, corporations, individual donors, and regional, State, or local government agencies, or other non-Federal sources.
(ii) Exception
If the intermediary nonprofit grantee is a private foundation (as defined in
(iii) Maintenance of effort, prior year third-party funding levels
For purposes of maintaining private sector support levels for the activities specified by this program, a non-Federal share that includes donations by third parties shall be composed in a way that does not decrease prior levels of funding from the same third parties granted to the nonprofit intermediary grantee in the preceding year.
(g) Reservation
Of the amount authorized to provide financial assistance under this division, there shall be made available to carry out this section $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2010 through 2014.
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