It is the purpose of this part to expand participation in community service by supporting innovative community service programs through service-learning carried out through institutions of higher education, acting as civic institutions to meet the human, educational, environmental, or public safety needs of neighboring communities.
The Corporation, in consultation with the Secretary of Education, is authorized to make grants to, and enter into contracts with, institutions of higher education (including a consortium of such institutions), and partnerships comprised of such institutions and of other public or private nonprofit organizations, to pay for the Federal share of the cost of-
The Federal share of the cost of carrying out a program for which assistance is provided under this part may not exceed 50 percent of the total cost of the program.
In providing for the remaining share of the cost of carrying out such a program, each recipient of a grant or contract under this part-
The Chief Executive Officer may waive the requirements of paragraph (1) in whole or in part with respect to any such program for any fiscal year if the Corporation determines that such a waiver would be equitable due to a lack of available financial resources at the local level.
To receive a grant or enter into a contract under this part, an institution or partnership shall prepare and submit to the Corporation, an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information and assurances as the Corporation may reasonably require, and obtain approval of the application. In requesting applications for assistance under this part, the Corporation shall specify such required information and assurances.
An application submitted under paragraph (1) shall contain, at a minimum-
To the extent practicable, in making grants and entering into contracts under subsection (b), the Corporation shall give special consideration to applications submitted by, or applications from partnerships including, institutions serving primarily low-income populations, including-
In making grants and entering into contracts under subsection (b), the Corporation shall take into consideration whether the applicants submit applications containing proposals that-
To be eligible for assistance under this part, an institution of higher education shall demonstrate that it meets the minimum requirements under section 443(b)(2)(A) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 2753(b)(2)(A))1 relating to the participation of students employed under part C of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.)1 (relating to Federal Work-Study2 programs) in community service activities, or has received a waiver of those requirements from the Secretary of Education.
Notwithstanding section 12511 of this title, as used in this part, the term "student" means an individual who is enrolled in an institution of higher education on a full- or part-time basis.
A participant in a program funded under this part shall be eligible for the national service educational award described in division D, if the participant served in an approved national service position.
1See References in Text note below.
2So in original. Probably should not be capitalized.
42 U.S.C. § 12561
EDITORIAL NOTES
REFERENCES IN TEXTThe Higher Education Act of 1965, referred to in subsecs. (b)(5) and (g), is Pub. L. 89-329, Nov. 8, 1965, 79 Stat. 1219. Part C of title IV of the Act was formerly classified generally to part C (§2751 et seq.) of subchapter I of chapter 34 of this title prior to transfer to part C (§1087-51 et seq.) of subchapter IV of chapter 28 of Title 20, Education. Section 443 of the Act was transferred from section 2753 of this title to section 1087-53 of Title 20. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 1001 of Title 20 and Tables.
PRIOR PROVISIONSA prior section 118 of Pub. L. 101-610 was classified to section 12551 of this title prior to the general amendment of part I of this division by Pub. L. 111-13. Another prior section 118 of Pub. L. 101-610 was classified to section 12531 of this title prior to repeal by Pub. L. 103-82.
AMENDMENTS2009-Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 111-13, §1202(b)(1), inserted "through service-learning" after "community service programs". Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 111-13, §1202(b)(2)(A), substituted "consortium" for "combination" in introductory provisions.Subsec. (b)(1)(C). Pub. L. 111-13, §1202(b)(2)(B), added subpar. (C). Subsec. (b)(3). Pub. L. 111-13, §1202(b)(2)(C)(i), substituted "institutions of higher education and their faculty" for "teachers at the elementary, secondary, and postsecondary levels" in introductory provisions.Subsec. (b)(3)(A). Pub. L. 111-13, §1202(b)(2)(C)(ii), substituted "curricula of the institution to strengthen the instructional capacity of teachers to provide service-learning at the elementary and secondary levels;" for "education of the institution; and". Subsec. (b)(3)(B), (C). Pub. L. 111-13, §1202(b)(2)(C)(iii), (iv), added subpar. (B) and redesignated former subpar. (B) as (C).Subsecs. (c) to (i). Pub. L. 111-13, §1202(b)(3)-(5), added subsecs. (c) to (h), redesignated former subsec. (f) as (i), and struck out former subsecs. (c), (d), (e), and (g) which related to Federal share of the cost, grant application, applicant priority, and definition of "student", respectively.
STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2009 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 111-13 effective Oct. 1, 2009, see section 6101(a) of Pub. L. 111-13 set out as a note under section 4950 of this title.
EFFECTIVE DATESection effective Oct. 1, 1993, see section 123 of Pub. L. 103-82 set out as an Effective Date of 1993 Amendment note under section 1701 of Title 16, Conservation.
- Consortium
- The term "Consortium" means the High-Performance Green Building Partnership Consortium created in response to section 17092(c)(1) of this title to represent the private sector in a public-private partnership to promote high-performance green buildings and zero-net-energy commercial buildings.
- Secretary
- The term "Secretary" means the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.1See References in Text note below.