§ 2501.1 - Eligibility to receive grants.

(a) States and Indian Tribes whose applications are approved by the Commission are eligible to receive Serve-America operating or planning grants.

(b) Local applicants meeting the requirements in paragraph (c) of this section are eligible to receive Serve-America operating grants to conduct activities described in § 2501.9 (b), (c), and (d):

(1) From the State in which they are located, subject to the approval of the State Educational Agency; or

(2) Directly from the Commission, if the local applicant is located in a State that has not submitted an application for a Serve-America operating or planning grant.

(c) Eligibility for Serve-America grants. (1) To implement, operate, or expand a school-based service-learning program described in § 2501.9(b) of this part, a local applicant must be:

(i) A local educational agency working in partnership with one or more public or private nonprofit organizations that will make service opportunities available for participants; or

(ii) A public or private nonprofit organization that will make service opportunities available for participants, working in partnership with one or more local educational agencies;

(2) To implement, operate, or expand a community service program described in § 2501.9(c) of this part, a local applicant must be:

(i) A public or private nonprofit organization that works with disadvantaged youth working in partnership with one or more public or private nonprofit organizations that will make service opportunities available for participants; or

(ii) A public or private nonprofit organization that will make service opportunities available working in partnership with one or more public or private nonprofit organizations that work with disadvantaged youth;

(3) To implement, operate, or expand an adult volunteer or partnership program described in § 2501.9(d) of this part, a local applicant must be:

(i) A local educational agency working in partnership with one or more public or private nonprofit organizations or private forprofit businesses; or

(ii) A public or private nonprofit organization working in partnership with one or more local educational agencies;

(4) For the purposes of this section, the term “partnership” means pursuant to a written agreement specifying the responsibilities of each partner with respect to the development and operation of the program proposed to be conducted under this part.