§ 2532.10 Military Installation Conversion Demonstration programs. ( a ) *Purposes.* The purposes of this section are to: ( 1 ) Provide direct and demonstrable service opportunities for economically disadvantaged youth;
( 2 ) Fully utilize military installations affected by closures or realignments;
( 3 ) Encourage communities affected by such closures or realignments to convert the installations to community use; and
( 4 ) Foster a sense of community pride in the youth in the community.
( b ) *Definitions.* As used in this section: ( 1 ) *Affected military installation.* The term *affected military installation* means a military installation described in section 325(e)(1) of the Job Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 1662d(e)(1)).
( 2 ) *Community.* The term *community* includes a county.
( 3 ) *Convert to community use.* The term *convert to community use,* used with respect to an affected military installation, includes— ( i ) Conversion of the installation or a part of the installation to— ( A ) A park;
( B ) A community center;
( C ) A recreational facility; or
( D ) A facility for a Head Start program under the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9831 *et seq.*); and
( ii ) Carrying out, at the installation, a construction or economic development project that is of substantial benefit, as determined by the Chief Executive Officer, to— ( A ) The community in which the installation is located; or
( B ) A community located within 50 miles of the installation or such further distance as the Chief Executive Officer may deem appropriate on a case-by-case basis.
( 4 ) *Demonstration program.* The term *demonstration program* means a program described in paragraph (c) of this section.
( c ) *Demonstration programs* — ( 1 ) *Grants* —The Corporation may make grants to communities and community-based agencies to pay for the Federal share of establishing and carrying out military installation conversion demonstration programs, to assist in converting to community use affected military installations located— ( i ) Within the community; or
( ii ) Within 50 miles of the community.
( 2 ) *Duration.* In carrying out such a demonstration program, the community or community-based agency may carry out— ( i ) A program of not less than 6 months in duration; or
( ii ) A full-time summer program.
( d ) *Use of Funds* — ( 1 ) *Stipend.* A community or community-based agency that receives a grant under paragraph (c) of this section to establish and carry out a project through a demonstration program may use the funds made available through such grant to pay for a portion of a stipend for the participants in the project.
( 2 ) *Limitation on amount of stipend.* The amount of the stipend provided to a participant under paragraph (d)(1) of this section that may be paid using assistance provided under this section and using any other Federal funds may not exceed the lesser of— ( i ) 85 percent of the total average annual subsistence allowance provided to VISTA volunteers under section 105 of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4955); and
( ii ) 85 percent of the stipend established by the demonstration program involved.
( e ) *Participants* — ( 1 ) *Eligibility.* A person will be eligible to be selected as a participant in a project carried out through a demonstration program if the person is— ( i ) Economically disadvantaged and between the ages of 16 and 24, inclusive;
( ii ) In the case of a full-time summer program, economically disadvantaged and between the ages of 14 and 24; or
( iii ) An eligible youth as described in section 423 of the Job Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 1693).
( 2 ) *Participation.* Persons desiring to participate in such a project must enter into an agreement with the sponsor of the project to participate— ( i ) On a full-time or a part-time basis; and
( ii ) For the duration referred to in paragraph (f)(2)(iii) of this section.
( f ) *Application* — ( 1 ) *In general.* To be eligible to receive a grant under paragraph (c) of this section, a community or community-based agency must submit an application to the Chief Executive Officer at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Chief Executive Officer may require.
( 2 ) *Contents.* At a minimum, such application must contain— ( i ) A description of the demonstration program proposed to be conducted by the applicant;
( ii ) A proposal for carrying out the program that describes the manner in which the applicant will— ( A ) Provide preservice and inservice training, for supervisors and participants, that will be conducted by qualified individuals or qualified organizations;
( B ) Conduct an appropriate evaluation of the program; and
( C ) Provide for appropriate community involvement in the program;
( iii ) Information indicating the duration of the program; and
( iv ) An assurance that the applicant will comply with the nonduplication, nondisplacement and grievance procedure provisions of part 2540 of this chapter.
( g ) *Limitation on Grant.* In making a grant under paragraph (c) of this section with respect to a demonstration program to assist in converting an affected military installation, the Corporation will not make a grant for more than 25 percent of the total cost of the conversion.