subgrant funds to carry out a community service 
project. 
‘‘(2) SPECIFIC USES.—The eligible entity may 
use the subgrant funds to pay for— 
‘‘(A) hiring staff to administer the project; 
‘‘(B) developing or acquiring service-learn-
ing curricula for the project, to be integrated 
into academic programs, including making 
modifications for students who are individuals 
with disabilities and students with limited 
English proficiency; 
‘‘(C) forming local partnerships to develop 
and offer a variety of service-learning programs 
for local youth participating in the project; 
‘‘(D) establishing benchmarks, conducting 
evaluations, and making evaluation results 
available, as described in subparagraphs (B) 
and (C) of section 162A(b)(3); 
‘‘(E) conducting outreach and dissemina-
tion of program-related information to ensure 
the broadest possible involvement of local eligi-
ble youth and community partners in the 
project; 
‘‘(F) conducting ceremonies as described in 
section 162A(b)(2)(J); 
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‘‘(G) carrying out basic implementation of 
the community service project; and 
‘‘(H) carrying out planning activities, dur-
ing an initial 6 to 9 months of the subgrant pe-
riod. 
‘‘(3) NON-FEDERAL SHARE.—An eligible entity 
that receives a subgrant under section 162A shall 
provide the non-Federal share of the costs described 
in section 162A(a)(1) from private or public sources 
other than the subgrant funds. The sources may in-
clude fees charged to the parents of the youth par-
ticipating in the community service project involved 
and determined on a sliding scale based on income. 
‘‘(b) SERVICE PROJECTS.— 
‘‘(1) ELIGIBLE SERVICE CATEGORIES.—The eli-
gible entity may use the subgrant funds to carry out 
a community service project to meet unmet human, 
educational, environmental, or public safety needs. 
‘‘(2) INELIGIBLE
SERVICE
CATEGORIES.—The 
eligible entity may not use the subgrant funds to 
carry out a service project in which participants per-
form service described in section 132(a). 
‘‘(c) PERIOD OF SERVICE PROJECTS.—The eligible 
entity— 
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‘‘(1) shall carry out the community service 
project funded under section 162A during a period, 
the majority of which occurs in the months of June, 
July, and August; and 
‘‘(2) may carry out the project in conjunction 
with a related after school or in-school service-learn-
ing project operated during the remaining months of 
the year. 
‘‘(d) EDUCATIONAL AWARD.— 
‘‘(1) ELIGIBILITY.—Each eligible youth who 
provides at least 100 hours of community service for 
a project carried out under this part shall be eligible 
to receive an educational award of not more than 
$500. An eligible youth may participate in more 
than 1 such project but shall not receive in excess 
of $1,000 in total for such participation. 
‘‘(2) DISBURSEMENTS BY ELIGIBLE ENTITY.— 
If the Chief Executive Officer decides under section 
162(a)(2)(A) to include educational award funds in 
subgrants under this part, the eligible entity car-
rying out the project shall— 
‘‘(A) disburse an educational award de-
scribed in paragraph (1) in accordance with 
regulations issued by the Chief Executive Offi-
cer, which— 
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