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(a)(1) In carrying out this subchapter, the Director shall consult with the Departments of Labor and Health and Human Services, and any other Federal agencies administering relevant programs with a view to achieving optimal coordination with such other programs, and shall promote the coordination of projects under this subchapter with other public or private programs or projects carried out at State and local levels. Such Federal agencies shall cooperate with the Director in disseminating information about the availability of assistance under this subchapter and in promoting the identification and interest of low-income and other older persons whose services may be utilized in projects under this subchapter.
(C) the Environmental Protection Agency to support conservation efforts.
(b)(1) In carrying out this subchapter, the Director shall encourage and facilitate the efforts of private organizations to promote the programs established in parts A, B, and C and the involvement of older individuals as volunteers in such programs.
(2) The Director shall take appropriate actions to ensure that special efforts are made to publicize the programs established in parts A, B, and C, in order to facilitate recruitment efforts, to encourage greater participation of volunteers of all ages and backgrounds, living in urban or rural communities, and to emphasize the value of volunteering to the health and well-being of volunteers and the communities of such volunteers. Such actions shall include informing recipients of grants and contracts under this subchapter of all informational materials available from the Director.
(3) From funds appropriated under section 5082 of this title, the Director shall expend not less than $375,000 in each fiscal year to carry out paragraph (2).
The Older Americans Act of 1965, referred to in subsec. (a)(2)(A)(ii), is Pub. L. 89–73, July 14, 1965, 79 Stat. 218. Title III of the Act is classified generally to subchapter III (§3021 et seq.) of chapter 35 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 3001 of this title and Tables.
The Social Security Act, referred to in subsec. (a)(2)(A)(iii), is act Aug. 14, 1935, ch. 531, 49 Stat. 620. Title XVIII of the Act is classified generally to subchapter XVIII (§1395 et seq.) of chapter 7 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see section 1305 of this title and Tables.
2009—Pub. L. 111–13, §2146(a)(1), substituted "Service" for "Volunteer" in section catchline.
Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 111–13, §2146(a)(2), substituted "participation of volunteers of all ages and backgrounds, living in urban or rural communities" for "participation of volunteers".
1993—Pub. L. 103–82, §341(b)(2), substituted "National Senior Volunteer Corps" for "older American volunteer programs" in section catchline.
Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 103–82, §348(a), designated existing provisions as par. (1) and added par. (2).
Subsec. (b)(3). Pub. L. 103–82, §348(b), substituted "$375,000" for "$250,000".
1989—Pub. L. 101–204 substituted "Promotion of older American volunteer" for "Coordination with other Federal" in section catchline, designated existing provisions as subsec. (a), and added subsec. (b).
1981—Pub. L. 97–35 substituted "Health and Human Services" for "Health, Education, and Welfare" and struck out reference to Community Services Administration.
1979—Pub. L. 96–143 substituted "Community Services Administration" for "Office of Economic Opportunity".
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.
Amendment by Pub. L. 103–82 effective Oct. 1, 1993, see section 392 of Pub. L. 103–82, set out as a note under section 4951 of this title.
Payments under this subchapter pursuant to a grant or contract may be made (after necessary adjustment, in the case of grants, on account of previously made overpayments or underpayments) in advance or by way of reimbursement, in such installments and on such conditions, as the Director may determine.
The Director shall take appropriate steps to insure that special efforts are made to recruit, select, and assign qualified individuals age 55 years or older from minority populations to serve as volunteers under this subchapter.
2009—Pub. L. 111–13 substituted "population" for "group" in section catchline and "age 55 years or older from minority populations" for "sixty years and older from minority groups" in text.
Whenever locally generated contributions made to National Senior Service Corps projects under this subchapter are in excess of the amount required by the Director, the Director may not restrict the manner in which such contributions are expended if expenditures from locally generated contributions are not inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter.
This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original "this Act", meaning Pub. L. 93–113, Oct. 1, 1973, 87 Stat. 394, known as the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 4950 of this title and Tables.
2009—Pub. L. 111–13 substituted "Service" for "Volunteer" in section catchline and "Service Corps" for "Volunteer Corps" in text.
1994—Pub. L. 103–304 substituted "National Senior Volunteer Corps projects" for "volunteer projects for older Americans".
1993—Pub. L. 103–82 amended section catchline and in text directed substitution of "National Senior Volunteer Corps projects" for "volunteer projects for Older Americans", which could not be executed because the phrase "volunteer projects for Older Americans" did not appear in text.
1989—Pub. L. 101–204 substituted "projects" for "programs".
1986—Pub. L. 99–551 amended directory language of Pub. L. 98–288 to correct an error, and did not involve any change in text.
Amendment by Pub. L. 99–551 effective Oct. 1, 1986, except as otherwise provided, see section 11 of Pub. L. 99–551, set out as an Effective Date note under section 4950 of this title.
(1) With not less than one-third of the funds made available under subsection (d) in each fiscal year, the Director shall make grants under the programs authorized in parts A, B, and C to support programs that address national problems of local concern.
(2) An applicant for a grant under paragraph (1) shall determine whether the program to be supported by the grant is a program under part A, B, or C, and shall submit an application as required for such program.
(3) Each program for which a grant is received under this subsection shall be carried out in accordance with the requirements applicable to the program under part A, B, or C under which the program supported by such grant is to be carried out.
(B) to applicants from locations where no programs supported under part A, B, or C are in effect at the time of such grant award.
(5) Notwithstanding paragraph (4), if, for a fiscal year, less than 25 percent of the applicants for grants under this section are applicants described in paragraph (4), the Director may use an amount that is greater than 75 percent of the funds appropriated under this subsection to award grants to applicants that are already receiving assistance from the Corporation at the time of such grant award.
(1) Programs that assist individuals with chronic and debilitating illnesses, such as acquired immune deficiency syndrome.
(2) Programs designed to decrease drug and alcohol abuse through education, prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation.
(3) Programs that work with teenage parents.
(4) Programs that establish and support mentoring programs for low-income youth, including mentoring programs that match such youth with mentors and match such youth with employment and training programs, including apprenticeship programs.
(5) Programs that provide adult and school-based literacy assistance, including literacy programs that serve youth, and adults, with limited English proficiency.
(6) Programs that provide respite care, including care for elderly individuals and for children and individuals with disabilities or chronic illnesses who are living at home.
(7) Programs that provide before-school and after-school activities, serving children in low-income communities, that may engage participants in mentoring relationships, tutoring, life skills, and study skills programs, service-learning, physical, nutrition, and health education programs, and other activities addressing the needs of the children in the communities, including children of working parents.
(8) Programs that serve children who are enrolled in child care programs, giving priority to such programs that serve children with special needs.
(9) Programs that provide care to developmentally disabled adults who reside at home and in community-based settings, including programs that, when appropriate, involve older developmentally disabled individuals as volunteers under this subchapter.
(10) Programs that provide volunteer tutors to assist students, on a one-to-one basis, to improve the academic achievement of such students.
(11) Programs that engage older individuals with children and youth to complete service in energy conservation, environmental stewardship, or other environmental needs of a community, including service relating to conducting energy audits, insulating homes, or conducting other activities to promote energy efficiency.
(12) Programs that reach out to organizations (such as labor unions and profitmaking organizations) not previously involved in addressing national problems of local concern.
(13) Programs that provide for outreach to increase participation of members of ethnic groups who have limited English proficiency.
(14) Programs in which the grant recipients involved collaborate with criminal justice professionals and organizations in order to provide prevention programs that serve low-income youth or youth reentering society after incarceration and their families, which prevention programs may include mentoring, counseling, or employment counseling.
(15) Programs that support the community integration of individuals with disabilities.
(16) Programs that provide health, education, and welfare services that augment the activities of State and local agencies, to be carried out in a fiscal year for which the aggregate amount of funds available to such agencies is not less than the annual average aggregate amount of funds available to such agencies for the period of 3 fiscal years preceding such fiscal year.
(1) In order for an applicant to be eligible to receive a grant under subsection (a), such applicant shall demonstrate to the Director that such grant will be used to increase the total number of volunteers supported by such applicant and that such applicant has expertise applicable to implementing the proposed program for which the applicant is requesting the grant.
(2) Funds made available under subsection (d) shall be used to supplement and not supplant the number of volunteers engaged in activities under parts A, B, and C (without regard to this section) addressing the problem for which such funds are awarded unless such sums are an extension of funds previously provided under this section.
(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), from the amounts appropriated under subsection (a), (b), (c), or (d) of section 5082 of this title, for each fiscal year there shall be available to the Director such sums as may be necessary to make grants under subsection (a).
(2) No funds shall be available to the Director to make grants under subsection (a) for a fiscal year unless the amounts appropriated under subsections (a), (b), and (c) of section 5082 of this title and available for such fiscal year to carry out parts A, B, and C (without regard to this section) are sufficient to maintain the number of projects and volunteers funded under parts A, B, and C, respectively, in the preceding fiscal year.
The Director shall widely disseminate information on grants that may be made under subsection (a) to field personnel of the Corporation and to community volunteer organizations that request such information.
2009—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 111–13, §2146(d)(1)(A), which directed substitution of "(9), (11), and (14)" for "(10), (12), (15), and (16)" in subpar. (B) and "(9)" for "(10)" in subpar. (C), could not be executed because the words to be stricken did not appear in par. (1).
"(C) under the program authorized in part C of this subchapter, to support programs that address the national problems referred to in paragraphs (1), (2), (5), (6), and (10) of subsection (b) of this section."
Subsec. (a)(4), (5). Pub. L. 111–13, §2146(d)(1)(C), added pars. (4) and (5).
Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 111–13, §2146(d)(2)(A), inserted "through education, prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation" after "abuse".
Subsec. (b)(4). Pub. L. 111–13, §2146(d)(2)(B), added par. (4) and struck out former par. (4), which read as follows: "Programs that match volunteer mentors with youth who need guidance."
Subsec. (b)(5). Pub. L. 111–13, §2146(d)(2)(C), inserted ", including literacy programs that serve youth, and adults, with limited English proficiency" after "assistance".
"(6) Programs that provide respite care, including care for frail elderly individuals and for disabled or chronically ill children living at home.
"(7) Programs that provide before- and after-school activities that are sponsored by organizations, such as libraries, that serve children of working parents.
"(8) Programs that work with boarder babies."
Subsec. (b)(10). Pub. L. 111–13, §2146(d)(2)(F), (G), redesignated par. (11) as (10) and substituted "students" for "educationally disadvantaged children" and "the academic achievement of such students" for "the basic skills of such children". Former par. (10) redesignated (9).
Subsec. (b)(11). Pub. L. 111–13, §2146(d)(2)(H), added par. (11) and struck out former par. (11), which read as follows: "Programs that address environmental needs."
Pub. L. 111–13, §2146(d)(2)(F), redesignated par. (12) as (11). Former par. (11) redesignated (10).
Subsec. (b)(12), (13). Pub. L. 111–13, §2146(d)(2)(F), redesignated pars. (13) and (14) as (12) and (13), respectively. Former par. (12) redesignated (11).
Subsec. (b)(14). Pub. L. 111–13, §2146(d)(2)(I), added par. (14) and struck out former par. (14), which read as follows: "Programs that support criminal justice activities and juvenile justice activities."
Pub. L. 111–13, §2146(d)(2)(F), redesignated par. (15) as (14). Former par. (14) redesignated (13).
Subsec. (b)(15) to (18). Pub. L. 111–13, §2146(d)(2)(J), (K), redesignated pars. (17) and (18) as (15) and (16), respectively, and struck out former par. (16), which read as follows: "Programs that involve older volunteers working with young people in apprenticeship programs." Former par. (15) redesignated (14).
Subsec. (c)(1). Pub. L. 111–13, §2146(d)(3), inserted "and that such applicant has expertise applicable to implementing the proposed program for which the applicant is requesting the grant" after "supported by such applicant".
Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 111–13, §2146(d)(4), inserted "widely" after "shall".
1993—Subsec. (a)(2)(B). Pub. L. 103–82, §349(1), substituted "paragraphs (10), (12), (15), and (16)" for "paragraph (10)".
Subsec. (b)(12) to (18). Pub. L. 103–82, §349(2), added pars. (12) to (18).
Subsec. (c)(1). Pub. L. 103–82, §349(3), struck out "under this subchapter" after "supported by such applicant".
"(C) $9,000,000 from funds appropriated under section 5082(c) of this title."
Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 103–82, §405(a)(6), substituted "the Corporation" for "the ACTION Agency".
Amendment by section 349 of Pub. L. 103–82 effective Oct. 1, 1993, see section 392 of Pub. L. 103–82, set out as a note under section 4951 of this title.
Amendment by section 405(a)(6) of Pub. L. 103–82 effective Apr. 4, 1994, see section 406(b) of Pub. L. 103–82, set out as a note under section 8332 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
(a)(1) In determining the amount of Federal financial assistance to be provided under this subchapter to applicants, the Director shall consider the impact of changes in the Consumer Price Index For All Urban Consumers published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor on the administrative costs of operating the projects for which such assistance will be provided.
(2) The Director shall, to the fullest extent practicable, make appropriate adjustments in the amount referred to in paragraph (1) to ensure the effective administration of such projects.
(b) The Director shall take reasonable actions to inform applicants for such assistance that such adjustments may be available.
1995—Pub. L. 104–66 in subsec. (a), redesignated par. (1)(A) as (1), redesignated par. (1)(B) as (2) and substituted "paragraph (1)" for "subparagraph (A)" after "referred to in", redesignated former par. (2) as subsec. (b), and struck out former subsec. (b) which read as follows: "The Director shall submit, once every 2 years, to the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Labor and Human Resources of the Senate, a report on the extent to which adjustments are made under subsection (a) of this section."
"(C) a statement explaining the decisions made by the Director with respect to the requested adjustments."
(B) to provide information to update the application submitted to obtain such grant or contract.
(2) If the amount appropriated for any fiscal year to carry out part A, B, or C in a period during which multiyear grants or contracts are in effect under such part is less than the amount appropriated to carry out such part in the first fiscal year in such period, then the amounts payable under all such grants and contracts in effect in such period under such part shall be reduced pro rata.
The Director shall require each applicant for a multiyear grant or contract under this section, to document or describe in the application any meaningful administrative savings that will result from such multiyear grant or contract.
If an applicant does not receive a multiyear grant or contract under this section, the Director shall consider such applicant for a single-year grant or contract.
(3) the renewal of funding on the expiration of the term of such contract or grant.
Except as provided in subsection (b), an entity receiving assistance under this subchapter may accept donations, including donations in cash or in kind fairly evaluated, including plant, equipment, or services.
An entity receiving assistance under this subchapter to carry out an activity shall not accept donations from the beneficiaries of the activity.
Section effective Oct. 1, 2009, see section 6101(a) of Pub. L. 111–13, set out as an Effective Date of 2009 Amendment note under section 4950 of this title.

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