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42 USC § 12653k - Funds | Title 42 - The Public Health and Welfare | U.S. Code | LII / Legal Information Institute
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42 USC § 12653k - Funds
to assess the effectiveness of such Funds in—
Community organization The term “community organization” means a nonprofit organization that carries out innovative, effective initiatives to address community challenges.
Covered entity The term “covered entity” means—
Issue area The term “issue area” means an area described in subsection (f)(3).
Program From the amounts appropriated to carry out this section that are not reserved under subsections (l) and (m), the Corporation shall establish a Social Innovation Funds grant program to make grants on a competitive basis to eligible entities for Social Innovation Funds.
Periods; amounts The Corporation shall make such grants for periods of 5 years, and may renew the grants for additional periods of 5 years, in amounts of not less than $1,000,000 and not more than $10,000,000 per year.
Eligibility To be eligible to receive a grant under subsection (d), an entity shall—
propose to focus on—
propose to focus on improving measurable outcomes relating to—
have an evidence-based decisionmaking strategy, including—
a well-articulated plan to—
Application To be eligible to receive a grant under subsection (d) for national leveraging capital, an eligible entity shall submit an application to the Corporation at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Corporation may specify, including, at a minimum—
an identification of, as appropriate—
statistics on the needs related to those issue areas in, as appropriate—
information describing the process by which the eligible entity selected, or will select, community organizations to receive the subgrants, to ensure that the community organizations—
are institutions—
information on the commitment, institutional capacity, and expertise of the eligible entity concerning—
Selection criteria In selecting eligible entities to receive grants under subsection (d), the Corporation shall—
Matching funds for grants (1)
In general The Corporation may not make a grant to an eligible entity under subsection (d) for a Social Innovation Fund unless the entity agrees that, with respect to the cost described in subsection (d) for that Fund, the entity will make available matching funds in an amount equal to not less than $1 for every $1 of funds provided under the grant.
Type and sources The eligible entity shall provide the matching funds in cash. The eligible entity shall provide the matching funds from State, local, or private sources, which may include State or local agencies, businesses, private philanthropic organizations, or individuals.
Eligible entities including State Commissions or local government offices (i)
Reduction The Corporation may reduce by 50 percent the matching funds required by paragraph (1) for an eligible entity serving a community (such as a rural low-income community) that the eligible entity can demonstrate is significantly philanthropically underserved.
Subgrants authorized An eligible entity receiving a grant under subsection (d) is authorized to use the funds made available through the grant to award, on a competitive basis, subgrants to expand or replicate proven initiatives, or support new initiatives with a substantial likelihood of success, to—
Periods; amounts The eligible entity shall make such subgrants for periods of not less than 3 and not more than 5 years, and may renew the subgrants for such periods, in amounts of not less than $100,000 per year.
Applications To be eligible to receive a subgrant from an eligible entity under this section, including receiving a payment for that subgrant each year, a community organization shall submit an application to an eligible entity that serves the specific local geographical area, or geographical areas, that the community organization proposes to serve, at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the eligible entity may require, including—
a description of the evidence-based decisionmaking strategies the community organization uses to improve the measurable outcomes, including—
Matching funds for subgrants (1)
In general An eligible entity may not make a subgrant to a community organization under this section for an initiative described in subsection (j)(3)(A) unless the organization agrees that, with respect to the cost of carrying out that initiative, the organization will make available, on an annual basis, matching funds in an amount equal to not less than $1 for every $1 of funds provided under the subgrant. If the community organization fails to make such matching funds available for a fiscal year, the eligible entity shall not make payments for the remaining fiscal years of the subgrant period, notwithstanding any other provision of this part.
Types and sources The community organization shall provide the matching funds in cash. The community organization shall provide the matching funds from State, local, or private sources, which may include funds from State or local agencies or private sector funding.
Program authorized The Corporation may use not more than 10 percent of the funds appropriated for this section to award grants to community organizations serving low-income communities or addressing a specific issue area in geographical areas that have the highest need in that issue area, to enable such community organizations to replicate or expand proven initiatives or support new initiatives.
Terms and conditions A grant awarded under this subsection shall be subject to the same terms and conditions as a subgrant awarded under subsection (j).
Application; matching funds Paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection (j) andsubsection (k) shall apply to a community organization receiving or applying for a grant under this subsection in the same manner as such subsections apply to a community organization receiving or applying for a subgrant under subsection (j), except that references to a subgrant shall mean a grant and references to an eligible entity shall mean the Corporation.
In general The Corporation may reserve not more than 5 percent of the funds appropriated for this section for a fiscal year to support, directly or through contract with an independent entity, research and evaluation activities to evaluate the eligible entities and community organizations receiving grants under subsections (d) and (l) and the initiatives supported by the grants.
Research and evaluation activities (A)
Research and reports (i)
The entity carrying out this subsection shall collect data and conduct or support research with respect to the eligible entities and community organizations receiving grants under subsections (d) and (l), and the initiatives supported by such eligible entities and community organizations, to determine the success of the program carried out under this section in replicating, expanding, and supporting initiatives, including—
The Corporation shall submit periodic reports to the authorizing committees including—
Technical assistance The Corporation shall, directly or through contract, provide technical assistance to the eligible entities and community organizations that receive grants under subsections (d) and (l).
Knowledge management The Corporation shall, directly or through contract, maintain a clearinghouse for information on best practices resulting from initiatives supported by the eligible entities and community organizations.
Reservation Of the funds appropriated under section 12681
(a)(4)(E) of this title for a fiscal year, not more than 5 percent may be used to carry out this subsection.
(Pub. L. 101–610, title I, § 198K, as added Pub. L. 111–13, title I, § 1807,Apr. 21, 2009, 123 Stat. 1564.)
A prior section 12653k,Pub. L. 101–610, title I, § 195K, as added Pub. L. 102–484, div. A, title X, § 1092(a)(1),Oct. 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 2531, which set out other departments’ responsibilities to the Corps, was renumbered section 162 ofPub. L. 101–610and transferred to section 12622 of this title.
Prior sections 12653l to 12653n were renumbered by section 104(b) ofPub. L. 103–82and transferred as follows:
Section 12653l,Pub. L. 101–610, title I, § 195L, as added Pub. L. 102–484, div. A, title X, § 1092(a)(1),Oct. 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 2532, which related to Advisory Board for the Corps, was renumbered section 163 ofPub. L. 101–610and transferred to section 12623 of this title.
Section 12653m,Pub. L. 101–610, title I, § 195M, as added Pub. L. 102–484, div. A, title X, § 1092(a)(1),Oct. 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 2532, which provided for annual evaluations of Corps programs, was renumbered section 164 ofPub. L. 101–610and transferred to section 12624 of this title.
Section 12653n,Pub. L. 101–610, title I, § 195N, as added Pub. L. 102–484, div. A, title X, § 1092(a)(1),Oct. 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 2532, which limited funding for Corps programs, was renumbered section 165 ofPub. L. 101–610and transferred to section 12625 of this title, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 111–13, title I, § 1515,Apr. 21, 2009, 123 Stat. 1528.