For purposes of this Grant, unless otherwise specified, the following definitions apply:
a.
Act means the National and Community Service Act of 1990, as
amended (42 U.S.C. 12501 et seq.)
b.
AmeriCorps National Service Network means AmeriCorps*State,
AmeriCorps*National, AmeriCorps*Tribes and Territories, Volunteers in Service
to America (VISTA), and National Civilian Community Corps (NCCC) Programs taken
together as programs dedicated to national service. VISTA is
authorized under the Domestic Volunteer Service Act (42 U.S.C. 4950 et seq.). NCCC is authorized under the National and Community
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 12611 et seq.).
c.
Approved National Service Position means a national service position for
which the Corporation has approved the provision of a national service
education award as one of the benefits to be provided for successful service in
the position.
d.
Corporation means the Corporation for National and
Community Service established under section 191 of the Act (42 U.S.C. 12651).
e.
Education Award means an award provided to a member who
has successfully completed a required term of service in an approved national
service position and who otherwise meets the eligibility criteria in the
Act. An education award may be used: (1)
to repay qualified student loans, as defined in the Act; (2) toward the cost of
attendance at an institution of higher education, as those terms are defined in
the Act; and (3) toward expenses incurred in participating in school-to-work
programs approved by the Secretaries of Labor and Education.
f.
Grantee, for the purposes of this agreement, means the direct
recipient or the subrecipient/site of this Grant. The term sub-Grantee shall be substituted for
the term Grantee where appropriate. The
Grantee is legally accountable to the Corporation for the use of Grant funds
and is bound by the provisions of the Grant.
g.
Indian Tribe means a federally-recognized Indian
tribe, band, nation, or other recognized group or community, including any
Native village, Regional Corporation, or Village Corporation, as defined under
the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1602), that the United
States Government determines is eligible for special programs and services
provided under federal law to Indians because of their status as Indians. An
Indian tribe also includes any tribal organization controlled, sanctioned, or
chartered by one of the entities described above.
h. Member means an individual who is enrolled in an approved national service position.
i.
National Service Trust is the account established in the U.S.
Department of the Treasury under the Act (42 U.S.C. 12601) for the purpose of
holding and making payments of education awards and other education benefits to
AmeriCorps members.
j.
OMB means the U.S. Office of Management and Budget.
k.
Parent Organization means a grantee that is responsible for
implementing and managing a National Direct AmeriCorps Program.
l.
Program means a national service Program,
described in the Act (42 U.S.C. 12572(a)), carried out by the Grantee through
funds awarded by the Corporation and carried out in accordance with federal
requirements and the Provisions of this Grant.
m. Project means an activity or set of activities carried out under a Program that results in a specific, identifiable community service or improvement:
i. That otherwise would not have been made with existing funds; and
ii. That does not duplicate the routine services or functions of the organization to which the members are assigned.
n.
State Commission means the Commission on National and
Community Service established by a state pursuant to the Act (42 U.S.C. 12638),
including an authorized alternative administrative entity to administer the
state's national service plan and national service programs and to perform such
other duties prescribed by 45 C.F.R. 2550.80.
o. Sub-Grantee refers to an organization receiving Corporation Grant funds from a Grantee of the Corporation.