45 C.F.R. Subpart B—Use of Grant Funds
Title 45 - Public Welfare
Funds under a school based service learning grant may be used for the purposes described in this section. (a) Planning and capacity-building for States and Indian tribes. (1) A State or Indian tribe may use funds to pay for planning and building its capacity to implement school-based service-learning programs. These entities may use funds either directly or through subgrants or contracts with qualified organizations. (2) Authorized activities include the following: (i) Providing training for teachers, supervisors, personnel from community-based agencies (particularly with regard to the utilization of participants) and trainers, conducted by qualified individuals or organizations experienced in service-learning. (ii) Developing service-learning curricula to be integrated into academic programs, including the age-appropriate learning components for students to analyze and apply their service experiences. (iii) Forming local partnerships described in §2516.110 to develop school-based service-learning programs in accordance with this part. (iv) Devising appropriate methods for research and evaluation of the educational value of service-learning and the effect of service-learning activities on communities. (v) Establishing effective outreach and dissemination of information to ensure the broadest possible involvement of community-based agencies with demonstrated effectiveness in working with school-age youth in their communities. (b) Implementing, operating, and expanding school-based programs. (1) A State, Indian Tribe, or grantmaking entity may use funds to make subgrants to local partnerships described in §2516.110 (b) to implement, operate, or expand school-based service-learning programs. (2) If a State does not submit an application that meets the requirements for an allotment grant under §2516.400, the Corporation may use the allotment to fund applications from those local partnerships for programs in that State. (3) Authorized activities include paying the costs of the recruitment, training, supervision, placement, salaries and benefits of service learning coordinators. (4) A grantmaking entity may also use funds to provide technical assistance and training to appropriate persons relating to its subgrants. (c) Planning programs. (1) A State may use funds to make subgrants to LEAs for planning school-based service-learning programs. (2) If a State does not submit an application that meets the requirements for an allotment grant under §2516.400, the Corporation may use the allotment to fund applications from LEAs for planning programs in that State. (3) Authorized activities include paying the costs of— (i) The salaries and benefits of service-learning coordinators as defined in §2510.20 of this chapter; and (ii) The recruitment, training, supervision, and placement of service-learning coordinators who may be participants in an AmeriCorps program described in parts 2520 through 2524 of this chapter or who receive AmeriCorps educational awards. (d) Adult volunteer programs. (1) A State, Indian tribe, or grantmaking entity may use funds to make subgrants to local partnerships described in §2516.110 (c) to implement, operate, or expand school-based programs involving adult volunteers to utilize service-learning to improve the education of students. (2) If a State does not submit an application that meets the requirements for an allotment grant under §2516.400, the Corporation may use the allotment to fund applications from those local partnerships for adult volunteer programs in that State. (e) Planning by Indian tribes and U.S. Territories. If the Corporation makes a grant to an Indian tribe or a U.S. Territory to plan school-based service-learning programs, the grantee may use the funds for that purpose.
Title 45: Public Welfare
PART 2516—SCHOOL-BASED SERVICE-LEARNING PROGRAMS
Subpart B—Use of Grant Funds
§ 2516.200 How may grant funds be used?
