45 C.F.R. PART 2522--AMERICORPS PARTICIPANTS, PROGRAMS, AND APPLICANTS
TITLE 45--Public Welfare
Subtitle B--REGULATIONS RELATING TO PUBLIC WELFARE
CHAPTER XXV--CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE
SUBCHAPTERS J-K--[RESERVED]
PART 2522--AMERICORPS PARTICIPANTS, PROGRAMS, AND APPLICANTS
Subpart A--MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS AND PROGRAM TYPES
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| What definitions apply to this part?
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| What are the minimum requirements that every AmeriCorps program, regardless of type, must meet?
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| What types of programs are eligible to compete for AmeriCorps grants?
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Subpart B--PARTICIPANT ELIGIBILITY, REQUIREMENTS, AND BENEFITS
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| What are the eligibility requirements for an AmeriCorps participant?
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| How are AmeriCorps participants recruited and selected?
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| What are the required terms of service for AmeriCorps participants, and may they serve for more than one term?
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| Under what circumstances may AmeriCorps participants be released from completing a term of service, and what are the consequences?
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| What financial benefits do AmeriCorps participants serving in approved AmeriCorps positions receive?
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| What other benefits do AmeriCorps participants serving in approved AmeriCorps positions receive?
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Subpart C--APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS
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| What are the application requirements for AmeriCorps program grants?
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| What are the application requirements for AmeriCorps educational awards only?
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| May an applicant submit more than one application to the Corporation for the same project at the same time?
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Subpart D--SELECTION OF AMERICORPS PROGRAMS
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| What process does the Corporation use to select new grantees?
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| What is the role of the Corporation's Board of Directors in the selection process?
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| How does the grant selection process work?
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| What basic criteria does the Corporation use in making funding decisions?
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| What does the Corporation consider in assessing Program Design?
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| How does the Corporation assess my organizational capability?
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| How does the Corporation evaluate the cost-effectiveness and budget adequacy of my program?
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| What weight does the Corporation give to each category of the basic criteria?
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| What weights does the Corporation give to the subcategories under Program Design?
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| What weights does the Corporation give to the subcategories under Cost Effectiveness and Budget Adequacy?
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| What types of programs or program models may receive special consideration in the selection process?
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| How do I find out about additional priorities governing the selection process?
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| To what extent may the Corporation or a State commission consider priorities other than those stated in these regulations or the Notice of Funding Availability?
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| What information must a State commission submit on the relative strengths of applicants for State competitive funding?
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| What other factors or information may the Corporation consider in making final funding decisions?
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| To what extent must I use the Corporation's selection criteria and priorities when selecting formula programs or operating sites?
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| Can a State's application for formula funds be rejected?
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| How do I calculate my program's budgeted Corporation cost per member service year (MSY)?
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Subpart E--EVALUATION REQUIREMENTS
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| What is the purpose of this subpart?
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| To whom does this subpart apply?
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| What special terms are used in this subpart?
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| May I use the Corporation's program grant funds for performance measurement and evaluation?
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| Do the costs of performance measurement or evaluation count towards the statutory cap on administrative costs?
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| What basic requirements must I follow in measuring performance under my grant?
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| What are performance measures and performance measurement?
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| What information on performance measures must my grant application include?
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| What performance measures am I required to submit to the Corporation?
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| Who develops my performance measures?
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| Who approves my performance measures?
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| What is the difference in performance measurements requirements for competitive and formula programs?
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| How do I report my performance measures to the Corporation?
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| What must I do if I am not able to meet my performance measures?
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| Under what circumstances may I change my performance measures?
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| What happens if I fail to meet the performance measures included in my grant?
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| How does evaluation differ from performance measurement?
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| What are my evaluation requirements?
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| How many years must my evaluation cover?
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| How and when do I submit my evaluation to the Corporation?
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| How will the Corporation use my evaluation?
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| How will the Corporation evaluate individual AmeriCorps programs?
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| What will the Corporation do to evaluate the overall success of the AmeriCorps programs?
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| Will information on individual participants be kept confidential?
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Subpart F--PROGRAM MANAGEMENT REQUIREMENTS FOR GRANTEES
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| What definitions apply to this subpart?
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| What basic qualifications must an AmeriCorps member have to serve as a tutor?
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| Are there any exceptions to the qualifications requirements?
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| What is an appropriate proficiency test?
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| What are the requirements for a program in which AmeriCorps members serve as tutors?
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| What requirements and qualifications apply if my program focuses on supplemental academic support activities other than tutoring?
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