Corporation for National and Community Service 2023 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Corporation for National and Community Service (operating as AmeriCorps) is proposing to revise an information collection.

The Corporation for National and Community Service, operating as AmeriCorps, has submitted a public information collection request (ICR) entitled AmeriCorps Application Questions for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act.

The Corporation for National and Community Service (operating as AmeriCorps) proposes to revise its regulations governing the AmeriCorps State and National program. This proposed rule would make four substantive changes to the regulations governing the AmeriCorps State and National program to provide programmatic and grantmaking flexibilities. Specifically, this proposed rule would: limit AmeriCorps State and National grantees' required share of program costs (known as ``match'' or ``cost share'') to a scale that starts at 24 percent for the first three-year grant cycle and increases more incrementally with each successive three-year grant cycle, until it reaches 50 percent in the sixth three-year grant cycle (that is, the sixteenth year of the grant) and beyond; simplify the criteria that allow AmeriCorps to waive match for AmeriCorps State and National grantees; allow AmeriCorps to grant waivers of education hour limitations under certain circumstances to permit AmeriCorps State and National AmeriCorps members to spend an increased number of hours on education and training activities; and remove the four-term limit on service in AmeriCorps State and National programs, instead referring to the limitation on total value of the Segal Education Awards (education awards) a member may earn. The main non-substantive change in this proposed rule updates nomenclature to reflect that the Corporation for National and Community Service operates as AmeriCorps.

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Corporation for National and Community Service (operating as AmeriCorps) is proposing a new information collection.

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Corporation for National and Community Service (operating as AmeriCorps) is proposing to revise an information collection.

The Corporation for National and Community Service, operating as AmeriCorps, has submitted a public information collection request (ICR) entitled Application Instructions for AmeriCorps State and National Competitive, New, and Continuation Grants for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act.

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Corporation for National and Community Service (operating as AmeriCorps) is proposing to renew an information collection.

The Corporation for National and Community Service (operating as AmeriCorps) is finalizing revisions to its National Service Trust regulations. The National Service Trust is an account from which AmeriCorps pays education awards to eligible AmeriCorps participants and interest on qualified student loans for AmeriCorps participants during their terms of service in approved national service positions. This rule improves the clarity of regulations applicable to education awards through use of consistent terminology and more transparent procedures for extensions, transfers, and revocations of education awards; and increases flexibility for those who earn education awards to use and transfer those awards. This rule also renumbers sections related to national service education awards to combine them all into one CFR part with subpart designations for easier navigation.

The Corporation for National and Community Service, operating as AmeriCorps, has submitted a public information collection request (ICR) entitled Current Population Survey Civic Engagement and Volunteering Supplement (CEV) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act.

The Corporation for National and Community Service (operating as AmeriCorps) is finalizing updates to its regulations to reflect current position titles and roles, define the statutory phrase ``direct cost of supporting volunteers,'' revise provisions that no longer reflect AmeriCorps' practice, and make technical changes. The position titles must be updated because VISTA now operates through Regional Administrators, rather than State Program Directors. The statutory phrase interpretation is necessary because under its authorizing statute, AmeriCorps may not provide a non-competitive grant for the ``direct cost of supporting volunteers'' to projects less than one year old. This final rule defines the phrase to include those funds paid directly for the support of individuals serving in the VISTA program, such as living allowances, travel reimbursements, and end-of-service benefits, but not funds paid for the support of the VISTA sponsor organization. This change would make VISTA projects more accessible to organizations in underserved communities that may not have otherwise been able to secure the resources to devote a supervisor or certain administrative costs to a new project.

The Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS), which operates as AmeriCorps, is proposing a rule to provide general information to the public about its structure and purpose, as required by the Administrative Procedure Act. While AmeriCorps already provides information about its organizational structure on its public-facing website (americorps.gov), this rule would comply with the statutory requirement that specifically requires agencies to publish in the Federal Register their descriptions of organization. This rule will also increase transparency regarding AmeriCorps' operations by mapping out its existing program regulations, thereby providing an overview of the Agency's programs.

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Corporation for National and Community Service (operating as AmeriCorps) is proposing to renew an information collection.

The Corporation for National and Community Service, operating as AmeriCorps, has submitted an information collection request entitled Generic Information Collection Request for Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act.

The Corporation for National and Community Service, operating as AmeriCorps, has submitted a public information collection request (ICR) entitled NCCC Project Sponsor Survey for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act.

The Corporation for National and Community Service, operating as AmeriCorps, has submitted a public information collection request (ICR) entitled Voucher and Payment Request form for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act.

The Corporation for National and Community Service, operating as AmeriCorps, has submitted a public information collection request (ICR) entitled National Servicer Trust Interest Payment Request form for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act.

The Corporation for National and Community Service, operating as AmeriCorps, has submitted a public information collection request (ICR) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act.

The Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) is updating its regulations to reflect required annual inflation-related increases to the civil monetary penalties under the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015 (Act) and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) guidance.