42 U.S.C. § 12542 : US Code - Section 12542: General authority

Search 42 U.S.C. § 12542 : US Code - Section 12542: General authority

(a) Grants
From the funds appropriated to carry out this subpart for a
fiscal year, the Corporation may make grants to State Commissions,
grantmaking entities, and qualified organizations to pay for the
Federal share of the implementation, operation, expansion, or
replication of community-based service programs.
(b) Use of funds
(1) State Commissions and grantmaking entities
A State Commission or grantmaking entity may use a grant made
under subsection (a) of this section -
(A) to make a grant to a qualified organization to implement,
operate, expand, or replicate a community-based service program
that provides for meaningful human, educational, environmental,
or public safety service by participants, who shall be school-
age youth; or
(B) to provide training and technical assistance to such an
organization.
(2) Qualified organizations
A qualified organization, other than a grantmaking entity, may
use a grant made under subsection (a) of this section to
implement, operate, expand, or replicate a program described in
paragraph (1)(A).