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Title 20 — EducationRelease 119-73

§1087–57 Additional funds to conduct community service work-study programs

Title 20 › Chapter CHAPTER 28— - HIGHER EDUCATION RESOURCES AND STUDENT ASSISTANCE › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER IV— - STUDENT ASSISTANCE › Part Part C— - Federal Work-Study Programs › § 1087–57

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Colleges and universities may use up to 10 percent of their work-study funds to run community service‑learning programs. They can spend this money to make the student work educationally valuable, give students the resources and supervision they need, and partner with public and nonprofit agencies (including programs under the National and Community Service Act of 1990) to plan and run the programs. The Secretary of Education can also give extra grants to schools to support off‑campus community service jobs. Schools must use those grants to recruit and pay students, cover training time, and pay travel tied to the service. The Secretary must give priority to projects that help early childhood education or prepare for emergencies. Funding was authorized for fiscal year 2009 and each of the five years after that.

Full Legal Text

Title 20, §1087–57

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(a)Each institution participating under this part may use up to 10 percent of the funds made available under section 1096(a) of this title and attributable to the amount of the institution’s expenditures under this part to conduct that institution’s program of community service-learning, including—
(1)development of mechanisms to assure the academic quality of the student experience,
(2)assuring student access to educational resources, expertise, and supervision necessary to achieve community service objectives, and
(3)collaboration with public and private nonprofit agencies, and programs assisted under the National and Community Service Act of 1990 [42 U.S.C. 12501 et seq.] in the planning, development, and administration of such programs.
(b)(1)In addition to funds made available under section 1087–53(b)(2)(A) of this title, the Secretary is authorized to award grants to institutions participating under this part to supplement off-campus community service employment.
(2)An institution shall ensure that funds granted to such institution under this subsection are used in accordance with section 1087–53(b)(2)(A) of this title to recruit and compensate students (including compensation for time spent in training and for travel directly related to such community service).
(3)In awarding grants under this subsection, the Secretary shall give priority to applications that support postsecondary students assisting with early childhood education activities and activities in preparation for emergencies and natural disasters.
(4)There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subsection such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2009 and each of the five succeeding fiscal years.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

The National and Community Service Act of 1990, referred to in subsec. (a)(3), is Pub. L. 101–610, Nov. 16, 1990, 104 Stat. 3127, which is classified principally to chapter 129 (§ 12501 et seq.) of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

Short Title

note set out under section 12501 of Title 42 and Tables. Codification Section was formerly classified to section 2756a of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to transfer to this section.

Prior Provisions

A prior section 447 of Pub. L. 89–329, title IV, as added Pub. L. 92–318, title I, § 135F, June 23, 1972, 86 Stat. 271; amended Pub. L. 94–482, title I, § 128(d), Oct. 12, 1976, 90 Stat. 2143; Pub. L. 96–374, title IV, § 436, title XIII, § 1391(a)(1), Oct. 3, 1980, 94 Stat. 1436, 1503, related to job location and development programs and agreements with eligible institutions, prior to the general revision of this part by Pub. L. 99–498. See section 1087–56 of this title. Provisions similar to this section were contained in section 1087–58 of this title prior to the general revision of this part by Pub. L. 99–498.

Amendments

2008—Pub. L. 110–315 redesignated existing provisions as subsec. (a), inserted heading, and added subsec. (b). 1992—Pub. L. 102–325 amended section catchline generally, struck out subsecs. (a) and (b) which related to purpose and definitions, respectively, struck out subsec. (c) designation and heading before “Each institution participating”, substituted “up to 10 percent of the funds made available under section 1096(a) of this title and attributable to the amount of the institution’s expenditures under this part” for “funds made available under the last sentence of section 1096(a) of this title”, and inserted “, and programs assisted under the National and Community Service Act of 1990” after “nonprofit agencies”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

of 1992 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 102–325 effective Oct. 1, 1992, see section 2 of Pub. L. 102–325, set out as a note under section 1001 of this title.

Effective Date

Section applicable to periods of enrollment beginning on or after July 1, 1987, see section 403(b)(2) of Pub. L. 99–498, set out as a note under section 1087–53 of this title.

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Citation

20 U.S.C. § 1087–57

Title 20 — Education

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73