§12525 Applications

Summary

To get an allotment under section 12524, a State (through its state education agency), a territory, or an Indian tribe must prepare and send an application to the Corporation when and how the program’s Chief Executive Officer requires, and get the application approved. For an allotment under section 12523, the application must include a 3-year plan to promote service-learning that explains how service will be built into school programs; the rules the State will use to review and approve local applications and a promise to follow section 12526(a); and promises to make sure students of different ages, races, sexes, ethnic groups, disabilities, and income levels can serve together, include elementary and secondary students where appropriate, involve participants in designing and running programs, focus on high-need areas (including low-income and rural communities), and link service to academics. The application must also promise to follow the nonduplication and nondisplacement rules in section 12637 and the notice, hearing, and grievance procedures in section 12636. Organizations that want money from a State, territory, or tribe must apply to that entity. Eligible applicants include qualified organizations, Indian tribes, territories, local educational agencies, for‑profit businesses, private elementary and secondary schools, institutions of higher education, partnerships, and other entities named in related sections. The State, territory, or tribe decides the application timing, format, and what information is required.