Title 42, The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-102
§12645 Sustainability
Title 42 › CHAPTER 129 — NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE › SUBCHAPTER I — NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE STATE GRANT PROGRAM › § 12645
Summary
The Corporation can set written sustainability goals for national service projects and programs after talking with State Commissions and with the groups that get help. Those written goals must be used for three things: help projects meet community needs, guide technical help about getting and using non‑Federal funds, and check whether projects have enough community support.
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Title 42, §12645
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The Corporation, after consultation with State Commissions and recipients of assistance, may set sustainability goals for projects or programs under the national service laws, so that recipients of assistance under the national service laws are carrying out sustainable projects or programs. Such sustainability goals shall be in writing and shall be used—
(1)to build the capacity of the projects or programs that receive assistance under the national service laws to meet community needs;
(2)in providing technical assistance to recipients of assistance under the national service laws regarding acquiring and leveraging non-Federal funds for support of the projects or programs that receive such assistance; and
(3)to determine whether the projects or programs, receiving such assistance, are generating sufficient community support.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Prior Provisions
A prior section 12645, Pub. L. 101–610, title I, § 186, as added Pub. L. 102–10, § 8(2), Mar. 12, 1991, 105 Stat. 31, directed Commission to issue final rules or
Regulations
necessary to implement this subchapter, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 103–82, title I, §§ 122(a), 123, Sept. 21, 1993, 107 Stat. 867, effective Oct. 1, 1993.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
Section effective Oct. 1, 2009, see section 6101(a) of Pub. L. 111–13, set out as an
Effective Date
of 2009 Amendment note under section 4950 of this title.
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Citation
42 U.S.C. § 12645
Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102