45 CFR § 1226.11 - Obligations of sponsors.

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title: "45 CFR § 1226.11 - Obligations of sponsors."
title_number: 45
title_name: "Public Welfare"
section_number: "1226.11"
section_name: "Obligations of sponsors."
chapter_name: "CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE"
part_number: "1226"
part_name: "PROHIBITIONS ON ELECTORAL AND LOBBYING ACTIVITIES"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "42 U.S.C. 5043."
regulatory_source: "46 FR 8522, Jan. 27, 1981, unless otherwise noted."
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# 1226.11 Obligations of sponsors.

(a) It shall be the obligation of program sponsors to ensure that they:

(1) Fully understand the restrictions on volunteer activity set forth herein;

(2) Provide training to volunteers on the restrictions and ensure that all other training materials used in training volunteers are fully consistent with these restrictions;

(3) Monitor on a continuing basis the activity of volunteers for compliance with this provision;

(4) Report all violations, or questionable situations, immediately to the State Director.

(b) Failure of a sponsor to meet the requirements set forth in paragraph (a) of this section, or a violation of the rules contained herein by either the sponsor, the sponsor's employees subject to § 1226.12 or the volunteers assigned to the sponsor, at any time during the course of the grant may be deemed to be a material failure to comply with the terms and conditions of the grant as that term is used in 45 CFR 1206.1 regarding suspension and termination of assistance or a violation of the Project Memorandum of Agreement, as applicable. The sponsor shall be subject to the procedures and penalties contained in 45 CFR 1206.1.

(c) Violation by a volunteer of any of the rules and regulations set forth herein may be cause for suspension or termination as set forth in 45 CFR 1213.5-5(2) or other disciplinary action.

[46 FR 8522, Jan. 27, 1981. Redesignated at 80 FR 63459, Oct. 20, 2015]