45 CFR § 1235.1 - Definitions.

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title: "45 CFR § 1235.1 - Definitions."
title_number: 45
title_name: "Public Welfare"
section_number: "1235.1"
section_name: "Definitions."
chapter_name: "CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE"
part_number: "1235"
part_name: "LOCALLY GENERATED CONTRIBUTIONS IN OLDER AMERICAN VOLUNTEER PROGRAMS"
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authority: "42 U.S.C. 5024; 42 U.S.C. 5060."
regulatory_source: "56 FR 4732, Feb. 6, 1991, unless otherwise noted."
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# 1235.1 Definitions.

As used in this part and in section 224 of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973, as amended, the following definitions shall apply:

(a) *Director* means the Director of ACTION.

(b) *Locally Generated Contributions* means all contributions generated by the grantee in support of the grant, including non-ACTION Federal, State, local government and privately raised contributions.

(c) *Amount Required by the Director* means the proportion of the non-Federal contribution (including in-kind contributions) for a grant or contract made under the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973, as amended, required by the Director in order to receive ACTION funds. This proportion is generally 10% for the Foster Grandparent Program/Senior Companion Program (FGP/SCP) and generally 10%, 20% and 30% for the Retired Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) in the first, second, and subsequent years respectively. The “amount required by the Director” is also called the “local match.”

(d) *In Excess of the Amount Required by the Director* means of the total locally generated contributions, the amount over and above the percentage match (generally 10% for FGP/SCP and 10%, 20% and 30% for RSVP in the first, second, and subsequent years respectively) required by the Director of ACTION to be raised from non-ACTION sources to support the grant.

(e) *Inconsistent with the Provisions of This Act* means expenditures not in support of ACTION programs, as defined by the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973, as amended. For example:

(1) Inconsistency with the age threshold for volunteers for all Older American Volunteer Programs (OAVP);

(2) Inconsistency with the low income test for the FGP and SCP programs;

(3) Variations from the approved stipend levels for the FGP and SCP programs;

(4) Inconsistency with the prohibition against political activity under all the OAVP programs; and/or

(5) Unreasonable cost for a low-cost volunteer program.