45 CFR § 2519.320 - May a program provide a stipend to a participant?

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t45/s2519.320"
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title: "45 CFR § 2519.320 - May a program provide a stipend to a participant?"
title_number: 45
title_name: "Public Welfare"
section_number: "2519.320"
section_name: "May a program provide a stipend to a participant?"
chapter_name: "CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE"
part_number: "2519"
part_name: "HIGHER EDUCATION INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS FOR COMMUNITY SERVICE"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "42 U.S.C. 12561; 42 U.S.C. 12645g."
regulatory_source: "59 FR 13792, Mar. 23, 1994, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "2519"
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# 2519.320 May a program provide a stipend to a participant?

(a) A program may provide a stipend for service activities for a participant who is a student if the provision of stipends in reasonable in the context of a program's design and objectives.

(1) A program may not provide a stipend to a student who is receiving academic credit for service activities unless the service activities require a substantial time commitment beyond that expected for the credit earned.

(2) A participant who is earning money for service activities under the work-study program described in § 2519.200(e) may not receive an additional stipend from funds under this part.

(b) Consistent with the AmeriCorps program requirements in § 2522.100 of this chapter, a program with participants serving in approved full-time AmeriCorps positions must ensure the provision of a living allowance and, if necessary, health care and child care to those participants. A program may, but is not required to, provide a prorated living allowance to individuals participating in approved AmeriCorps positions on a part-time basis, consistent with the AmeriCorps program requirements in § 2522.240 of this chapter.