45 CFR § 2556.120 - How does a VISTA sponsor ensure the participation of people in the communities to be served?

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t45/s2556.120"
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title: "45 CFR § 2556.120 - How does a VISTA sponsor ensure the participation of people in the communities to be served?"
title_number: 45
title_name: "Public Welfare"
section_number: "2556.120"
section_name: "How does a VISTA sponsor ensure the participation of people in the communities to be served?"
chapter_name: "CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE"
part_number: "2556"
part_name: "VOLUNTEERS IN SERVICE TO AMERICA"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "42 U.S.C. 4951-4953; 5 CFR part 734, 42 U.S.C. 4953(a), (f), 4954(b), (e), 4955(b), 4956, 5043(a)-(c), 5044(a)-(c), (e), 5046, 5052, 5056, and 5057; 42 U.S.C. 12651b (g)(10); 42 U.S.C. 12651c(c); E.O. 13279, 67 FR 77141, 3 CFR, 2002 Comp., p. 2156, 42 U.S.C. 4954(a), (b), (d), 4955, 5044(e), 5055, and 5059; 42 U.S.C. 12602(c), 42 U.S.C. 4953(b), (c), (f), and 5044(e)."
regulatory_source: "88 FR 31180, May 16, 2023, unless otherwise noted."
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# 2556.120 How does a VISTA sponsor ensure the participation of people in the communities to be served?

(a) To the maximum extent practicable, the people of the communities to be served by VISTA members must participate in planning, developing, and implementing programs.

(b) The sponsor must articulate in its project application how it will engage or continue to engage relevant communities in the development and implementation of programs.