45 CFR § 2556.605 - Who is eligible to apply to serve as a leader?

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t45/s2556.605"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "45 CFR § 2556.605 - Who is eligible to apply to serve as a leader?"
title_number: 45
title_name: "Public Welfare"
section_number: "2556.605"
section_name: "Who is eligible to apply to serve as a leader?"
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."
cfr_part: "2556"
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# 2556.605 Who is eligible to apply to serve as a leader?

An individual is eligible to apply to serve as a leader if they have successfully completed any of the following:

(a) At least one year of service as a VISTA;

(b) At least one full term of service as a full-time AmeriCorps State and National member;

(c) At least one full term of service as a member of the AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps (NCCC); or

(d) At least one traditional term of service as a Peace Corps Volunteer.