42 USC § 12521 - Purpose

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identifier: "/us/usc/t42/s12521"
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title: "42 USC § 12521 - Purpose"
title_number: 42
title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
section_number: "12521"
section_name: "Purpose"
chapter_number: 129
chapter_name: "NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE STATE GRANT PROGRAM"
part_number: "I"
part_name: "Programs for Elementary and Secondary School Students"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 101–610, title I, § 111, as added Pub. L. 111–13, title I, § 1201, Apr. 21, 2009, 123 Stat. 1467.)"
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# § 12521. Purpose

The purpose of this part is to promote service-learning as a strategy to—

**(1)** support high-quality service-learning projects that engage students in meeting community needs with demonstrable results, while enhancing students’ academic and civic learning; and

**(2)** support efforts to build institutional capacity, including the training of educators, and to strengthen the service infrastructure to expand service opportunities.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 101–610, title I, § 111, as added Pub. L. 111–13, title I, § 1201, Apr. 21, 2009, 123 Stat. 1467.)

## Editorial Notes

### Prior Provisions

A prior section 12521, , as added , , , prescribed general authority of the Corporation for National and Community Service to make grants for service-learning programs, prior to the general amendment of this part by .

Another prior section 12521, , , ; , , , prescribed general authority of Commission on National and Community Service to make grants for service-learning programs, prior to repeal by , , .

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date

Section effective , see , set out as an Effective Date of 2009 Amendment note under .