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42 USC § 12526 - Consideration of applications 

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identifier: "/us/usc/t42/s12526"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "42 USC § 12526 - Consideration of applications"
title_number: 42
title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
section_number: "12526"
section_name: "Consideration of applications"
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"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 101–610, title I, § 114, as added Pub. L. 111–13, title I, § 1201, Apr. 21, 2009, 123 Stat. 1472.)"
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# § 12526. Consideration of applications

**(a)** **Criteria for local applications** section 12524(c) of this title

In providing assistance under this part, a State educational agency, territory, or Indian tribe (or the Corporation if  applies) shall consider criteria with respect to sustainability, replicability, innovation, and quality of programs.

**(b)** **Priority for local applications** section 12524(c) of this titlesection 12525 of this titlesection 12521 of this title

In providing assistance under this part, a State educational agency, territory, or Indian tribe (or the Corporation if  applies) shall give priority to entities that submit applications under  with respect to service-learning programs described in  that are in the greatest need of assistance, such as programs targeting low-income areas or serving economically disadvantaged youth.

**(c)** **Rejection of applications to Corporation** section 12525 of this title

If the Corporation rejects an application submitted by a State, territory, or Indian tribe under  for an allotment, the Corporation shall promptly notify the State, territory, or Indian tribe of the reasons for the rejection of the application. The Corporation shall provide the State, territory, or Indian tribe with a reasonable opportunity to revise and resubmit the application and shall provide technical assistance, if needed, to the State, territory, or Indian tribe as part of the resubmission process. The Corporation shall promptly reconsider such resubmitted application.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 101–610, title I, § 114, as added Pub. L. 111–13, title I, § 1201, Apr. 21, 2009, 123 Stat. 1472.)

## Editorial Notes

### Prior Provisions

A prior section 12526, , as added , , , related to preparation, submission, and approval of local applications, prior to the general amendment of this part by .

Another prior section 12526, , , ; , , , prescribed Federal and local project contributions, prior to repeal by .

A prior  was classified to  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 .