42 USC § 12655b - State application

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identifier: "/us/usc/t42/s12655b"
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title: "42 USC § 12655b - State application"
title_number: 42
title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
section_number: "12655b"
section_name: "State application"
chapter_number: 129
chapter_name: "NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE STATE GRANT PROGRAM"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 101–610, title I, § 199C, formerly § 123, Nov. 16, 1990, 104 Stat. 3141; Pub. L. 102–10, § 5(3), Mar. 12, 1991, 105 Stat. 30; renumbered § 199C and amended Pub. L. 103–82, title I, § 101(a), (e)(1), (4), Sept. 21, 1993, 107 Stat. 788, 815.)"
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# § 12655b. State application

**(a)** **Submission** section 12655 of this title

To be eligible to receive a grant under this division, a State or Indian tribe (or a local applicant if  applies) shall prepare and submit to the Corporation, an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Corporation may reasonably require.

**(b)** **General content** An application submitted under subsection (a) shall describe—

**(1)** any youth corps program proposed to be conducted directly by such applicant with assistance provided under this division; and

**(2)** any grant program proposed to be conducted by such State with assistance provided under this division for the benefit of entities within such State.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 101–610, title I, § 199C, formerly § 123, Nov. 16, 1990, 104 Stat. 3141; Pub. L. 102–10, § 5(3), Mar. 12, 1991, 105 Stat. 30; renumbered § 199C and amended Pub. L. 103–82, title I, § 101(a), (e)(1), (4), Sept. 21, 1993, 107 Stat. 788, 815.)

## Editorial Notes

### Codification

Section was formerly classified to  prior to renumbering by .

### Amendments

1993—Subsec. (a). , (4)(A), substituted “Corporation” for “Commission” in two places and “” for “” and struck out before period at end “, including the information required under subsection (b) of this section”.

Subsecs. (c), (d). , struck out subsec. (c) which specified required contents of State applications and subsec. (d) which required State applicants to establish and implement programs to make grants to applicants within the State.

1991—Subsec. (c)(14), (15).  added par. (14) and redesignated former par. (14) as (15).

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date of 1993 Amendment

Amendment by  effective , see , set out as a note under , Conservation.