42 USC § 4960 - Applications for assistance

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identifier: "/us/usc/t42/s4960"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "42 USC § 4960 - Applications for assistance"
title_number: 42
title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
section_number: "4960"
section_name: "Applications for assistance"
chapter_number: 66
chapter_name: "DOMESTIC VOLUNTEER SERVICES"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "NATIONAL VOLUNTEER ANTIPOVERTY PROGRAMS"
part_number: "A"
part_name: "Volunteers in Service to America"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 93–113, title I, § 109, formerly § 110, as added Pub. L. 101–204, title I, § 103, Dec. 7, 1989, 103 Stat. 1812; amended Pub. L. 103–82, title III, § 328, Sept. 21, 1993, 107 Stat. 902; renumbered § 109, Pub. L. 111–13, title II, § 2105, Apr. 21, 2009, 123 Stat. 1583.)"
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# § 4960. Applications for assistance

In reviewing an application for assistance under this part, the Director shall not deny such assistance to any project or program, or any public or private nonprofit organization, solely on the basis of the duration of the assistance such project, program, or organization has received under this part prior to the date of submission of the application. The Director shall grant assistance under this part on the basis of merit and to accomplish the goals of the VISTA program, and shall consider the needs and requirements of projects in existence on such date as well as potential new projects.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 93–113, title I, § 109, formerly § 110, as added Pub. L. 101–204, title I, § 103, Dec. 7, 1989, 103 Stat. 1812; amended Pub. L. 103–82, title III, § 328, Sept. 21, 1993, 107 Stat. 902; renumbered § 109, Pub. L. 111–13, title II, § 2105, Apr. 21, 2009, 123 Stat. 1583.)

## Editorial Notes

### Prior Provisions

A prior  was classified to , prior to repeal by , , , effective .

### Amendments

1993— amended section generally, substituting present provisions for provisions which related to: in subsec. (a), duration; in subsec. (b), consideration of application; in subsec. (c), new project or program; in subsec. (d), renewal of assistance; in subsec. (e), eligibility; and in subsec. (f), notice.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date of 1993 Amendment

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