(a) Purposes The purposes of this section are to
(1) provide meaningful service opportunities for economically disadvantaged youth;
(2) fully utilize military installations affected by closures or realignments;
(3) encourage communities affected by such closures or realignments to convert the installations to community use; and
(4) foster a sense of community pride in the youth in the community.
(b) Definitions As used in this section:
(1) Affected military installation The term affected military installation means a military installation being closed or realigned under
(A) the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (part A of title XXIX of division B of Public Law 101510;
10 U.S.C.
2687 note ); and
(B) title II of the Defense Authorization Amendments and Base Closure and Realignment Act (Public Law 100526;
10 U.S.C.
2687 note ).
(2) Community
The term community includes a county.
(3) Convert to community use The term convert to community use, used with respect to an affected military installation, includes
(A) conversion of the installation or a part of the installation to
(i) a park;
(ii) a community center;
(iii) a recreational facility; or
(iv) a facility for a Head Start program under the Head Start Act (
42 U.S.C.
9831 et seq.); and
(B) carrying out, at the installation, a construction or economic development project that is of substantial benefit, as determined by the Chief Executive Officer, to
(i) the community in which the installation is located; or
(ii) a community located within such distance of the installation as the Chief Executive Officer may determine by regulation to be appropriate.
(4) Demonstration program
The term demonstration program means a program described in subsection (c) of this section.
(c) Demonstration programs
(1) Grants The Corporation may make grants to communities and community-based agencies to pay for the Federal share of establishing and carrying out military installation conversion demonstration programs, to assist in converting to community use affected military installations located
(A) within the community; or
(B) within such distance from the community as the Chief Executive Officer may by regulation determine to be appropriate.
(2) Duration In carrying out such a demonstration program, the community or community-based agency may carry out
(A) a program of not less than 6 months in duration; or
(B) a full-time summer program.
(d) Use of funds
(1) Stipend
A community or community-based agency that receives a grant under subsection (c) of this section to establish and carry out a project through a demonstration program may use the funds made available through such grant to pay for a portion of a stipend for the participants in the project.
(2) Limitation on amount of stipend The amount of the stipend provided to a participant under paragraph (1) that may be paid using assistance provided under this section and using any other Federal funds shall not exceed the lesser of
(A) 85 percent of the total average annual subsistence allowance provided to VISTA volunteers under section
4955 of this title; and
(B) 85 percent of the stipend established by the demonstration program involved.
(e) Participants
(1) Eligibility A person shall be eligible to be selected as a participant in a project carried out through a demonstration program if the person is
(A) an economically disadvantaged individual; and
(B)
(i) a person described in section
12613 (b) of this title;
(ii) a youth described in section
12614 (a) of this title; or
(iii) an individual described in section
2884 of title
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(2) Participation Persons desiring to participate in such a project shall enter into an agreement with the service sponsor of the project to participate
(A) on a full-time or a part-time basis; and
(B) for the duration referred to in subsection (f)(2)(C) of this section.
(f) Application
(1) In general
To be eligible to receive a grant under subsection (c) of this section, a community or community-based agency shall submit an application to the Chief Executive Officer at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Chief Executive Officer may require.
(2) Contents At a minimum, such application shall contain
(A) a description of the demonstration program proposed to be conducted by the applicant;
(B) a proposal for carrying out the program that describes the manner in which the applicant will
(i) provide preservice and inservice training, for supervisors and participants, that will be conducted by qualified individuals or qualified organizations;
(ii) conduct an appropriate evaluation of the program; and
(iii) provide for appropriate community involvement in the program;
(C) information indicating the duration of the program; and
(D) an assurance that the applicant will comply with the nonduplication and nondisplacement provisions of section
12637 of this title and the grievance procedure requirements of section
12636 (f) of this title.
(g) Limitation on grant
In making a grant under subsection (c) of this section with respect to a demonstration program to assist in converting an affected military installation, the Corporation shall not make a grant for more than 25 percent of the total cost of the conversion.
