Part 2551 — Senior Companion Program
Current through Aug 10, 2026
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 4950 et seq.; 42 U.S.C. 12651b-12651d; E.O. 13331, 69 FR 9911.
Source: 64 FR 14115, Mar. 24, 1999, unless otherwise noted.
Editorial Note: Nomenclature changes to part 2551 appear at 89 FR 70542, Aug. 30, 2024.
Sections
- § 2551.11 What is the Senior Companion Program?
- § 2551.12 Definitions.
- § 2551.21 Who is eligible to serve as a sponsor?
- § 2551.22 What are the responsibilities of a sponsor?
- § 2551.23 What are a sponsor's project responsibilities?
- § 2551.24 What are a sponsor's responsibilities for securing community participation?
- § 2551.25 What are a sponsor's administrative responsibilities?
- § 2551.26-2551.33 [Reserved]
- § 2551.34 What are the rules on suspension, termination, and denial of refunding of grants?
- § 2551.41 Who is eligible to be a Senior Companion?
- § 2551.42 What types of criminal convictions or other adjudications disqualify an individual from serving as a Senior Companion or as a Senior Companion grant-funded employee?
- § 2551.43 What income guidelines govern eligibility to serve as a stipended Senior Companion?
- § 2551.44 What is considered income for determining volunteer eligibility?
- § 2551.45 Is a Senior Companion a federal employee, an employee of the sponsor or of the volunteer station?
- § 2551.46 What cost reimbursements are provided to Senior Companions?
- § 2551.47 May the cost reimbursements and benefits of a Senior Companion be subject to any tax or charge, be treated as wages or compensation, or affect eligibility to receive assistance from other programs?
- § 2551.51 What are the terms of service of a Senior Companion?
- § 2551.52 What factors are considered in determining a Senior Companion's service schedule?
- § 2551.53 Under what circumstances may a Senior Companion be removed from service?
- § 2551.61 May a sponsor serve as a volunteer station?
- § 2551.62 What are the responsibilities of a volunteer station?
- § 2551.71 What requirements govern the assignment of Senior Companions?
- § 2551.72 Is a written volunteer assignment plan required for each Senior Companion?
- § 2551.73 May a Senior Companion serve as a volunteer leader?
- § 2551.81 What type of clients are eligible to be served?
- § 2551.91 What is the process for application and award of a grant?
- § 2551.92 What are project funding requirements?
- § 2551.93 What are a sponsor's legal requirements in managing grants?
- § 2551.101 What rule governs the recruitment and enrollment of persons who do not meet the income eligibility guidelines to serve as Senior Companions?
- § 2551.102 What are the conditions of service of non-stipended Senior Companions?
- § 2551.103 Must a sponsor be required to enroll non-stipended Senior Companions?
- § 2551.104 [Reserved]
- § 2551.111 Under what conditions may an agency or organization sponsor a Senior Companion project without AmeriCorps funding?
- § 2551.112 What are the resources and benefits to which a non-AmeriCorps funded project is entitled?
- § 2551.113 What financial obligation does AmeriCorps incur for non-AmeriCorps funded projects?
- § 2551.114 What happens if a non-AmeriCorps funded sponsor does not comply with the NGA?
- § 2551.121 What legal limitations apply to the operation of the Senior Companion Program and to the expenditure of grant funds?
- § 2551.122 What legal coverage does AmeriCorps make available to Senior Companions?