Part 2553 — The Retired and Senior Volunteer Program
Current through Aug 10, 2026
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 4950 et seq.
Source: 64 FR 14135, Mar. 24, 1999, unless otherwise noted.
Editorial Note: Nomenclature changes to part 2553 appear at 89 FR 70545, Aug. 30, 2024.
Sections
- § 2553.11 What is the Retired and Senior Volunteer Program?
- § 2553.12 Definitions.
- § 2553.21 Who is eligible to serve as a sponsor?
- § 2553.22 What are the responsibilities of a sponsor?
- § 2553.23 What are a sponsor's project responsibilities?
- § 2553.24 What are a sponsor's responsibilities for securing community participation?
- § 2553.25 What are a sponsor's administrative responsibilities?
- § 2553.26 [Reserved]
- § 2553.31 What are the rules on suspension, termination and denial of refunding of grants?
- § 2553.41 Who is eligible to be an RSVP volunteer?
- § 2553.42 Is an RSVP volunteer a federal employee, an employee of the sponsor or of the volunteer station?
- § 2553.43 What cost reimbursements and benefits may sponsors provide to RSVP volunteers?
- § 2553.44 May cost reimbursements received by RSVP volunteers be subject to any tax or charge, treated as wages or compensation, or affect eligibility to receive assistance from other programs?
- § 2553.51 What are the terms of service of an RSVP volunteer?
- § 2553.52 Under what circumstances may a sponsor remove an RSVP volunteer from service?
- § 2553.61 When may a sponsor serve as a volunteer station?
- § 2553.62 What are the responsibilities of a volunteer station?
- § 2553.71 What is the process for application and award of a grant?
- § 2553.72 What are project funding requirements?
- § 2553.73 What are a sponsor's legal requirements in managing grants?
- § 2553.81 Under what conditions may an agency or organization sponsor an RSVP project without AmeriCorps funding?
- § 2553.82 What are the resources and benefits to which a non-AmeriCorps funded project is entitled?
- § 2553.83 What financial obligation does AmeriCorps incur for non-AmeriCorps funded projects?
- § 2553.84 What happens if a non-AmeriCorps funded sponsor does not comply with the NGA?
- § 2553.91 What legal limitations apply to the operation of the RSVP volunteer Program and to the expenditure of grant funds?
- § 2553.92 What legal coverage does AmeriCorps make available to RSVP volunteers?
- § 2553.101 What is the purpose of performance measurement?
- § 2553.102 What performance measurement information must be part of an application for funding under RSVP?
- § 2553.103 Who develops the performance measures?
- § 2553.104 What performance measures must be submitted to AmeriCorps and how are these submitted?
- § 2553.105 How are performance measures approved and documented?
- § 2553.106 How does a sponsor report performance measures to AmeriCorps?
- § 2553.107 What must a sponsor do if it cannot meet its performance measures?
- § 2553.108 What happens if a sponsor fails to meet the target performance measures included in the approved grant application?