---
kind: "section"
citation: "45 C.F.R. § 1235.1"
title: "45"
number: "1235.1"
heading: "Definitions."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/45/1235.1"
---

# §1235.1. Definitions.


As used in this part and in section 224 of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973, as amended, the following definitions shall apply:

- (a) Director means the Director of ACTION.
- (b) Locally Generated Contributions means all contributions generated by the grantee in support of the grant, including non-ACTION Federal, State, local government and privately raised contributions.
- (c) Amount Required by the Director means the proportion of the non-Federal contribution (including in-kind contributions) for a grant or contract made under the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973, as amended, required by the Director in order to receive ACTION funds. This proportion is generally 10% for the Foster Grandparent Program/Senior Companion Program (FGP/SCP) and generally 10%, 20% and 30% for the Retired Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) in the first, second, and subsequent years respectively. The “amount required by the Director” is also called the “local match.”
- (d) In Excess of the Amount Required by the Director means of the total locally generated contributions, the amount over and above the percentage match (generally 10% for FGP/SCP and 10%, 20% and 30% for RSVP in the first, second, and subsequent years respectively) required by the Director of ACTION to be raised from non-ACTION sources to support the grant.
- (e) Inconsistent with the Provisions of This Act means expenditures not in support of ACTION programs, as defined by the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973, as amended. For example:
  - (1) Inconsistency with the age threshold for volunteers for all Older American Volunteer Programs (OAVP);
  - (2) Inconsistency with the low income test for the FGP and SCP programs;
  - (3) Variations from the approved stipend levels for the FGP and SCP programs;
  - (4) Inconsistency with the prohibition against political activity under all the OAVP programs; and/or
  - (5) **Unreasonable cost for a low-cost volunteer program.**

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 5024; 42 U.S.C. 5060.

### Source

Source: 56 FR 4732, Feb. 6, 1991, unless otherwise noted.