---
kind: "section"
citation: "45 C.F.R. § 2520.40"
title: "45"
number: "2520.40"
heading: "Under what circumstances may AmeriCorps members in my program raise resources?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/45/2520.40"
---

# §2520.40. Under what circumstances may AmeriCorps members in my program raise resources?

- (a) AmeriCorps members may raise resources directly in support of your program's service activities.
- (b) Examples of fundraising activities AmeriCorps members may perform include, but are not limited to, the following:
  - (1) Seeking donations of books from companies and individuals for a program in which volunteers teach children to read;
  - (2) Writing a grant proposal to a foundation to secure resources to support the training of volunteers;
  - (3) Securing supplies and equipment from the community to enable volunteers to help build houses for low-income individuals;
  - (4) Securing financial resources from the community to assist in launching or expanding a program that provides social services to the members of the community and is delivered, in whole or in part, through the members of a community-based organization;
  - (5) Seeking donations from alumni of the program for specific service projects being performed by current members.
- (c) AmeriCorps members may not:
  - (1) Raise funds for living allowances or for an organization's general (as opposed to project) operating expenses or endowment;
  - (2) **Write a grant application to AmeriCorps or to any other Federal agency.**

## Notes

### Amendments

[70 FR 39597, July 8, 2005]

### Authority

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 12571-12595.

### Source

Source: 59 FR 13794, Mar. 23, 1994, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[70 FR 39597, July 8, 2005]