§2556.155. May a sponsor manage a VISTA project through a subrecipient?
45 C.F.R. § 2556.155
A sponsor may carry out a VISTA project through one or more subrecipients that meet the eligibility criteria of § 2556.100.
The sponsor must enter into a subrecipient agreement with each subrecipient. A subrecipient agreement must have at least the following elements:
A project plan to be implemented by the subrecipient;
Records to be kept and reports to be submitted;
Responsibilities of the parties and other program requirements; and
Suspension and termination policies and procedures.
The sponsor retains the responsibility for compliance with a Memorandum of Agreement; the applicable regulations in this Part; and all applicable policies, procedures, and guidance issued by AmeriCorps regarding the VISTA program.
A sponsor may not request or receive any compensation from a subrecipient for services performed by a VISTA.
A sponsor may not receive payment from, or on behalf of, the subrecipient for costs of the VISTA assistance, except in two limited circumstances:
For reasonable and actual costs incurred by the sponsor directly related to the subrecipient's participation in a VISTA project; and
For any cost share related to a VISTA placed with the subrecipient in the VISTA project.
Notes, amendments, and revision history
Authority
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 4951-4953; 5 CFR part 734, 42 U.S.C. 4953(a), (f), 4954(b), (e), 4955(b), 4956, 5043(a)-(c), 5044(a)-(c), (e), 5046, 5052, 5056, and 5057; 42 U.S.C. 12651b (g)(10); 42 U.S.C. 12651c(c); E.O. 13279, 67 FR 77141, 3 CFR, 2002 Comp., p. 2156, 42 U.S.C. 4954(a), (b), (d), 4955, 5044(e), 5055, and 5059; 42 U.S.C. 12602(c), 42 U.S.C. 4953(b), (c), (f), and 5044(e).
Source
Source: 88 FR 31180, May 16, 2023, unless otherwise noted.