---
kind: "section"
citation: "45 C.F.R. § 2556.155"
title: "45"
number: "2556.155"
heading: "May a sponsor manage a VISTA project through a subrecipient?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/45/2556.155"
---

# §2556.155. May a sponsor manage a VISTA project through a subrecipient?

- (a) A sponsor may carry out a VISTA project through one or more subrecipients that meet the eligibility criteria of [§ 2556.100](/cfr/45/2556.100.md).
- (b) The sponsor must enter into a subrecipient agreement with each subrecipient. A subrecipient agreement must have at least the following elements:
  - (1) A project plan to be implemented by the subrecipient;
  - (2) Records to be kept and reports to be submitted;
  - (3) Responsibilities of the parties and other program requirements; and
  - (4) **Suspension and termination policies and procedures.**
- (c) 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.
- (d) A sponsor may not request or receive any compensation from a subrecipient for services performed by a VISTA.
- (e) A sponsor may not receive payment from, or on behalf of, the subrecipient for costs of the VISTA assistance, except in two limited circumstances:
  - (1) For reasonable and actual costs incurred by the sponsor directly related to the subrecipient's participation in a VISTA project; and
  - (2) **For any cost share related to a VISTA placed with the subrecipient in the VISTA project.**

## Notes

### 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.