---
kind: "section"
citation: "45 C.F.R. § 2556.180"
title: "45"
number: "2556.180"
heading: "What are the limitations on VISTA sponsors receiving funding for the direct cost of supporting volunteers?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/45/2556.180"
---

# §2556.180. What are the limitations on VISTA sponsors receiving funding for the direct cost of supporting volunteers?

- (a) AmeriCorps will not obligate funding for the direct cost of supporting volunteers that is:
  - (1) More than 30 percent of VISTA funds appropriated in any fiscal year; or
  - (2) **For a new project that was not selected through a competitive process.**
- (b) The “direct cost of supporting volunteers” includes only those funds that are paid directly to VISTA members, leaders, or summer associates, such as: living allowance; travel reimbursements, including the Settling In Allowance; End of Service Benefits, including the cash stipend; and other expenses paid directly to the member, leader, or summer associate, as determined by the VISTA Director.

## 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.