---
kind: "section"
citation: "45 C.F.R. § 2556.305"
title: "45"
number: "2556.305"
heading: "What is the duration and scope of service for a VISTA?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/45/2556.305"
---

# §2556.305. What is the duration and scope of service for a VISTA?

- (a) To serve as a VISTA, an individual makes a full-time commitment for a minimum of one year, without regard to regular working hours.
- (b) A VISTA carries out activities in accordance with the purpose of the VISTA program, as described in [§ 2556.1](/cfr/45/2556.1.md).
- (c) To the maximum extent practicable, the VISTA must live among and at the economic level of the low-income community served by the project.
- (d) A VISTA carries out service activities in conformance with the sponsor's approved project application, including any description of a VISTA assignment as contained in the project application; and in conformance with the purpose of title I of the DVSA. In any case where there is a conflict between the project application and the DVSA, the DVSA takes precedence.
- (e) Under no circumstances may an individual be enrolled to serve as a VISTA beyond five years.

## 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.