---
kind: "section"
citation: "45 C.F.R. § 2556.505"
title: "45"
number: "2556.505"
heading: "How do summer associates differ from other VISTAs?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/45/2556.505"
---

# §2556.505. How do summer associates differ from other VISTAs?


Summer associates differ from other VISTAs in the following ways:

- (a) **Summer associates are not eligible to receive—**
  - (1) Health care through a health benefits program provided by AmeriCorps;
  - (2) Childcare support through a childcare program provided by AmeriCorps;
  - (3) Payment for settling-in expenses; or
  - (4) Non-competitive eligibility in accordance with [5 CFR 315.605](/cfr/5/315.605.md).
- (b) **Absent extraordinary circumstances, summer associates are not eligible to receive—**
  - (1) Payment for travel expenses incurred for travel to or from the project site to which the summer associate is assigned; or
  - (2) A relocation travel allowance to offset the cost of relocating from the summer associate's home of record to the project site to which they are assigned to serve.
- (c) AmeriCorps may discharge a summer associate due to a deficiency, or deficiencies, in conduct or performance. Summer associates are not subject to [subpart E](/cfr/45/subpartE.md) of this part, or to the grievance procedures provided to VISTAs set forth in [§§ 2556.345 through 2556.365](/cfr/45/2556.345..2556.365.md).

## 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.