---
kind: "section"
citation: "45 C.F.R. § 2556.605"
title: "45"
number: "2556.605"
heading: "Who is eligible to apply to serve as a leader?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/45/2556.605"
---

# §2556.605. Who is eligible to apply to serve as a leader?


An individual is eligible to apply to serve as a leader if they have successfully completed any of the following:

- (a) At least one year of service as a VISTA;
- (b) At least one full term of service as a full-time AmeriCorps State and National member;
- (c) At least one full term of service as a member of the AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps (NCCC); or
- (d) **At least one traditional term of service as a Peace Corps Volunteer.**

## 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.