---
kind: "section"
citation: "42 U.S.C. § 12621"
title: "42"
title_heading: "The Public Health and Welfare"
number: "12621"
heading: "Contract and grant authority"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/42/12621"
units:
  - "Chapter 129 — National and Community Service"
  - "Subchapter I — National and Community Service State Grant Program"
  - "Division E — National Civilian Community Corps"
---

# §12621. Contract and grant authority

- (a) **Programs—** The [Director](/usc/42/12626.md?p=6) may, by contract or grant, provide for any public or private organization to carry out the National Civilian Community [Corps](/usc/42/12626.md?p=3) [program](/usc/42/12626.md?p=8).
- (b) **Equipment and facilities—**
  - (1) **Federal and National Guard property—** The [Director](/usc/42/12626.md?p=6) shall enter into agreements, as necessary, with the [Secretary](/usc/42/242q–4.md?p=2) of Defense, the Governor of a [State](/usc/42/12522.md?p=1), territory or commonwealth, or the commanding general of the District of Columbia National Guard, as the case may be, to utilize—
    - (A) equipment of the Department of Defense and equipment of the National Guard; and
    - (B) Department of Defense facilities and National Guard facilities identified pursuant to [section 12622(c) of this title](/usc/42/12622.md?p=c).
  - (2) **Other property—** The [Director](/usc/42/12626.md?p=6) may enter into contracts or agreements for the use of other equipment or facilities to the extent practicable to train and house members of the National Civilian Community [Corps](/usc/42/12626.md?p=3) and leaders of [Corps](/usc/42/12626.md?p=3) [units](/usc/42/12626.md?p=10).

## Source credit

(Pub. L. 101–610, title I, § 161, formerly § 195J, as added Pub. L. 102–484, div. A, title X, § 1092(a)(1), Oct. 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 2530; renumbered § 161 and amended Pub. L. 103–82, title I, § 104(b), (e)(2)(F), Sept. 21, 1993, 107 Stat. 840, 847; Pub. L. 111–13, title I, § 1511, Apr. 21, 2009, 123 Stat. 1526.)

## Notes

### Editorial Notes

### Codification

Section was formerly classified to section 12653j of this title prior to renumbering by Pub. L. 103–82, § 104(b).

### Prior Provisions

A prior section 12621, Pub. L. 101–610, title I, § 165, Nov. 16, 1990, 104 Stat. 3159, related to rural youth service demonstration project, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 103–82, § 104(a).

A prior section 161 of Pub. L. 101–610 was classified to section 12612 of this title prior to repeal by Pub. L. 103–82.

### Amendments

2009—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 111–13, § 1511(1), substituted “carry out the National Civilian Community Corps program” for “perform any program function under this division”.

Subsec. (b)(1)(B). Pub. L. 111–13, § 1511(2)(A), substituted “section 12622(c)” for “section 12622(a)(3)”.

Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 111–13, § 1511(2)(B), inserted “National” before “Civilian Community Corps”.

1993—Subsec. (b)(1)(B). Pub. L. 103–82, § 104(e)(2)(F), substituted “section 12622(a)(3)” for “section 12653k(a)(3)”.

### Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date of 2009 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 111–13 effective Oct. 1, 2009, see section 6101(a) of Pub. L. 111–13, set out as a note under section 4950 of this title.

### Effective Date of 1993 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 103–82 effective Oct. 1, 1993, see section 123 of Pub. L. 103–82, set out as a note under section 1701 of Title 16, Conservation.