§ 2521.30 How will AmeriCorps subtitle C program grants be awarded?
In any fiscal year, the Corporation will award AmeriCorps subtitle C program grants as follows:
(a) Grants to State Applicants. (1) For the purposes of this section, the term “State” means the fifty States, Puerto Rico, and the District of Columbia.
(2) One-third of the funds available under this part and a corresponding allotment of AmeriCorps educational awards, as specified by the Corporation, will be distributed according to a population-based formula to the 50 States, Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia if they have applications approved by the Corporation.
(3) At least one-third of funds available under this part and an appropriate number of AmeriCorps awards, as determined by the Corporation, will be awarded to States on a competitive basis. In order to receive these funds, a State must receive funds under paragraphs (a)(2) or (b)(1) of this section in the same fiscal year.