PART 2532—INNOVATIVE AND SPECIAL DEMONSTRATION PROGRAMS Authority: 42 U.S.C. 12501 et seq. Source: 59 FR 13806, Mar. 23, 1994, unless otherwise noted. Redesignated at 75 FR 51413, Aug. 20, 2010 § 2532.10 Military Installation Conversion Demonstration programs. (a) Purposes. (2) Fully utilize military installations affected by closures or realignments; (3) Encourage communities affected by such closures or realignments to convert the installations to community use; and (4) Foster a sense of community pride in the youth in the community. (b) Definitions. Affected military installation. affected military installation (2) Community. community (3) Convert to community use. convert to community use, (i) Conversion of the installation or a part of the installation to— (A) A park; (B) A community center; (C) A recreational facility; or (D) A facility for a Head Start program under the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9831 et seq. (ii) Carrying out, at the installation, a construction or economic development project that is of substantial benefit, as determined by the Chief Executive Officer, to— (A) The community in which the installation is located; or (B) A community located within 50 miles of the installation or such further distance as the Chief Executive Officer may deem appropriate on a case-by-case basis. (4) Demonstration program. demonstration program (c) Demonstration programs Grants (i) Within the community; or (ii) Within 50 miles of the community. (2) Duration. (i) A program of not less than 6 months in duration; or (ii) A full-time summer program. (d) Use of Funds Stipend. (2) Limitation on amount of stipend. (i) 85 percent of the total average annual subsistence allowance provided to VISTA volunteers under section 105 of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4955); and (ii) 85 percent of the stipend established by the demonstration program involved. (e) Participants Eligibility. (i) Economically disadvantaged and between the ages of 16 and 24, inclusive; (ii) In the case of a full-time summer program, economically disadvantaged and between the ages of 14 and 24; or (iii) An eligible youth as described in section 423 of the Job Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 1693). (2) Participation. (i) On a full-time or a part-time basis; and (ii) For the duration referred to in paragraph (f)(2)(iii) of this section. (f) Application In general. (2) Contents. (i) A description of the demonstration program proposed to be conducted by the applicant; (ii) A proposal for carrying out the program that describes the manner in which the applicant will— (A) Provide preservice and inservice training, for supervisors and participants, that will be conducted by qualified individuals or qualified organizations; (B) Conduct an appropriate evaluation of the program; and (C) Provide for appropriate community involvement in the program; (iii) Information indicating the duration of the program; and (iv) An assurance that the applicant will comply with the nonduplication, nondisplacement and grievance procedure provisions of part 2540 of this chapter. (g) Limitation on Grant. § 2532.20 Special Demonstration Project for the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta of Alaska. (a) Special Demonstration Project for the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta of Alaska. (b) Application General requirements. (2) Contents. (i) Include information describing the manner in which the program will utilize VISTA volunteers, individuals who have served in the Peace Corps, and other qualified persons, in partnership with the local nonprofit organizations known as the Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation and the Alaska Village Council Presidents; (ii) Take into consideration— (A) The primarily noncash economy of the region; and (B) The needs and desires of residents of the local communities in the region; and (iii) Include specific strategies, developed in cooperation with the Yupi'k speaking population that resides in such communities, for comprehensive and intensive community development for communities in the Yukon-Kuskokwim delta region. § 2532.30 Other innovative and model programs. (a) The Corporation may support other innovative and model programs such as the following: (1) Programs, including programs for rural youth, described in parts 2515 through 2524 of this chapter; (2) Employer-based retiree programs; (3) Intergenerational programs; (4) Programs involving individuals with disabilities providing service; (5) Programs sponsored by Governors; and (6) Summer programs carried out between May 1 and October 1 (which may also contain a year-round component). (b) The Corporation will support innovative service-learning programs. [59 FR 13806, Mar. 23, 1994, as amended at 69 FR 6181, Feb. 10, 2004]