{"data":{"id":"us/45-cfr-1226.11","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"45 CFR 1226.11","heading":"Obligations of sponsors.","body":"(a) It shall be the obligation of program sponsors to ensure that they:\n(1) Fully understand the restrictions on volunteer activity set forth herein;\n(2) Provide training to volunteers on the restrictions and ensure that all other training materials used in training volunteers are fully consistent with these restrictions;\n(3) Monitor on a continuing basis the activity of volunteers for compliance with this provision;\n(4) Report all violations, or questionable situations, immediately to the State Director.\n(b) Failure of a sponsor to meet the requirements set forth in paragraph (a) of this section, or a violation of the rules contained herein by either the sponsor, the sponsor's employees subject to § 1226.12 or the volunteers assigned to the sponsor, at any time during the course of the grant may be deemed to be a material failure to comply with the terms and conditions of the grant as that term is used in 45 CFR 1206.1 regarding suspension and termination of assistance or a violation of the Project Memorandum of Agreement, as applicable. The sponsor shall be subject to the procedures and penalties contained in 45 CFR 1206.1.\n(c) Violation by a volunteer of any of the rules and regulations set forth herein may be cause for suspension or termination as set forth in 45 CFR 1213.5-5(2) or other disciplinary action.","path":["Title 45—Public Welfare","Subtitle B—Regulations Relating to Public Welfare","CHAPTER XII—CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE","PART 1226—PROHIBITIONS ON ELECTORAL AND LOBBYING ACTIVITIES","Subpart D—Sponsor Employee Activities"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-45.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:21Z","sha256":"23c79a2e8d682ae65d78f55f2458f98dec2ff177f3558b260dcbe99d094175d3","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/45-cfr-1226.10","next":"us/45-cfr-1230.100"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}