{"data":{"id":"us/45-cfr-2556.500","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"45 CFR 2556.500","heading":"How is a position for a summer associate established in a project?","body":"Subject to VISTA assistance availability, AmeriCorps approves the establishment of summer associate positions based on the following factors:\n(a) The need in the community, as demonstrated by the sponsor, for the performance of project activities by a summer associate(s);\n(b) The content and quality of summer associate project plans;\n(c) The capacity of the sponsor to implement the summer associate project activities; and\n(d) The sponsor's compliance with all applicable parts of the DVSA, VISTA program policy, and the sponsor's Memorandum of Agreement, which incorporates their project application.","path":["Title 45—Public Welfare","Subtitle B—Regulations Relating to Public Welfare","CHAPTER XXV—CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE","PART 2556—VOLUNTEERS IN SERVICE TO AMERICA","Subpart F—Summer Associates"],"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":"420ac296536206f8be5027e329fef5908e5779de37810fae433a87e3b6e8541f","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/45-cfr-2556.430","next":"us/45-cfr-2556.505"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}