{"data":{"id":"us/45-cfr-2556.505","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"45 CFR 2556.505","heading":"How do summer associates differ from other VISTAs?","body":"Summer associates differ from other VISTAs in the following ways:\n(a) Summer associates are not eligible to receive:\n(1) Health care through a health benefits program provided by AmeriCorps;\n(2) Childcare support through a childcare program provided by AmeriCorps;\n(3) Payment for settling-in expenses; or\n(4) Non-competitive eligibility in accordance with 5 CFR 315.605.\n(b) Absent extraordinary circumstances, summer associates are not eligible to receive:\n(1) Payment for travel expenses incurred for travel to or from the project site to which the summer associate is assigned; or\n(2) A relocation travel allowance to offset the cost of relocating from the summer associate's home of record to the project site to which they are assigned to serve.\n(c) AmeriCorps may discharge a summer associate due to a deficiency, or deficiencies, in conduct or performance. Summer associates are not subject to subpart E of this part, or to the grievance procedures provided to VISTAs set forth in §§ 2556.345 through 2556.365.","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":"15a79950200123dc0a8783a38e74fc4a1fe8644adbdeb04fca360ad119d8ba8c","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/45-cfr-2556.500","next":"us/45-cfr-2556.600"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}