Unallowable Activities. An AmeriCorps member may spend no more than ten percent of his or her originally agreed-upon term of service, as reflected in the member enrollment in the National Service Trust, performing fundraising activities, as described in §2520.40. AmeriCorps members may participate in fundraising activities but ONLY under limited circumstances: Members may generate funds/resources directly in support of the AmeriCorps program’s service activities. Examples of fundraising activities members may perform include, but are not limited to the following: Seeking donations of books from companies and individuals for a program in which volunteers tutor children to read; Writing a grant proposal to a foundation to secure resources to support the training of volunteers; Securing supplies and equipment from the community to enable volunteers to help build houses for low-income individuals; Securing financial resources from the community to assist in launching or expanding a program that provides social services to the members of the community and is delivered, in whole or in part, through the members of a community-based organization; Seeking a donation from alumni of the program for specific service projects being performed by current members. AmeriCorps members may not: Raise funds for living allowances or for an organization's general (as opposed to project) operating expenses or endowment; Write a grant application to the Corporation or to any other Federal agency.
Unallowable Activities. Grant milestones.
Unallowable Activities. In addition to the Prohibited Activities, the following restrictions also apply to the service of AmeriCorps members:
Unallowable Activities. DISCRIMINATION: The Grantee shall not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, sec, or marital status or who is a “qualified individual with a disability” (as that phrase is defined in the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990). The Grantee will take affirmative action to ensure that applicants are employed and the employees are treated during employment without regard to their race, color, religion, or mental or physical impairment/disability. Such action shall include, without limitation, employment, upgrading, demotion or transfer, recruitment or recruiting advertising, layoff or termination, rates of pay or other forms of compensation, and selection for training including apprenticeship. The Grantee agrees to post in a conspicuous place, available to employees and applicants for employment, notices setting forth the provisions of this nondiscrimination clause. The Grantee shall state, in all solicitations or advertisements for employees to work under the grant agreement, that all qualified applications will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, sex, marital status, mental or physical impairment/disability. The Grantee shall include the provisions of subsection 1 through 3 of this section, in every subcontract or purchase order under this grant, so as to be binding upon every such subcontractor or vendor of the Grantee under this agreement. The Grantee shall comply with all applicable Federal, State and Borough lays concerning the prohibition of discrimination. CONFLIFT OF INTEREST: No member of any board shall case a vote on any matter which could financially benefit such member, or any organization such member could represent. Each agency shall avoid organizational conflict of interest, and all personnel shall avoid conflict of interest and appearance of conflict of interest in activities involving the procurement of grant funds. No funds shall be paid to any non-governmental individual, institution or organization to conduct an evaluation of the grant if such individual, institution or organization is associated with the grant as a consultant or technical advisor. KICKBACKS: No officer, employee or agent of any agency shall solicit or accept gratuities, favors, or anything of monetary value from any actual or potential sub recipient, contractor or other individual served through the grant.
Unallowable Activities. Please note that the following activities are NOT allowable: • Prohibited purchases: Naloxone/Narcan, syringes, fentanyl test strips, harm reduction kits, furniture or equipment (generally, but note that vehicles may be allowable expenses for linkage to care activities). Harm reduction and linkage to care activities are acceptable as long as they are not prohibited purchases. • HIV/HCV/other STD/STI testing. • Drug disposal. This includes Implementing or expanding drug disposal programs or drug take back programs, drug drop box, drug disposal bags. • The provision of medical/clinical care. • Wastewater analysis, including testing vendors, sewage testing and wastewater testing. • Research. • Direct funding or expanding the provision of substance abuse treatment. • Development of educational materials on safe injection. • The prevention of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) as a stand-along activity. However, activities related to ACEs are allowable if they pertain to establishing linkage to care, or to providing training to public safety and first responders on trauma-informed care. • Public safety activities that do not include clear overlap/collaboration with public health partner and objectives.
Unallowable Activities. A. An AmeriCorps member may spend no more than ten percent of his or her originally agreed- upon term of service, as reflected in the member enrollment in the National Service Trust, performing fundraising activities, as described in §2520.40. [VL3] AmeriCorps members may participate in fundraising activities but ONLY under limited circumstances:
B. Members may generate funds/resources directly in support of the AmeriCorps program’s service activities. Examples of fundraising activities members may perform include, but are not limited to the following:
i. Seeking donations of books from companies and individuals for a program in which volunteers tutor children to read;
ii. Writing a grant proposal to a foundation to secure resources to support the training of volunteers;
iii. Securing supplies and equipment from the community to enable volunteers to help build houses for low-income individuals;
iv. Securing financial resources from the community to assist in launching or expanding a program that provides social services to the members of the community and is delivered, in whole or in part, through the members of a community-based organization;
v. Seeking a donation from alumni of the program for specific service projects being performed by current members.
C. AmeriCorps members may not:
i. Raise funds for living allowances or for an organization's general (as opposed to project) operating expenses or endowment;
ii. Write a grant application to the Corporation or to any other Federal agency.
D. Nonduplication: Corporation assistance may not be used to duplicate an activity that is already available in the locality of a program. And, unless the requirements of this section are met, Corporation assistance will not be provided to a private nonprofit entity to conduct activities that are the same or substantially equivalent to activities provided by a State or local government agency in which such entity resides.
Unallowable Activities. An AmeriCorps member may spend no more than ten percent of his or her originally agreed-upon term of service, as reflected in the member enrollment in the National Service Trust, performing fundraising activities, as described in §2520.40. AmeriCorps members may participate in fundraising activities but ONLY under limited circumstances:
Unallowable Activities
