(a) Application to Corporation to make grants for community-based service programs

To be eligible to receive a grant from the Corporation under section 12542(a) of this title to make grants under section 12542(b)(1) of this title, a grantmaking entity shall prepare, submit to the Corporation, and obtain approval of, an application that proposes a community-based service program to be carried out through grants made to qualified organizations. Such application shall be submitted at such time and in such manner, and shall contain such information, as the Chief Executive Officer may reasonably require.

(b) Direct application to Corporation to carry out community-based service programs

To be eligible to receive a grant from the Corporation under section 12542(a) of this title to implement, operate, expand, or replicate a community service program, a qualified organization shall prepare, submit to the Corporation, and obtain approval of, an application that proposes a community-based service program to be carried out at multiple sites, or that proposes an innovative community-based service program. Such application shall be submitted at such time and in such manner, and shall contain such information, as the Chief Executive Officer may reasonably require.

(c) Application to State Commission or grantmaking entity to receive grants to carry out community-based service programs

To be eligible to receive a grant from a State Commission or grantmaking entity under section 12542(b)(1) of this title, a qualified organization shall prepare, submit to the Commission or entity, and obtain approval of, an application. Such application shall be submitted at such time and in such manner, and shall contain such information, as the Commission or entity may reasonably require.

(d) Regulations

The Corporation shall by regulation establish standards for the information and assurances required to be contained in an application submitted under subsection (a) or (b) of this section with respect to a community-based service program, including, at a minimum—

(1) an assurance that the entity carrying out the program proposed by the applicant will comply with the nonduplication and nondisplacement provisions of section 12637 of this title and the grievance procedure requirements of section 12636(f) of this title;

(2) an assurance that the entity carrying out the program will, prior to placing a participant in the program, consult with the appropriate local labor organization, if any, representing employees in the area in which the program will be carried out that are engaged in the same or similar work as the work proposed to be carried out by the program, to prevent the displacement of such employees; and

(3) in the case of an application submitted by a grantmaking entity, information demonstrating that the entity will make grants for a program to—

(A) carry out activities described in section 12542(b)(1) of this title in two or more States, under circumstances in which the activities carried out under such program can be carried out more efficiently through one program than through two or more programs; and

(B) carry out the same activities, such as training activities or activities related to exchanging information on service experiences, through each of the projects assisted through the program.

(e) Limitation on same project in multiple applications

No applicant shall submit an application under section 12543 of this title or this section, and the Corporation shall reject an application that is submitted under section 12543 of this title or this section, if the application describes a project proposed to be conducted using assistance requested by the applicant and the project is already described in another application pending before the Corporation.