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§ 12653c. Silver Scholarships and Encore Fellowships
(a) Silver Scholarship Grant Program
(1) Establishment
(2) Term
(3) ApplicationsTo be eligible for a grant under this subsection, a community-based entity shall—
(A) submit to the Corporation an application at such time and in such manner as the Chief Executive Officer may reasonably require; and
(B) be a listed organization as described in subsection (b)(4).
(4) Collaboration encouraged
(5) Eligibility for fellowship
(6) Transfer to trust
(7) Support services
(b) Encore Fellowships
(1) EstablishmentThe Corporation may award 1-year Encore Fellowships to enable individuals age 55 or older to—
(A) carry out service projects in areas of national need; and
(B) receive training and development in order to transition to full- or part-time public service in the nonprofit sector or government.
(2) ProgramIn carrying out the program, the Corporation shall—
(A) maintain a list of eligible organizations for which Encore Fellows may be placed to carry out service projects through the program and shall provide the list to all Fellowship recipients; and
(B) at the request of a Fellowship recipient—
(i) determine whether the requesting recipient is able to meet the service needs of a listed organization, or another organization that the recipient requests in accordance with paragraph (5)(B), for a service project; and
(ii) upon making a favorable determination under clause (i), award the recipient with an Encore Fellowship, and place the recipient with the organization as an Encore Fellow under paragraph (5)(C).
(3) Eligible recipients
(A) In generalAn individual desiring to be selected as a Fellowship recipient shall—
(i) be an individual who—(I) is age 55 or older as of the time the individual applies for the program; and(II) is not engaged in, but who wishes to engage in, full- or part-time public service in the nonprofit sector or government; and
(ii) submit an application to the Corporation, at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Corporation may require, including—(I) a description of the area of national need that the applicant hopes to address through the service project;(II) a description of the skills and experience the applicant has to address an area of national need; and(III) information identifying the region of the United States in which the applicant wishes to serve.
(B) Selection basisIn determining which individuals to select as Fellowship recipients, the Corporation shall—
(i) select not more than 10 individuals from each State; and
(ii) give priority to individuals with skills and experience for which there is an ongoing high demand in the nonprofit sector and government.
(4) Listed organizationsTo be listed under paragraph (2)(A), an organization shall—
(A) be a nonprofit organization; and
(B) submit an application to the Corporation at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Corporation may require, including—
(i) a description of—(I) the services and activities the organization carries out generally;(II) the area of national need that the organization seeks to address through a service project; and(III) the services and activities the organization seeks to carry out through the proposed service project;
(ii) a description of the skills and experience that an eligible Encore Fellowship recipient needs to be placed with the organization as an Encore Fellow for the service project;
(iii) a description of the training and leadership development the organization shall provide an Encore Fellow placed with the organization to assist the Encore Fellow in obtaining a public service job in the nonprofit sector or government after the period of the Encore Fellowship; and
(iv) evidence of the organization’s financial stability.
(5) Placement
(A) Request for placement with listed organizations
(B) Request for placement with other organizationAn eligible Encore Fellowship recipient may apply to the Corporation to serve the recipient’s Encore Fellowship year with a nonprofit organization that is not a listed organization. Such application shall be submitted to the Corporation at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Corporation shall require, and shall include—
(i) an identification and description of—(I) the organization;(II) the area of national need the organization seeks to address; and(III) the services or activities the organization carries out to address such area of national need;
(ii) a description of the services the eligible Encore Fellowship recipient shall provide for the organization as an Encore Fellow; and
(iii) a letter of support from the leader of the organization, including—(I) a description of the organization’s need for the eligible Encore Fellowship recipient’s services;(II) evidence that the organization is financially sound;(III) an assurance that the organization will provide training and leadership development to the eligible Encore Fellowship recipient if placed with the organization as an Encore Fellow, to assist the Encore Fellow in obtaining a public service job in the nonprofit sector or government after the period of the Encore Fellowship; and(IV) a description of the training and leadership development to be provided to the Encore Fellowship recipient if so placed.
(C) Placement and award of FellowshipIf the Corporation determines that the eligible Encore Fellowship recipient is able to meet the service needs (including skills and experience to address an area of national need) of the organization that the eligible fellowship recipient requests under subparagraph (A) or (B), the Corporation shall—
(i) approve the placement of the eligible Encore Fellowship recipient with the organization;
(ii) award the eligible Encore Fellowship recipient an Encore Fellowship for a period of 1 year and designate the eligible Encore Fellowship recipient as an Encore Fellow; and
(iii) in awarding the Encore Fellowship, make a payment, in the amount of $11,000, to the organization to enable the organization to provide living expenses to the Encore Fellow for the year in which the Encore Fellow agrees to serve.
(6) Matching funds
(7) Training and assistance
(8) Leadership development
(c) Evaluations
(Pub. L. 101–610, title I, § 198C, as added Pub. L. 111–13, title I, § 1805, Apr. 21, 2009, 123 Stat. 1559.)