42 U.S.C. § 12645c — Limitation on program grant costs

(a) Limitation on grant amounts Except as this section otherwise allows, the Corporation can't approve more than $18,000 per full-time equivalent position for a grant to run a program under the national service laws, when that money supports people in approved national-service positions. (b) Costs subject to limitation This cap — and the raised cap in (e)(1) — applies to the Corporation's share of the grant recipient's member-support costs, staff costs, and other costs of running the program. (c) Costs not subject to limitation The cap doesn't apply to program expenses that aren't included in the grant award for operating the program in the first place. (d) Adjustments for inflation Starting after 2008, the dollar amounts in (a) and (e)(1) go up each year to keep pace with inflation, measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers. (e) Waiver authority and reporting requirement The Chief Executive Officer can raise the cap in (a) up to $19,500 per full-time equivalent position, if needed to meet a program's compelling needs — for example: extra training needs for a program serving disadvantaged youth; higher costs from including people with disabilities; the needs of tribal or territorial programs; or start-up costs for a program's first-time grant recipient. Each year, the Chief Executive Officer must report to the authorizing committees on every cap increase granted under this subsection, explaining the compelling need behind each one.