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 123STA T . 1 574PUBLIC LA W 111 – 13 — AP R .21 , 2 0 0 9‘ ‘ (i i )volunte e rs re c ruite d,ma na g ed, or su p ported and ‘‘( D ) suc h additional assurances as the C orporation determines to b e essential to ensure compliance w ith the re q uirements o f this section . ‘‘(c) ELIG I B L EVO L UNT EE RP ROGR AMS . —AS tate Commission or nonprofit organi z ation receiving a grant under this section shall use the assistance— ‘‘( 1 ) directl y to carry out volunteer programs or to develop and support community - based entities that recruit, manage, or support volunteers, by carrying out activities consistent with the goals of the subgrants described in paragraph ( 2 ); or ‘‘(2) through subgrants to community-based entities to carry out volunteer programs or develop and support such entities that recruit, manage, or support volunteers, through 1 or more of the following types of subgrants ‘‘(A) A subgrant to a community-based entity for activi- ties that are consistent with the priorities set by the State ’ s national service plan as described in section 1 78 (e), or by the Corporation. ‘‘( B ) A subgrant to recruit, manage, or support volun- teers to a community-based entity such as a volunteer coordinating agency, a nonprofit resource center, a volun- teer training clearinghouse, an institution of higher edu- cation, or a collaborative partnership of faith-based and community-based organizations. ‘‘(C) A subgrant to a community-based entity that pro- vides technical assistance and support to— ‘‘(i) strengthen the capacity of local volunteer infra- structure organizations; ‘‘(ii) address areas of national need (as defined in section 1 9 8B(a)); and ‘‘(iii) e x pand the number of volunteers nationally. ‘‘(d) ALLO C ATION O FF UN D S.— ‘‘(1) I N GENERAL.— O f the funds allocated by the Corporation for provision of assistance under this section for a fiscal year— ‘‘(A) the Corporation shall use 50 percent of such funds to award grants, on a competitive basis, to State Commis- sions and nonprofit organizations for such fiscal year; and ‘‘(B) the Corporation shall use 50 percent of such funds ma k e an allotment to the State Commissions of each of the several States, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto R ico based on the formula described in subsections (e) and (f) of section 129, sub j ect to paragraph (2). ‘‘(2) M INIMUM GRANT AMOUNT.—In order to ensure that each State Commission is able to improve efforts to recruit, manage, or support volunteers, the Corporation may determine a minimum grant amount for allotments under paragraph (1)(B). ‘‘(e) L IMITATION ON ADMINISTRATI V E COSTS.— N ot more than 5 percent of the amount of any grant provided under this section for a fiscal year may be used to pay for administrative costs incurred by either the recipient of the grant or any community-based entity receiving assistance or a subgrant under such grant. ‘‘(f) MATC H ING FUND RE Q UIREMENTS.— T he Corporation share of the cost of carrying out a program that receives assistance