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 123STA T . 1 57 7 PUBLIC LA W 111 – 13 — AP R .21 , 2 0 0 9tha t doesn ot de cr ease p r i or l e v els o f f u ndin g fro m the same third parties granted to the nonprofit inter - mediar y grantee in the preceding year .‘ ‘ ( g )RES E RVATION . —O f the amount authori z ed to provide finan- cial assistance under this su b title , there shall be made available to carry out this section $5, 0 00,000 for each of fiscal years 2 0 1 0 through 201 4 . ’ ’. Subti t leI—Tra i n in g an d Te ch nical As sistance SEC.182 1. TRAIN IN G AN D TEC H NICA L ASSISTANCE. T itle I is further amended by adding at the end the follo w ing new subtitle

‘Subtitle J —Training and Technical Assistance ‘ ‘SEC. 1 9 9N. TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. ‘‘(a) IN G ENERA L .—The C orporation shall, directly or through grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements (including through S tate Commissions), conduct appropriate training for and provide technical assistance to— ‘‘(1) programs receiving assistance under the national service laws and ‘‘(2) entities (particularly entities in rural areas and under- served communities) that desire to— ‘‘( A ) carry out or establish national service programs; or ‘‘( B ) apply for assistance (including subgrants) under the national service laws. ‘‘(b) A C TIVITIES INCL UD ED.—Such training and technical assist- ance activities may include— ‘‘(1) providing technical assistance to entities applying to carry out national service programs or entities carrying out national service programs; ‘‘(2) promoting leadership development in national service programs; ‘‘( 3 ) improving the instructional and programmatic q uality of national service programs; ‘‘(4) developing the management and budgetary s k ills of individuals operating or overseeing national service programs, including developing skills to increase the cost effectiveness of the programs under the national service laws; ‘‘(5) providing for or improving the training provided to the participants in programs under the national service laws; ‘‘( 6 ) facilitating the education of individuals participating in national service programs in risk management procedures, including the training of participants in appropriate risk management practices; ‘‘( 7 ) training individuals operating or overseeing national service programs— ‘‘(A) in volunteer recruitment, management, and reten- tion to improve the abilities of such individuals to use Grants.Co ntra c ts. 42US C 1 2 657.