123STA T . 1 5 3 9PUBLIC LA W 111 – 13 — AP R .21 , 2 0 09 inme e t in gco mm u nit y nee ds.I n r e v ie w ing t h e ap p l ication f or this purpose , the C orporation may ta k e into account the mission of the applicant. ‘ ‘ SEC.189 . LIM I TA TI ON ON PR O G RAM GRANT COSTS. ‘ ‘ ( a )LIM I TA TI ON ON GR ANT A MO U NT S . —Ex cept as otherwise pro - vided b y this section, the amount of funds approved by the Corpora- tion for a grant to operate a program authori z ed under the national service laws, for supporting individuals serving in approved national service positions, may not exceed $18 , 0 00 per full-time e q uivalent position. ‘‘(b) COSTS S U BJEC T TO LIMITATION.— T he limitation under sub- section (a), and the increased limitation under subsection (e)(1), shall apply to the Corporation ’ s share of the member support costs, staff costs, and other costs to operate a program authorized under the national service laws incurred, by the recipient of the grant. ‘‘(c) COSTS N OT SUBJECT TO LIMITATION.—The limitation under subsection (a), and the increased limitation under subsection (e)(1), shall not apply to expenses under a grant authorized under the national service laws to operate a program that are not included in the grant award for operating the program. ‘‘(d) A D JUSTMENTS F OR INF L ATION.—The amounts specified in subsections (a) and (e)(1) shall be ad j usted each year after 2 008 for inflation as measured by the Consumer P rice Index for All U rban Consumers published by the Secretary of Labor. ‘‘(e) W AI V ER AUT H ORIT Y AND R E P ORTIN G RE Q UIREMENT.— ‘‘(1) WAIVER.—The Chief Executive O fficer may increase the limitation under subsection (a) to not more than $1 9 , 5 00 per full-time equivalent position if necessary to meet the compelling needs of a particular program, such as— ‘‘(A) exceptional training needs for a program serving disadvantaged youth
‘‘( B ) the need to pay for increased costs relating to the participation of individuals with disabilities; ‘‘(C) the needs of tribal programs or programs located in the territories; and ‘‘( D ) the need to pay for start-up costs associated with a first-time recipient of assistance under a program of the national service laws. ‘‘(2) REPORTS.—The Chief Executive Officer shall report to the authorizing committees annually on all limitations increased under this subsection, with an explanation of the compelling needs justifying such increases. ‘‘SEC. 189A. MATC H ING FU N D SFORSE V EREL Y ECONOMICALLY DIS - TRESSED COMMUNITIES. ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a severely economically distressed community that receives assist- ance from the Corporation for any program under the national service laws shall not be subject to any requirements to provide matching funds for any such program, and the F ederal share of such assistance for such a community may be 100 percent. ‘‘(b) SEVERELY ECONOMICALLY DISTRESSED COMMUNITY.—For the purposes of this section, the term ‘severely economically dis- tressed community’ means— ‘‘(1) an area that has a mortgage foreclosure rate, home price decline, and unemployment rate all of which are above Defin i t i o n .42USC1 2 6 4 5d . Publ i ca tion. Ap plicabilit y . 42 USC 12645c.
