This bill expands training under the national service programs (e.g., AmeriCorps) to provide participants with the skills to apply for federal grants for entities in rural and underserved communities.
To amend the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 and the National 
     Community Service Act of 1990 to provide training for certain 
 individuals to identify and apply for certain Federal grants, and for 
                            other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. IDENTIFICATION OF AND APPLICATION FOR CERTAIN FEDERAL 
              GRANTS.

    (a) Economic Development Initiatives.--Section 103(a)(11) of the 
Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4953(a)(11)) is 
amended--
            (1) by inserting ``and underserved'' after ``in rural''; 
        and
            (2) by inserting ``, including initiatives relating to 
        identifying and applying for appropriate Federal grants for 
        such areas'' after ``most''.
    (b) Training and Technical Assistance.--Section 199N(b) of the 
National and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12657(b)) is 
amended--
            (1) in paragraph (9), by striking the ``and'' after the 
        semicolon;
            (2) by redesignating paragraph (10) as paragraph (11); and
            (3) by inserting after paragraph (9) the following:
            ``(10) providing training and technical assistance for 
        participants in the national service programs to identify and 
        apply for appropriate grants for entities in rural areas and 
        underserved communities;''.
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To amend the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 and the National Community Service Act of 1990 to provide training for certain individuals to identify and apply for certain Federal grants, and for other purposes.
To amend the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 and the National Community Service Act of 1990 to provide training for certain individuals to identify and apply for certain Federal grants, and for other purposes.
Official Titles - House of Representatives
Official Title as Introduced
To amend the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 and the National Community Service Act of 1990 to provide training for certain individuals to identify and apply for certain Federal grants, and for other purposes.
Rep. Tonko, Paul