“ Increased public and private investment in replicating and expanding proven effective solutions, and supporting new solutions, developed by social entrepreneurs and other nonprofit community organizations could allow those entrepreneurs and organizations to replicate and expand proven initiatives, and support new initiatives, in communities. ”

“ Matching funds.—An organization that receives an Encore Fellow under this subsection shall agree to provide, for the living expenses of the Encore Fellow during the year of service, non-Federal contributions in an amount equal to not less than $1 for every $1 of Federal funds provided to the organization for the Encore Fellow through the Encore Fellowship. ”

“ If the community organization fails to make such matching funds available for a fiscal year, the eligible entity shall not make payments for the remaining fiscal years of the subgrant period, notwithstanding any other provision of this part. `` (2) Types and sources.—The community organization shall provide the matching funds in cash. The community organization shall provide the matching funds from State, local, or private sources, which may include funds from State or local agencies or private sector funding. ”

“ Community organization.—The term ‘community organization’ means a nonprofit organization that carries out innovative, effective initiatives to address community challenges. `` (2) Covered entity.—The term ‘covered entity’ means— `` (A) an existing grantmaking institution (existing as of the date on which the institution applies for a grant under this section) ; or `` (B) a partnership between— `` (i) such an existing grantmaking institution; and `` (ii) an additional grantmaking institution, a State Commission, or a chief executive officer of a unit of general local government. ”

“ Waiver.—The Corporation may allow a State Commission to waive the amount required under subparagraph (B) from the service sponsor organization for a fellow serving the organization if— `` (i) such requirement is inconsistent with the objectives of the ServeAmerica Fellowship program; and `` (ii) the amount provided to the fellow under subparagraph (A) is sufficient to meet the necessary costs of living (including food, housing, and transportation) in the area in which the ServeAmerica Fellowship program is located. ”

“ Annual Training.—The Corporation shall conduct or coordinate annual training sessions, consistent with the training requirements of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, for individuals who have completed a term of national service or are veterans, and who wish to join the National Service Reserve Corps. ”

“ Revocation.—If a State Commission determines that a service sponsor organization is in violation of any of the applicable provisions of this section— `` (i) the State Commission shall revoke the registration of the organization; `` (ii) the organization shall not be eligible to receive assistance, approved national service positions, or approved summer of service positions under this title for not less than 5 years; and `` (iii) the State Commission shall have the right to remove a fellow from the organization and relocate the fellow to another site. ”

“ The third parties may include charitable grantmaking entities and grantmaking vehicles within existing organizations, entities of corporate philanthropy, corporations, individual donors, and regional, State, or local government agencies, or other non-Federal sources. ”

“ Transfer to trust.—The Corporation shall transfer an appropriate amount of funds to the National Service Trust to provide for the national service educational award for each silver scholar under this subsection. `` (7) Support services.—A community-based entity receiving a fixed-amount grant under this subsection may use a portion of the grant to provide transportation services to an eligible individual to allow such individual to participate in a service project. ”

“ Selection basis.—In determining which individuals to select as Fellowship recipients, the Corporation shall— `` (i) select not more than 10 individuals from each State; and `` (ii) give priority to individuals with skills and experience for which there is an ongoing high demand in the nonprofit sector and government. ”

“ Program.—In carrying out the program, the Corporation shall— `` (A) maintain a list of eligible organizations for which Encore Fellows may be placed to carry out service projects through the program and shall provide the list to all Fellowship recipients; and `` (B) at the request of a Fellowship recipient— `` (i) determine whether the requesting recipient is able to meet the service needs of a listed organization, or another organization that the recipient requests in accordance with paragraph (5) (B) , for a service project ”

“ Matching Fund Requirements.—The Corporation share of the cost of carrying out a program that receives assistance under this section, whether the assistance is provided directly or as a subgrant from the original recipient of the assistance, may not exceed— `` (1) 80 percent of such cost for the first year in which the recipient receives such assistance; `` (2) 70 percent of such cost for the second year in which the recipient receives such assistance; `` (3) 60 percent of such cost for the third year in which the recipient receives such assistance ”

“ In general.—The entity carrying out this subsection shall collect data and conduct or support research with respect to the eligible entities and community organizations receiving grants under subsections (d) and (l) , and the initiatives supported by such eligible entities and community organizations, to determine the success of the program carried out under this section in replicating, expanding, and supporting initiatives, including— `` (I) the success of the initiatives in improving measurable outcomes ”