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����ר�� grantees may use ����ר�� funds as matching funds in AmeriCorps grants and other grants funded by the Corporation for National and Community Service.

����ר�� permits ����ר�� grantees to use ����ר�� funds for matching requirements in federally financed programs only when “the agency whose funds are being matched determines in writing that [����ר��] funds may be used for federal matching purposes.”  45 C.F.R. § 1630.3(a)(8). 

Valerie Green, the general counsel at the Corporation for National and Community Service, has provided ����ר�� with a written statement  () that satisfies this requirement.

The use of ����ר�� funds as matching funds must also meet any other applicable ����ר�� or Corporation for National and Community Service requirements.   ����ר�� funds can be used only for ����ר��-permissible activities, regardless of whether they are used as matching funds, and can be used only in compliance with the ����ר�� Act (42 U.S.C. §§ 2996 et seq.); applicable appropriations law; ����ר�� rules, regulations (45 C.F.R. Parts 1600–1644), guidelines, and instructions; the Accounting Guide for ����ר�� Recipients; the terms and conditions of the grant or contract; and other applicable law.  This Program Letter is not preapproval of any specific activities, expenditures, or costs.  Grantees should contact ����ר�� if they are considering retroactively changing matching funds for Corporation for National and Community Service grants to ����ר�� funds in prior years.

If you have any questions regarding the matching funds requirements, please contact Lora Rath in the Office of Compliance and Enforcement at rathl@lsc.gov or Mark Freedman in the Office of Legal Affairs at mfreedman@lsc.gov.