PROGRAM OBJECTIVES:
To supplement efforts of private, nonprofit organizations and Federal, State, and local government agencies to eliminate poverty and poverty-related problems by enabling persons from all walks of life and all age groups to perform meaningful and constructive service as volunteers.

ELIGIBLE FUNCTIONAL CATEGORIES:
1. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT;
- Technical Assistance and Services;
2. ENERGY;
- Conservation;
3. INCOME SECURITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES;
- Information and Referral Services;
- Legal and Advocacy Services;
- Nutrition;
- Specialized Services;

WHO CAN BENEFIT FROM THIS PROGRAM:
- Individual/Family;
- Low Income;

WHO CAN APPLY:
- Federal;
- State (includes District of Columbia, public institutions of higher education and hospitals);
- Local (includes State-designated Indian Tribes, excludes institutions of higher education and hospitals);
- Public non-profit institution/organization (includes institutions of higher education and hospitals);
- Other public institution/organization;
- Private non-profit institution/organization (includes institutions of higher education and hospitals);
- Quasi-public non-profit institution/organization;