Pursuant to section 45 CFR 2520.30 of the regulations governing the Corporation for National and Community Service (the Corporation) and its programs, AmeriCorps members are prohibited from engaging in certain activities in the course of their duties, at the request of program staff or in a manner that would be associated with the activities of the AmeriCorps program or the Corporation. These activities include:
a. Attempting to influence legislation.
b. Organizing or engaging in protests, petitions, boycotts, or strikes.
c. Assisting, promoting or deterring union organizing.
d. Impairing existing contracts for services or collective bargaining agreements.
e. Engaging in partisan political activities or other activities designed to influence the outcome of an election to any public office.
f. Participating in, or endorsing, events or activities that are likely to include advocacy for or against political parties, political platforms, political candidates, proposed legislation, or elected officials.
g. Engaging in religious instruction; conducting worship services; providing instruction as part of a Program that includes mandatory religious instruction or worship; constructing or operating facilities devoted to religious instruction or worship; maintaining facilities primarily or inherently devoted to religious instruction or worship; or engaging in any form of religious proselytization.
h. Providing a direct benefit to:
i. A for-profit entity;
ii. A labor union;
iii. A partisan political organization;
iv. An organization engaged in the religious activities described in the preceding subclause, unless Grant funds are not used to support the religious activities; or
v. A nonprofit entity that fails to comply with the restrictions contained in section 501(c) (3) of U.S. Code Title 26.
i. Voter registration drives by AmeriCorps members is an unacceptable service activity. In addition, Corporation funds may not be used to conduct a voter registration drive.
j. Other activities as the Corporation determines will be prohibited, upon notice to the Grantee.
Individuals may exercise their rights as private citizens and may participate in the above activities on their initiative, on non-AmeriCorps time, and using non-Corporation funds. The AmeriCorps logo should not be worn while doing so.