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304 (07/2026) Chapter 2:Eligibility • Section 5: Financial eligibility • Retired Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) Title II, Section 201 • Foster Grandparents Program Title II, Section 211 • Senior Companions program. Exclude programs under 15 USC 637(a)(1)(the Small Business Act), which include: • Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE) • Active Corps of Executives (ACE) For payments under Title I (VISTA, University Year of Action, and Urban Crime Prevention): • For OSIPM and MSP, exclude the payments. • For ERDC, exclude these payments unless the total value of all VISTA compensation is equal to or greater than compensation at the state minimum wage. If so, count as earned income. • For REF, REFM and TANF, the value of the educational award is excluded; all remaining payments count as earned income. • For HSD medical programs, exclude Domestic Volunteer Services Act payments, both title I and title II, for monthly and annual income. • For all other programs:
Exclude VISTA payments if the individual is receiving program benefits when they join VISTA. Continue to exclude the payments until the individual has a break in receiving benefits of more than one month.
Count VISTA payments as earned income for individuals who joined VISTA before applying for program benefits. Oregon Administrative Rule(s) 461-145-0110 — Domestic Volunteer Services Act (VISTA, RSVP) and Small Business Act (SCORE, ACE) 461-145-0365 — National and Community Service Trust Act (NCSTA), including AmeriCorps
(other than AmeriCorps VISTA) 414-175-0035 — Specific Financial Requirements 410-200-0015 (54) and (55) — General Definitions Earned income; defined