### Question
What does community-based agency mean?


### Answer
**Community-based agency** has the following meaning in *42 U.S.C. § 12511*:

> a private nonprofit organization (including a church or other religious entity) that—


(A) is representative of a community or a significant segment of a community

#### Citation:
  - *42 U.S.C. § 12511*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 129-NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE > SUBCHAPTER I-NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE STATE GRANT PROGRAM > Division A-General Provisions**

