The National Service Trust is a fund established by the National and Community ServiceAct of 1993. It is used to pay for AmeriCorps Education Awards and interest thataccrues on qualified student loans for those who have successfully completed approvedterms of national service. The money is kept in an account in the U.S. Treasuryand is invested in Treasury securities.The Office of the National Service Trust (frequently referred to as the Trust) isthe office within the Corporation for National and Community Service that managesall of the various functions related to the AmeriCorps Education Award. These functionsinclude: providing information to AmeriCorps members and alumni, institutions, programs, and others regarding the National Service Trust;enrolling AmeriCorps members in the Trust and documenting their service;providing the Awards to alumni who successfully complete their service;helping alumni use their earned AmeriCorps Education Awards and making appropriatepayments to schools and loan holders as directed by alumni;helping members obtain forbearances on the repayment of their qualified student loansand making appropriate payments for interest that accrued while they were serving;and managing the investments of the Trust.