Notice to LSC Grantees of Application Process For Subgranting Special Grant Funds
| Published date | 15 August 2019 |
| Citation | 84 FR 41758 |
| Record Number | 2019-17534 |
| Section | Notices |
| Court | Legal Services Corporation |
Federal Register, Volume 84 Issue 158 (Thursday, August 15, 2019)
[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 158 (Thursday, August 15, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 41758]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-17534]
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LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION
Notice to LSC Grantees of Application Process For Subgranting
Special Grant Funds
AGENCY: Legal Services Corporation.
ACTION: Notice of application dates and format for applications to make
subgrants of LSC Special Grant Funds, including Technology Initiative
Grant, Pro Bono Innovation Fund, and Disaster Relief Grant funds.
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SUMMARY: The Legal Services Corporation (LSC) is the national
organization charged with administering Federal funds provided for
civil legal services to low-income people. LSC is announcing the
submission dates for applications to make subgrants of its Special
Grant funds. LSC is also providing information about where applicants
may locate subgrant application forms and directions for providing the
information required in the application.
DATES: See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for application dates.
ADDRESSES: Legal Services Corporation--Office of Compliance and
Enforcement, 3333 K Street NW, Third Floor, Washington, DC 20007-3522.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Megan Lacchini, Office of Compliance
and Enforcement at [email protected] or (202) 295-1506, or visit the
LSC website at http://www.lsc.gov/grants-grantee-resources/grantee-guidance/how-apply-subgrant.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under 45 CFR part 1627, LSC must publish, on
an annual basis, ``notice of the requirements concerning the format and
contents of the application annually in the Federal Register and on
LSC's website.'' 45 CFR 1627.4(b). This Notice and the publication of
the Subgrant Application Forms on LSC's website satisfy Sec.
1627.4(b)'s notice requirement for LSC Special Grant programs. Only
current or prospective recipients of LSC Special Grants may apply for
approval to subgrant these funds.
An applicant must submit an application to make a subgrant of LSC
Special Grant funds at least 45 days in advance of the subgrant's
proposed effective date. 45 CFR 1627.4(b)(2).
Applicants must submit applications at https://lscgrants.lsc.gov.
Applicants may access the application under the ``Subgrants'' heading
on their ``LSC Grants'' home page. Applicants may initiate an
application by selecting ``Initiate Subgrant Application.'' Applicants
must then provide the information requested in the LSC Grants data
fields, located in the Subrecipient Profile, Subgrant Summary, and
Subrecipient Budget screens, and upload the following documents:
A draft Subgrant Agreement with the required terms
provided in the Special Grant Subgrant Agreement Template (``Agreement
Template''); and
Inquiries for Applications to Subgrant LSC Special Grant
Funds (``Inquiries'').
Applicants seeking to subgrant to an organization that is not a
current LSC grantee must also upload:
The subrecipient's accounting manual (or letter indicating
that the subrecipient does not have one and why);
The subrecipient's most recent audited financial statement
(or letter indicating that the subrecipient does not have one and why);
The subrecipient's current cost allocation policy (or
letter indicating that the subrecipient does not have one and why);
The subrecipient's current fidelity bond policy (or letter
indicating that the subrecipient does not have one and why);
The subrecipient's conflict of interest policy (or letter
indicating that the subrecipient does not have one and why); and
The subrecipient's whistleblower policy (or letter
indicating that the subrecipient does not have one and why).
The Agreement Template and Inquiries are available on LSC's website
at http://www.lsc.gov/grants-grantee-resources/grantee-guidance/how-apply-subgrant. LSC encourages applicants to use LSC's Agreement
Template as a model subgrant agreement. If the applicant does not, the
proposed agreement must include, at a minimum, the substance of the
provisions of the Template.
Once submitted, LSC will evaluate the application and provide
applicants with instructions on any needed modifications to the
information, documents, or Draft Agreement provided with the
application. The applicant must then upload a final and signed subgrant
agreement through LSC Grants. This can be done by selecting ``Upload
Signed Agreement'' to the right of the application ``Status'' under the
``Subgrant'' heading on an applicant's LSC Grants home page.
As required by 45 CFR 1627.4(b)(3), LSC will inform applicants of
its decision to disapprove, approve, or request modifications to the
subgrant no later than the subgrant's proposed effective date.
Dated: August 12, 2019.
Stefanie Davis,
Assistant General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2019-17534 Filed 8-14-19; 8:45 am]
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