[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 74 (Wednesday, April 19, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18484-18485]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-07891]


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LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION


Notice to LSC Grantees of Application Process for Subgranting 
2018 Basic Field Funds

AGENCY: Legal Services Corporation.

ACTION: Notice of application dates and format for subgrant 
applications.

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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 hereby announces the 
submission dates for applications for subgrants of 2018 Basic Field 
Grant funds. LSC is also providing information about where applicants 
may locate subgrant application forms and directions for providing the 
information required to apply for a subgrant.

DATES: See Supplementary Information section for application dates.

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ADDRESS:  Legal Services Corporation--Office of Compliance and 
Enforcement, 3333 K Street NW., Third Floor, Washington, DC 20007-3522.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Office of Compliance and Enforcement 
by email at [email protected], or visit the LSC Web site at http://www.lsc.gov/grants-grantee-resources/grantee-guidance/how-apply-subgrant.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: LSC revised its subgrant rule, 45 CFR part 
1627, effective April 1, 2017. The revised rule requires LSC to 
publish, on an annual basis, ``notice of the requirements concerning 
the format and contents of the application annually in the Federal 
Register and on its Web site.'' 45 CFR 1627.4(b). This Notice and the 
publication of the Subgrant Application Forms on LSC's Web site 
satisfies Sec.  1627.4(b)'s notice requirement for the Basic Field 
Grant program. Only current or prospective LSC grantees may apply. 
Notices regarding the subgrant application processes for 2018 Pro Bono 
Innovation Fund grants, Technology Initiative Grants, and 2017 mid-year 
Basic Field subgrants will be forthcoming.
    Applications will be available the week of April 10, 2017. Subgrant 
applications must be submitted through LSC Grants at https://lscgrants.lsc.gov. Applicants must submit their applications by 5:00 
p.m. E.D.T. on the due date identified below.
    Applications for subgrants of calendar year 2018 Basic Field Grant 
funds must be submitted with the applicant's application for 2018 
funding. 45 CFR 1627.4(b)(1). The deadlines for application submissions 
are as follows:
     June 5, 2017 for applicants that have not had an LSC 
Program Quality Visit (PQV) since January 1, 2015 and for applicants 
who are not current LSC recipients;
     June 12, 2017 for applicants that have had a PQV since 
January 1, 2015, have received a final PQV report by April 28, 2017, 
and are the only applicant for the service area;
     August 7, 2017 for applicants that have had a PQV since 
January 1, 2015, have received a final PQV report during the period May 
1, 2017 through July 3, 2017, and are the only applicant for the 
service area.
    The deadlines for the submission of final and signed subgrant 
agreements are as follows:
     September 1, 2017 for applicants required to submit 
applications by June 5 and 12, 2017.
     October 9, 2017 for applicants required to submit 
applications by August 7, 2017.
    Applicants may also find these deadlines on LSC's Web site at 
http://www.lsc.gov/grants-grantee-resources/our-grant-programs/basic-field-grant/basic-field-grant-key-dates.
    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 Subgrant Application Form A);
     Subgrant Inquiry Form B (for new subgrants) or C (for 
renewal subgrants);
     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 most recent Form 990 filed with the IRS 
(or letter indicating that the subrecipient does not have one and why);
     The subrecipient's current fidelity bond coverage (or 
letter indicating that the subrecipient does not have one);
     The subrecipient's conflict of interest policy (or letter 
indicating that the subrecipient does not have one); and
     The subrecipient's whistleblower policy (or letter 
indicating that the subrecipient does not have one).
    Subgrant Application Forms A, B, and C are available on LSC's Web 
site at http://www.lsc.gov/grants-grantee-resources/grantee-guidance/how-apply-subgrant.
    LSC encourages applicants to use LSC's Subgrant Agreement Form 
(Form A) as a model subgrant agreement. If the applicant does not use 
LSC's Subgrant Agreement Form, the proposed agreement must include, at 
a minimum, the substance of the provisions of that form. LSC recommends 
that applicants pay careful attention to the terms included in, and 
instructions on, the Subgrant Agreement Form. Several of the terms have 
been modified from previous years and new terms have been added. LSC 
subgrant agreements effective after June 1, 2017 must reflect those 
modifications.
    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 by the timeframes referenced above. 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)(1)(ii), LSC will inform applicants 
of its decision to disapprove or approve the subgrant no later than the 
date LSC informs applicants of LSC's 2018 Basic Field Grant funding 
decisions.

Stefanie K. Davis,
Assistant General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2017-07891 Filed 4-18-17; 8:45 am]
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