[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 81 (Thursday, April 26, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18348-18349]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-08709]


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LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION


Notice to LSC Grantees of Application Process for Subgranting 
2019 Basic Field Funds

AGENCY: Legal Services Corporation.

ACTION: Notice of application dates and format for applications to 
subgrant Basic Field 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 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

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providing the information required to apply for a subgrant.

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 by email at [email protected], 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 its 
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 the Basic Field Grant program. Only current or 
prospective recipients of LSC Basic Field Grants may apply for approval 
of a subgrant. Notices regarding the processes to apply for approval of 
2018 Pro Bono Innovation Fund, Technology Initiative Grants, and mid-
year Basic Field subgrants will be forthcoming.
    Applications will be available the week of April 23, 2018. 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 to subgrant calendar year 2019 Basic Field Grant funds 
must be submitted with the applicant's application for 2019 Basic Field 
Grant funding. 45 CFR 1627.4(b)(1). The deadlines for application 
submissions are as follows:
     June 4, 2018 for applicants that have not had an LSC 
Program Quality Visit (PQV) since January 1, 2016 and for applicants 
who are not current LSC recipients;
     June 11, 2018 for applicants that have had a PQV since 
January 1, 2016, have received a final PQV report by April 30, 2018, 
and are the only applicant for the service area;
     August 6, 2018 for applicants that have had a PQV since 
January 1, 2016, have received a final PQV report during the period May 
1, 2018 through July 2, 2018, and are the only applicant for the 
service area.
    The deadlines for the submission of final and signed subgrant 
agreements are as follows:
     October 15, 2018 for applicants required to submit 
applications by June 4 and 11, 2018.
     November 1, 2018 for applicants required to submit 
applications by August 6, 2018.
    Applicants may also find these deadlines on LSC's website 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 Agreement Template); and
     Subgrant Inquiry Form B (for new subgrants) or C (for 
renewal subgrants).
    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 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).
    LSC's Subgrant Agreement Template and Forms B, and C 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 Subgrant Agreement Template 
as a model subgrant agreement. If the applicant does not use LSC's 
Template, 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 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 2019 Basic Field Grant funding 
decisions.

    Dated: April 20, 2018.
Stefanie Davis,
Assistant General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2018-08709 Filed 4-25-18; 8:45 am]
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