[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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