[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 47 (Tuesday, March 10, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13933-13934]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-04858]


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LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION


Notice to LSC Grantees of Application Process for Subgranting 
2020 Basic Field Grant Funds Midyear

AGENCY: Legal Services Corporation.

ACTION: Notice of application dates and format for applications to make 
midyear subgrants of 2020 Basic Field 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

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services to low-income people. LSC is announcing the submission dates 
for applications to make subgrants of Basic Field Grant funds starting 
after March 1, 2020 but before January 1, 2021. 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 the 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 (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 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 midyear subgrants of Basic Field Grant funds. 
Only current or prospective recipients of LSC Basic Field Grants may 
apply for approval to subgrant these funds.
    An applicant must submit an application to make a midyear subgrant 
of LSC Basic Field 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 Subgrant Agreement Template ``Agreement Template''); 
and
     Subgrant Inquiry Form B (for new subgrants) or C (for 
renewal subgrants) (``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 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).
    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 by no later than the subgrant's proposed effective date.

    Dated: March 4, 2020.
Stefanie Davis,
Senior Assistant General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2020-04858 Filed 3-9-20; 8:45 am]
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