[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 138 (Friday, July 17, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43607-43608]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-15493]


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LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION


Notice to LSC Grantees of Application Process for Subgranting 
2021 Basic Field Funds

AGENCY: Legal Services Corporation.

ACTION: Notice of application dates and format for applications for 
approval to make subgrants of 2021 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 services to low-income people. LSC hereby announces the 
submission dates for applications for subgrants of 2021 Basic Field 
Grant funds. LSC is also providing information about where applicants 
may locate subgrant application questions and directions for 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 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 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 
to subgrant these funds.
    Applications for approval to make subgrants of calendar year 2021 
Basic Field Grant funds will be available the week of July 20, 2020. 
Applications must be submitted through GrantEase. Applicants must 
submit their applications by 5:00 p.m. E.D.T. on the due date 
identified below.
    Applicants must submit applications for approval to make subgrants 
in conjunction with their applications for 2021 Basic Field Grant 
funding. 45 CFR 1627.4(b)(1). The deadlines for application submissions 
is August 20, 2020.
    All applicants must provide answers to the application questions in 
GrantEase and upload the following documents:
     A draft subgrant agreement (with the required terms 
provided in LSC's Subgrant Agreement Template); and
     A subgrant budget (using LSC's Subgrant Budget Template).
    Applicants seeking to subgrant to a new subrecipient that is not a 
current LSC grantee, or to renew a subgrant with an organization that 
is not a current LSC grantee in a year in which the applicant is 
required to submit a full funding application, must also upload:
     The subrecipient's accounting manual;
     The subrecipient's most recent audited financial 
statements;
     The subrecipient's current cost allocation policy (if not 
in the accounting manual);
     The subrecipient's 45 CFR 1635.3(c) recordkeeping policy 
(if not in the accounting manual).
    A list of subgrant application questions, the Subgrant Agreement 
Template, and the Subgrant Budget Template 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 
submitted documents or Draft Agreement provided with the application. 
The applicant must then upload a final and signed subgrant agreement 
through GrantEase by the date requested.
    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 2021 Basic Field Grant funding 
decisions.


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    Dated: July 14, 2020.
Stefanie Davis,
Senior Assistant General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2020-15493 Filed 7-16-20; 8:45 am]
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