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workers receive updated information
regarding any safety-related hazards and
incidents, and corrective actions taken,
prior to the start of each shift. The
proposed condition also requires the
applicant to ensure that reliable means
of emergency communications are
available and maintained for affected
workers and support personnel during
diving activities. Availability of such
reliable means of communications
would enable affected workers and
support personnel to respond quickly
and effectively to hazardous conditions
or emergencies that may develop during
diving activities at NASA’s NBL.
F. Worker Qualification and Training
KBR would be required to:
1. Follow the requirements of the
NASA NBL Safety Program, including
the NBL Safe Practices Manual, as well
as any instruction provided by NASA’s
DSB;
2. Ensure that prior to entering the
water, all KBR employees conducting
dives at the NBL have been physically
examined for fitness to dive by the NBL
medical officer of the day or a human
test support group medical technician.
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G. Recordkeeping
In addition to completing OSHA Form
301 Injury and Illness Incident Report
and OSHA Form 300 Log of WorkRelated Injuries and Illnesses, KBR
would have to:
1. Maintain records of recordable
injuries that occur as a result of diving
operations conducted for NASA under
the NBL;
2. Ensure that the information
gathered and recorded under this
provision, in concert with the
information provided under proposed
condition G (using OSHA Form 301
Incident Report Form) to investigate and
record dive-related recordable injuries
as defined by 29 CFR parts 1904.4,
1904.7, and 1904.8—1904.12, would
enable KBR and OSHA to determine the
effectiveness of the proposed permanent
variance in preventing DCS and other
dive-related injuries and illnesses.
H. Notifications
KBR would be required to:
1. Notify OSHA’s Office of Technical
Programs and Coordination Activities
(OTPCA) and the Houston South Texas
OSHA Area Office of any recordable
injuries, illnesses, in-patient
hospitalizations, amputations, loss of an
eye, or fatality that occur as a result of
diving operations within eight (8) hours
of the incident;
2. Provide OTPCA and the Houston
South Texas OSHA Area Office within
twenty-four (24) hours of the incident
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with a copy of the incident investigation
report (using OSHA 301 form);
3. Include on the OSHA 301 form
information on the diving conditions
associated with the recordable injury or
illness, the root-cause determination,
and preventive and corrective actions
identified and implemented;
4. Provide their certification that they
informed affected divers of the incident
and the results of the incident
investigation;
5. Notify OTPCA and the Houston
South Texas OSHA Area Office within
fifteen (15) working days should the
applicant need to revise their dive
procedures to accommodate changes in
their diving operations that affect their
ability to comply with the conditions of
the proposed permanent variance;
6. Obtain OSHA’s written approval
prior to implementing the revision in
their dive procedures to accommodate
changes in their diving operations that
affect their ability to comply with the
conditions in the proposed permanent
variance;
7. By the fifteenth (15th) of January,
at the beginning of each new calendar
year, provide OTPCA, and Houston
South Texas OSHA Area Office, with a
report summarizing the dives completed
during the previous year and evaluating
the effectiveness of the variance
conditions in providing a safe and
healthful work environment and in
preventing dive-related incidents;
8. Notify OSHA if it ceases to do
business, has a new address or location
for their main office, or transfers the
operations covered by the proposed
permanent variance to a successor
company; and
9. Ensure that OSHA would approve
the transfer of the interim order or
permanent variance to a successor
company.
OSHA will publish a copy of this
notice in the Federal Register.
VII. Authority and Signature
James S. Frederick, Deputy Assistant
Secretary of Labor for Occupational
Safety and Health, 200 Constitution
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20210,
authorized the preparation of this
notice. Accordingly, the agency is
issuing this notice pursuant to 29 U.S.C.
655(d), Secretary of Labor’s Order No.
8–2020 (85 FR 58393, Sept. 18, 2020),
and 29 CFR 1905.11.
Signed at Washington, DC.
James S. Frederick,
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for
Occupational Safety and Health.
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LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION
Pro Bono Innovation Fund Process for
Submitting Pre-Applications for 2024
Grants
Legal Services Corporation.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Legal Services
Corporation (LSC) issues this Notice
describing the conditions for submitting
a Pre-Application for 2024 Pro Bono
Innovation Fund grants.
DATES: Pre-applications must be
submitted by 11:59 p.m. EST on
Monday, January 16, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Letters of Intent must be
submitted electronically at https://
lscgrants.lsc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Katherine Harris, Special Grant Program
Coordinator, Office of Program
Performance, Legal Services
Corporation, 3333 K Street NW,
Washington, DC 20007; (202) 295–1572
or harrisk@lsc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
I. Introduction
Since 2014, Congress has provided an
annual appropriation to LSC ‘‘for a Pro
Bono Innovation Fund.’’ See, e.g.,
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023,
Public Law 117–328, 136 Stat. 4553
(2022). LSC requested these funds for
grants to ‘‘develop, test, and replicate
innovative pro bono efforts that can
enable LSC grantees to expand clients’
access to high quality legal assistance.’’
LSC Budget Request, Fiscal Year 2014 at
26 (2013). The grants must involve
innovations that are either ‘‘new ideas’’
or ‘‘new applications of existing best
practices.’’ Id. Each grant would ‘‘either
serve as a model for other legal services
providers to follow or effectively
replicate a prior innovation. Id. The
Senate Appropriations Committee
explained that these funds ‘‘will support
innovative projects that promote and
enhance pro bono initiatives throughout
the Nation,’’ and the House
Appropriations Committee directed LSC
‘‘to increase the involvement of private
attorneys in the delivery of legal
services to [LSC-eligible] clients.’’
Senate Report 114–239 at 123 (2016),
House Report 113–448 at 85 (2014).
Since its inception, the Pro Bono
Innovation Fund has advanced LSC’s
goal of increasing the quantity and
quality of legal services by funding
projects that more efficiently and
effectively involve pro bono volunteers
in serving the critical unmet legal needs
of LSC-eligible clients. In 2017, LSC
built on these successes by creating
three funding categories to better focus
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on innovations serving unmet and welldefined client needs (Project Grants), on
building comprehensive and effective
pro bono programs through new
applications of existing best practices
(Transformation Grants), and on
providing continued development
support for the most promising
innovations (Sustainability Grants). In
2021, LSC created Non-Direct Service
Project Grants to fund organizations to
develop and implement innovative
solutions to pro bono challenges that do
not involve providing direct legal
services to clients. In 2022, LSC created
a new funding category to provide
organizations with resources to plan and
establish a strong foundation (Planning
Grants). Planning Grants will be
available to all eligible applicants in the
2024 funding cycle.
II. Funding Opportunities Information
A. Eligible Applicants
To be eligible for the Pro Bono
Innovation Fund’s Project,
Sustainability, and Transformation
grants, Applicants must be current
grantees of LSC Basic Field-General,
Basic Field-Migrant, or Basic FieldNative American grants. To qualify for
a Sustainability Grant, Applicants must
also have a 2022 Pro Bono Innovation
Fund Project Grant.
B. Pro Bono Innovation Fund Purpose
and Key Goals
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Pro Bono Innovation Fund grants
develop, test, and replicate innovative
pro bono efforts that can enable LSC
grantees to use pro bono volunteers to
serve larger numbers of low-income
clients and improve the quality and
effectiveness of the services provided.
The key goals of the Pro Bono
Innovation Fund are to:
1. Address gaps in the delivery of
legal services to low-income people;
2. Engage more lawyers and other
volunteers in pro bono service;
3. Develop, test, and replicate
innovative pro bono efforts.
C. Funding Categories
1. Planning Grants
In 2023, LSC piloted a new grant
category, Planning Grants, to provide
select organizations with the resources
to assess their pro bono program and
develop an action plan. Planning Grants
are one-time, six-month grants.
2. Project Grants
Pro Bono Innovation Fund Project
Grants aim to leverage volunteers to
meet a critical, unmet and well-defined
client need. Consistent with the key
goals of the Pro Bono Innovation Fund,
applicants are encouraged to focus on
engaging volunteers to increase free
civil legal aid for low-income
Americans by proposing new, replicable
ideas.
Applicants are strongly encouraged to
research prior Pro Bono Innovation
Fund projects to replicate and improve
upon them. LSC is particularly
interested in applications that propose
to replicate projects LSC has previously
funded with ‘‘Sustainability’’ Grants.
Project Grants can be either 18 or 24
months.
3. Transformation Grants
Pro Bono Innovation Fund
Transformation Grants aim to support
LSC grantees in comprehensive
assessment and restructuring of pro
bono programs through new
applications of existing best practices in
pro bono delivery. Each Transformation
Grant will support a rigorous
assessment of an LSC grantee’s pro bono
program and the identification of best
practices in pro bono delivery that are
best suited to that grantee’s needs and
circumstances. Transformation Grants
are targeted towards LSC grantees
whose leadership is committed to
restructuring an entire pro bono
program and incorporating pro bono
best practices into core, high-priority
client services with an urgency to create
a high-impact pro bono program. This
funding opportunity is open to all LSC
grantees but is primarily intended for
LSC grantees who have been
unsuccessful applying for Project Grants
or who have never applied for a Pro
Planning Grants ...................................................................
Project Grants ......................................................................
Transformation Grants .........................................................
Sustainability Grants ............................................................
Applicants for Planning Grants can
apply for a 6-month grant. Applicants
for Project Grants can apply for either an
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4. Sustainability Grants
Pro Bono Innovation Fund
Sustainability Grants are available to
current Pro Bono Innovation Fund
grantees who received a 2022 Project
grant. Sustainability Grants aim to
support further development of the most
promising and replicable Pro Bono
Innovation Fund projects with an
additional 24 months of funding so
grantees can leverage new sources of
revenue for the project and collect
meaningful data to demonstrate the
project’s results and outcomes for
clients and volunteers. Applicants for
Sustainability Grants will be asked to
propose an ambitious strategy that
reduces the Pro Bono Innovation Fund
contribution to the project over the
Sustainability Grant term. Sustainability
Grants can only be 24 months.
D. Available Funds and Additional
Consideration for 2021 Grants
The amount of funds available for Pro
Bono Innovation Fund Grants for
FY2024 depends on LSC’s final
appropriation. LSC currently operates
under a Continuing Resolution for
FY2024, which funds the Federal
government through November 17,
2023. The Continuing Resolution
maintains funding for the Pro Bono
Innovation Fund at $5,000,000. LSC will
make Pro Bono Innovation Fund grant
decisions for FY2023 in the summer of
2023. LSC anticipates publicizing the
total amount available for Pro Bono
Innovation Fund grants when Congress
enacts the FY2023 appropriation.
LSC will not designate fixed or
estimated amounts for the three
different funding categories and will
make grant awards for the three
categories within the total amount of
funding available.
E. Grant Terms
Pro Bono Innovation Fund awards can
have grant terms of 6, 18, 24, or 36
months, depending on the category of
grant.
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36 Months
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proposed grant term. The grant term is
expected to commence on October 1,
2023.
III. Grant Application Process
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A. Pro Bono Innovation Fund Grant
Application Process
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The Pro Bono Innovation Fund
application process will be
administered in LSC’s unified grants
management system, GrantEase.
Applicants must first submit a PreApplication to LSC in GrantEase by
January 16, 2024 to be considered for a
grant. After review by LSC Staff, LSC’s
President decides which applicants will
be asked to submit a full application.
Applicants will be notified of approval
to submit a full application by early
March 2024. Full applications are due to
LSC in the GrantEase system on May 6,
2024. Once received, full applications
will undergo a rigorous review by LSC
staff and other subject matter experts.
LSC’s President makes the final decision
on funding for the Pro Bono Innovation
Fund.
B. Late or Incomplete Applications
LSC may consider a request to submit
a Pre-Application after the deadline, but
only if the Applicant has submitted an
email to probonoinnovation@lsc.gov
explaining the circumstances that
caused the delay prior to the PreApplication deadline. Communication
with LSC staff, including assigned
Program Liaisons, is not a substitute for
sending a formal request and
explanation to probonoinnovation@
lsc.gov. At its discretion, LSC may
consider incomplete applications. LSC
will determine the admissibility of late
or incomplete applications on a case-bycase basis.
C. Multiple Pre-Applications
Applicants may submit multiple Preapplications under the same or different
funding category. If applying for
multiple grants, applicants should
submit separate Pre-applications for
each funding request.
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D. Additional Information and
Guidelines
Additional guidance and instructions
on the Pro Bono Innovation Fund PreApplication and Application processes,
will be available and regularly updated
at https://www.lsc.gov/grants-granteeresources/our-grant-programs/pro-bonoinnovation-fund.
(Authority: 42 U.S.C. 2996g(e).)
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Dated: November 14, 2023.
Stefanie Davis,
Deputy General Counsel for Administrative
and Regulatory Practice, Legal Services
Corporation.
OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND
BUDGET
Request for Comments on Updated
Guidance for Modernizing the Federal
Risk Authorization Management
Program (FedRAMP); Extension of
Public Comment Period
Office of Management and
Budget.
ACTION: Notice of extension of public
comment period.
AGENCY:
On October 27, 2023, the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) published a notice entitled
‘‘Request for Comments on Updated
Guidance for Modernizing the Federal
Risk Authorization Management
Program (FedRAMP).’’ OMB is
extending the public comment period
announced in that notice, which
currently closes on November 27, 2023,
by 26 days. The comment period will
now remain open until December 22,
2023, to allow additional time for the
public to review and comment on the
initial proposals.
DATES: With the extension provided by
this notice, comments on the proposed
guidance ‘‘Modernizing the Federal Risk
Authorization Management Program
(FedRAMP)’’ published October 27,
2023, at 88 FR 73878, must be provided
in writing to OMB no later than
December 22, 2023, to ensure
consideration during the final decisionmaking process.
ADDRESSES: The proposed memorandum
is available at https://www.cio.gov/
policies-and-priorities/FedRAMP/.
Submission of comments is voluntary.
Please submit comments via https://
www.regulations.gov, a Federal website
that allows the public to find, review,
and submit comments on documents
that agencies have published in the
Federal Register and that are open for
comment. Simply type ‘‘OMB–2023–
0021’’ in the search box, click ‘‘Search,’’
click the ‘‘Comment’’ button underneath
‘‘Request for Comments on Proposed
Guidance for Modernizing the Federal
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commenters should not include
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posted (e.g., personal or confidential
business information). Additionally, the
OMB System of Records Notice, OMB
Public Input System of Records, OMB/
INPUT/01 includes a list of routine uses
associated with the collection of this
information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Carol Bales, OMB, at 202.395.9915 or
cbales@omb.eop.gov or Laura Gerhardt,
at 202.881.8928 or Laura.G.Gerhardt@
omb.eop.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Rationale: Based on consideration of
requests received from stakeholders,
which are available for the public to
view in the docket on
www.regulations.gov for OMB’s October
27, 2023 notice, OMB is extending the
public comment period announced in
that notice for an additional 26 days.
Therefore, the public comment period
will close on December 22, 2023.
Docket: OMB has established a docket
for the October 27, 2023 notice under
Docket ID No. OMB–2023–0021.
Clare Martorana,
Federal Chief Information Officer, Office of
the Federal Chief Information Officer, Office
of Management Budget.
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LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION
Pro Bono Innovation Fund Process for Submitting Pre-Applications
for 2024 Grants
AGENCY: Legal Services Corporation.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Legal Services Corporation (LSC) issues this Notice
describing the conditions for submitting a Pre-Application for 2024 Pro
Bono Innovation Fund grants.
DATES: Pre-applications must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. EST on Monday,
January 16, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Letters of Intent must be submitted electronically at https://lscgrants.lsc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Katherine Harris, Special Grant
Program Coordinator, Office of Program Performance, Legal Services
Corporation, 3333 K Street NW, Washington, DC 20007; (202) 295-1572 or
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Introduction
Since 2014, Congress has provided an annual appropriation to LSC
``for a Pro Bono Innovation Fund.'' See, e.g., Consolidated
Appropriations Act, 2023, Public Law 117-328, 136 Stat. 4553 (2022).
LSC requested these funds for grants to ``develop, test, and replicate
innovative pro bono efforts that can enable LSC grantees to expand
clients' access to high quality legal assistance.'' LSC Budget Request,
Fiscal Year 2014 at 26 (2013). The grants must involve innovations that
are either ``new ideas'' or ``new applications of existing best
practices.'' Id. Each grant would ``either serve as a model for other
legal services providers to follow or effectively replicate a prior
innovation. Id. The Senate Appropriations Committee explained that
these funds ``will support innovative projects that promote and enhance
pro bono initiatives throughout the Nation,'' and the House
Appropriations Committee directed LSC ``to increase the involvement of
private attorneys in the delivery of legal services to [LSC-eligible]
clients.'' Senate Report 114-239 at 123 (2016), House Report 113-448 at
85 (2014).
Since its inception, the Pro Bono Innovation Fund has advanced
LSC's goal of increasing the quantity and quality of legal services by
funding projects that more efficiently and effectively involve pro bono
volunteers in serving the critical unmet legal needs of LSC-eligible
clients. In 2017, LSC built on these successes by creating three
funding categories to better focus
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on innovations serving unmet and well-defined client needs (Project
Grants), on building comprehensive and effective pro bono programs
through new applications of existing best practices (Transformation
Grants), and on providing continued development support for the most
promising innovations (Sustainability Grants). In 2021, LSC created
Non-Direct Service Project Grants to fund organizations to develop and
implement innovative solutions to pro bono challenges that do not
involve providing direct legal services to clients. In 2022, LSC
created a new funding category to provide organizations with resources
to plan and establish a strong foundation (Planning Grants). Planning
Grants will be available to all eligible applicants in the 2024 funding
cycle.
II. Funding Opportunities Information
A. Eligible Applicants
To be eligible for the Pro Bono Innovation Fund's Project,
Sustainability, and Transformation grants, Applicants must be current
grantees of LSC Basic Field-General, Basic Field-Migrant, or Basic
Field-Native American grants. To qualify for a Sustainability Grant,
Applicants must also have a 2022 Pro Bono Innovation Fund Project
Grant.
B. Pro Bono Innovation Fund Purpose and Key Goals
Pro Bono Innovation Fund grants develop, test, and replicate
innovative pro bono efforts that can enable LSC grantees to use pro
bono volunteers to serve larger numbers of low-income clients and
improve the quality and effectiveness of the services provided. The key
goals of the Pro Bono Innovation Fund are to:
1. Address gaps in the delivery of legal services to low-income
people;
2. Engage more lawyers and other volunteers in pro bono service;
3. Develop, test, and replicate innovative pro bono efforts.
C. Funding Categories
1. Planning Grants
In 2023, LSC piloted a new grant category, Planning Grants, to
provide select organizations with the resources to assess their pro
bono program and develop an action plan. Planning Grants are one-time,
six-month grants.
2. Project Grants
Pro Bono Innovation Fund Project Grants aim to leverage volunteers
to meet a critical, unmet and well-defined client need. Consistent with
the key goals of the Pro Bono Innovation Fund, applicants are
encouraged to focus on engaging volunteers to increase free civil legal
aid for low-income Americans by proposing new, replicable ideas.
Applicants are strongly encouraged to research prior Pro Bono
Innovation Fund projects to replicate and improve upon them. LSC is
particularly interested in applications that propose to replicate
projects LSC has previously funded with ``Sustainability'' Grants.
Project Grants can be either 18 or 24 months.
3. Transformation Grants
Pro Bono Innovation Fund Transformation Grants aim to support LSC
grantees in comprehensive assessment and restructuring of pro bono
programs through new applications of existing best practices in pro
bono delivery. Each Transformation Grant will support a rigorous
assessment of an LSC grantee's pro bono program and the identification
of best practices in pro bono delivery that are best suited to that
grantee's needs and circumstances. Transformation Grants are targeted
towards LSC grantees whose leadership is committed to restructuring an
entire pro bono program and incorporating pro bono best practices into
core, high-priority client services with an urgency to create a high-
impact pro bono program. This funding opportunity is open to all LSC
grantees but is primarily intended for LSC grantees who have been
unsuccessful applying for Project Grants or who have never applied for
a Pro Bono Innovation Fund grant in the past. Transformation Grants can
be either 24 or 36 months.
4. Sustainability Grants
Pro Bono Innovation Fund Sustainability Grants are available to
current Pro Bono Innovation Fund grantees who received a 2022 Project
grant. Sustainability Grants aim to support further development of the
most promising and replicable Pro Bono Innovation Fund projects with an
additional 24 months of funding so grantees can leverage new sources of
revenue for the project and collect meaningful data to demonstrate the
project's results and outcomes for clients and volunteers. Applicants
for Sustainability Grants will be asked to propose an ambitious
strategy that reduces the Pro Bono Innovation Fund contribution to the
project over the Sustainability Grant term. Sustainability Grants can
only be 24 months.
D. Available Funds and Additional Consideration for 2021 Grants
The amount of funds available for Pro Bono Innovation Fund Grants
for FY2024 depends on LSC's final appropriation. LSC currently operates
under a Continuing Resolution for FY2024, which funds the Federal
government through November 17, 2023. The Continuing Resolution
maintains funding for the Pro Bono Innovation Fund at $5,000,000. LSC
will make Pro Bono Innovation Fund grant decisions for FY2023 in the
summer of 2023. LSC anticipates publicizing the total amount available
for Pro Bono Innovation Fund grants when Congress enacts the FY2023
appropriation.
LSC will not designate fixed or estimated amounts for the three
different funding categories and will make grant awards for the three
categories within the total amount of funding available.
E. Grant Terms
Pro Bono Innovation Fund awards can have grant terms of 6, 18, 24,
or 36 months, depending on the category of grant.
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6 Months 12 Months 18 Months 24 Months 36 Months
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Planning Grants.................................................... [radic] X X X X
Project Grants..................................................... X X [radic] [radic] X
Transformation Grants.............................................. X X X [radic] [radic]
Sustainability Grants.............................................. X X X [radic] X
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Applicants for Planning Grants can apply for a 6-month grant.
Applicants for Project Grants can apply for either an 18- or a 24-month
grant. Applicants for Transformation Grants can apply for either a 24-
or a 36-month grant. Applicants for Sustainability Grants can apply for
a 24-month grant only. Applications must cover the full
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proposed grant term. The grant term is expected to commence on October
1, 2023.
III. Grant Application Process
A. Pro Bono Innovation Fund Grant Application Process
The Pro Bono Innovation Fund application process will be
administered in LSC's unified grants management system, GrantEase.
Applicants must first submit a Pre-Application to LSC in GrantEase by
January 16, 2024 to be considered for a grant. After review by LSC
Staff, LSC's President decides which applicants will be asked to submit
a full application. Applicants will be notified of approval to submit a
full application by early March 2024. Full applications are due to LSC
in the GrantEase system on May 6, 2024. Once received, full
applications will undergo a rigorous review by LSC staff and other
subject matter experts. LSC's President makes the final decision on
funding for the Pro Bono Innovation Fund.
B. Late or Incomplete Applications
LSC may consider a request to submit a Pre-Application after the
deadline, but only if the Applicant has submitted an email to
[email protected] explaining the circumstances that caused the
delay prior to the Pre-Application deadline. Communication with LSC
staff, including assigned Program Liaisons, is not a substitute for
sending a formal request and explanation to [email protected].
At its discretion, LSC may consider incomplete applications. LSC will
determine the admissibility of late or incomplete applications on a
case-by-case basis.
C. Multiple Pre-Applications
Applicants may submit multiple Pre-applications under the same or
different funding category. If applying for multiple grants, applicants
should submit separate Pre-applications for each funding request.
D. Additional Information and Guidelines
Additional guidance and instructions on the Pro Bono Innovation
Fund Pre-Application and Application processes, will be available and
regularly updated at https://www.lsc.gov/grants-grantee-resources/our-grant-programs/pro-bono-innovation-fund.
(Authority: 42 U.S.C. 2996g(e).)
Dated: November 14, 2023.
Stefanie Davis,
Deputy General Counsel for Administrative and Regulatory Practice,
Legal Services Corporation.
[FR Doc. 2023-25550 Filed 11-17-23; 8:45 am]
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