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#DateSubject and Link to Program LetterAttachments and Program Letter as PDF
24-4November 11, 2024Compliance Advisory

24-3April 29, 2024

Statutory Changes to Required Proportion of Attorneys on Grantee Governing Bodies

Please see also:

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• Part 1607 Open Rulemaking

24-2April 1, 2024Employee Incentive Payment Guidance

24-1March 4, 2024Non-Citizen Eligibility Under 45 C.F.R. Part 1626

 (PDF)

23-3October 16, 2023Compliance Advisory

 (PDF)

23-2May 12, 2023Revenue Recognition Guidance

23-1May 12, 2023LSC Investment Requirements and Guidance

22-6December 14, 2022Revised Part 1635 Certification Form for Part-Time Employees

22-5November 10, 2022New Financial Guide

22-4November 10, 2022Compliance Advisory

22-3August 26, 202245 C.F.R. 1610 Program Integrity Compliance Guidance and Governing Body Certification

22-2August 24, 2022Reproductive Services

22-1March 5, 2022

21-3September 22, 2021Compliance Advisory

21-2March 11, 2021LSC Excess Fund Balance Waiver Blanket Approval –
FYE 12/31/2020 and FYE 1/31/2021

21-1March 12, 2021Indirect Costs and Special Grants

20-6October 20, 2020Technology Costs for PAI Volunteers

20-5October 1, 2020Compliance Advisory

20-4April 30, 2020Revenue Recognition Guidance

20-3April 10, 2020Charging to LSC Funds Pandemic-Related Paid Administrative Leave and Other Costs Related to Maintaining Readiness

20-2April 2, 2020Part 1626 Eligibility Documentation During COVID-19 Pandemic

20-1February 18, 2020Nepotism: Avoiding Favoritism in the Workplace

19-1August 21, 2019Compliance Advisory

Program Letter 19-1 (PDF)

18-3October 17, 2018Compliance Guidance

18-2August 29, 2018Application of 45 C.F.R. § 1630.5(g) Exception for Certain Indirect Costs


Training Module: Indirect Cost Allocation

18-1January 30, 2018Outside Employment Policy Drafting Guidance

17-1November 21, 2017Compliance Guidance

16-7August 19, 2016Compliance Guidance

16-6August 10, 2016Automated Systems for Financial-Eligibility Information Collection and Screening

16-5
 		August 4, 2016Outcomes Data Collection Toolkit and Training Modules

16-4June 22, 2016LSC Funds as Matching Funds for Victims of Crime Act Grants


16-3June 22, 2016Procurement Policy Drafting Guidance for LSC Recipients


Procurement Policy Drafting 101—Guidance for LSC Grantees
Appendix A—Best Practices for Negotiating and Drafting Contracts

16-2May 19, 2016Electronic Signatures and LSC Requirements for "Signed" Documents

16-1May 9, 2016Part 1614 PAI Allocation and Fees Paid to Other Professionals

15-6December 16, 2015Self-Inspection of 2015 CSR Data 

15-5 (2)November 19, 2015Permissible Representation of Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Individuals

15-5 (1)August 17, 2015Compliance Guidance

15-4April 15, 2015Access to Records Protocol

 (PDF)
2015 Access to Records Protocol

15-3April 2, 2015Enforcement Mechanisms Overview

 (PDF)

15-2February 23, 2015Fiduciary Duties of Members of a Recipient's Governing Body

 

15-1February 23, 2015Eligible Client Members for Recipients' Governing Bodies

 

14-5December 11, 2014Self-Inspection of 2014 CSR Data

 
 
 
 

14-4December 2, 2014LSC Funds as Matching Funds for Grants Funded by the Corporation for National and Community Service

 
 

14-3October 29, 2014Assessing Eligibility of Aliens Under 45 C.F.R. § 1626.4(c)(1)

 

14-2May 19, 2014Alien Eligibility Under 45 C.F.R. Part 1626


 

14-1February 24, 2014Compliance Guidance

 

13-5December 3, 2013Restrictions on Lobbying and Other Activities
See also: AO-2014-005

 

13-3 September 12, 2013Restrictions on Lobbying and Other Activities
See also: Program Letter 13-5, above, and AO-2014-005

13-2May 14, 2013Advisory Regarding Recent Bank Deposit Insurance Changes

13-1February 15, 2013Compliance Guidance

12-3November 8, 2012Criminal Proceedings in Tribal Courts

 

12-2April 2, 2012Compliance Guidance

 

12-1March 21, 2012Restrictions on Lobbying Activities

 

11-2November 30, 2011Representation of aliens in Hague Convention Cases

11-1September 14, 201145 CFR Part 1608 Compliance Advisory

 

10-3November 18, 2010Third-Party Contracting of TIG Funds

 

10-2July 1, 2010Embezzlement, Fraud, and the Critical Importance of Effective Internal Control

 

10-1February 18, 2010Supplemental Guidance on Attorneys’ Fees

 

09-3December 17, 2009Compliance Guidance and Interim Guidance on Attorney Fees

 

08-3 December 18, 2008Compliance Guidance (Program Advisory)

08-2March 20, 2008Fiscal Management and Use of LSC Funds (Program Advisory)

07-2December 20, 2007Guidance to LSC Programs for the Development of Enhanced Private Attorney Involvement

 

06-2February 21, 2006Violence Against Women Act 2006 Amendments

05-3December 8, 2005LSC Guidance on Programs’ Response to Hurricane Katrina

 
 

05-2 October 6, 2005Eligibility of Immigrant Victims of Severe Forms of Trafficking and Family Members of Legal Services 

Superseded by revisions to 

04-2
 		December 6, 2004Services to Client Eligible Individuals with Limited English   Proficiency

 
Cover Memo 
LEP Guidance 

03-2April 16, 2003Special CSR Reporting of Title III & Title IV Older Americans Act Cases

 

02-9October 16, 2002Revisions to Matters Service Reports   

 
 
Matters Narrative 
Matters Definitions
Matters Data Collections

02-6June 6, 2002Limitation of Defaults in Case Management Software

 

02-4April 25, 2002Characteristics of a Telephone Intake, Advice and Referral System  

 
 

02-3January 22, 2002State Planning Configuration Standards

 
Configuration Standards

02-2January 22, 2002State Planning and The Reconfiguration

01-6November 28, 2001Change in Disbursement of Calendar year 2002 Grant Checks

01-5July 25, 2001Elimination of Exception to CSR Financial Eligibility Documentation Requirement Effective Calendar Year 2002

01-3June 20, 2001Interim Guidance on 45 CFR Part 1639 in Light of the Supreme Court’s Decision in ³ÉÈ˶¶Òõ v. Velazquez, et al.

2000-7December 13, 2000STATE PLANNING AND PERFORMANCE MEASURES
(Building  A Stronger Foundation:  A Framework for planning and Evaluating Comprehensive, Integrated and Client-Centered State Justice Communities)

2000-5
Certification		August 31, 20001635 Certification

 

2000-2January 24, 2000Alien Eligibility for Legal Services (45 C.F.R. § 1626 et seq.)

99-4July 26, 1999Semi-Annual Reports and Information Survey


 

99-3July 14, 1999Documentation of Asset Determinations and Citizenship/Alien Eligibility

98-5July 2, 1998Case Information Disclosure -- Semiannual reports Required by 45 C.F.R. Part 1644

97-2December 8, 1997Recordkeeping Requirements

97-1October 30, 1997Certification of
Program Integrity

 

 

96-2June 14, 1996Priorities