38 CFR 79.30 – Threshold requirements prior to scoring legal services grant applicants
VA will only score applicants that meet the following threshold requirements:
Terms Used In 38 CFR 79.30
- Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
(a) The application is filed within the time period established in the NOFO, and any additional information or documentation requested by VA under § 79.25(c) is provided within the time frame established by VA;
(b) The application is completed in all parts;
(c) The activities for which the legal services grant is requested are eligible for funding under this part;
(d) The applicant’s prospective participants are eligible to receive legal services under this part;
(e) The applicant agrees to comply with the requirements of this part;
(f) The applicant does not have an outstanding obligation to the Federal Government that is in arrears and does not have an overdue or unsatisfactory response to an audit; and
(g) The applicant is not in default by failing to meet the requirements for any previous Federal assistance.