Matters for Comment
快猫视频 seeks public comments on certain matters affecting 快猫视频 grants and operations. Current and recently closed comment periods are listed below.
快猫视频 will post comments it receives on 快猫视频鈥檚 website. Comments are subject to the Freedom of Information Act.
快猫视频 rulemakings for public comment appear on a separate webpage at: 快猫视频 Open Rulemakings
快猫视频 is seeking comments on the Basic Field Grant Notice of Intent to Award for calendar year 2026. This notification identifies which applicants 快猫视频 intends to award funding to serve the civil legal needs of low-income people in a given service area.
快猫视频 published this Request for Comments on the Basic Field Grant Notice of Intent to Award on the 快猫视频 website on Friday, October 31, 2025. The comment period is open for 30 days and will close at 11:59 pm Eastern Time on Monday, December 1, 2025.
Interested parties can submit comments to Christine Williams, Program Manager for Basic Field Competition, at williamsc@lsc.gov or by postal mail to 1825 Eye Street NW, Suite 800, Washington, DC 20006. In either instance, please include "Comments on Basic Field Grant Notice of Intent to Award" in the subject of your comments.
快猫视频 is seeking comments on its proposed revisions to Performance Area 1 of the 快猫视频 Performance Criteria. Performance Area 1 establishes criteria for examining an 快猫视频 grant recipient's effectiveness in identifying the most pressing civil legal issues in its service area and directing resources toward addressing those needs.
快猫视频 published a Request for Comments on Performance Area 1 in the Federal Register on Thursday, October 2, 2025. The comment period is open for 60 days and will close at 11:59 pm Eastern Time on Monday, December 1, 2025.
Interested parties can submit comments to Stefanie K. Davis, Deputy General Counsel, by email at performancearea1@lsc.gov or by postal mail to 1825 Eye Street NW, Suite 800, Washington, DC 20006. In either instance, please include "Comments on Performance Area 1" in the subject of your comments.
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快猫视频 sought comment on draft revisions to its Technology Baselines: Technologies that Should Be in Place in a Legal Office Today (Baselines).
快猫视频 hosted a webinar regarding these draft revisions on March 29, 2023. It provided attendees a brief review of the purpose and history of the Baselines, a summary of significant updates, and information on submitting comments to improve the revised Baselines document prior to its official release.
Please view the recording of the webinar via this Zoom link:
COMMENTS WERE DUE April 21, 2023, at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time. 快猫视频 will not consider comments submitted after the deadline.
Comments must be submitted as follows:
- Acrobat PDF format.
- Emailed as an attachment to a transmittal message sent to: techgrants@lsc.gov.
- Emailed with the subject line: Comments on Technology Baselines.
Questions about the draft revisions to the Baselines should be sent to techgrants@lsc.gov with the subject line: Questions about Technology Baselines Comments.
快猫视频 first adopted the Baselines in 2008 and revised them in 2015. The Baselines address the use of technology in providing high-quality legal services to clients. They set out the technology capacities that 快猫视频 grantees should have in place or have available to them through a vendor or a partner. They also serve as a resource for 快猫视频 during reviews of grantees鈥 program quality. They are not minimum requirements.
- For reference: 2015 Technology Baselines
The draft revisions reflect the significant changes in the way legal services are delivered because of the COVID-19 pandemic as well as the growth in cybersecurity threats since 2015. They include consideration of remote/hybrid work environments, cloud computing and policies, new security baselines for networks and data, document management strategies, social media policy, and the use of web and video conferencing systems. A summary of significant updates by section can be found in the draft document.
快猫视频 conducted a comprehensive review and overhaul of the Accounting Guide for 快猫视频 Recipients (2010) with input from 快猫视频 grantees and 快猫视频 fiscal compliance analysis staff. The new Financial Guide removes outdated or inapplicable materials, improves material directly related to 快猫视频-specific issues, and adds clarity about required and recommended financial practices, among other innovations. 快猫视频 announced the opportunity for public comment in the Federal Register. The comment period ended October 15, 2020.
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On December 15, 2021, 快猫视频 published a notice in the Federal Register seeking comment on specific revised sections of the Financial Guide. 快猫视频 previously conducted a complete overhaul of the Guide and sought comments on the overall document. In response to comments received on that draft, 快猫视频 revised certain sections of the Guide and now seeks comment on those limited changes. The comment period closed on January 31, 2022.
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快猫视频 revised the Performance Criteria it uses to evaluate the quality of grantees鈥 legal assistance. 快猫视频 sought comments on the proposed changes to Performance Area 4, 鈥淓ffectiveness of Governance, Leadership, and Administration.鈥 快猫视频 announced the opportunity for public comment in the . The comment period ended June 5, 2017.
快猫视频 revised its process for developing the Grant Assurances for the Basic Field Grant program. 快猫视频 renamed the Grant Assurances the Grant Terms and Conditions, and made them part of the Requests for Proposals to better notify Basic Field Grant applicants about the legal, regulatory, and contractual grant requirements. Finally, 快猫视频 proposed adding several terms to the Grant Terms and Conditions. The comment period ended May 8, 2017.