When funds are available for legal services grants, VA will publish a NOFO in the Federal Register and on grants.gov. The notice will identify:
- (a) The location for obtaining legal services grant applications;
- (b) The date, time, and place for submitting completed legal services grant applications;
- (c) The estimated amount and type of legal services grant funding available, including the maximum grant funding available per award;
- (d) Any priorities for or exclusions from funding to meet the statutory mandates of 38 U.S.C. 2022A and VA goals for the Grant Program;
- (e) The length of term for the legal services grant award;
- (f) Specific point values to be awarded for each criterion listed in §§ 79.35 and 79.45;
- (g) The minimum number of total points and points per category that an applicant or grantee, as applicable, must receive in order for a legal services grant to be funded;
- (h) Any maximum uses of legal services grant funds for specific legal services;
- (i) The timeframes and manner for payments under the legal services grant; and
- (j) Other information necessary for the legal services grant application process as determined by VA, including the requirements, goals, and objectives of the Grant Program, and how the preference under § 79.40(d)(3) may be met.