Section 11-501 – Financial Assistance to Grantees
The Corporation shall make grants of financial assistance to grantees for the purpose of providing legal assistance to eligible clients.
Section 11-502 – Grants
(a) The Corporation shall ensure that grants and contracts are made to: (1) provide the most stable, economical, and effective delivery of legal assistance; and (2) provide access to legal assistance to eligible clients in all areas of the State. (b) The Corporation may not use a political test or political qualifications to select or monitor a grantee under […]
Section 11-503 – Duties of Grantees
(a) In applying for and spending grant money from the Corporation, grantees shall consider the relative needs for service of clients, particularly the needs of eligible clients who have special difficulties of access to legal services or who have special legal problems, including elderly individuals and individuals with disabilities. (b) Funds provided to grantees under this title […]
Section 11-504 – Reports and Records
(a) The Corporation may require a grantee to submit any reports the Corporation considers necessary regarding activities carried out under this title. (b) (1) The Corporation may require grantees to keep records regarding funds provided by the Corporation. (2) The Corporation shall have access to the records at all reasonable times to ensure compliance with the grant or contract […]
Section 11-505 – Financial Audit or Review
(a) Each year, the Corporation shall require: (1) a financial audit by an independent certified public accountant of each grantee whose grant income from the Corporation in the most recently completed fiscal year was $50,000 or more; or (2) a financial review by an independent certified public accountant of each grantee whose grant income from the Corporation in […]