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submitted by taxpayers in support of the 

fair market value claimed on works of 

art involved in Federal Income, Estate or 

Gift taxes in accordance with sections 

170, 2031, and 2512 of the Internal 

Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. 

For the Panel to perform this function, 

Panel records and discussions must 

include tax return information. 

Therefore, the Panel meetings will be 

closed to the public since all portions of 

the meetings will concern matters that 

are exempted from disclosure under the 

provisions of section 552b(c)(3), (4), (6) 

and (7) of Title 5 of the U.S. Code. This 

determination, which is in accordance 

with section 10(d) of the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act, is necessary to 

protect the confidentiality of tax returns 

and return information as required by 

section 6103 of the Internal Revenue 

Code. 

Daniel I. Werfel, 

Commissioner of Internal Revenue. 

[FR Doc. 2024–04314 Filed 2–29–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4830–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Internal Revenue Service 

Proposed Extension of Information 

Collection Request Submitted for 

Public Comment; Comment Request 

for Forms 3921 and 3922 

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), 

Treasury. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The Internal Revenue Service, 

as part of its continuing effort to reduce 

paperwork and respondent burden, 

invites the public and other Federal 

agencies to take this opportunity to 

comment on proposed and/or 

continuing information collections, as 

required by the Paperwork Reduction 

Act of 1995. Currently, the IRS is 

soliciting comments concerning the 

burden associated with information 

reporting requirements under Internal 

Revenue Service code section 6039, 

Form 3921, Exercise of an Incentive 

Stock Option Under Section 422(b), and 

Form 3922, Transfer of Stock Acquired 

through an Employee Stock Purchase 

Plan Under Section 423(c). 

DATES: Written comments should be 

received on or before April 30, 2024 to 

be assured of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to Andre ́s Garcia, Internal Revenue 

Service, Room 6526, 1111 Constitution 

Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20224, or 

by email to pra.comments@irs.gov. 

Please include, ‘‘OMB Number: 1545– 

2129—Public Comment Request Notice’’ 

in the Subject line. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the form and instructions 

should be directed to Ronald J. Durbala, 

at (202) 317–5746, at Internal Revenue 

Service, Room 6526, 1111 Constitution 

Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20224, or 

through the internet at 

RJoseph.Durbala@irs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Information Reporting 

Requirements under Code sec. 6039. 

OMB Number: 1545–2129. 

Document Number: Forms 3921 and 

3922. 

Abstract: Form 3921 is a copy of the 

information return filed with the 

Internal Revenue Service by the 

corporation which transferred shares of 

stock to a recipient. Form 3922 is used 

by the corporation to record a transfer 

of the legal title of a share of stock 

acquired by the employee where the 

stock was acquired pursuant to the 

exercise of an option described in 

Internal Revenue Code section 423(c). 

Treasury Decision 9470 contains the 

final regulations relating to the return 

and information statement requirements 

under Internal Revenue Code section 

6039. These regulations reflect changes 

to section 6039 made by section 403 of 

the Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 

2006. 

Current Actions: There are no changes 

to the burden previously approved by 

OMB. This request is to extend the 

current approval for another 3 years. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Affected Public: Business and other 

for-profit organizations. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

51,000. 

Estimated Time per Respondent: 29 

min. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 25,505. 

The following paragraph applies to all 

the collections of information covered 

by this notice: 

An agency may not conduct or 

sponsor, and a person is not required to 

respond to, a collection of information 

unless the collection of information 

displays a valid OMB control number. 

Books or records relating to a 

collection of information must be 

retained if their contents may become 

material in the administration of any 

internal revenue law. Generally, tax 

returns and tax return information are 

confidential, as required by 26 U.S.C. 

6103. 

Desired Focus of Comments: The 

Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is 

particularly interested in comments 

that: 

• Evaluate whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

functions of the agency, including 

whether the information will have 

practical utility. 

• Evaluate the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

proposed collection of information, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used. 

• Enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and 

• Minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on those who 

are to respond, including using 

appropriate automated, electronic, 

mechanical, or other technological 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology, e.g., by 

permitting electronic submissions of 

responses. 

Comments submitted in response to 

this notice will be summarized and/or 

included in the ICR for OMB approval 

of the extension of the information 

collection; they will also become a 

matter of public record. 

Approved: February 27, 2024. 

Ronald J. Durbala, 

IRS Tax Analyst. 

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BILLING CODE 4830–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

Veterans Legacy Grants Program; 

Funding Availability 

AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs. 

ACTION: Notice of funding availability. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Veterans 

Affairs (VA) National Cemetery 

Administration (NCA) is awarding 

grants for a maximum of $400,000 per 

awardee through the Veterans Legacy 

Grants Program (VLGP) to provide 

funding to educational institutions and 

other eligible entities to conduct 

cemetery research and produce 

educational tools for the public to use 

and learn about the histories of Veterans 

interred in VA national cemeteries and 

VA grant-funded State and Tribal 

Veterans’ cemeteries. This notice 

includes information about the process 

for applying for a VLGP grant; criteria 

for evaluating applications; priorities 

related to the award of grants; and other 

requirements and guidance regarding 

VLGP grants. Note: Fiscal Year 2024 

grants will only be awarded if funding 


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is allocated to this program following 

the Fiscal Year 2024 Continuing 

Resolution. 

DATES: Applications for grants under 

VLGP must be received by the VLGP 

Office by 5 p.m., eastern time, on April 

1, 2024. In the interest of fairness to all 

competing applicants, this deadline is 

firm as to date and hour. VA will treat 

any application that is received after the 

deadline as ineligible for consideration. 

Applicants should take this requirement 

into account and submit their materials 

early to avoid the risk of unanticipated 

delays, computer service outages or 

other submission-related problems that 

might result in ineligibility. Successful 

applicants will be notified within 

approximately 60 days following the 

application deadline. The VLGP grant 

award will be awarded in fiscal year 

(FY) 2024 and work under the award 

must start in FY 2024. 

ADDRESSES: For a Copy of the 

Application Package: The required 

documentation for an application is 

outlined under Section IV. (Application 

Documentation Required) of this Notice 

of Funding Availability (NOFA). 

Questions should be referred to the 

VLGP Office by email at: VLGP@va.gov. 

For detailed VLGP information and 

requirements, see 38 CFR 38.710 

through 38.785. 

For Submission of an Application 

Package: Applicants must submit 

applications electronically by following 

instructions found at: www.grants.gov. 

For Technical Assistance: Information 

regarding how to obtain technical 

assistance with the preparation of a 

grant application can be found at: 

www.grants.gov or applicants may email 

VLGP@va.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John 

Williams, Senior Grants Management 

Specialist, Veterans Legacy Grants 

Program, National Cemetery 

Administration, Department of Veterans 

Affairs, VLGP@va.gov or 314–348–4073. 

This is not a toll-free number. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Funding 

Opportunity Title: Veterans Legacy 

Grants Program. 

Announcement Type: Competitive. 

Funding Opportunity Number: VA– 

NCA–VLGP–FY2024. 

Assistance Listing: 64.204, VA 

Veterans Legacy Grants Program. 

I. Funding Opportunity Description 

A. Purpose: Funding for VLGP grants 

under this notice is authorized by 38 

U.S.C. 2400 note (Grants for Cemetery 

Research and the Production of 

Educational Materials). This notice 

announces the availability of funding to 

applicants found eligible to receive a 

VLGP grant to tell the stories of Veterans 

interred in VA national cemeteries or 

VA grant-funded State, Territorial or 

Tribal cemeteries, especially Veterans 

who have significant connection to the 

local community and Veterans from 

historically underrepresented groups, to 

include Veterans or Service members 

underrepresented by race, ethnicity, 

sexual orientation, or gender identity, 

from any period of American history, so 

they are honored in perpetuity. 

Applicants may propose to conduct 

the research within the context of any 

established academic discipline, or the 

research may be interdisciplinary. 

Eligible applicants are institutions of 

higher learning, educational 

institutions, local educational agencies, 

or non-profit entities. Successful 

applicants will: 

1. Meet VLGP’s mission to 

commemorate the Nation’s Veterans and 

Service members through the discovery 

and sharing of their stories. VLGP 

encourages students and teachers at the 

K–12 levels and universities around the 

country to immerse themselves in the 

rich historical resources found within 

one or more of VA’s 155 national 

cemeteries or one or more of the 122 VA 

grant-funded Veterans cemeteries. 

2. Include a study of Veterans or 

Service members interred in one of VA’s 

national cemeteries or in one of the VA 

grant-funded cemeteries. 

3. Foster engagement in the 

communities surrounding one or several 

of the national cemeteries or VA grantfunded cemeteries. 

4. Tell the stories of Veterans interred 

in these cemeteries, especially Veterans 

who have significant connection to the 

local community and Veterans from 

historically underrepresented groups, to 

include Veterans or Service members 

underrepresented by race, ethnicity, 

sexual orientation, or gender identity 

from any period of American history. 

5. Utilize the Veterans Legacy 

Memorial (www.va.gov/remember), 

NCA’s online memorial that honors 

Veterans interred in VA national 

cemeteries; VA grant-funded Veterans 

cemeteries; Department of Defensemanaged cemeteries (including 

Arlington National Cemetery); and two 

National Park Service national 

cemeteries. 

B. Priorities: Competitive Preference 

Priorities (CPP) for FY 2024 and any 

subsequent year in which we make 

awards from the list of applications 

from this annual competition will align 

with specific VLGP initiatives, which 

will be noted as CPPs. NCA will award 

up to five priority points for each CPP 

addressed by the application up to a 

maximum of ten priority points. Each 

CPP must be described in a one-page 

abstract submitted with the application. 

If applicants wish to be considered for 

CPP points, applicants must include, in 

a one-page abstract submitted with the 

application, a statement indicating 

which of the CPPs are addressed. If an 

applicant addresses CPPs, this 

information must also be listed on the 

VLGP Profile Form. To earn CPPs, 

submitted applications will: 

1. Successfully showcase and 

creatively highlight Veterans or Service 

members who have never been studied 

or researched in previous VLGP projects 

and are interred in qualifying cemeteries 

and in a new geographic region where 

a VLGP project has not had a presence. 

2. Demonstrate sustainability 

potential beyond VLGP resources and 

delineate how elements of the project 

will have a multiplier effect to support 

this sustainability, including the 

continuing impact beyond the life of a 

project or securing other donor support 

following VLGP funding. 

C. Total Available Funds: The total 

funds allocated for VLGP in FY 2024 is 

$2.2 million. VA may award additional 

VLGP grant awards depending on the 

availability of funds and the number of 

competitive grant applications received. 

VA will only accept one application 

per applicant. If an applicant submits 

multiple applications, VA reserves the 

right to select which application to 

consider based on the submission dates 

and times or based on other factors 

included in 38 CFR 38.710 through 

38.785. 

D. Eligible Recipients: Applicants 

must be eligible entities that meet one 

of the definitions in 38 CFR 38.715 for 

an institution of higher learning, 

educational institution, local 

educational agency, or non-profit entity. 

II. Award Information 

A. Allocation of Funds: $2.2 million 

in Federal funding is available under 

this notice with a maximum award up 

to $400,000 per grant. Additional 

overall Federal funding may be 

available at the discretion of NCA. Each 

VLGP grant must be awarded in FY 

2024, and the period of performance 

under the grant must have a start date 

that is also within FY 2024. The number 

of grants awarded during this period is 

at the discretion of VA. 

B. Funding Restrictions: No part of an 

award under this notice may be used for 

a course buyout, and the grant funds 

shall not be used to substitute a class 

that a professor is required to teach 

during an academic year. 

C. Funding Limitations: VA’s 

decisions will be based on factors such 


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as need, geographic dispersion and 

availability of funding. 

III. Application and Submission 

Information 

A. Obtaining a Grant Application: 

The required documentation for an 

application submission is outlined in 

Section IV. (Application Documentation 

Required) of this NOFA. All 

applications must be submitted through 

www.grants.gov, which will outline 

required forms and documentation. 

Registration information is available at: 

www.grants.gov. Questions should be 

referred to the VLGP Office at: VLGP@

va.gov. For detailed VLGP information 

and requirements, see 38 CFR 38.710 

through 38.785. 

B. Submitting a Grant Application: 

Applicants must ensure that they 

include all required documents in their 

electronic application submission, 

carefully follow the format and provide 

the information requested and described 

below. Submission of an application 

that contains conflicting information or 

is incomplete, untimely, or incorrectly 

formatted will result in the application 

being rejected. Applicants must submit 

applications electronically by following 

instructions found at www.grants.gov. 

Applications must be submitted as a 

complete package. Materials arriving 

separately will not be included in the 

application package for consideration 

and may result in the application being 

rejected or not funded. 

C. Unique Entity Identifier and 

System for Award Management (SAM): 

Applicants (unless the applicant is an 

individual, the Federal awarding agency 

has exempted the applicant from the 

following requirements under 2 CFR 

25.110(c), or the Office of Management 

and Budget has allowed a class 

exception under 2 CFR 25.110(d)) are 

required to: (i) be registered in SAM 

before submitting its application; (ii) 

provide a valid unique entity identifier 

in its application; and (iii) provide proof 

of an active and updated SAM 

registration at the time of application 

submission, which must be maintained 

throughout the award period as a 

continuing condition of eligibility. The 

Federal awarding agency will not make 

a Federal award to an applicant that 

does not have an active and updated 

SAM registration at the time of 

application submission. 

IV. Application Documentation 

Required 

A. Application for Federal Assistance 

(SF–424) and Supporting Documents: 

Applicants are required to complete the 

SF–424 and attach the following 

supporting documents following 

application instructions outlined on 

www.grants.gov. 

1. Project Abstract: In 500 words or 

less, double-spaced, 12-point Times 

New Roman font, provide a brief 

abstract of the proposed project. As 

applicable, include other information 

relevant to an understanding of the 

overall project and specify if you wish 

to be considered for CPP points set out 

in Section I.B. (Priorities) of this NOFA. 

2. Project Proposal: In 1,200 words or 

less, double-spaced, 12-point Times 

New Roman font, include a narrative 

outlining the proposed plan for the 

project and include a detailed timeline 

for the tasks outlined in the project 

description and proposed milestones. 

See Section IV.C. (Project Proposals) for 

additional information. 

3. Expertise and Capacity: In 500 

words or less, double-spaced, 12-point 

Times New Roman font, include a 

description of the applicant’s ability and 

capacity to administer the project. This 

should include any evidence of past 

experience with projects similar in 

scope as defined by this NOFA, to 

include descriptions of the engagement 

model; examples of successful 

leadership and management of a project 

of similar (or greater) scale and budget; 

or related work in this field. 

4. Proposed Budget: In 500 words or 

less, double-spaced, 12-point Times 

New Roman font, provide the proposed 

budget and budget narrative, which 

should identify and justify all costs and 

proposed expenditures, to include 

additional compensation and honoraria 

(and to whom such payments would be 

made); equipment costs; production 

costs; and travel costs. The word count 

does not include charts, graphs, or 

spreadsheets an applicant may choose 

to provide as additional attachments. 

Applicants may include indirect costs 

as part of their proposed budget. 

Applicants with a negotiated indirect 

cost rate with a cognizant Federal 

agency should include a copy of the 

approved indirect cost rate agreement as 

an attachment to the budget and may 

utilize this rate when preparing and 

submitting a proposed budget. Those 

applicants that do not have a current 

negotiated indirect cost rate agreement 

with a cognizant Federal agency may 

elect to charge the de minimis rate listed 

in 2 CFR 200.414. 

5. Project Team: The applicant must 

provide a narrative description of 

anticipated project team members and 

any extramural partner(s), including the 

qualifications and responsibilities of the 

principal investigator, the co-principal 

investigators, and any extramural 

partner entity. 

B. Eligibility: Applicants must meet 

definitions for eligible recipients in 38 

CFR 38.715(c) and provide supporting 

documentation of status (for example, 

Section 503(c)(3) status, consolidated 

State plan). 

C. Project Proposals: Project Proposals 

should support the memorialization of 

the Nation’s Service members and 

Veterans enshrined in national 

cemeteries or VA grant-funded 

cemeteries in the following areas: 

1. Outreach: A framework for digital 

and non-digital outreach based on 

student research focused on a VA 

national cemetery (or cemeteries) or a 

VA grant-funded State, Territorial or 

Tribal cemetery (or cemeteries). 

2. Educational Materials: A 

framework of digital instructional 

materials relevant to the grade level of 

K–12 students involved (e.g., lesson 

plans, learning guides). Alternatively, 

materials intended for general education 

of the public may be developed in 

conjunction with or in lieu of the above, 

but preference will be given to 

proposals that include development of 

instructional materials intended for K– 

12 audiences. 

3. Veterans Legacy Memorial: 

Applicants shall teach professional 

historical research methods, which 

should result in participant-generated 

biographies that program participants, 

as appropriate, will upload into NCA’s 

Veterans Legacy Memorial (www.va.gov/ 

remember). The goal here is to expand 

biographical content within the 

Veterans Legacy Memorial that is 

written by students, teachers, and other 

program participants. 

Materials produced under this grant 

program must be based on primary 

research on the Service members and/or 

Veterans interred or memorialized in 

VA’s national cemeteries or VA grantfunded cemeteries, conducted by 

students under the guidance of an 

appropriate educational professional 

(e.g., licensed teacher, tenure-track 

professor with terminal degree or 

program officer of an educational nonprofit entity). The research must be 

produced in formats accessible to 

students, teachers, scholars, and the 

American public. This research may be 

conducted within the context of any 

established academic discipline or may 

be interdisciplinary as long as the 

research conveys findings about 

individual Service members or Veterans 

that expands awareness and knowledge 

of those whose stories have not been 

told before. NCA’s VLGP is committed 

to memorializing all Service members 

and Veterans, but Service members and 

Veterans from underrepresented 

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No preference will be given to any 

disciplinary or methodological 

approach. Intrinsic to the research 

process under this grant program is 

students visiting a national cemetery or 

VA grant-funded cemetery of interest 

more than once. 

D. Applicant Contact Information: 

Must not be a toll-free number or P.O. 

Box address. Must be a working 

telephone number and physical address 

for recipient accessibility. 

1. Location of the administrative 

office where correspondence can be sent 

to the Executive Director/President/ 

Chief Executive Officer/Department 

Chair (no P.O. Boxes). Include complete 

address, city, state, zip code plus fourdigit extension, county, and 

Congressional district. 

2. Organization Primary Contact: 

Include the name, title, phone number 

and email address. Note: VLGP views 

the organization’s primary contact as 

assigned to the organization, not a 

specific grant application, and should 

be someone who normally signs grant 

agreements or makes executive 

decisions for the organization. 

3. Grant Contact #1: Include the 

name, title, phone number and email 

address. Note: This contact is specific to 

a grant application under this NOFA 

and may be a Program Manager, 

Director, Case Manager, Grant 

Administrator or other individual of 

similar position. 

V. Application Review Information 

A. Application Review: Staff 

reviewers from VA will assess and score 

all compliant applications. The 

applications will be ranked from highest 

to lowest based on application scores as 

explained below. 

B. Applicant Clarification: Following 

the review process, VA may request 

clarifying information to inform funding 

recommendations. A request for 

clarification does not guarantee a grant 

award. If an organization does not 

respond by the deadline to a request for 

clarification, VA will remove its 

application from consideration. 

C. Application Scoring: Applications 

will be evaluated and scored based on 

the following criteria (100-point scale). 

An application must receive a total 

score of at least 70 points (70% of the 

total available points) to be eligible for 

a grant. VA may disqualify any 

application that receives less than 50% 

of the total available points on one or 

more of the following criteria. 

1. Team—10 possible points. 

2. Student research products—15 

possible points. 

3. Outreach—15 possible points. 

4. Instructional materials—15 possible 

points. 

5. Veterans Legacy Memorial (VLM)— 

20 possible points. 

6. Budget—10 possible points. 

7. Collection of program assessment 

data—15 possible points. 

In addition to the possible 100-point 

scale, applications can receive up to an 

additional 10 points for CPPs as noted 

in Section I.B. (Priorities). The CPP 

points are separate from, and will not be 

used to achieve, the threshold 70 points 

on the application, nor applied to reach 

the 50% minimum points for any 

criterion. 

D. Technical Factors: Applications 

will be reviewed and evaluated based 

on the following technical factors to 

determine the best value for NCA and 

VLGP: 

1. Team: The team of contributing 

scholars must consist of at least one 

member from an accredited institution 

of higher education within the area of 

focus, who is a faculty member who 

holds an advanced degree in their field 

and has evidence of demonstrated 

scholarly output. The team will 

designate a single point of contact. 

2. Student research products: 

Applicants shall define a framework of 

at least two digital media products 

produced for educational outreach 

based on student-generated research. 

The final products must be publicly 

accessible examples of applied cemetery 

research. 

3. Outreach: Applicants shall define 

how they plan to develop a framework 

for digital and non-digital outreach 

based on student research focused on a 

VA national cemetery (or cemeteries) or 

a VA grant-funded State, Territorial or 

Tribal cemetery (or cemeteries). 

4. Instructional materials: Applicants 

shall include the development of at least 

5 lesson plans appropriate to the 

schools, grades and subjects of teachers 

and K–12 students in the partnership. 

‘‘Lesson plan’’ includes a plan of 

instruction that reflects the State’s K–12 

curriculum standards, e.g., Common 

Core State Standards, and includes all 

other resources, materials and aids 

required for the school-based 

implementation of the lesson. The 

lesson plan product can be multiple 

lessons, structured around pre- and 

post-cemetery visit learning. 

5. Veterans Legacy Memorial: 

Applicants shall teach professional 

historical research methods which 

should result in participant-generated 

biographies which program participants, 

as appropriate, will upload into NCA’s 

Veterans Legacy Memorial (www.va.gov/ 

remember). 

6. Budget: Applicants should identify 

all costs and proposed expenditures, to 

include additional compensation and 

honoraria (and to whom such payments 

would be made), in line with the budget 

categories listed in boxes 6.a. through 

6.j. of ‘‘SECTION B—BUDGET 

CATEGORIES’’ on the SF–424A form. 

7. Collection of program assessment 

data: Applicants shall design 

assessment instruments for their 

students and the K–12 students showing 

how participation in this program 

affected students’ performance in their 

subject of inquiry (e.g., history, film, 

education, American social studies, 

English Language Arts, art, etc.). Data 

should be anonymously sampled but 

demonstrated to be valid and reliable. 

E. Risk Assessment Evaluation: In 

addition to the application scoring of 

technical factors, VA staff (and possibly 

other Federal agency staff) will evaluate 

the risks to the program posed by each 

applicant, including conducting due 

diligence to ensure an applicant’s ability 

to manage Federal funds. If VA 

determines to make an award, special 

conditions that correspond to the degree 

of risk assessed may be applied to the 

award. VA reserves the right to conduct 

multiple risk assessments of recipients 

throughout the period of performance. 

Applicants will be notified of an 

updated risk level and any measures 

that may be taken to address any 

heightened level of risk. In evaluating 

risks, VA may review and consider the 

following: 

• Financial stability; 

• Quality of management systems and 

ability to meet the management 

standards prescribed in the uniform 

requirements in 2 CFR part 200; 

• Applicant’s record in managing 

previous Federal awards, grants, or 

procurement awards, including: 

Æ Timeliness of compliance with 

applicable reporting requirements; 

Æ Accuracy of data reported; 

Æ Validity of performance measure 

data reported; 

Æ Conformance to the terms and 

conditions of previous Federal awards; 

and 

Æ If applicable, the extent to which 

any previously awarded amounts will 

be expended prior to future awards. 

• Information available through 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB)-designated repositories of 

Governmentwide eligibility 

qualification or financial integrity 

information, such as: 

Æ Federal Awardee Performance and 

Integrity Information System; 

Æ Dun and Bradstreet; and 

Æ ‘‘Do Not Pay.’’ 


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Applicants may review and comment 

on information available through these 

OMB-designated repositories, and VA 

will consider any comments made by 

the applicant. 

• Reports and findings from single 

audits performed under Subpart F— 

Audit Requirements, 2 CFR part 200, 

and findings of any other available 

audits; 

• Applicant organization’s annual 

report; 

• Publicly available information, 

including information from the 

applicant organization’s website; 

• Applicant’s ability to effectively 

implement statutory, regulatory, or 

other requirements imposed on award 

recipients; and 

• Applicant’s past compliance with 

Federal procurement requirements (2 

CFR 200.317 through 200.327). 

F. Applicant Priority Groups: This 

award cycle places no priority 

consideration on applicants with any 

specific focus, discipline, or product. 

G. Disposition of Applications: Upon 

review of an application and dependent 

on availability of funds, VA will: 

• Approve the application for 

funding, in whole or in part, for such 

amount of funds, and subject to such 

conditions that VA deems necessary or 

desirable; or 

• Determine that the application is of 

acceptable quality for funding, in that it 

meets minimum criteria, but disapprove 

the application for funding because it 

did not rank sufficiently high in relation 

to other applications to qualify for an 

award based on the level of funding 

available; or 

• Disapprove the application for 

failure to meet the applicable selection 

criteria at a sufficiently high level in 

comparison to other applications to 

justify an award of funds, or for another 

reason as provided in the 

documentation of the decision; or 

• Defer action on the application for 

such reasons as lack of funds or a need 

for further review. 

H. Withdrawal of Application: 

Applicants may withdraw a VLGP 

application submitted through 

www.grants.gov by submitting a written 

request to the VA point of contact 

specified in this notice within 15 days 

with a rationale for the request. 

VI. Award Administration Information 

A. Selection for Funding: VA will 

utilize the ranked scores of applications 

as the primary basis for selection but 

may factor in the risk assessment and 

clarifying information provided by the 

applicant. 

B. Award Notice: The VLGP Office 

will announce grant awards after a 

complete review of all received 

applications. Awards will be for 12 

months. The initial announcement will 

be made via news release which will be 

posted on VA’s VLGP website at: 

https://www.cem.va.gov/legacy/ 

grants.asp. The VLGP Office will send 

notification letters to the grant 

recipients. Applicants who are not 

selected will be sent a declination letter. 

C. Grant Agreements: After an 

applicant is approved for award, VA 

will draft a grant agreement to be 

executed by VA and the recipient. Upon 

execution of the grant agreement, VA 

will obligate the grant amount. 

Recipients will be subject to 

requirements of this NOFA, VLGP 

regulations (38 CFR 38.710 through 

38.785), other Federal grant 

requirements under 2 CFR part 200 and 

the recipient’s VLGP application. 

D. Administrative and National 

Policy: VA places great emphasis on 

responsibility and accountability. VA 

has procedures in place to monitor grant 

programs and outcomes associated with 

the services provided under VLGP. 

E. Payment: All recipients must 

register in the Health and Human 

Services Payment Management Services 

(HHS–PMS) Program Support Center at 

www.psc.gov. Funds will be disbursed 

through HHS–PMS and are to be paid in 

accordance with 2 CFR 200.305. 

Recipients will be required to support 

their request for payment based on the 

project budget. 

F. Compliance Review: As needed, VA 

may conduct site visits to recipient 

locations to review recipient 

accomplishments and internal control 

systems. In addition, VA may conduct 

as many inspections as needed of 

recipient records to determine 

compliance. All visits and evaluations 

will be performed with minimal 

disruption to the recipient to the extent 

practicable. 

G. Reporting: 

1. Final report: All recipients must 

submit all financial, performance, and 

other reports to the program office as 

required by the terms and conditions of 

the Federal award and 2 CFR part 200. 

However, VLGP may approve 

extensions when requested and justified 

by the grant recipients, as applicable. 

The final report must include: a 

program evaluation, proof of meeting 

VA objectives as outlined in VLGP’s 

mission and a summary of the 

effectiveness of the completed proposal. 

2. Additional reporting: VA may 

request additional information, records 

and reports to allow VA to assess 

program effectiveness, such as quarterly 

Federal Financial Reports and 

Performance Progress Reports. 

H. Recovery of Funds: VA may 

recover from the recipient any funds 

that are not used in accordance with the 

grant agreement. If VA decides to 

recover funds, VA will issue to the 

recipient a notice of intent to recover 

grant funds, and the recipient will then 

have 30 days to submit documentation 

demonstrating why the grant funds 

should not be recovered. After review of 

all submitted documentation, VA will 

determine whether action will be taken 

to recover the grant funds. When VA 

decides to recover grant funds from the 

recipient, VA will stop further payments 

of grant funds until the grant funds are 

recovered and the condition that led to 

the decision to recover grant funds has 

been resolved. 

I. Financial Management: The 

recipient shall conform to the Single 

Audit Act Amendments of 1996, as 

implemented by 2 CFR part 200. All 

recipients must use a financial 

management system that complies with 

2 CFR part 200. Recipients must meet 

the applicable requirements of OMB’s 

regulations on Cost Principles at 2 CFR 

part 200. 

J. Availability of Grant Funds: Federal 

financial assistance will become 

available subsequent to the effective 

date of the grant as set forth in the grant 

agreement. Recipients may be 

reimbursed for costs resulting from 

obligations incurred before the effective 

date of the grant, if such costs are 

authorized by VA within this NOFA or 

the grant agreement or subsequently by 

VA in writing and otherwise would be 

allowable as costs of the grant under 

applicable guidelines, regulations and 

terms and conditions of the grant 

agreement. 

Signing Authority: Denis McDonough, 

Secretary of Veterans Affairs, approved 

and signed this document on February 

26, 2024, and authorized the 

undersigned to sign and submit the 

document to the Office of the Federal 

Register for publication electronically as 

an official document of the Department 

of Veterans Affairs. 

Luvenia Potts, 

Regulation Development Coordinator, Office 

of Regulation Policy & Management, Office 

of the Secretary, Department of Veterans 

Affairs. 

[FR Doc. 2024–04357 Filed 2–29–24; 8:45 am] 

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