45 CFR § 1631.15 - Capital improvements.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t45/s1631.15"
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title: "45 CFR § 1631.15 - Capital improvements."
title_number: 45
title_name: "Public Welfare"
section_number: "1631.15"
section_name: "Capital improvements."
chapter_name: "LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION"
part_number: "1631"
part_name: "PURCHASING AND PROPERTY MANAGEMENT"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "42 U.S.C. 2996g(e)."
regulatory_source: "82 FR 37341, Aug. 10, 2017, unless otherwise noted."
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# 1631.15 Capital improvements.

(a) As required by 45 CFR 1630.6 and 1631.3, a recipient must obtain LSC's prior written approval before using more than $25,000 LSC funds to make capital improvements to real estate.

(b) The written request must include:

(1) A statement of need;

(2) A brief description of the nature of the work to be done, the name of the sources performing the work, and the total expected cost of the improvement; and

(3) Documentation showing that the recipient followed its procurement policies and procedures in competing, selecting, and awarding contracts to perform the work.

(c) A recipient must maintain supporting documentation to accurately identify and account for any use of LSC funds to make capital improvements to real estate owned by the recipient.