---
kind: "section"
citation: "38 C.F.R. § 79.65"
title: "38"
number: "79.65"
heading: "Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO)."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/38/79.65"
---

# §79.65. Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO).


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](/usc/38/2022A.md) 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](/cfr/38/79.35.md) and [79.45](/cfr/38/79.45.md);
- (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)](/cfr/38/79.40.md?p=d-3) may be met.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 38 U.S.C. 501, 38 U.S.C. 2022A, and as noted in specific sections.

### Source

Source: 87 FR 33041, June 1, 2022, unless otherwise noted.