---
kind: "section"
citation: "45 C.F.R. § 1631.15"
title: "45"
number: "1631.15"
heading: "Capital improvements."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/45/1631.15"
---

# §1631.15. Capital improvements.

- (a) As required by 45 CFR [1630.6](/cfr/45/1630.6.md) and [1631.3](/cfr/45/1631.3.md), 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.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 2996g(e).

### Source

Source: 82 FR 37341, Aug. 10, 2017, unless otherwise noted.