{"data":{"id":"us/45-cfr-1631.15","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"45 CFR 1631.15","heading":"Capital improvements.","body":"(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.\n(b) The written request must include:\n(1) A statement of need;\n(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\n(3) Documentation showing that the recipient followed its procurement policies and procedures in competing, selecting, and awarding contracts to perform the work.\n(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.","path":["Title 45—Public Welfare","Subtitle B—Regulations Relating to Public Welfare","CHAPTER XVI—LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION","PART 1631—PURCHASING AND PROPERTY MANAGEMENT","Subpart D—Real Estate Acquisition and Capital Improvements"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-45.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:21Z","sha256":"6c228ddd6e5f35889702d9cf1a5ebde9c0c018b8259a02ecffeb162b5398490c","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/45-cfr-1631.14","next":"us/45-cfr-1631.16"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}