Budget modification requests are due by May 31st of the grant year.
Except for PLAN, Inc. and its sub-recipients, legal aid organizations must submit final audited financial statements within 120 calendar days after the end of a fiscal year in which any amount of IOLTA grant funds were received. PLAN, Inc. shall submit final audited financial statements on or before October 31st and its sub-recipients shall submit final audited financial statements to PLAN, Inc. and IOLTA on or before October 15th.
Extensions will not be granted. If your audit is not timely filed, you may provide an explanation which will be shared with the Board during grant deliberations for the following year.
Funds that support grants to legal aid organizations are distributed based on the geographical proportion of people living in poverty (at or below 125% of the federal poverty level) according to the most recent Census data. This method ensures that funds are distributed fairly and supports services where the eligible population resides.