[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 99 (Wednesday, May 22, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30338-30339]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-12119]


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LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION


Notice of Funding Availability for Calendar Year 2013 Grant 
Funds; Request for Applications: 2013 Grant Funds Under the Hurricane 
Sandy Disaster Relief Grant Program

AGENCY: Legal Services Corporation.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Legal Services Corporation (LSC) is the national 
organization charged with administering federal funds provided for 
civil legal services to low-income people.
    This Request for Applications (RFA) announces the availability of 
grant funds and is soliciting grant applications from current LSC 
recipients that provide legal services in service areas that have been 
federally-declared as disaster areas resulting from Hurricane Sandy. 
The Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2013, Public Law 113-2, 127 
Stat. 4, includes $1 million for LSC to provide assistance to low-

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income people in areas significantly affected by Hurricane Sandy. The 
amount of the appropriation has been reduced by $50,000 because of 
sequestration. LSC anticipates providing the full $950,000 through 
grants awarded pursuant to this process. The funds must be expended by 
grantees within twenty-four (24) months following the obligation of the 
funds.

DATES: This RFA is available the week of May 20, 2013. Legal Services 
Corporation must receive all applications on or before June 21, 2013, 
11:59 p.m., E.D.T. Complete applications for this grant program must be 
submitted using the online system at http://grants.lsc.gov/apply-for-funding/disaster-relief-grants.

ADDRESSES: Office of Program Performance, Legal Services Corporation, 
3333 K Street NW., Third Floor, Washington, DC 20007-3522.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Eidleman, Office of Program 
Performance, by email at [email protected], by phone at (202) 295-
1500, or visit the LSC grants Web site at www.grants.lsc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: LSC will only accept applications from 
current LSC recipients that provide legal services in those states 
significantly affected by Hurricane Sandy and the designated disaster 
areas set out in the Major Disaster Declarations issued for the 
incident period of October 26, 2012 to November 8, 2012, which is 
available at http://www.fema.gov/disasters. Awards are intended to 
provide the mobile resources, technology, and disaster pro bono 
volunteer coordinators necessary to provide storm-related legal 
services to the LSC-eligible client population in the areas 
significantly affected by Hurricane Sandy. The application guidelines 
will be made available at http://grants.lsc.gov/apply-for-funding/disaster-relief-grants the week of May 20, 2013.

    Dated: May 16, 2013.
Atitaya C. Rok,
Staff Attorney.
[FR Doc. 2013-12119 Filed 5-21-13; 8:45 am]
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