[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 57 (Thursday, March 24, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 15754]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-06712]
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LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION
Notice of Funds Availability for Calendar Year 2017 Grant Awards
AGENCY: Legal Services Corporation.
ACTION: Solicitation for proposals for the provision of civil legal
services.
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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.
LSC hereby announces the availability of funds for calendar year
2017 and is soliciting grant proposals from interested parties who are
qualified to provide effective, efficient, and high quality civil legal
services to eligible clients in the service area(s) of the states and
territories identified below. The exact amount of congressionally
appropriated funds and the date, terms, and conditions of their
availability for calendar year 2017 have not been determined.
DATES: See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for grant application
dates.
ADDRESSES: Legal Services Corporation--Notice of Funds Availability,
3333 K Street NW., Third Floor, Washington, DC 20007-3522.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The Office of Program Performance by
email at [email protected], or visit the LSC Web site at http://www.lsc.gov/grants-grantee-resources/our-grant-programs/basic-field-grant/lsc-service-areas.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Applicants must file a Notice of Intent to
Compete (NIC) to participate in the LSC grants process. Applicants must
file the NIC by May 6, 2016, 5:00 p.m. E.D.T. The Request for Proposals
(RFP), which contains the NIC and grant application guidelines,
proposal content requirements, service area descriptions, and specific
selection criteria, will be available the week of April 11, 2016. The
RFP may be accessed at http://www.lsc.gov/grants-grantee-resources/our-grant-programs/basic-field-grant. Other key application and filing
dates, including the dates for filing grant applications, are published
at http://www.lsc.gov/grants-grantee-resources/our-grant-programs/basic-field-grant/basic-field-grant-key-dates.
LSC is seeking proposals from: (1) Non-profit organizations that
have as a purpose the provision of legal assistance to eligible
clients; (2) private attorneys; (3) groups of private attorneys or law
firms; (4) state or local governments; and (5) sub-state regional
planning and coordination agencies that are composed of sub-state areas
and whose governing boards are controlled by locally elected officials.
Below are the service areas for which LSC is requesting grant
proposals. Service area descriptions are available at http://www.grants.lsc.gov/grants-grantee-resources/our-grant-programs/basic-field-grant/lsc-service-areas. LSC will post all updates and/or changes
to this notice at http://www.lsc.gov/grants-grantee-resources/our-grant-programs/basic-field-grant. Interested parties are asked to visit
http://www.lsc.gov/grants-grantee-resources/our-grant-programs/basic-field-grant regularly for updates on the LSC grants process.
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State or territory Service area(s)
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Arkansas................................. AR-6, AR-7
Arizona.................................. AZ-3, AZ-5, MAZ, NAZ-6
American Samoa........................... AS-1
California............................... CA-1, CA-27, CA-28, NCA-1
District of Columbia..................... DC-1
Guam..................................... GU-1
Illinois................................. IL-3, IL-7
Kentucky................................. KY-10, KY-2, KY-9
Louisiana................................ LA-11, LA-13
Massachusetts............................ MA-10, MA-11, MA-4
Michigan................................. MI-12, MI-15, MI-9, MMI, NMI-
1
Minnesota................................ MN-1, MN-4, MN-5, MN-6, MMN
Mississippi.............................. MS-9, MS-10, NMS-1
Missouri................................. MO-4, MO-5, MO-7
North Dakota............................. ND-3, MND, NND-3
New Hampshire............................ NH-1
New Jersey............................... NJ-8
New Mexico............................... NM-5, MNM, NNM-4
New York................................. NY-9
Ohio..................................... OH-18, OH-20, OH-21, OH-23,
MOH
Oklahoma................................. NOK-1
Pennsylvania............................. PA-11, PA-24
Puerto Rico.............................. PR-2
South Dakota............................. SD-2, SD-4, NSD-1
Tennessee................................ TN-10, TN-4, TN-7, TN-9
Texas.................................... TX-13, TX-14, TX-15, MSX-2,
NTX-1
Virginia................................. VA-17, VA-19, VA-20
Wisconsin................................ WI-5, MWI
West Virginia............................ WV-5
Wyoming.................................. WY-4, NWY-1
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Dated: March 21, 2016.
Stefanie K. Davis,
Assistant General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2016-06712 Filed 3-23-16; 8:45 am]
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