82 FR 14753 - Notice of Solicitation of Proposals for Calendar Year 2018 Basic Field Grant Awards

LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 54 (March 22, 2017)

The Legal Services Corporation (LSC) is a federally established and funded organization that funds civil legal aid organizations across the country and in the U.S. territories. Its mission is to expand access to justice by funding high-quality legal representation for low-income people in civil matters. In anticipation of a congressional appropriation to LSC for Fiscal Year 2018, LSC hereby announces the availability of funds for grants to be made in calendar year 2018 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 availability and the exact amount of congressionally appropriated funds, as well as the date, terms, and conditions of funds available for grants for calendar year 2018, have not been determined.

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 54 (Wednesday, March 22, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14753-14754]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-05633]


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LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION


Notice of Solicitation of Proposals for Calendar Year 2018 Basic 
Field 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 a federally 
established and funded organization that funds civil legal aid 
organizations across the country and in the U.S. territories. Its 
mission is to expand access to justice by funding high-quality legal 
representation for low-income people in civil matters.
    In anticipation of a congressional appropriation to LSC for Fiscal 
Year 2018, LSC hereby announces the availability of funds for grants to 
be made in calendar year 2018 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 
availability and the exact amount of congressionally appropriated 
funds, as well as the date, terms, and conditions of funds available 
for grants for calendar year 2018, 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 5, 2017, 5:00 p.m. E.D.T. The Request for Proposals 
(RFP), which contains the NIC and grant proposal guidelines, proposal 
content requirements, service area descriptions, and selection 
criteria, will be available on or around the week of April 10, 2017. In 
addition to submitting the grant proposal, applicants for competitive 
grant awards must also respond to the LSC Fiscal Grantee Funding 
Application (FGFA). The FGFA will also be available on or around the 
week of April 10, 2017. The RFP and the FGFA may be accessed at http://www.lsc.gov/grants-grantee-resources/our-grant-programs/basic-field-grant. Other key dates in the LSC

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2018 basic field grants process, including the deadlines for filing the 
grant proposals and the FGFA 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.
    The service areas for which LSC is requesting grant proposals are 
listed below. 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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Alaska................................  AK-1, NAK-1
California............................  CA-12, CA-14, CA-31, MCA
Connecticut...........................  CT-1, NCT-1
Delaware..............................  DE-1
Guam..................................  GU-1
Idaho.................................  ID-1, MID, NID-1
Iowa..................................  IA-3, MIA
Kansas................................  KS-1
Kentucky..............................  KY-5
Maine.................................  ME-1, MMX-1, NME-1
Michigan..............................  MI-13, MI-14
Micronesia............................  MP-1
Nebraska..............................  NE-4, MNE, NNE-1
New Jersey............................  NJ-15, NJ-17, NJ-18, NJ-20, MNJ
Minnesota.............................  NMN-1
Nevada................................  NV-1, NNV-1
Ohio..................................  OH-24
Oregon................................  OR-6, MOR, NOR-1
Pennsylvania..........................  PA-5, PA-25
Rhode Island..........................  RI-1
South Dakota..........................  SD-2
Utah..................................  UT-1, MUT, NUT-1
Virginia..............................  VA-15, VA-16, VA-18, MVA
Virgin Islands........................  VI-1
Vermont...............................  VT-1
Washington............................  WA-1, MWA, NWA-1
Wisconsin.............................  WI-2, NWI-1
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    Dated: March 17, 2017.
Stefanie K. Davis,
Assistant General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2017-05633 Filed 3-21-17; 8:45 am]
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