83 FR 21309 - Notice of Funds and Request for Applications for 2017 Hurricanes and Wildfires Disaster-Response Legal Services Grants

LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 90 (May 9, 2018)

The Legal Services Corporation (LSC) issues this Notice describing the application and award process for up to $14,250,000 of grants to support delivery of legal services related to the consequences of all cyclone and hurricane stages of Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria and of the calendar year 2017 California wildfires.

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 90 (Wednesday, May 9, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 21309]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-09881]


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LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION


Notice of Funds and Request for Applications for 2017 Hurricanes 
and Wildfires Disaster-Response Legal Services Grants

AGENCY: Legal Services Corporation.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Legal Services Corporation (LSC) issues this Notice 
describing the application and award process for up to $14,250,000 of 
grants to support delivery of legal services related to the 
consequences of all cyclone and hurricane stages of Hurricanes Harvey, 
Irma, and Maria and of the calendar year 2017 California wildfires.

DATES: Applications must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. E.S.T. on Monday, 
June 4, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Application must be submitted electronically at 
lscgrants.lsc.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Application instructions are in the 
Notice of Funds and Request for Applications available at www.lsc.gov/disastergrants. For more information or technical issues with LSC 
Grants, please send an email to [email protected]. To reach a 
member of the Disaster team, please send an email to 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Legal Services Corporation (LSC) is 
accepting applications from current LSC grantees for grants to support 
delivery of legal services related to the consequences of all cyclone 
and hurricane stages of Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria and of the 
calendar year 2017 California wildfires (2017 Hurricanes and California 
Wildfires). These grants will fund necessary expenses for grantees to 
provide (1) mobile resources, (2) technology, and (3) disaster 
coordinators for pro bono volunteers, all of which must be necessary to 
provide storm-related services to LSC-eligible clients in the areas 
significantly affected by the 2017 Hurricanes and California Wildfires. 
Application materials and descriptions of eligible activities, grant 
requirements and the review and selection process are posted in the 
Notice of Funds and Request for Applications available at www.lsc.gov/disastergrants. LSC will post all additional information regarding this 
grant process at that website.
    LSC will have approximately $14,250,000 available for 2017 
Hurricanes and California Wildfires grants. Grant decisions for these 
funds will be made in the summer of 2018. There is no maximum amount 
for 2017 Hurricanes and California Wildfires grants that are within the 
total funding available. LSC recommends submitting applications with 
budget of at least $500,000.
    LSC strongly encourages existing LSC grantees to apply for funding 
through these grants for any activities that meet the grant criteria. 
For disaster-related needs that are beyond the scope of these grants, 
LSC grantees may also apply for grants from LSC's Disaster Relief 
Emergency Grant Program, which is not limited to specific disasters or 
specific types of activities. www.lsc.gov/disastergrants. LSC has only 
$2,000,000 available for those Disaster Relief grants. Entities 
applying to both the 2017 Hurricanes and California Wildfires and LSC's 
Disaster Relief Emergency Grant Programs should submit those 
applications at the same time and explain how the activities described 
in each application relate to each other in addition to the information 
requested in the full Request for Applications at Appendices III--
Rating Criteria and IV--Budget Instructions.

    Dated: May 4, 2018.
Mark F. Freedman,
Senior Associate General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2018-09881 Filed 5-8-18; 8:45 am]
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