Notice of Funding Availability and Request for Proposals for Calendar Year 2026 Basic Field Grant Awards
The Legal Services Corporation (LSC) is a federally established and funded 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that funds civil legal aid organizations across the country and in th...
The Legal Services Corporation (LSC) is a federally established and funded 501(c)(3) nonprofit 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 2026, LSC hereby announces the availability of funding for basic field grants with terms commencing in January 2026. LSC will publish a Request for Proposals (RFP) and seeks applications 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 2026, have not yet been determined.
DATES:
See
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
section below for grant application dates.
ADDRESSES:
By email to
lscgrants@lsc.gov
or by other correspondence to Legal Services Corporation—Basic Field Grant Awards, 1825 I Street NW, Eighth Floor, Washington, DC 20006.
The Legal Services Corporation (LSC) hereby announces the availability of funding for basic field grants with terms beginning in January 2026. LSC seeks 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. Interested potential applicants must first file a Pre-Application. After approval by LSC of the Pre-Application, an applicant can submit an application in response to the RFP, which contains the grant proposal guidelines, proposal content requirements, and selection criteria. The Pre-Application and RFP will open in GrantEase, LSC's grants management system, on or around April 15, 2025. Additional information will be available at
https://www.lsc.gov/grants/basic-field-grant.
LSC seeks 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.
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90 FR 11853
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“Notice of Funding Availability and Request for Proposals for Calendar Year 2026 Basic Field Grant Awards,” thefederalregister.org (March 12, 2025), https://thefederalregister.org/documents/2025-03884/notice-of-funding-availability-and-request-for-proposals-for-calendar-year-2026-basic-field-grant-awards.