Notice of Intent To Award-Grant Awards for the Delivery of Civil Legal Services to Eligible Low-Income Clients Beginning January 1, 2027
The Legal Services Corporation (LSC) hereby announces its intention to award grants to provide effective and efficient delivery of high-quality civil legal services to eligible ...
Announcement of the Legal Services Corporation's intent to make 2027 Basic Field Grant Awards.
SUMMARY:
The Legal Services Corporation (LSC) hereby announces its intention to award grants to provide effective and efficient delivery of high-quality civil legal services to eligible low-income clients, starting January 1, 2027.
DATES:
All comments and recommendations must be received on or before the close of business on December 2, 2026.
ADDRESSES:
Basic Field Grant Awards, Legal Services Corporation; 1825 I St. NW, Suite 800; Washington, DC 20006.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Christine Williams, Program Manager for Basic Field Competition, Office of Program Performance, at (202) 295-1602 or
williamsc@lsc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Under LSC's Notice of Funding Availability, 91 FR 11578, Mar. 10, 2026, and LSC's grant application process beginning on April 13, 2026, LSC intends to award funds to organizations that provide civil legal services in the indicated service areas. Applicants for each service area are listed below. The grant award amounts below are estimates based on the 2026 grant awards to each service area. The funding estimates may change based on the final 2027 appropriation. In addition, Agricultural Worker service area population estimates are subject to change based on U.S. Department of Labor review and comments LSC receives during the 30-day comment period.
Neighborhood Legal Services Program of the District of Columbia
DC
DC-1
1,038,527
Legal Services Corporation of Delaware, Inc
DE
DE-1
1,176,631
Maryland Legal Aid
DE
MDE
32,438
Legal Services of North Florida, Inc
FL
FL-13
2,141,806
Three Rivers Legal Services, Inc
FL
FL-14
3,253,102
Community Legal Services of Mid-Florida, Inc
FL
FL-15
6,633,562
Bay Area Legal Services, Inc
FL
FL-16
5,077,450
Florida Rural Legal Services, Inc
FL
FL-17
5,639,858
Coast to Coast Legal Aid of South Florida, Inc
FL
FL-18
3,208,847
Legal Services of Greater Miami, Inc
FL
FL-5
4,169,001
Florida Rural Legal Services, Inc
FL
MFL
1,002,714
( printed page 68986)
Atlanta Legal Aid Society, Inc
GA
GA-1
4,984,340
Georgia Legal Services Program
GA
GA-2
10,994,273
Georgia Legal Services Program
GA
MGA
685,661
Legal Aid Society of Hawaii
HI
HI-1
1,891,734
Legal Aid Society of Hawaii
HI
NHI-1
332,115
Iowa Legal Aid
IA
IA-3
3,706,864
Iowa Legal Aid
IA
MIA
298,371
Idaho Legal Aid Services, Inc
ID
ID-1
1,780,293
Idaho Legal Aid Services, Inc
ID
MID
427,846
Idaho Legal Aid Services, Inc
ID
NID-1
94,194
Land of Lincoln Legal Aid, Inc
IL
IL-3
3,390,282
Legal Aid Chicago
IL
IL-6
7,451,133
Prairie State Legal Services, Inc
IL
IL-7
5,148,221
Legal Aid Chicago
IL
MIL
277,850
Indiana Legal Services, Inc
IN
IN-5
9,170,110
Indiana Legal Services, Inc
IN
MIN
196,819
Kansas Legal Services, Inc
KS
KS-1
3,645,166
Legal Aid of the Bluegrass
KY
KY-10
1,961,413
Legal Aid Society
KY
KY-2
2,083,531
Appalachian Research and Defense Fund of Kentucky
KY
KY-5
2,194,777
Kentucky Legal Aid
KY
KY-9
1,674,293
Southeast Louisiana Legal Services Corporation
LA
LA-13
4,657,493
Acadiana Legal Service Corporation
LA
LA-15
4,591,003
Community Legal Aid, Inc
MA
MA-10
2,402,825
Volunteer Lawyers Project of the Boston Bar Association
MA
MA-11
2,864,345
South Coastal Counties Legal Services
MA
MA-12
1,519,162
Northeast Legal Aid, Inc
MA
MA-4
1,187,563
Maryland Legal Aid
MD
MD-1
6,401,133
Maryland Legal Aid
MD
MMD
146,367
Pine Tree Legal Assistance, Inc
ME
ME-1
1,494,597
Pine Tree Legal Assistance, Inc
ME
MMX-1
378,874
Pine Tree Legal Assistance, Inc
ME
NME-1
93,449
Michigan Advocacy Program
MI
MI-12
2,351,748
Lakeshore Legal Aid
MI
MI-13
5,974,974
Legal Services of Eastern Michigan
MI
MI-14
2,183,610
Legal Aid of Western Michigan
MI
MI-15
2,775,030
Legal Services of Northern Michigan, Inc
MI
MI-9
1,153,129
Michigan Advocacy Program
MI
MMI
691,143
Michigan Indian Legal Services, Inc
MI
NMI-1
238,669
Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services, Inc
MN
MMN
531,073
Justice North
MN
MN-1
567,406
Justice North
MN
MN-4
510,089
Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services, Inc
MN
MN-5
2,066,887
Central Minnesota Legal Services, Inc
MN
MN-6
2,261,266
Anishinabe Legal Services, Inc
MN
NMN-1
346,486
Legal Aid of Western Missouri
MO
MMO
205,137
Legal Aid of Western Missouri
MO
MO-3
2,626,090
Legal Services of Eastern Missouri, Inc
MO
MO-4
2,609,190
Mid-Missouri Legal Services Corporation
MO
MO-5
624,820
Legal Services of Southern Missouri
MO
MO-7
2,147,760
Micronesian Legal Services Corporation
MP
MP-2
2,138,201
Mississippi Center for Legal Services
MS
MS-10
3,301,581
North Mississippi Rural Legal Services, Inc
MS
MS-9
2,178,248
Mississippi Center for Legal Services
MS
NMS-1
120,519
Montana Legal Services Association
MT
MMT
173,035
Montana Legal Services Association
MT
MT-1
1,307,211
Montana Legal Services Association
MT
NMT-1
230,855
Legal Aid of North Carolina, Inc
NC
MNC
787,867
Legal Aid of North Carolina, Inc
NC
NC-5
14,599,031
Legal Aid of North Carolina, Inc
NC
NNC-1
316,423
Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services, Inc
ND
MND
139,063
Legal Services of North Dakota
ND
ND-3
702,980
Legal Services of North Dakota
ND
NND-3
390,550
Legal Aid of Nebraska
NE
MNE
238,047
Legal Aid of Nebraska
NE
NE-4
2,066,396
Legal Aid of Nebraska
NE
NNE-1
47,925
603 Legal Aid
NH
NH-1
1,081,288
South Jersey Legal Services, Inc
NJ
MNJ
173,582
Legal Services of Northwest Jersey, Inc
NJ
NJ-15
729,296
Central Jersey Legal Services, Inc
NJ
NJ-17
1,797,742
Northeast New Jersey Legal Services Corporation
NJ
NJ-18
2,706,644
South Jersey Legal Services, Inc
NJ
NJ-20
3,379,789
Essex-Newark Legal Services Project, Inc
NJ
NJ-8
1,325,331
( printed page 68987)
New Mexico Legal Aid
NM
MNM
207,294
DNA-Peoples Legal Services, Inc
NM
NM-1
273,581
New Mexico Legal Aid
NM
NM-5
3,723,296
DNA-Peoples Legal Services, Inc
NM
NNM-2
32,940
New Mexico Legal Aid
NM
NNM-4
673,656
Nevada Legal Services, Inc
NV
NNV-1
192,792
Nevada Legal Services, Inc
NV
NV-1
4,304,922
Legal Aid Society of Mid-New York, Inc
NY
MNY
376,477
Legal Services of the Hudson Valley
NY
NY-20
2,886,598
Legal Aid Society of Northeastern New York, Inc
NY
NY-21
2,138,252
Legal Aid Society of Mid-New York, Inc
NY
NY-22
2,396,712
Legal Assistance of Western New York, Inc
NY
NY-23
2,483,560
Neighborhood Legal Services, Inc
NY
NY-24
1,954,418
Legal Services of Long Island
NY
NY-7
1,979,932
Legal Services NYC
NY
NY-9
16,607,512
Legal Aid of Western Ohio, Inc
OH
MOH
241,864
Legal Aid Society of Greater Cincinnati
OH
OH-18
2,278,133
Community Legal Aid Services, Inc
OH
OH-20
2,830,615
The Legal Aid Society of Cleveland
OH
OH-21
3,056,871
Legal Aid of Western Ohio, Inc
OH
OH-23
4,000,522
Legal Aid of Southeast and Central Ohio
OH
OH-24
5,015,580
Legal Aid Services of Oklahoma, Inc
OK
MOK
332,354
Oklahoma Indian Legal Services, Inc
OK
NOK-1
1,187,120
Legal Aid Services of Oklahoma, Inc
OK
OK-3
6,808,419
Legal Aid Services of Oregon
OR
MOR
620,052
Legal Aid Services of Oregon
OR
NOR-1
267,643
Legal Aid Services of Oregon
OR
OR-6
5,156,392
Philadelphia Legal Assistance Center
PA
MPA
467,507
Philadelphia Legal Assistance Center
PA
PA-1
3,396,636
Legal Aid of Southeastern Pennsylvania
PA
PA-23
2,162,801
North Penn Legal Services, Inc
PA
PA-24
2,975,578
MidPenn Legal Services, Inc
PA
PA-25
3,621,363
Northwestern Legal Services
PA
PA-26
877,333
Summit Legal Aid
PA
PA-27
1,569,649
Neighborhood Legal Services Association
PA
PA-8
2,045,447
Puerto Rico Legal Services, Inc
PR
MPR
69,822
Puerto Rico Legal Services, Inc
PR
PR-1
13,982,613
Community Law Office, Inc
PR
PR-2
288,809
Rhode Island Legal Services, Inc
RI
RI-1
1,296,101
South Carolina Legal Services, Inc
SC
MSC
307,460
South Carolina Legal Services, Inc
SC
SC-8
7,980,688
Dakota Plains Legal Services, Inc
SD
NSD-1
1,353,726
East River Legal Services
SD
SD-2
639,002
Dakota Plains Legal Services, Inc
SD
SD-4
554,786
Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee and the Cumberlands
TN
TN-10
4,314,247
West Tennessee Legal Services, Inc
TN
TN-4
2,030,093
West Tennessee Legal Services, Inc
TN
TN-7
1,038,308
Legal Aid of East Tennessee
TN
TN-9
3,520,362
Texas RioGrande Legal Aid, Inc
TX
MSX-2
3,268,464
Texas RioGrande Legal Aid, Inc
TX
NTX-1
45,377
Lone Star Legal Aid
TX
TX-13
17,395,449
Legal Aid of NorthWest Texas
TX
TX-14
12,698,489
Texas RioGrande Legal Aid, Inc
TX
TX-15
15,321,030
Utah Legal Services, Inc
UT
MUT
122,438
Utah Legal Services, Inc
UT
NUT-1
119,278
Utah Legal Services, Inc
UT
UT-1
3,347,112
Central Virginia Legal Aid Society, Inc
VA
MVA
351,779
Southwest Virginia Legal Aid Society, Inc
VA
VA-15
1,109,067
Legal Aid Society of Eastern Virginia
VA
VA-16
2,082,710
Virginia Legal Aid Society, Inc
VA
VA-17
1,188,628
Central Virginia Legal Aid Society, Inc
VA
VA-18
1,719,931
Blue Ridge Legal Services, Inc
VA
VA-19
1,241,247
Legal Services of Northern Virginia, Inc
VA
VA-20
2,163,866
Legal Services of the Virgin Islands, Inc
VI
VI-1
220,523
Legal Services Vermont
VT
VT-1
623,978
Northwest Justice Project
WA
MWA
1,151,972
Northwest Justice Project
WA
NWA-1
413,014
Northwest Justice Project
WA
WA-1
7,907,345
Legal Action of Wisconsin, Inc
WI
MWI
534,324
Legal Action of Wisconsin, Inc
WI
NWI-1
224,902
Legal Action of Wisconsin, Inc
WI
WI-2
1,314,967
Legal Action of Wisconsin, Inc
WI
WI-5
5,185,315
Legal Aid of West Virginia, Inc
WV
WV-5
3,258,925
( printed page 68988)
Legal Aid of Wyoming, Inc
WY
NWY-1
250,539
Legal Aid of Wyoming, Inc
WY
WY-4
733,366
These grants will be awarded under the authority conferred on LSC by section 1006(a)(1) of the Legal Services Corporation Act, 42 U.S.C. 2996e(a)(l). Grant awards are made to ensure civil legal services are provided in every service area, although no listed organization is guaranteed a grant award. Grants will become effective, and grant funds will be distributed, on or about January 4, 2027.
LSC issues this notice pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 2996f(f). Comments and recommendations concerning potential grantees are invited and should be delivered to LSC within 30 days from the date of publication of this notice.
Use this for formal legal and research references to the published document.
91 FR 68985
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“Notice of Intent To Award-Grant Awards for the Delivery of Civil Legal Services to Eligible Low-Income Clients Beginning January 1, 2027,” thefederalregister.org (November 2, 2026), https://thefederalregister.org/documents/2026-22284/notice-of-intent-to-award-grant-awards-for-the-delivery-of-civil-legal-services-to-eligible-low-income-clients-beginning.
www.lsc.gov/grants/basic-field-grant/basic-field-awards
42 U.S.C. 2996e(a)(l)