Intent to AwardGrant Awards to Applicants for Funds to Provide Civil Legal Services to Eligible Low-Income Clients Beginning January 1, 1999

Pursuant to the Corporation's announcement of funding availability on April 22, 1998 (63 FR 19960) and Grant Renewal applications due on September 1, 1998, the LSC will award funds to one or more of the following organizations to provide civil legal services in the indicated service areas.

------------------------------------------------------------------------ Anticipated Service area Applicant name 1999 award amounts ------------------------------------------------------------------------ AL-1.......................... Legal Services $4,527,314 Corporation of Alabama Inc. AL-2.......................... Legal Services of North- 515,039 Central Alabama Inc. AL-3.......................... Legal Services of Metro 915,553 Birmingham Inc. MAL........................... Legal Services 27,827 Corporation of Alabama Inc. AK-1.......................... Alaska Legal Services 550,568 Corporation. NAK-1......................... Alaska Legal Services 456,588 Corporation. AZ-1.......................... Pinal & Gila Counties 268,741 Legal Aid Society. AZ-2.......................... DNA--People's Legal 515,205 Services Inc. AZ-3.......................... Community Legal 2,488,448 Services, Inc. AZ-4.......................... Southern Arizona Legal 1,270,438 Aid Inc. MAZ........................... Community Legal 125,569 Services, Inc. NAZ-1......................... Pinal & Gila Counties 28,441 Legal Aid Society. NAZ-2......................... Community Legal 26,144 Services, Inc. NAZ-3......................... Papago Legal Services 186,680 Inc. NAZ-4......................... Southern Arizona Legal 259,268 Aid Inc. NAZ-5......................... DNA--People's Legal 2,203,060 Services Inc. AR-1.......................... Ozark Legal Services.... 485,922 AR-2.......................... Legal Services of 414,253 Northeast Arkansas Inc. AR-3.......................... Western Arkansas Legal 341,104 Services. AR-4.......................... East Arkansas Legal 532,791 Services. AR-5.......................... Center for Arkansas 1,623,115 Legal Services. MAR........................... Center for Arkansas 59,319 Legal Services. CA-1.......................... California Indian Legal 25,230 Services Inc. CA-2.......................... Greater Bakersfield 558,335 Legal Assistance Inc. CA-4.......................... Legal Aid Foundation of 860,528 Long Beach. CA-5.......................... Legal Aid Foundation of 5,057,019 Los Angeles. CA-6.......................... Legal Aid Society of 1,010,747 Alameda County. CA-6.......................... Volunteer Legal Services 1,010,747 Corporation. CA-7.......................... Channel Counties Legal 552,586 Services Association. CA-8.......................... San Fernando Valley 1,528,045 Neighborhood Legal Services Inc. CA-9.......................... Legal Services Program 1,467,552 for Pasadena and San Gabriel-Pomona Valley. CA-10......................... Legal Aid Society of San 309,364 Mateo County. CA-11......................... Contra Costa Legal 443,065 Services Foundation. CA-12......................... Inland Counties Legal 2,346,096 Services Inc. CA-13......................... Legal Services of 2,204,363 Northern California Inc. CA-14......................... Legal Aid Society of San 2,077,909 Diego Inc. CA-15......................... California Rural Legal 2,375,420 Assistance Inc. CA-16......................... San Francisco 689,231 Neighborhood Legal Assistance Foundation. CA-17......................... Legal Aid of the North 143,718 Bay. CA-18......................... Community Legal Services 789,248 Inc. CA-19......................... Legal Aid Society of 2,641,447 Orange County Inc. CA-23......................... Redwood Legal Assistance 324,734 CA-25......................... Legal Aid of the Central 330,599 Coast. CA-26......................... Central California Legal 2,039,494 Services. MCA........................... California Rural Legal 2,232,645 Assistance Inc. NCA-1......................... California Indian Legal 745,893 Services Inc. CO-2.......................... Colorado Rural Legal 893,500 Services Inc. CO-3.......................... Legal Aid Society of 1,510,516 Metropolitan Denver Inc. CO-5.......................... Pikes Peak/Arkansas 574,143 River Legal Aid. MCO........................... Colorado Rural Legal 125,610 Services Inc. NCO-1......................... Colorado Rural Legal 24,095 Services Inc. CT-1.......................... Statewide Legal Services 1,783,807 of Connecticut Inc. MCT........................... Statewide Legal Services 14,087 of Connecticut Inc. NCT-1......................... Pine Tree Legal 13,218 Assistance Inc. DE-1.......................... Legal Services 444,082 Corporation of Delaware Inc. MDE........................... Legal Aid Bureau Inc.... 20,994 DC-1.......................... Neighborhood Legal 796,411 Services Program of the District of Columbia. FL-1.......................... Central Florida Legal 965,185 Services Inc. FL-2.......................... Legal Aid Service of 985,038 Broward County, Inc. FL-3.......................... Florida Rural Legal 1,950,702 Services Inc. FL-4.......................... Jacksonville Area Legal 771,438 Aid Inc.

FL-5.......................... Legal Services of 2,725,284 Greater Miami Inc. FL-6.......................... Legal Services of North 827,340 Florida Inc. FL-7.......................... Greater Orlando Area 780,322 Legal Services Inc. FL-8.......................... Bay Area Legal Services, 1,097,702 Inc. FL-9.......................... Withlacoochee Area Legal 438,532 Services Inc. FL-10......................... Three Rivers Legal 615,230 Services Inc. FL-11......................... Northwest Florida Legal 424,122 Services Inc. FL-12......................... Gulfcoast Legal Services 929,351 Inc. MFL........................... Florida Rural Legal 759,576 Services Inc. GA-1.......................... Atlanta Legal Aid 1,762,150 Society Inc. GA-2.......................... Georgia Legal Services 5,542,015 Program. MGA........................... Georgia Legal Services 331,591 Program. GU-1.......................... Guam Legal Services 156,812 Corporation. HI-1.......................... Legal Aid Society of 839,525 Hawaii. MHI........................... Legal Aid Society of 58,285 Hawaii. NHI-1......................... Native Hawaiian Legal 107,869 Corporation. ID-1.......................... Idaho Legal Aid Services 922,137 Inc. MID.......................... Idaho Legal Aid Services 158,086 Inc. NID-1......................... Idaho Legal Aid Services 54,850 Inc. IL-1.......................... Cook County Legal 981,307 Assistance Foundation Inc. IL-2.......................... Legal Assistance 4,805,228 Foundation of Chicago. IL-3.......................... Land of Lincoln Legal 2,595,248 Assistance Foundation Inc. IL-4.......................... Prairie State Legal 2,195,694 Services Inc. IL-5.......................... West Central Illinois 186,112 Legal Assistance. MIL........................... Legal Assistance 211,126 Foundation of Chicago. IN-1.......................... Legal Services of Maumee 290,149 Valley Inc. IN-2.......................... Legal Services of 587,618 Northwest Indiana Inc. IN-3.......................... Legal Services 2,836,451 Organization of Indiana Inc. IN-4.......................... Legal Services Program 934,703 of Northern Indiana Inc. MIN........................... Legal Services 96,162 Organization of Indiana Inc. IA-1.......................... Legal Services 2,271,217 Corporation of Iowa. IA-2.......................... Legal Aid Society of 239,847 Polk County. MIA........................... Legal Services 31,913 Corporation of Iowa. KS-1.......................... Kansas Legal Services 2,261,630 Inc. MKS........................... Kansas Legal Services 10,051 Inc. KY-2.......................... Legal Aid Society....... 1,153,695 KY-3.......................... Central Kentucky Legal 476,765 Services Inc. KY-5.......................... Appalachian Research and 2,023,479 Defense Fund of Kentucky. KY-6.......................... Cumberland Trace Legal 391,960 Services Inc. KY-7.......................... Western Kentucky Legal 808,149 Services Inc. KY-8.......................... Northern Kentucky Legal 750,030 Aid Society Inc. MKY........................... Appalachian Research and 35,991 Defense Fund of Kentucky. LA-1.......................... Capital Area Legal 1,398,480 Services Corporation. LA-2.......................... Southwest Louisiana 424,072 Legal Services Society Inc. LA-3.......................... North Louisiana Legal 786,410 Assistance Corporation. LA-4.......................... New Orleans Legal 1,952,464 Assistance Corporation. LA-5.......................... Northwest Louisiana 762,000 Legal Services Inc. LA-6.......................... Acadiana Legal Service 1,644,059 Corporation. LA-7.......................... Kisatchie Legal Services 412,847 Corporation. LA-8.......................... Southeast Louisiana 595,418 Legal Services Corporation. MLA........................... Acadiana Legal Service 23,286 Corporation. ME-1.......................... Pine Tree Legal 1,001,962 Assistance Inc. MME........................... Pine Tree Legal 60,708 Assistance Inc. NME-1......................... Pine Tree Legal 54,416 Assistance Inc. MD-1.......................... Legal Aid Bureau Inc.... 3,110,271 MMD........................... Legal Aid Bureau Inc.... 76,897 MA-1.......................... Volunteer Lawyers 1,482,482 Project of the Boston Bar Association Inc. MA-2.......................... South Middlesex Legal 160,336 Services Inc. MA-3.......................... Legal Services for Cape 195,790 Cod and Islands Inc. MA-4.......................... Merrimack Valley Legal 717,687 Services Inc. MA-5.......................... New Center for Legal 523,320 Advocacy, Inc. MA-10......................... Massachusetts Justice 1,202,285 Project. MMA........................... Massachusetts Justice 14,071 Project. MI-1.......................... Legal Services of 542,767 Southeastern Michigan Inc. MI-2.......................... Legal Services 233,973 Organization of Southcentral Michigan Inc. MI-3.......................... Wayne County 3,281,071 Neighborhood Legal Services Inc. MI-3.......................... Legal Aid and Defender 3,281,071 Association of Detroit. MI-4.......................... Legal Services of 1,294,278 Eastern Michigan. MI-5.......................... Legal Aid of Central 509,232 Michigan. MI-6.......................... Lakeshore Legal Aid..... 552,429

MI-7.......................... Oakland Livingston Legal 544,670 Aid. MI-8.......................... Berrien County Legal 182,629 Services Bureau Inc. MI-9.......................... Legal Services of 783,780 Northern Michigan Inc. MI-10......................... Legal Aid of Western 1,010,772 Michigan. MI-11......................... Legal Aid Bureau of 404,757 Southwestern Michigan Inc. MMI........................... Legal Services of 509,092 Southeastern Michigan Inc. NMI-1......................... Michigan Indian Legal 121,203 Services Inc. MP-1.......................... Micronesia Legal 1,388,231 Services, Inc. MN-1.......................... Legal Aid Service of 464,076 Northeastern Minnesota. MN-2.......................... Judicare of Anoka County 101,026 Inc. MN-3.......................... Central Minnesota Legal 1,217,481 Services Inc. MN-4.......................... Legal Services of 454,894 Northwest Minnesota Corporation. MN-5.......................... Southern Minnesota 1,194,369 Regional Legal Services Inc. MMN........................... Southern Minnesota 169,212 Regional Legal Services Inc. NMN-1......................... Anishinabe Legal 201,762 Services Inc. MS-1.......................... Central Mississippi 922,270 Legal Services. MS-2.......................... North Mississippi Rural 2,210,915 Legal Services Inc. MS-3.......................... South Mississippi Legal 576,608 Services Corporation. MS-4.......................... East Mississippi Legal 454,505 Services Corporation. MS-5.......................... Southeast Mississippi 538,474 Legal Services Corporation. MS-6.......................... Southwest Mississippi 468,832 Legal Services Corporation. MMS........................... Central Mississippi 48,267 Legal Services. NMS-1......................... East Mississippi Legal 70,179 Services Corporation. MO-1.......................... Southeast Missouri Legal 548,789 Services Inc. MO-2.......................... Meramec Area Legal Aid 325,511 Corporation. MO-3.......................... Legal Aid of Western 1,679,679 Missouri. MO-4.......................... Legal Services of 1,765,203 Eastern Missouri Inc. MO-5.......................... Mid-Missouri Legal 344,487 Services Corporation. MO-6.......................... Legal Aid of Southwest 752,388 Missouri. MMO........................... Legal Aid of Western 68,897 Missouri. MT-1.......................... Montana Legal Services 986,618 Association. MMT........................... Montana Legal Services 46,166 Association. NMT-1......................... Montana Legal Services 112,606 Association. NE-1.......................... Legal Services of 323,733 Southeast Nebraska. NE-2.......................... Legal Aid Society Inc... 605,717 NE-3.......................... Western Nebraska Legal 446,125 Services Inc. MNE........................... Western Nebraska Legal 35,760 Services Inc. NNE-1......................... Legal Aid Society Inc... 27,907 NV-1.......................... Nevada Legal Services 987,701 Inc. MNV........................... Nevada Legal Services 2,126 Inc. NNV-1......................... Nevada Legal Services 112,265 Inc. NH-1.......................... Legal Advice & Referral 563,215 Center, Inc. MNH........................... Pine Tree Legal 8,413 Assistance Inc. NJ-1.......................... Cape-Atlantic Legal 227,712 Services Inc. NJ-2.......................... Warren County Legal 39,763 Services Inc. NJ-3.......................... Camden Regional Legal 845,605 Services Inc. NJ-4.......................... Union County Legal 285,070 Services Corporation. NJ-5.......................... Hunterdon County Legal 22,392 Service Corporation. NJ-6.......................... Bergen County Legal 258,450 Services. NJ-7.......................... Hudson County Legal 656,995 Services Corporation. NJ-8.......................... Essex-Newark Legal 881,754 Services Project Inc. NJ-9.......................... Middlesex County Legal 268,468 Services Corporation. NJ-10......................... Passaic County Legal Aid 360,634 Society. NJ-11......................... Somerset-Sussex Legal 85,028 Services Corporation. NJ-12......................... Ocean-Monmouth Legal 427,604 Services Inc. NJ-13......................... Legal Aid Society of 186,840 Mercer County. NJ-14......................... Legal Aid Society of 92,746 Morris County. MNJ........................... Camden Regional Legal 102,052 Services Inc. NM-1.......................... DNA--People's Legal 206,486 Services Inc. NM-2.......................... Legal Aid Society of 552,743 Albuquerque Inc. NM-3.......................... Southern New Mexico 921,376 Legal Services Inc. NM-4.......................... Northern New Mexico 776,211 Legal Services, Inc. NM-4.......................... Justice Inc............. 776,211 MNM........................... Southern New Mexico 73,869 Legal Services Inc. NNM-1......................... Southern New Mexico 12,839 Legal Services Inc. NNM-2......................... DNA--People's Legal 11,237 Services Inc. NNM-3......................... Indian Pueblo Legal 367,339 Services Inc. NY-1.......................... Legal Aid Society of 686,278 Northeastern New York Inc. NY-3.......................... Legal Aid for Broome and 224,428 Chenango. NY-4.......................... Neighborhood Legal 944,464 Services Inc. NY-5.......................... Chautauqua County Legal 153,727 Services Inc. NY-6.......................... Chemung County 267,822 Neighborhood Legal Services Inc.

NY-7.......................... Nassau/Suffolk Law 887,023 Services Committee Inc. NY-8.......................... Legal Aid Society of 541,286 Rockland County Inc. NY-9.......................... Legal Services for New 11,314,289 York City. NY-10......................... Niagara County Legal Aid 190,148 Society Inc. NY-13......................... Legal Services of 703,120 Central New York Inc. NY-14......................... Legal Aid Society of Mid- 619,573 New York Inc. NY-15......................... Westchester/Putnam Legal 606,197 Services Inc. NY-16......................... North Country Legal 324,932 Services Inc. NY-17......................... Southern Tier Legal 254,935 Services. NY-18......................... Monroe County Legal 885,459 Assistance Corporation. MNY........................... Legal Aid Society of Mid- 234,106 New York Inc. NC-1.......................... Legal Services of North 4,978,592 Carolina Inc. NC-2.......................... Legal Services of 669,130 Southern Piedmont, Inc. NC-3.......................... North Central Legal 360,204 Assistance Program, Inc. NC-4.......................... Legal Aid Society of 403,367 Northwest North Carolina Inc. MNC........................... Legal Services of North 453,289 Carolina Inc. NNC-1......................... Legal Services of North 117,559 Carolina Inc. ND-1.......................... Legal Assistance of 623,899 North Dakota Inc. ND-2.......................... North Dakota Legal 8,289 Services Inc. MND........................... Southern Minnesota 98,031 Regional Legal Services Inc. NND-1......................... Legal Assistance of 44,488 North Dakota Inc. NND-2......................... North Dakota Legal 120,012 Services Inc. OH-1.......................... Western Reserve Legal 688,635 Services. OH-2.......................... Stark County Legal Aid 325,478 Society. OH-3.......................... Legal Aid Society of 1,067,807 Cincinnati. OH-4.......................... The Legal Aid Society of 1,887,686 Cleveland. OH-5.......................... The Legal Aid Society of 1,154,829 Columbus. OH-7.......................... Legal Aid Society of 581,339 Dayton Inc. OH-8.......................... Legal Aid Society of 249,508 Lorain County Inc. OH-9.......................... Legal Aid Society of 300,927 Cincinnati. OH-9.......................... Butler-Warren Legal 300,927 Assistance Association. OH-10......................... Allen County Blackhoof 288,304 Area Legal Services Association. OH-12......................... Legal Services of 722,683 Northwest Ohio, Inc. OH-13......................... The Toledo Legal Aid 307,280 Society. OH-14......................... Wooster-Wayne Legal Aid 93,846 Society Inc. OH-15......................... Northeast Ohio Legal 817,819 Services. OH-16......................... Rural Legal Aid Society 536,811 of West Central Ohio. OH-17......................... Ohio State Legal 1,837,260 Services. MOH........................... Legal Services of 106,535 Northwest Ohio, Inc. OK-1.......................... Legal Aid of Western 2,315,357 Oklahoma Inc. OK-2.......................... Legal Services of 1,849,230 Eastern Oklahoma Inc. MOK........................... Legal Aid of Western 52,924 Oklahoma Inc. NOK-1......................... Oklahoma Indian Legal 306,336 Services Inc. OR-1.......................... Legal Aid Services of 1,346,871 Oregon. OR-2.......................... Lane County Legal Aid 275,118 Service Inc. OR-3.......................... Legal Aid Services of 517,149 Oregon. OR-4.......................... Marion-Polk Legal Aid 242,494 Service Inc. MOR........................... Legal Aid Services of 471,107 Oregon. NOR-1......................... Legal Aid Services of 155,851 Oregon. PA-1.......................... Philadelphia Legal 2,558,008 Assistance Center. PA-2.......................... Legal Services Inc...... 215,039 PA-3.......................... Delaware County Legal 303,417 Assistance Association Inc. PA-4.......................... Bucks County Legal Aid 172,041 Society. PA-5.......................... Laurel Legal Services 629,515 Inc. PA-8.......................... Neighborhood Legal 1,648,733 Services Association. PA-9.......................... Northern Pennsylvania 358,996 Legal Services, Inc. PA-10......................... Keystone Legal Services 357,971 Inc. PA-11......................... Southwestern 519,366 Pennsylvania Legal Aid Society Inc. PA-12......................... Legal Aid of Chester 140,078 County Inc. PA-13......................... Legal Services of 405,419 Northeastern Pennsylvania Inc. PA-14......................... Susquehanna Legal 408,124 Services. PA-15......................... Northwestern Legal 721,434 Services. PA-17......................... Lehigh Valley Legal 309,861 Services Inc. PA-18......................... Montgomery County Legal 194,102 Aid Service. PA-20......................... Southern Alleghenys 468,766 Legal Aid Inc. PA-21......................... Central Pennsylvania 1,067,129 Legal Services. MPA........................... Philadelphia Legal 140,177 Assistance Center. PR-1.......................... Puerto Rico Legal 16,460,943 Services Inc. PR-2.......................... Community Law Office Inc 311,780 MPR........................... Puerto Rico Legal 245,893 Services Inc. RI-1.......................... Rhode Island Legal 765,069 Services Inc. MRI........................... Rhode Island Legal 1,497 Services Inc.

SC-1.......................... Neighborhood Legal 1,207,530 Assistance Program Inc. SC-2.......................... Palmetto Legal Services. 1,063,779 SC-3.......................... Carolina Regional Legal 243,710 Services Corporation. SC-4.......................... Legal Services Agency of 665,896 Western Carolina Inc. SC-7.......................... Piedmont Legal Services 934,976 Inc. MSC........................... Neighborhood Legal 167,293 Assistance Program Inc. SD-1.......................... Black Hills Legal 159,277 Services Inc. SD-2.......................... East River Legal 428,663 Services. SD-3.......................... Dakota Plains Legal 288,056 Services Inc. MSD........................... Black Hills Legal 3,358 Services Inc. NSD-1......................... Dakota Plains Legal 788,287 Services Inc. TN-1.......................... Southeast Tennessee 623,891 Legal Services, Inc. TN-2.......................... Legal Services of Upper 744,670 East Tennessee Inc. TN-3.......................... Knoxville Legal Aid 548,144 Society Inc. TN-4.......................... Memphis Area Legal 1,356,078 Services Inc. TN-5.......................... Legal Aid Society of 1,047,301 Middle Tennessee. TN-6.......................... Rural Legal Services of 680,570 Tennessee Inc. TN-7.......................... West Tennessee Legal 644,943 Services Inc. TN-8.......................... Legal Services of South 462,909 Central Tennessee Inc. MTN........................... Legal Services of Upper 53,644 East Tennessee Inc. TX-1.......................... Legal Aid of Central 1,498,373 Texas. TX-3.......................... Legal Services of North 2,313,148 Texas. TX-4.......................... El Paso Legal Assistance 1,223,817 Society. TX-5.......................... West Texas Legal 3,949,399 Services, Inc. TX-6.......................... Gulf Coast Legal 4,788,692 Foundation. TX-8.......................... Bexar County Legal Aid 1,810,682 Association Inc. TX-9.......................... Heart of Texas Legal 490,612 Services Corporation. TX-10......................... Texas Rural Legal Aid 3,647,305 Inc. TX-11......................... East Texas Legal 2,731,331 Services Inc. TX-12......................... Coastal Bend Legal 1,343,670 Service. MTX........................... Texas Rural Legal Aid 1,182,317 Inc. NTX-1......................... Texas Rural Legal Aid 26,423 Inc. UT-1.......................... Utah Legal Services Inc. 1,534,290 MUT........................... Utah Legal Services Inc. 57,366 NUT-1......................... Utah Legal Services Inc. 37,705 VT-1.......................... Legal Services Law Line 434,619 of Vermont Inc. MVT........................... Legal Services Law Line 6,849 of Vermont Inc. VI-1.......................... Legal Services of the 278,700 Virgin Islands Inc. VA-1.......................... Legal Services of 485,302 Northern Virginia Inc. VA-2.......................... Piedmont Legal Services, 166,160 Inc. VA-3.......................... Rappahannock Legal 221,135 Services Inc. VA-4.......................... Southwest Virginia Legal 224,940 Aid Society Inc. VA-5.......................... Peninsula Legal Aid 457,499 Center Inc. VA-6.......................... Central Virginia Legal 529,019 Aid Society Inc. VA-7.......................... Legal Aid Society of New 214,716 River Valley Inc. VA-8.......................... Legal Aid Society of 302,201 Roanoke Valley. VA-9.......................... Tidewater Legal Aid 785,252 Society. VA-10......................... Virginia Legal Aid 759,642 Society Inc. VA-11......................... Southside Virginia Legal 135,818 Services Inc. VA-12......................... Blue Ridge Legal 260,709 Services Inc. VA-13......................... Client Centered Legal 383,457 Services of Southwest Virginia Inc. MVA........................... Peninsula Legal Aid 133,394 Center Inc. WA-1.......................... Northwest Justice 3,667,009 Project. MWA........................... Northwest Justice 617,331 Project. NWA-1......................... Northwest Justice 203,903 Project. WV-1.......................... Appalachian Research and 736,108 Defense Fund Inc. WV-2.......................... Legal Aid Society of 387,808 Charleston. WV-3.......................... West Virginia Legal 1,699,771 Services Plan Inc. MWV........................... West Virginia Legal 30,921 Services Plan Inc. WI-1.......................... Legal Action of 2,112,825 Wisconsin Inc. WI-2.......................... Wisconsin Judicare Inc.. 999,034 WI-3.......................... Legal Services of 615,263 Northeastern Wisconsin Inc. WI-4.......................... Western Wisconsin Legal 402,557 Services Inc. MWI........................... Legal Action of 77,004 Wisconsin Inc. NWI-1......................... Wisconsin Judicare Inc.. 115,659 WY-4.......................... Wind River Legal 423,369 Services Inc. MWY........................... Wind River Legal 10,522 Services Inc. NWY-1......................... Wind River Legal 145,891 Services Inc. ------------------------------------------------------------------------

These grants and contracts will be awarded under the authority conferred on LSC by the Legal Services Corporation Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. 2996e(a)(1)). Awards will be made so that each service area indicated is served by one of the organizations listed above, although none of the listed organizations are guaranteed an award or contract. This public notice is issued pursuant to the LSC Act (42 U.S.C. 2996f(f)), with a request for comments and recommendations concerning the potential grantees within a period of thirty (30) days from the date of publication of this notice. Grants will become effective and grant funds will be distributed on or about January 1, 1999.

Date Issued: November 5, 1998. Karen J. Sarjeant, Acting Vice President for Programs. [FR Doc. 98-30146 Filed 11-9-98; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7050-01-P