[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 102 (Friday, May 24, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 26225]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-13139]



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LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION


Notice of Availability of 1997 Competitive Grant Funds

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 or Corporation) is the 
national organization charged with administering federal funds provided 
for civil legal services to the poor. Congress has adopted legislation 
requiring LSC to utilize a system of competitive bidding for the award 
of grants and contracts for calendar year 1997.
    The Corporation hereby announces the availability of competitive 
grant funds 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 fifty states, the 
District of Columbia, Guam, Micronesia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. 
Virgin Islands. Currently, the amount of available funds and the date, 
terms and conditions of their availability have not been determined.

DATES: Request for Proposals (RFP) will be available after June 21, 
1996. Grant proposals must be received at LSC offices by 5:00 p.m. EST, 
August 21, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Legal Services Corporation--Competitive Grants, 750 First 
Street NE, 10th Floor, Washington, DC 20002-4250.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Merceria L. Ludgood, Director, Office 
of Program Services, (202) 336-8800.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: LSC is seeking proposals from recipients, 
other non-profit organizations that have as a purpose the furnishing of 
legal assistance to eligible clients, private attorneys, groups of 
private attorneys, or law firms, State or local governments, and 
substate regional planning and coordination agencies which are composed 
of substate areas and whose governing boards are controlled by locally 
elected officials.
    The solicitation package, containing the grant application, 
guidelines, proposal content requirements, and specific selection 
criteria, is available by contacting the Corporation by letter, phone 
or FAX. In addition, the solicitation package will be available ``on-
line'' and from Handsnet and the LSC Bulletin Board. LSC will not FAX 
the solicitation package to interested parties; however, solicitation 
packages may be requested by FAX. The Corporation may be contacted at: 
(202) 336-8900; FAX (202) 336-7272; HANDSNET: HN 3555; LSC BBS: (202) 
336-8950.

    Date Issued: May 21, 1996.
Merceria L. Ludgood,
Director, Office of Program Services.
[FR Doc. 96-13139 Filed 5-23-96; 8:45 am]
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