[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 31 (Friday, February 14, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 7071]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-3771]



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LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION

Notice of Availability of 1997 Competitive Grant Funds for Webb 
County, Texas

AGENCY: Legal Services Corporation.

ACTION: Solicitation of Proposals for the Provision of Civil Legal 
Services for Webb County, Texas.

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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 reannounces the availability of 1997 
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 the eligible client population 
in Webb County, Texas. The Corporation plans to award a grant in the 
amount of $218,741.

DATES: Request for Proposals(RFP) will be available after February 14, 
1997. A Notice of Intent to Compete is due by March 14, 1997. Grant 
proposals must be received at LSC offices by 5:00 p.m. EDT, March 28, 
1997.

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

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa Thomas, Administrative Assistant, 
Office of Program Operations, (202) 336-8865.

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. 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)336-8865; FAX (202)336-7272.

    Issue Date: February 11, 1997.
Stephanie Rorie,
Managing Program Analyst, Office of Program Operations.
[FR Doc. 97-3771 Filed 2-13-97; 8:45 am]
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