[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 71 (Monday, April 14, 1997)] [Notices] [Pages 18150-18151] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 97-9463] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION Notice of Availability of 1997 Competitive Grant Funds for Service Area OH-11 in Ohio AGENCY: Legal Services Corporation. ACTION: Solicitation of proposals for the provision of civil legal services for Fairfield, Hocking, Knox, Licking, and Pickaway counties in Ohio. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 that it is reopening competition for 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 Fairfield, Hocking, Knox, Licking and Pickaway counties in Ohio. Two grant terms will be funded. The first grant term begins July 1, 1997 and ends December 31, 1997 (six months). The tentative grant amount for the first grant term is $141,890. The second grant term is for calendar year 1998 (twelve months). The exact amount of congressionally appropriated funds and the date and terms of their availability for calendar year 1998 are not known, although it is anticipated that the funding amount will be similar to calendar year 1997 funding, which was $283,784. DATES: Request for Proposals (RFP) will be available after April 7, 1997. A Notice of Intent to Compete is due by May 9, 1997. Grant proposals must be received at LSC offices by 5:00 p.m. EDT, May 20, 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 non-profit organizations that have as a purpose the furnishing of legal assistance to eligible clients, and from 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 [[Page 18151]] Corporation may be contacted at: (202) 336-8865; FAX (202) 336-7272. Issue Dated: April 8, 1997. Merceria L. Ludgood, Deputy Director, Office of Program Operations. [FR Doc. 97-9463 Filed 4-11-97; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7050-01-P