[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 196 (Thursday, October 9, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52791-52792]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-26727]


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LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION


Notice of Availability of 1998 Competitive Grant Funds for Native 
Americans, Service Area NCT-1 in Connecticut

AGENCY: Legal Services Corporation.

ACTION: Solicitation of Proposals for the Provision of Civil Legal 
Services for Native Americans in the state of Connecticut.

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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.
    The Corporation hereby announces a competition for 1998 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 LSC-eligible Native American client population in the 
state of Connecticut. Two grant terms may be funded. The first grant 
term will begin January 1, 1998 and end December 31, 1998. The second 
term will be for calendar year 1999. The exact amount of 
congressionally appropriated funds and the date, terms and conditions 
of their availability for calendar years 1998 and 1999 have not been 
determined. It is anticipated that the funding for calendar year 1998 
will be similar to calendar year 1997 which was $12,550.


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DATES: Request for Proposals (RFP) are currently available. A Notice of 
Intent to Compete is due by October 27, 1997. Grant proposals must be 
received at LSC offices by 5:00 p.m. EDT, November 3, 1997.

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

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Office of Program Operations--Service 
Desk, (202) 336-8865; FAX (202) 336-8854.

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.

    Issue Date: October 3, 1997.
John Tull,
Director, Office of Program Operations.
[FR Doc. 97-26727 Filed 10-8-97; 8:45 am]
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