[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 33 (Friday, February 19, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8410-8411]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-4003]


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LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION


Notice of Availability of 1999 Competitive Grant Funds for 
Service Area CO-2, NCO-1 AND MCO in Colorado

AGENCY: Legal Services Corporation.

ACTION: Solicitation of Proposals for the Provision of Civil Legal 
Services for the Basic Field-General service area (CO-2), which 
comprises: Alamosa, Archuleta, Baca, Bent, Cheyenne, Conejos, Costilla, 
Crowley, Delta, Dolores, Elbert, Garfield, Hinsdale, Huerfano, Kiowa, 
Kit Carson, La Plata, Larimer, Las Animas, Lincoln, Logan, Mesa, 
Mineral, Montezuma, Montrose, Morgan, Otero, Ouray, Phillips, Prowers, 
Rio Grande, Saguache, San Juan, San Miguel, Sedgwick, Washington, Weld, 
and Yuma counties in Colorado; the Basic Field-Migrant service area 
(MCO), which encompasses migrant farmworkers living in the state of 
Colorado; and the Basic Field Native American service area (NCO-1), 
which encompasses Native Americans living in all counties in Colorado, 
including those who live on the Ute and southern Ute Indian 
reservations.

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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.
    The Corporation hereby announces that it is reopening competition 
for 1999 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 service areas CO-2, NCO-1 and MCO in Colorado. Two grant terms will 
be funded. The tentative date of the first grant term is as early as 
July 1, 1999 through December 31, 1999 (six months). The tentative 
grant amounts for the first grant term are $446,752 for Basic Field-
General (CO-2), $62,802 for Basic Field-Migrant (MCO), and $12,047 for 
Basic Field-Native American (NCO-1). The second grant term is for 
calendar year 2000 (twelve months). The exact amount of congressionally 
appropriated funds and the date and terms of their availability for 
calendar year 2000 are not known, although it is anticipated that the 
funding amount will be similar to calendar year 1999 funding, which was 
$893,500 for Basic Field-General (CO-2), $125,610 for Basic Field-
Migrant (MCO), and $24,095 for Basic Field-Native American (NCO-1).

DATES: Request for Proposals (RFP) will be available after February 19, 
1999. A Notice of Intent to Compete is due by May 10, 1999. Grant 
proposals must be received at LSC offices by 5 p.m. EDT, June 1, 1999.


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

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lou Castro, Administrative Assistant, 
Office of Program Performance, (202) 336-8932.

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 e-mail at 
[email protected], by phone at 202-336-8932; or by FAX at 202 336-
7272. LSC will not FAX the solicitation package to interested parties.
Karen J. Sarjeant,
Vice President for Programs.
[FR Doc. 99-4003 Filed 2-18-99; 8:45 am]
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