[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 34 (Friday, February 18, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8449-8450]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-3520]


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LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION


Notice of Availability of FY 2000 Competitive Grant Funds for 
Chautauqua County, New York (Service Area NY-5)

AGENCY: Legal Services Corporation.

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ACTION: Solicitation of Proposals for the Provision of Civil Legal 
Services for Chautauqua County, New York (NY-5).

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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 FY 2000 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 area NY-5 in New York. Two grant terms will be 
funded. The tentative date of the first grant term is July 1, 2000 
through December 31, 2000 (six months). The tentative grant amount for 
the first grant term is $76,760. The second grant term is for calendar 
year 2001 (twelve months). The exact amount of congressionally 
appropriated funds and the date and terms of availability for calendar 
year 2001 are not known, although it is anticipated that the funding 
amount will be similar to calendar year 2000 funding, which is 
$153,518.

DATES: The Request for Proposals (RFP) will be available after February 
18, 2000. A Notice of Intent to Compete is due by April 3, 2000. Grant 
proposals must be received at LSC offices by 5 p.m. EDT, April 28, 
2000.

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

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Reginald Haley, Office of Program 
Performance, (202) 336-8827.

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 202-336-8906; or by FAX at 202 336-7272. 
LSC will not FAX the solicitation package to interested parties.

    Issue Date: February 9, 2000.
Michael A. Genz,
Director, Office of Program Performance.
[FR Doc. 00-3520 Filed 2-17-00; 8:45 am]
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