[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 235 (Thursday, December 6, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 63415]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-30248]


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LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION


Notice of Availability of 2002 Competitive Grant Funds for 
Service Areas LA-1, LA-4 and LA-8 in Louisiana

AGENCY: Legal Services Corporation.

ACTION: Solicitation of proposals for the provision of civil legal 
services for basic field-general service areas LA-1, LA-4 and LA-8 in 
Louisiana.

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SUMMARY: The Legal Services Corporation (LSC) 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.
    LSC hereby announces that it is reopening competition for 2002 
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 the service areas LA-1, LA-4 and LA-8 in Louisiana. The exact amount 
of congressionally appropriated funds and the date and terms of their 
availability for calendar year 2002 are not known, although it is 
anticipated that the funding amount will be similar to calendar year 
2001 funding. LSC has canceled the competition and rejected all bids 
for Louisiana service area LA-9.

DATES: Request for Proposals (RFP) are available from www.ain.lsc.gov. 
A Notice of Intent to compete is due by 5 p.m. EST, December 28, 2001. 
Grant proposals must be received at LSC offices by 5 p.m. EST, January 
21, 2002.

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

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer Bateman, Grants Coordinator, 
Office of Program Performance, (202) 336-8835.

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 at www.ain.lsc.gov.

    Issue Date: December 3, 2001.
Michael A. Genz,
Director, Office of Program Performance.
[FR Doc. 01-30248 Filed 12-5-01; 8:45 am]
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