[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 94 (Wednesday, May 15, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 34734]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-12021]


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LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION


Notice of Availability of Calendar Year 2003 Competitive Grant 
Funds

AGENCY: Legal Services Corporation.

ACTION: Solicitation for Proposals for the Provision of Veterans Legal 
Services.

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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.
    LSC hereby announces the availability of competitive grant funds 
and is soliciting grant proposals from interested parties who are 
qualified to provide effective, efficient and high quality legal 
services to eligible veterans appearing before the United States Court 
of Veterans Appeals. The exact amount of congressionally appropriated 
funds and the date, terms and conditions of their availability for 
calendar year 2003 have not been determined.

DATES: See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for grants competition 
dates.

ADDRESSES: Legal Services Corporation--Veterans Grant Competition, 
Attn: Jennifer Bateman, 750 First Street NE., 10th Floor, Washington, 
DC 20002-4250.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Office of Program Performance, 
Veterans Grant Competition--by FAX at (202) 336-7272, by e-mail at 
[email protected]

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Request for Proposals (RFP) will be 
available beginning May 28, 2002.
    LSC is seeking proposals from: (1) Non-profit organizations that 
have as a purpose the furnishing of legal assistance to eligible 
clients; (2) private attorneys; (3) groups of private attorneys or law 
firms; (4) State or local governments; and (5) substate regional 
planning and coordination agencies which are composed of substate areas 
and whose governing boards are controlled by locally elected officials.
    The RFP, containing the grant application, guidelines, proposal 
content requirements and specific selection criteria, can be requested 
by contacting Jennifer Bateman at 202.336.8835 or by email at 
[email protected]. LSC will not FAX the solicitation package to 
interested parties. The deadline for submission of the Grant 
Application is August 9, 2002 by 5:00 p.m. EDT.

    Dated: May 9, 2002.
Michael A. Genz,
Director, Office of Program Performance.
[FR Doc. 02-12021 Filed 5-14-02; 8:45 am]
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