[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 200 (Wednesday, October 16, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63942-63946]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-26222]


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LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION


Notice of Intent To Award--Grant Awards for the Provision of 
Civil Legal Services to Eligible Low-Income Clients Beginning January 
1, 2003

AGENCY: Legal Services Corporation.

ACTION: Announcement of intention to make FY 2003 Competitive Grant 
Awards.

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SUMMARY: The Legal Services Corporation (LSC) hereby announces its 
intention to award grants and contracts to provide economical and 
effective delivery of high quality civil legal services to eligible 
low-income clients, beginning January 1, 2003.

DATES: All comments and recommendations must be received on

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or before the close of business on November 15, 2002.

ADDRESSES: Legal Services Corporation--Competitive Grants, Legal 
Services Corporation, 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: Pursuant to LSC's announcement of funding 
availability on April 22, 2002 (67 FR 19596), June 24, 2002 (67 FR 
42588), and Grant Renewal applications due on August 12, 2002, LSC will 
award funds to one or more of the following organizations to provide 
civil legal services in the indicated service areas. Funding amounts 
shown are based on the 2000 census data as discussed in LSC Program 
Letter 02-8. Amounts are subject to change.

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                                                          Anticipated FY
      State & service area            Applicant name        2003 award
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Alabama:
    AL-1.......................  Legal Services Corp of      $4,385,466.
                                  Alabama, Inc.
    AL-2.......................  Legal Services of North-       556,985.
                                  Central Alabama.
    AL-3.......................  Legal Services of Metro        871,136.
                                  Birmingham.
    MAL........................  Texas Rural Legal Aid,          27,150.
                                  Inc.
Alaska:
    AK-1.......................  Alaska Legal Services          672,721.
                                  Corporation.
    NAK-1......................  Alaska Legal Services          489,766.
                                  Corporation.
Arkansas:
    AR-6.......................  Legal Aid of Arkansas,       1,356,494.
                                  Inc.
    AR-7.......................  Center for Arkansas          2,029,575.
                                  Legal Services.
    MAR........................  Texas Rural Legal Aid,          59,127.
                                  Inc.
Arizona:
    AZ-2.......................  DNA-Peoples Legal              479,861.
                                  Services, Inc.
    AZ-3.......................  Community Legal              3,500,408.
                                  Services, Inc.
    AZ-5.......................  Southern Arizona Legal       1,708,028.
                                  Aid, Inc.
    MAZ,.......................  Community Legal                157,226.
                                  Services, Inc.
    NAZ-5......................  DNA-Peoples Legal            2,363,143.
                                  Services, Inc.
    NAZ-6......................  Southern Arizona Legal         577,248.
                                  Aid, Inc.
    NM-1.......................  DNA-Peoples Legal              196,533.
                                  Services, Inc.
    NNM-2......................  DNA-Peoples Legal               20,575.
                                  Services, Inc.
California:
    CA-1.......................  California Indian Legal         30,446.
                                  Services, Inc.
    CA-2.......................  Greater Bakersfield            834,649.
                                  Legal Assist.
    CA-12......................  Inland Counties Legal        3,697,803.
                                  Services, Inc.
    CA-14......................  Legal Aid Society of         2,620,612.
                                  San Diego, Inc.
    CA-19......................  Legal Aid Society of         3,639,546.
                                  Orange County, Inc.
    CA-26......................  Central California           2,634,576.
                                  Legal Services.
    CA-27......................  Legal Services of            3,256,152.
                                  Northern CA, Inc.
    CA-28......................  Bay Area Legal Aid.....      3,870,775.
    CA-29......................  Legal Aid Foundation of      7,298,912.
                                  Los Angeles.
    CA-30......................  Neigh. Legal Services        4,271,630.
                                  of Los Angeles County.
    CA-31......................  California Rural Legal       4,289,877.
                                  Assist. Inc.
    MCA........................  California Rural Legal       2,929,593.
                                  Assist. Inc.
    NCA-1......................  California Indian Legal        800,093.
                                  Services, Inc.
Colorado:
    CO-6.......................  Colorado Legal Services      3,122,528.
    MCO........................  Colorado Legal Services        131,700.
    NCO-1......................  Colorado Legal Services         86,971.
Connecticut:
    CT-1.......................  Statewide Legal              2,154,255.
                                  Services of
                                  Connecticut, Inc.
    NCT-1......................  Pine Tree Legal                 14,178.
                                  Assistance, Inc.
Delaware: DE-1                   Legal Services                 558,441.
                                  Corporation of
                                  Delaware, Inc.
District of Columbia: DC-1       Neighborhood Legal             916,149.
                                  Services Program of DC.
Florida:
    FL-1.......................  Central Florida Legal        1,178,134.
                                  Services, Inc.
    FL-2.......................  LA Service of Broward        1,455,991.
                                  County.
    FL-3.......................  Florida Rural Legal          2,672,193.
                                  Services, Inc.
    FL-4.......................  Jacksonville Area Legal        855,173.
                                  Aid.
    FL-5.......................  Legal Services of            3,194,314.
                                  Greater Miami Inc.
    FL-6.......................  Legal Services of North        899,650.
                                  Florida, Inc.
    FL-7.......................  Greater Orlando Area         1,149,026.
                                  Legal Services, Inc.
    FL-8.......................  Bay Area Legal               1,254,731.
                                  Services, Inc.
    FL-9.......................  Withlacoochee Area             522,280.
                                  Legal Services, Inc.
    FL-10......................  Three Rivers Legal             688,233.
                                  Services, Inc.
    FL-11......................  Northwest Florida Legal        420,098.
                                  Services, Inc.
    FL-12......................  Gulfcoast Legal              1,112,012.
                                  Services Inc.
    MFL........................  Florida Rural Legal            935,141.
                                  Services, Inc.
Georgia:
    GA-1.......................  Atlanta Legal Aid            2,322,525.
                                  Society, Inc.
    GA-2.......................  Georgia Legal Services       5,951,253.
                                  Program.
    MGA........................  Georgia Legal Services         375,613.
                                  Program.
Guam: GU-1                       Guam Legal Services            291,093.
                                  Corporation.

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Hawaii:
    HI-1.......................  Legal Aid Society of         1,176,963.
                                  Hawaii.
    MHI........................  Legal Aid Society of            81,709.
                                  Hawaii.
    NHI-1......................  Native Hawaiian Legal          207,446.
                                  Corporation.
Idaho:
    ID-1.......................  Idaho Legal Aid              1,062,281.
                                  Services, Inc.
    MID........................  Idaho Legal Aid                182,109.
                                  Services, Inc.
    NID-1......................  Idaho Legal Aid                 58,835.
                                  Services, Inc.
Iowa:
    IA-3.......................  Legal Services               2,131,573.
                                  Corporation of Iowa.
    MIA........................  Legal Services                  27,091.
                                  Corporation of Iowa.
Illinois:
    IL-3.......................  Land of Lincoln Legal        2,249,250.
                                  Assist Foundation.
    IL-6.......................  Legal Assistance of          5,850,995.
                                  Metropolitan Chicago.
    IL-7.......................  Prairie State Legal          2,501,178.
                                  Services, Inc.
    MIL........................  Legal Assistance of            207,945.
                                  Metropolitan Chicago.
Indiana:
    IN-5.......................  Indiana Legal Services,      4,586,149.
                                  Inc.
    MIN........................  Indiana Legal Services,         94,861.
                                  Inc.
Kansas:
    KS-1.......................  Kansas Legal Services,       2,147,620.
                                  Inc.
    MKS........................  Kansas Legal Services,           9,546.
                                  Inc.
Kentucky:
    KY-2.......................  Legal Aid Society, Inc.      1,066,857.
    KY-5.......................  Appalachian Res. and         1,841,275.
                                  Defense Fund of
                                  Kentucky.
    KY-9.......................  Kentucky Legal Aid.....      1,105,963.
    KY-10......................  Northern Kentucky Legal      1,149,244.
                                  Aid Society, Inc.
    MKY........................  Texas Rural Legal Aid,          33,157.
                                  Inc.
Louisiana:
    LA-1.......................  Capital Area Legal           1,282,433.
                                  Services Corporation.
    LA-10......................  Acadiana Legal Service       1,816,794.
                                  Corp.
    LA-11......................  Legal Services of North      1,704,664.
                                  Louisiana, Inc.
    LA-12......................  Southeast Louisiana          2,296,346.
                                  Legal Services
                                  Corporation.
    MLA........................  Texas Rural Legal Aid,          20,733.
                                  Inc.
Maine:
    ME-1.......................  Pine Tree Legal              1,068,924.
                                  Assistance, Inc.
    MMX-1......................  Pine Tree Legal                116,346.
                                  Assistance, Inc.
    NME-1......................  Pine Tree Legal                 58,371.
                                  Assistance, Inc.
Maryland:
    MD-1.......................  Legal Aid Bureau, Inc..      3,581,699.
    MDE........................  Legal Aid Bureau, Inc..         26,397.
    MMD........................  Legal Aid Bureau, Inc..         88,553.
Massachusetts:
    MA-1.......................  Volunteer Lawyers            1,646,181.
                                  Project Boston Bar.
    MA-2.......................  South Middlesex Legal          195,403.
                                  Services, Inc.
    MA-3.......................  Legal Svc for Cape Cod         230,476.
                                  & Islands.
    MA-4.......................  Merrimack Valley Legal         750,740.
                                  Services, Inc.
    MA-5.......................  New Center for Legal           594,928.
                                  Advocacy.
    MA-10......................  Massachusetts Justice        1,364,158.
                                  Project.
Micronesia: MP-1                 Micronesian Legal            1,491,917.
                                  Services, Inc.
Minnesota:
    MN-1.......................  Legal Aid Service of           383,569.
                                  Northeastern Minnesota.
    MN-2.......................  Judicare of Anoka               98,609.
                                  County, Inc.
    MN-3.......................  Central Minnesota Legal      1,096,576.
                                  Services, Inc.
    MN-4.......................  Legal Services of              345,727.
                                  Northwest Minnesota
                                  Corp..
    MN-5.......................  Southern Minnesota           1,109,260.
                                  Regional Legal
                                  Services, Inc.
    MMN........................  Southern Minnesota             149,571.
                                  Regional Legal
                                  Services, Inc.
    NMN-1......................  Anishinabe Legal               216,423.
                                  Services, Inc.
Mississippi:
    MS-2.......................  North MS Rural Legal         1,898,001.
                                  Services, Inc.
    MS-3.......................  South MS Legal Services        525,945.
                                  Corp.
    MS-7.......................  Central SW MS Legal          1,231,338.
                                  Services Corp.
    MS-8.......................  SE Mississippi Legal           887,903.
                                  Services Corp.
    MMS........................  Texas Rural Legal Aid,          42,402.
                                  Inc.
    NMS-1......................  SE Mississippi Legal            75,279.
                                  Services Corp.
Missouri:
    MO-3.......................  Legal Aid of Western         1,608,607.
                                  Missouri.
    MO-4.......................  Legal Services of            1,774,785.
                                  Eastern Missouri, Inc.
    MO-5.......................  Mid-Missouri Legal             353,692.
                                  Services Corporation.
    MO-7.......................  Legal Services of            1,532,889.
                                  Southern Missouri.
    MMO........................  Legal Aid of Western            67,042.
                                  Missouri.
Montana:
    MT-1.......................  Montana Legal Services       1,025,894.
                                  Assoc.

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    MMT........................  Montana Legal Services          48,008.
                                  Assoc.
    NMT-1......................  Montana Legal Services         144,197.
                                  Assoc.
Nebraska:
    NE-4.......................  Nebraska Legal Services      1,315,096.
    MNE........................  Nebraska Legal Services         34,186.
    NNE-1......................  Nebraska Legal Services         29,935.
Nevada:
    NV-1.......................  Nevada Legal Services,       1,717,198.
                                  Inc.
    MNV........................  Nevada Legal Services,           3,698.
                                  Inc.
    NNV-1......................  Nevada Legal Services,         120,422.
                                  Inc.
New Hampshire: NH-1              Legal Advice & Referral        647,362.
                                  Center, Inc.
New Jersey:
    NJ-8.......................  Essex-Newark Legal             982,438.
                                  Services Project, Inc.
    NJ-12......................  Ocean-Monmouth Legal           599,153.
                                  Services, Inc.
    NJ-15......................  Warren County Legal            353,207.
                                  Services, Inc.
    NJ-16......................  Camden Regional Legal        1,208,321.
                                  Services, Inc.
    NJ-17......................  Legal Aid Society of           983,157.
                                  Mercer County.
    MNJ........................  Camden Regional Legal          126,002.
                                  Services, Inc.
New Mexico:
    NM-5.......................  Southern New Mexico          2,475,208.
                                  Legal Services, Inc.
    NNM-4......................  Southern New Mexico            420,781.
                                  Legal Services, Inc.
    MNM........................  Southern New Mexico             80,328.
                                  Legal Services, Inc.
New York:
    NY-1.......................  Legal Aid Society of           767,490.
                                  Northeastern New York.
    NY-3.......................  Legal Aid for Broome           262,370.
                                  and Chenango.
    NY-4.......................  Neighborhood Legal             928,381.
                                  Services, Inc.
    NY-6.......................  Chemung County Legal           268,176.
                                  Services.
    NY-7.......................  Nassau/Suffolk Law           1,254,287.
                                  Services.
    NY-8.......................  Legal Aid Society of           762,980.
                                  Rockland County, Inc.
    NY-9.......................  Legal Services for New      13,789,897.
                                  York City.
    NY-10......................  Niagara County Legal           188,668.
                                  Aid Society, Inc.
    NY-13......................  Legal Services of              826,165.
                                  Central NY, Inc.
    NY-14......................  Legal Aid Society of           635,263.
                                  Mid-New York, Inc.
    NY-15......................  Westchester/Putnam             850,521.
                                  Legal Services.
    NY-16......................  North Country Legal            316,544.
                                  Services, Inc.
    NY-18......................  Monroe Co Legal                984,990.
                                  Assistance.
    NY-19......................  Southern Tier Legal            409,071.
                                  Services.
    MNY........................  Legal Aid Society of            279,923
                                  Mid-New York, Inc.
North Carolina:
    NC-5.......................  Legal Aid of North           7,491,194.
                                  Carolina.
    MNC........................  Legal Aid of North             529,643.
                                  Carolina.
    NNC-1......................  Legal Aid of North             197,645.
                                  Carolina.
North Dakota:
    ND-3.......................  Legal Assistance of            532,078.
                                  North Dakota, Inc.
    MND........................  Southern Minnesota              82,512.
                                  Regional Legal
                                  Services, Inc.
    NND-3......................  Legal Assistance of            243,946.
                                  North Dakota, Inc.
Ohio:
    OH-5.......................  The Legal Aid Society        1,154,130.
                                  of Columbus.
    OH-17......................  Ohio State Legal             1,525,944.
                                  Services.
    OH-18......................  Legal Aid Society of         1,237,679.
                                  Greater Cincinnati.
    OH-19......................  Lgl. Assist. of West         1,226,393.
                                  Cent. OH Regional
                                  Entity.
    OH-20......................  Community Legal Aid          1,657,803.
                                  Services, Inc.
    OH-21......................  The Legal Aid Society        1,920,641.
                                  of Cleveland.
    OH-22......................  Legal Services of              977,083.
                                  Northwest Ohio, Inc.
    MOH........................  Legal Services of               95,154.
                                  Northwest Ohio, Inc.
Oklahoma:
    OK-3.......................  Legal Aid Services of        4,058,422.
                                  Oklahoma.
    MOK........................  Legal Aid Services of           51,572.
                                  Oklahoma.
    NOK-1......................  Oklahoma Indian Legal          741,501.
                                  Services, Inc.
Oregon:
    OR-2.......................  Lane County Legal Aid          317,280.
                                  Service, Inc.
    OR-4.......................  Marion-Polk Legal Aid          307,667.
                                  Service, Inc.
    OR-5.......................  Legal Aid Services of        2,090,392.
                                  Oregon.
    MOR........................  Legal Aid Services of          537,114.
                                  Oregon.
    NOR-1......................  Legal Aid Services of          167,176.
                                  Oregon.
Pennsylvania:
    PA-1.......................  Philadelphia Legal           2,775,546.
                                  Assistance.
    PA-5.......................  Laurel Legal Services,         692,006.
                                  Inc.
    PA-8.......................  Neighborhood Legal           1,506,801.
                                  Services Assoc.
    PA-11......................  Southwestern                   503,062.
                                  Pennsylvania Legal Aid
                                  Society.
    PA-23......................  LA of Southeastern           1,017,327.
                                  Pennsylvania.
    PA-24......................  North Penn Legal             1,625,583.
                                  Services, Inc.
    PA-25......................  MidPenn Legal Services,      1,989,072.
                                  Inc.

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    PA-26......................  Northwestern Legal             657,653.
                                  Services.
    MPA........................  Philadelphia Legal             144,049.
                                  Assistance.
Puerto Rico:
    PR-1.......................  Puerto Rico Legal           14,686,125.
                                  Services, Inc.
    PR-2.......................  Community Law Office,          310,353.
                                  Inc.
    MPR........................  Puerto Rico Legal              219,851.
                                  Services, Inc.
Rhode Island: RI-1               Rhode Island Legal           1,006,618.
                                  Services, Inc.
South Carolina:
    SC-8.......................  The SC Centers for           4,404,793.
                                  Equal Justice.
    MSC........................  The SC Centers for             179,038.
                                  Equal Justice.
South Dakota:
    SD-2.......................  East River Legal               365,907.
                                  Services.
    SD-4.......................  Dakota Plains Legal            433,384.
                                  Services, Inc.
    MSD........................  Dakota Plains Legal              3,071.
                                  Services, Inc.
    NSD-1......................  Dakota Plains Legal            845,567.
                                  Services, Inc.
Tennessee:
    TN-4.......................  Memphis Area Legal           1,287,285.
                                  Services.
    TN-7.......................  West Tennessee Legal           600,676.
                                  Services, Inc.
    TN-9.......................  LA of East Tennessee...      1,964,918.
    TN-10......................  LAS of Middle TN and         2,340,865.
                                  the Cumberlands.
    MTN........................  Texas Rural Legal Aid,          54,383.
                                  Inc.
Texas:
    TX-13......................  Lone Star Legal Aid....      8,677,335.
    TX-14......................  West Texas Legal             6,844,410.
                                  Services.
    TX-15......................  Texas Rural Legal Aid,       9,327,617.
                                  Inc.
    MTX........................  Texas Rural Legal Aid,       1,234,600.
                                  Inc.
    NTX-1......................  Texas Rural Legal Aid,          28,343.
                                  Inc.
Utah:
    UT-1.......................  Utah Legal Services,         1,664,061.
                                  Inc.
    MUT........................  Utah Legal Services,            62,214.
                                  Inc.
    NUT-1......................  Utah Legal Services,            74,504.
                                  Inc.
Vermont: VT-1                    Legal Services Law Line        457,196.
                                  of Vermont, Inc.
Virginia:
    VA-15......................  Southwest Virginia             745,846.
                                  Legal Aid Society, Inc.
    VA-16......................  Legal Services of            1,283,428.
                                  Eastern Virginia, Inc.
    VA-17......................  Virginia Legal Aid             773,673.
                                  Society, Inc.
    VA-18......................  Central Virginia Legal         910,259.
                                  Aid Society, Inc.
    VA-19......................  Blue Ridge Legal               641,564.
                                  Services, Inc.
    VA-20......................  Potomac Legal Aid              994,268.
                                  Society.
    MVA........................  Central Virginia Legal         144,852.
                                  Aid Society, Inc.
Virgin Islands: VI-1             Legal Services of the          292,256.
                                  Virgin Islands, Inc.
Washington:
    WA-1.......................  Northwest Justice            4,385,249.
                                  Project.
    MWA........................  Northwest Justice              738,240.
                                  Project.
    NWA-1......................  Northwest Justice              257,978.
                                  Project.
Wisconsin:
    WI-2.......................  Wisconsin Judicare, Inc        801,802.
    WI-5.......................  Legal Action of              2,906,903.
                                  Wisconsin, Inc.
    MWI........................  Legal Action of                 69,159.
                                  Wisconsin, Inc.
    NWI-1......................  Wisconsin Judicare, Inc        140,479.
West Virginia:
    WV-5.......................  Legal Aid of West            2,613,517.
                                  Virginia, Inc.
    MWV........................  Legal Aid of West               28,622.
                                  Virginia, Inc.
Wyoming:
    WY-4.......................  Wyoming Legal Services.        447,189.
    MWY........................  Wyoming Legal Services.         11,111.
    NWY-1......................  Wyoming Legal Services.        156,492.
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    These grants and contracts will be awarded under the authority 
conferred on LSC by the Legal Services Corporation Act, as amended (42 
U.S.C. 2996e(a)(1)). Awards will be made so that each service area is 
served, although none of the listed organizations are guaranteed an 
award or contract. This public notice is issued pursuant to the LSC Act 
(42 U.S.C. 2996f(f)), with a request for comments and recommendations 
concerning the potential grantees within a period of thirty (30) days 
from the date of publication of this notice. Grants will become 
effective and grant funds will be distributed on or about January 1, 
2003.

    Dated: October 9, 2002.
Michael A. Genz,
Director, Office of Program Performance, Legal Services Corporation.
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