[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 74 (Friday, April 16, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 20650]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-8430]


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LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION


Notice of Availability of Calendar Year 2005 Competitive Grant 
Funds

AGENCY: Legal Services Corporation.

ACTION: Solicitation for proposals for the provision of civil 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 low-income people.
    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 civil legal 
services to eligible clients in the service area(s) of the states and 
territories identified below. The exact amount of congressionally 
appropriated funds and the date, terms and conditions of their 
availability for calendar year 2005 have not been determined.

DATES: See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for grants competition 
dates.

ADDRESSES: Legal Services Corporation--Competitive Grants, 3333 K 
Street, NW., Third Floor, Washington, DC 20007-3522.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Office of Program Performance by e-
mail at [email protected], or visit the grants competition Web site 
at www.ain.lsc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Request for Proposals (RFP) will be 
available April 23, 2004. Applicants must file a Notice of Intent to 
Compete (NIC) to participate in the competitive grants process.
    Applicants competing for service areas in Alabama, Arizona, 
Arkansas, California, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, 
Missouri, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Puerto 
Rico, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West 
Virginia, and Wisconsin must file the NIC by May 21, 2004, 5 p.m. e.t. 
The due date for filing grant proposals for service areas in these 
locations is June 18, 2004, 5 p.m. e.t.
    Applicants competing for service areas in Massachusetts and 
Minnesota must file the NIC by July 9, 2004, 5 p.m. e.t. The due date 
for filing grant proposals for service areas in these states is August 
6, 2004, 5 p.m. e.t.
    LSC is seeking proposals from: (1) Non-profit organizations that 
have as a purpose the provision of legal assistance to eligible 
clients; (2) private attorneys; (3) groups of private attorneys or law 
firms; (4) State or local governments; and (5) sub-state regional 
planning and coordination agencies that are composed of sub-state areas 
and whose governing boards are controlled by locally elected officials.
    The RFP, containing the NIC and grant application, guidelines, 
proposal content requirements, service area descriptions, and specific 
selection criteria, will be available from www.ain.lsc.gov April 23, 
2004. LSC will not fax the RFP to interested parties.
    Below are the service areas for which LSC is requesting grant 
proposals. Service area descriptions will be available from Appendix A 
of the RFP. Interested parties are asked to visit www.ain.lsc.gov 
regularly for updates on the LSC competitive grants process.

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                 State                             Service Area
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Alabama................................  AL-4
Arizona................................  AZ-2, AZ-3, AZ-5, MAZ, NAZ-5,
                                          NAZ-6
Arkansas...............................  AR-6, AR-7
California.............................  CA-1, NCA-1, CA-27, CA-28
Illinois...............................  IL-3, IL-7
Kentucky...............................  KY-2, KY-5, KY-9, KY-10
Louisiana..............................  LA-1, LA-12
Massachusetts..........................  MA-4, MA-10, MA-11, MA-12
Michigan...............................  MI-9, MI-12, MI-13, MI-14, MI-
                                          15, MMI, NMI-1
Minnesota..............................  MN-1, MN-4, MN-5, MN-6, MMN,
                                          NMN-1
Missouri...............................  MO-3, MO-4, MO-5, MO-7, MMO
New Mexico.............................  NM-1, NM-5, MNM, NNM-2, NNM-4
New York...............................  NY-9
North Dakota...........................  ND-3, MND, NND-3
Ohio...................................  OH-5, OH-17, OH-18, OH-19, OH-
                                          20, OH-21, OH-22, MOH
Oklahoma...............................  NOK-1
Puerto Rico............................  PR-1, PR-2, MPR
South Carolina.........................  SC-8, MSC
South Dakota...........................  SD-2, SD-4, MSD, NSD-1
Tennessee..............................  TN-4, TN-7, TN-9, TN-10
Texas..................................  TX-13, TX-14, TX-15, NTX-1
Virginia...............................  VA-17, VA-18, VA-19, VA-20, MVA
West Virginia..........................  WV-5, MWV
Wisconsin..............................  WI-5, MWI
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    Dated: April 6, 2004.
Michael A. Genz,
Director, Office of Program Performance, Legal Services Corporation.
[FR Doc. 04-8430 Filed 4-15-04; 8:45 am]
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