[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 138 (Tuesday, July 20, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 43456]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-16469]



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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 service areas OR-2, OR-4, OR-5, MOR, 
and NOR-1 in Oregon. 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 http://www.ain.lsc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Request for Proposals (RFP) is available 
at http://www.ain.lsc.gov. Applicants must file a Notice of Intent to 
Compete (NIC) to participate in the competitive grants process.
    Applicants competing for service areas OR-2, OR-4, OR-5, MOR, and/
or NOR-1 in Oregon must file the NIC by July 30, 2004, 5 p.m. e.t. The 
due date for filing grant proposals for service areas in Oregon is 
August 27, 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, are available from http://www.ain.lsc.gov. LSC will 
not fax the RFP to interested parties.
    Interested parties are asked to visit http://www.ain.lsc.gov 
regularly for updates on the LSC competitive grants process.

    Dated: July 15, 2004.
Victor M. Fortuno,
Vice President for Legal Affairs, General Counsel, and Corporate 
Secretary, Legal Services Corporation.
[FR Doc. 04-16469 Filed 7-19-04; 8:45 am]
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