[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 222 (Monday, November 19, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65078-65082]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-22539]


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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, 2008

AGENCY: Legal Services Corporation.

ACTION: Announcement of intention to make FY 2008 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, 2008.

DATES: All comments and recommendations must be received on or before 
the close of business on December 19, 2007.

ADDRESSES: Legal Services Corporation--Competitive Grants, Legal 
Services Corporation; 3333 K Street, NW., Third Floor; Washington, DC 
2007.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Reginald Haley, Office of Program 
Performance, at (202) 295-1545, or [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to LSC's announcement of funding 
availability on April 13, 2007 (72 FR 18690), and Grant Renewal 
applications due on June 14, 2007, LSC intends to award funds to the 
following organizations to provide civil legal services in the 
indicated service areas. Amounts are subject to change.

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               Service area                                    Applicant name                      Grant amount
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Alabama:
    AL-4.................................  Legal Services Alabama, Inc..........................      $6,194,159
    MAL..................................  Texas RioGrande Legal Aid, Inc.......................          31,723
Alaska:
    AK-1.................................  Alaska Legal Services Corporation....................         717,081
    NAK-1................................  Alaska Legal Services Corporation....................         522,566
Arizona:
    AZ-2.................................  DNA-Peoples Legal Services, Inc......................         520,360
    AZ-3.................................  Community Legal Services, Inc........................       3,755,950
    AZ-5.................................  Southern Arizona Legal Aid, Inc......................       1,811,524
    MAZ..................................  Community Legal Services, Inc........................         143,149
    NAZ-5................................  DNA-Peoples Legal Services, Inc......................       2,521,402
    NAZ-6................................  Southern Arizona Legal Aid, Inc......................         615,905
Arkansas:
    AR-6.................................  Legal Aid of Arkansas, Inc...........................       1,442,661
    AR-7.................................  Center for Arkansas Legal Services...................       2,153,508
    MAR..................................  Texas RioGrande Legal Aid, Inc.......................          76,207
California:
    CA-1.................................  California Indian Legal Services, Inc................          32,757
    CA-2.................................  Greater Bakersfield Legal Assistance, Inc............         910,038
    CA-12................................  Inland Counties Legal Services, Inc..................       4,043,496
    CA-14................................  Legal Aid Society of San Diego, Inc..................       2,827,558
    CA-19................................  Legal Aid Society of Orange County, Inc..............       3,949,336
    CA-26................................  Central California Legal Services....................       2,847,151
    CA-27................................  Legal Services of Northern California, Inc...........       3,518,106
    CA-28................................  Bay Area Legal Aid...................................       4,147,448
    CA-29................................  Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles..................       7,863,346
    CA-30................................  Neighborhood Legal Services of Los Angeles County....       4,644,807
    CA-31................................  California Rural Legal Assistance, Inc...............       4,641,722
    MCA..................................  California Rural Legal Assistance, Inc...............       2,545,202

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    NCA-1................................  California Indian Legal Services, Inc................         853,675
Colorado:
    CO-6.................................  Colorado Legal Services..............................       3,325,621
    MCO..................................  Colorado Legal Services..............................         143,193
    NCO-1................................  Colorado Legal Services..............................          92,795
Connecticut:
    CT-1.................................  Statewide Legal Services of Connecticut, Inc.........       2,298,378
    NCT-1................................  Pine Tree Legal Assistance, Inc......................          15,127
Delaware:
    DE-1.................................  Legal Services Corporation of Delaware, Inc..........         599,465
    MDE..................................  Legal Aid Bureau, Inc................................          23,937
District of Columbia:
    DC-1.................................  Neighborhood Lgl. Svcs. Program of the Dist. of Col..         976,561
Florida:
    FL-5.................................  Legal Services of Greater Miami, Inc.................       3,423,045
    FL-13................................  Legal Services of North Florida, Inc.................       1,405,569
    FL-14................................  Three Rivers Legal Services, Inc.....................       1,731,241
    FL-15................................  Community Legal Services of Mid-Florida, Inc.........       2,988,418
    FL-16................................  Bay Area Legal Services, Inc.........................       2,535,686
    FL-17................................  Florida Rural Legal Services, Inc....................       2,669,506
    FL-18................................  Coast to Coast Legal Aid of South Florida, Inc.......       1,794,874
    MFL..................................  Florida Rural Legal Services, Inc....................         865,911
Georgia:
    GA-1.................................  Atlanta Legal Aid Society, Inc.......................       2,496,865
    GA-2.................................  Georgia Legal Services Program.......................       6,344,861
    MGA..................................  Georgia Legal Services Program.......................         378,014
Guam:
    GU-1.................................  Guam Legal Services Corporation......................         310,288
Hawaii:
    HI-1.................................  Legal Aid Society of Hawaii..........................       1,275,228
    MHI..................................  Legal Aid Society of Hawaii..........................          66,442
    NHI-1................................  Native Hawaiian Legal Corporation....................         221,338
Idaho:
    ID-1.................................  Idaho Legal Aid Services, Inc........................       1,146,232
    MID..................................  Idaho Legal Aid Services, Inc........................         180,213
    NID-1................................  Idaho Legal Aid Services, Inc........................          62,776
Illinois:
    IL-3.................................  Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation, Inc.....       2,386,562
    IL-6.................................  Legal Assistance Foundation of Metro. Chicago........       6,229,752
    IL-7.................................  Prairie State Legal Services, Inc....................       2,665,154
    MIL..................................  Legal Assistance Foundation of Metro. Chicago........         240,680
Indiana:
    IN-5.................................  Indiana Legal Services, Inc..........................       4,880,056
    MIN..................................  Indiana Legal Services, Inc..........................         109,625
Iowa:
    IA-3.................................  Iowa Legal Aid.......................................       2,264,631
    MIA..................................  Iowa Legal Aid.......................................          36,378
Kansas:
    KS-1.................................  Kansas Legal Services, Inc...........................       2,287,952
    MKS..................................  Kansas Legal Services, Inc...........................          11,460
Kentucky:
    KY-2.................................  Legal Aid Society....................................       1,136,065
    KY-5.................................  Appalachian Res. and Defense Fund of Kentucky........       1,960,479
    KY-9.................................  Kentucky Legal Aid...................................       1,177,670
    KY-10................................  Legal Aid of the Bluegrass...........................       1,223,911
    MKY..................................  Texas RioGrande Legal Aid, Inc.......................          41,033
Louisiana:
    LA-1.................................  Capital Area Legal Services Corporation..............       1,366,338
    LA-10................................  Acadiana Legal Service Corporation...................       1,935,365
    LA-11................................  Legal Services of North Louisiana, Inc...............       1,815,850
    LA-12................................  Southeast Louisiana Legal Services Corporation.......       2,446,431
    MLA..................................  Texas RioGrande Legal Aid, Inc.......................          26,550
Maine:
    ME-1.................................  Pine Tree Legal Assistance, Inc......................       1,139,240
    MMX-1................................  Pine Tree Legal Assistance, Inc......................         120,416
    NME-1................................  Pine Tree Legal Assistance, Inc......................          62,279
Maryland:
    MD-1.................................  Legal Aid Bureau, Inc................................       3,824,613
    MMD..................................  Legal Aid Bureau, Inc................................          87,659
Massachusetts:
    MA-4.................................  Merrimack Valley Legal Services, Inc.................         800,191
    MA-10................................  Massachusetts Justice Project, Inc...................       1,454,397
    MA-11................................  Volunteer Lawyers Project of the Boston Bar Assoc....       1,963,315
    MA-12................................  New Center for Legal Advocacy, Inc...................         880,028

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Michigan:
    MI-9.................................  Legal Services of Northern Michigan, Inc.............         680,801
    MI-12................................  Legal Services of South Central Michigan.............       1,231,866
    MI-13................................  Legal Aid and Defender Association, Inc..............       3,689,294
    MI-14................................  Legal Services of Eastern Michigan...................       1,321,121
    MI-15................................  Legal Aid of Western Michigan........................       1,607,597
    MMI..................................  Legal Services of South Central Michigan.............         580,362
    NMI-1................................  Michigan Indian Legal Services, Inc..................         159,061
Micronesia:
    MP-1.................................  Micronesian Legal Services, Inc......................       1,590,295
Minnesota:
    MN-1.................................  Legal Aid Service of Northeastern Minnesota..........         402,923
    MN-4.................................  Legal Services of Northwest Minnesota Corporation....         361,122
    MN-5.................................  Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services, Inc......       1,173,577
    MN-6.................................  Central Minnesota Legal Services, Inc................       1,262,697
    MMN..................................  Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services, Inc......         192,904
    NMN-1................................  Anishinabe Legal Services, Inc.......................         230,916
Mississippi:
    MS-9.................................  North Mississippi Rural Legal Services, Inc..........       1,934,821
    MS-10................................  Mississippi Center for Legal Services................       2,898,120
    MMS..................................  Texas RioGrande Legal Aid, Inc.......................          55,026
    NMS-1................................  Mississippi Center for Legal Services................          80,322
Missouri:
    MO-3.................................  Legal Aid of Western Missouri........................       1,712,138
    MO-4.................................  Legal Services of Eastern Missouri, Inc..............       1,890,273
    MO-5.................................  Mid-Missouri Legal Services Corporation..............         376,819
    MO-7.................................  Legal Services of Southern Missouri..................       1,631,168
    MMO..................................  Legal Aid of Western Missouri........................          78,544
Montana:
    MT-1.................................  Montana Legal Services Association...................       1,092,089
    MMT..................................  Montana Legal Services Association...................          52,627
    NMT-1................................  Montana Legal Services Association...................         153,854
Nebraska:
    NE-4.................................  Legal Aid of Nebraska................................       1,397,489
    MNE..................................  Legal Aid of Nebraska................................          40,766
    NNE-1................................  Legal Aid of Nebraska................................          31,940
Nevada:
    NV-1.................................  Nevada Legal Services, Inc...........................       1,831,947
    MNV..................................  Nevada Legal Services, Inc...........................           2,426
    NNV-1................................  Nevada Legal Services, Inc...........................         128,487
New Hampshire:
    NH-1.................................  Legal Advice & Referral Center, Inc..................         690,772
New Jersey:
    NJ-8.................................  Essex-Newark Legal Services Project, Inc.............       1,048,148
    NJ-12................................  Ocean-Monmouth Legal Services, Inc...................         641,988
    NJ-15................................  Legal Services of Northwest Jersey...................         378,763
    NJ-16................................  South Jersey Legal Services, Inc.....................       1,289,417
    NJ-17................................  Central Jersey Legal Services, Inc...................       1,052,474
    NJ-18................................  Northeast New Jersey Legal Services Corporation......       1,712,762
    MNJ..................................  South Jersey Legal Services, Inc.....................         116,340
New Mexico:
    NM-1.................................  DNA-Peoples Legal Services, Inc......................         209,287
    NM-5.................................  New Mexico Legal Aid.................................       2,640,049
    MNM..................................  New Mexico Legal Aid.................................          84,207
    NNM-2................................  DNA-Peoples Legal Services, Inc......................          21,952
    NNM-4................................  New Mexico Legal Aid.................................         448,960
New York:
    NY-7.................................  Nassau/Suffolk Law Services Committee, Inc...........       1,341,108
    NY-9.................................  Legal Services for New York City.....................      14,721,878
    NY-20................................  Legal Services of the Hudson Valley..................       1,725,088
    NY-21................................  Legal Aid Society of Northeastern New York, Inc......       1,295,651
    NY-22................................  Legal Aid Society of Mid-New York, Inc...............       1,698,288
    NY-23................................  Legal Assistance of Western New York, Inc............       1,664,791
    NY-24................................  Neighborhood Legal Services, Inc.....................       1,296,346
    MNY..................................  Legal Aid Society of Mid-New York, Inc...............         266,882
North Carolina:
    NC-5.................................  Legal Aid of North Carolina, Inc.....................       8,032,991
    MNC..................................  Legal Aid of North Carolina, Inc.....................         516,748
    NNC-1................................  Legal Aid of North Carolina, Inc.....................         210,882
North Dakota:
    ND-3.................................  Legal Services of North Dakota.......................         543,360
    MND..................................  Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services, Inc......         111,756
    NND-3................................  Legal Services of North Dakota.......................         260,282
Ohio:
    OH-5.................................  The Legal Aid Society of Columbus....................       1,229,387

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    OH-17................................  Ohio State Legal Services............................       1,646,749
    OH-18................................  Legal Aid Society of Greater Cincinnati..............       1,388,723
    OH-20................................  Community Legal Aid Services, Inc....................       1,606,732
    OH-21................................  The Legal Aid Society of Cleveland...................       2,044,258
    OH-23................................  Legal Aid of Western Ohio, Inc.......................       2,403,409
    MOH..................................  Legal Aid of Western Ohio, Inc.......................         121,450
Oklahoma:
    OK-3.................................  Legal Aid Services of Oklahoma, Inc..................       4,320,679
    MOK..................................  Legal Aid Services of Oklahoma, Inc..................          60,333
    NOK-1................................  Oklahoma Indian Legal Services, Inc..................         791,159
Oregon:
    OR-6.................................  Legal Aid Services of Oregon.........................       2,929,860
    MOR..................................  Legal Aid Services of Oregon.........................         537,064
    NOR-1................................  Legal Aid Services of Oregon.........................         178,371
Pennsylvania:
    PA-1.................................  Philadelphia Legal Assistance Center.................       2,959,139
    PA-5.................................  Laurel Legal Services, Inc...........................         735,176
    PA-8.................................  Neighborhood Legal Services Association..............       1,602,505
    PA-11................................  Southwestern Pennsylvania Legal Services, Inc........         534,121
    PA-23................................  Legal Aid of Southeastern Pennsylvania...............       1,086,577
    PA-24................................  North Penn Legal Services, Inc.......................       1,733,337
    PA-25................................  MidPenn Legal Services, Inc..........................       2,120,537
    PA-26................................  Northwestern Legal Services..........................         699,396
    MPA..................................  Philadelphia Legal Assistance Center.................         159,799
Puerto Rico:
    PR-1.................................  Puerto Rico Legal Services, Inc......................      15,608,934
    PR-2.................................  Community Law Office, Inc............................         330,452
    MPR..................................  Puerto Rico Legal Services, Inc......................         280,322
Rhode Island:
    RI-1.................................  Rhode Island Legal Services, Inc.....................       1,073,387
South Carolina:
    SC-8.................................  South Carolina Legal Services, Inc...................       4,695,383
    MSC..................................  South Carolina Legal Services, Inc...................         190,710
South Dakota:
    SD-2.................................  East River Legal Services............................         389,661
    SD-4.................................  Dakota Plains Legal Services, Inc....................         461,784
    MSD..................................  Dakota Plains Legal Services, Inc....................           3,826
    NSD-1................................  Dakota Plains Legal Services, Inc....................         902,194
Tennessee:
    TN-4.................................  Memphis Area Legal Services, Inc.....................       1,370,636
    TN-7.................................  West Tennessee Legal Services, Inc...................         639,447
    TN-9.................................  Legal Aid of East Tennessee..........................       2,093,683
    TN-10................................  Lgl. Aid Soc. of Middle Tenn. and the Cumberlands....       2,495,215
    MTN..................................  Texas RioGrande Legal Aid, Inc.......................          61,153
Texas:
    TX-13................................  Lone Star Legal Aid..................................       9,247,199
    TX-14................................  Legal Aid of NorthWest Texas.........................       7,295,862
    TX-15................................  Texas RioGrande Legal Aid, Inc.......................       9,921,650
    MTX..................................  Texas RioGrande Legal Aid, Inc.......................       1,339,253
    NTX-1................................  Texas RioGrande Legal Aid, Inc.......................          30,241
Utah:
    UT-1.................................  Utah Legal Services, Inc.............................       1,774,709
    MUT..................................  Utah Legal Services, Inc.............................          65,398
    NUT-1................................  Utah Legal Services, Inc.............................          79,494
Vermont:
    VT-1.................................  Legal Services Law Line of Vermont, Inc..............         487,210
Virgin Islands:
    VI-1.................................  Legal Services of the Virgin Islands, Inc............         311,527
Virginia:
    VA-15................................  Southwest Virginia Legal Aid Society, Inc............         791,148
    VA-16................................  Legal Aid Society of Eastern Virginia................       1,366,739
    VA-17................................  Virginia Legal Aid Society, Inc......................         823,566
    VA-18................................  Central Virginia Legal Aid Society, Inc..............         970,897
    VA-19................................  Blue Ridge Legal Services, Inc.......................         685,028
    MVA..................................  Central Virginia Legal Aid Society, Inc..............         152,067
Washington:
    WA-1.................................  Northwest Justice Project............................       4,757,580
    MWA..................................  Northwest Justice Project............................         703,757
    NWA-1................................  Northwest Justice Project............................         275,255
West Virginia:
    WV-5.................................  Legal Aid of West Virginia, Inc......................       2,781,120
    MWV..................................  Legal Aid of West Virginia, Inc......................          35,245
Wisconsin:
    WI-2.................................  Wisconsin Judicare, Inc..............................         849,376

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    WI-5.................................  Legal Action of Wisconsin, Inc.......................       3,089,820
    MWI..................................  Legal Action of Wisconsin, Inc.......................          87,783
    NWI-1................................  Wisconsin Judicare, Inc..............................         149,888
Wyoming:
    WY-4.................................  Wyoming Legal Services, Inc..........................         476,526
    MWY..................................  Wyoming Legal Services, Inc..........................          11,995
    NWY-1................................  Wyoming Legal Services, Inc..........................         166,972
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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, 
2008.

    Dated: November 13, 2007.
Michael A. Genz,
Director, Office of Program Performance, Legal Services Corporation.
[FR Doc. E7-22539 Filed 11-16-07; 8:45 am]
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