[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 228 (Wednesday, November 28, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67320-67321]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-23011]


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LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION


Notice of Availability of Calendar Year 2008 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 for the provision of a full 
range of civil legal services to eligible clients in American Samoa. 
The annualized grant amount is anticipated to be approximately 
$310,000. The grant will be awarded in or around June 2008.

DATES: See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for grants competition 
dates.

ADDRESS: 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) is available 
at http://www.ain.lsc.gov. Once at the Web site, click on ``Bulletin 
Board'' to access the RFP and other information pertaining to the LSC 
competitive grants process. Refer to the RFP for instructions on 
preparing the grant proposal; the regulations and guidelines governing 
LSC funding; the definition of a full range of legal services, and 
grant proposal submission requirements.
    Applicants must file a Notice of Intent to Compete (NIC; RFP Form-
H) to participate in the competitive grants process. The deadline for 
filing the NIC is December 31, 2007, 5 p.m., e.d.t. The deadline for 
filing grant proposals is March 3, 2008, 5 p.m., e.d.t. The dates shown 
in this notice for filing the NIC and the grant proposals supersede the 
dates in the RFP. All other instructions, regulations, guidelines, 
service area descriptions, definitions, and grant proposal submission 
requirements remain in effect unless otherwise noted.
    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

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governing boards are controlled by locally elected officials.
    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: November 20, 2007.
Michael A. Genz,
 Director, Office of Program Performance, Legal Services Corporation.
 [FR Doc. E7-23011 Filed 11-27-07; 8:45 am]
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