[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 208 (Thursday, October 29, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55863-55868]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-26005]


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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, 2010

AGENCY: Legal Services Corporation.

ACTION: Announcement of intention to make FY 2010 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, 2010.

DATES: All comments and recommendations must be received on or before 
the close of business on November 30, 2009.

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

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 3, 2009 (74 FR 15307), and Grant Renewal 
applications due on June 5, 2009, 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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                                                                                                     Estimated
                           Service area                                    Applicant name           annualized
                                                                                                   grant amount
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Alabama
    AL-4.........................................................  Legal Services Alabama, Inc..      $6,850,344
    MAL..........................................................  Texas RioGrande Legal Aid,             35,083
                                                                    Inc.
 
Alaska
 
    AK-1.........................................................  Alaska Legal Services                 793,046
                                                                    Corporation.
    NAK-1........................................................  Alaska Legal Services                 577,924
                                                                    Corporation.
 
Arizona
 

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    AZ-3.........................................................  Community Legal Services, Inc       4,153,841
    MAZ..........................................................  Community Legal Services, Inc         158,313
    NAZ-6........................................................  Southern Arizona Legal Aid,           681,151
                                                                    Inc.
    AZ-5.........................................................  Southern Arizona Legal Aid,         2,003,430
                                                                    Inc.
    AZ-2.........................................................  DNA-Peoples Legal Services,           575,485
                                                                    Inc.
    NAZ-5........................................................  DNA-Peoples Legal Services,         2,788,510
                                                                    Inc.
 
Arkansas
 
    AR-6.........................................................  Legal Aid of Arkansas, Inc...       1,595,491
    AR-7.........................................................  Center for Arkansas Legal           2,381,642
                                                                    Services.
    MAR..........................................................  Texas RioGrande Legal Aid,             84,280
                                                                    Inc.
 
California
 
    NCA-1........................................................  California Indian Legal               944,111
                                                                    Services, Inc.
    CA-1.........................................................  California Indian Legal                36,227
                                                                    Services, Inc.
    CA-2.........................................................  Greater Bakersfield Legal           1,006,445
                                                                    Assistance, Inc.
    CA-26........................................................  Central California Legal            3,148,767
                                                                    Services, Inc.
    CA-29........................................................  Legal Aid Foundation of Los         8,696,359
                                                                    Angeles.
    CA-30........................................................  Neigh. Legal Services of Los        5,136,861
                                                                    Angeles County.
    CA-12........................................................  Inland Counties Legal               4,471,848
                                                                    Services, Inc.
    CA-27........................................................  Legal Services of Northern          3,890,801
                                                                    California, Inc.
    CA-14........................................................  Legal Aid Society of San            3,127,098
                                                                    Diego, Inc.
    CA-31........................................................  California Rural Legal              5,133,448
                                                                    Assistance, Inc.
    MCA..........................................................  California Rural Legal              2,814,831
                                                                    Assistance, Inc.
    CA-28........................................................  Bay Area Legal Aid...........       4,586,813
    CA-19........................................................  Legal Aid Society of Orange         4,367,713
                                                                    County, Inc.
 
Colorado
 
    MCO..........................................................  Colorado Legal Services......         158,362
    NCO-1........................................................  Colorado Legal Services......         102,625
    CO-6.........................................................  Colorado Legal Services......       3,677,925
 
Connecticut
 
    CT-1.........................................................  Statewide Legal Services of         2,541,859
                                                                    Connecticut, Inc.
    NCT-1........................................................  Pine Tree Legal Assistance,            16,729
                                                                    Inc.
 
Delaware
 
    DE-1.........................................................  Legal Services Corporation of         662,971
                                                                    Delaware, Inc.
    MDE..........................................................  Legal Aid Bureau, Inc........          26,473
 
District of Columbia
 
    DC-1.........................................................  Neigh. Legal Svcs. Prog. of         1,080,014
                                                                    the District of Columbia.
 
Florida
 
    FL-15........................................................  Community Legal Services of         3,305,000
                                                                    Mid-Florida, Inc.
    FL-17........................................................  Florida Rural Legal Services,       2,952,304
                                                                    Inc.
    MFL..........................................................  Florida Rural Legal Services,         957,642
                                                                    Inc.
    FL-5.........................................................  Legal Services of Greater           3,785,670
                                                                    Miami, Inc.
    FL-13........................................................  Legal Services of North             1,554,470
                                                                    Florida, Inc.
    FL-16........................................................  Bay Area Legal Services, Inc.       2,804,307
    FL-14........................................................  Three Rivers Legal Services,        1,914,642
                                                                    Inc.
    FL-18........................................................  Coast to Coast Legal Aid of         1,985,016
                                                                    South Florida, Inc.
 
Georgia
 
    GA-1.........................................................  Atlanta Legal Aid Society,          2,761,373
                                                                    Inc.
    MGA..........................................................  Georgia Legal Services                418,059
                                                                    Program.
    GA-2.........................................................  Georgia Legal Services              7,017,011
                                                                    Program.
 
Guam
 
    GU-1.........................................................  Guam Legal Services                   343,158
                                                                    Corporation.
 
Hawaii
 
    HI-1.........................................................  Legal Aid Society of Hawaii..       1,483,801
    NHI-1........................................................  Legal Aid Society of Hawaii..         244,785
 
Idaho
 
    MID..........................................................  Idaho Legal Aid Services, Inc         199,304
    ID-1.........................................................  Idaho Legal Aid Services, Inc       1,267,660
    NID-1........................................................  Idaho Legal Aid Services, Inc          69,426
 
Illinois
 
    IL-6.........................................................  Legal Assistance Foundation         6,889,708
                                                                    of Metro. Chicago.
    MIL..........................................................  Legal Assistance Foundation           266,177
                                                                    of Metro. Chicago.
    IL-3.........................................................  Land of Lincoln Legal               2,639,386
                                                                    Assistance Foundation, Inc.
    IL-7.........................................................  Prairie State Legal Services,       2,947,490
                                                                    Inc.
 
Indiana
 

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    MIN..........................................................  Indiana Legal Services, Inc..         121,238
    IN-5.........................................................  Indiana Legal Services, Inc..       5,397,030
 
Iowa
 
    MIA..........................................................  Iowa Legal Aid...............          40,232
    IA-3.........................................................  Iowa Legal Aid...............       2,504,537
 
Kansas
 
    MKS..........................................................  Kansas Legal Services, Inc...          12,674
    KS-1.........................................................  Kansas Legal Services, Inc...       2,530,329
 
Kentucky
 
    KY-10........................................................  Legal Aid of the Bluegrass...       1,353,568
    KY-2.........................................................  Legal Aid Society, Inc.......       1,256,416
    KY-5.........................................................  Appalachian Research and            2,168,164
                                                                    Defense Fund of KY.
    KY-9.........................................................  Kentucky Legal Aid...........       1,302,427
    MKY..........................................................  Texas RioGrande Legal Aid,             45,380
                                                                    Inc.
 
Louisiana
 
    LA-1.........................................................  Capital Area Legal Services         1,511,082
                                                                    Corporation.
    LA-10........................................................  Acadiana Legal Service              2,140,390
                                                                    Corporation.
    LA-11........................................................  Legal Services of North             2,008,214
                                                                    Louisiana, Inc.
    LA-12........................................................  Southeast Louisiana Legal           2,705,597
                                                                    Services Corporation.
    MLA..........................................................  Texas RioGrande Legal Aid,             29,363
                                                                    Inc.
 
Maine
 
    NME-1........................................................  Pine Tree Legal Assistance,            68,877
                                                                    Inc.
    ME-1.........................................................  Pine Tree Legal Assistance,         1,259,927
                                                                    Inc.
    MMX-1........................................................  Pine Tree Legal Assistance,           133,172
                                                                    Inc.
 
Maryland
 
    MMD..........................................................  Legal Aid Bureau, Inc........          96,945
    MD-1.........................................................  Legal Aid Bureau, Inc........       4,229,777
 
Massachusetts
 
    MA-11........................................................  Vol. Lawyers Project of the         2,171,301
                                                                    Boston Bar Association.
    MA-12........................................................  New Center for Legal                  973,255
                                                                    Advocacy, Inc.
    MA-4.........................................................  Merrimack Valley Legal                884,960
                                                                    Services, Inc.
    MA-10........................................................  Massachusetts Justice               1,608,471
                                                                    Project, Inc.
 
Michigan
 
    MI-12........................................................  Legal Services of South             1,362,366
                                                                    Central Michigan.
    MMI..........................................................  Legal Services of South               641,844
                                                                    Central Michigan.
    MI-14........................................................  Legal Services of Eastern           1,461,076
                                                                    Michigan.
    MI-9.........................................................  Legal Services of Northern            752,922
                                                                    Michigan, Inc.
    MI-15........................................................  Legal Aid of Western Michigan       1,777,900
    MI-13........................................................  Legal Aid and Defender              4,080,124
                                                                    Association, Inc.
    NMI-1........................................................  Michigan Indian Legal                 175,912
                                                                    Services, Inc.
 
Micronesia
 
    MP-1.........................................................  Micronesian Legal Services,         1,758,765
                                                                    Inc.
 
Minnesota
 
    MN-1.........................................................  Legal Aid Service of                  445,607
                                                                    Northeastern Minnesota.
    MN-6.........................................................  Central Minnesota Legal             1,396,463
                                                                    Services, Inc.
    MN-4.........................................................  Legal Services of Northwest           399,378
                                                                    Minnesota Corporation.
    MMN..........................................................  Southern Minnesota Regional           213,340
                                                                    Legal Services, Inc.
    MN-5.........................................................  Southern Minnesota Regional         1,297,900
                                                                    Legal Services, Inc.
    NMN-1........................................................  Anishinabe Legal Services,            255,379
                                                                    Inc.
 
Mississippi
 
    MS-9.........................................................  North Mississippi Rural Legal       2,139,788
                                                                    Services, Inc.
    MS-10........................................................  Mississippi Center for Legal        3,205,135
                                                                    Services.
    NMS-1........................................................  Choctaw Legal Defense........          88,831
    MMS..........................................................  Texas RioGrande Legal Aid,             60,856
                                                                    Inc.
 
Missouri
 
    MMO..........................................................  Legal Aid of Western Missouri          86,865
    MO-3.........................................................  Legal Aid of Western Missouri       1,893,515
    MO-4.........................................................  Legal Services of Eastern           2,090,522
                                                                    Missouri, Inc.
    MO-5.........................................................  Mid-Missouri Legal Services           416,737
                                                                    Corporation.
    MO-7.........................................................  Legal Services of Southern          1,803,968
                                                                    Missouri.
 
Montana
 
    MT-1.........................................................  Montana Legal Services              1,207,781
                                                                    Association.
    NMT-1........................................................  Montana Legal Services                170,153
                                                                    Association.
    MMT..........................................................  Montana Legal Services                 58,202
                                                                    Association.
 

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Nebraska
 
    MNE..........................................................  Legal Aid of Nebraska........          45,084
    NE-4.........................................................  Legal Aid of Nebraska........       1,545,534
    NNE-1........................................................  Legal Aid of Nebraska........          35,323
 
Nevada
 
    MNV..........................................................  Nevada Legal Services, Inc...           2,683
    NNV-1........................................................  Nevada Legal Services, Inc...         142,099
    NV-1.........................................................  Nevada Legal Services, Inc...       2,026,017
 
New Hampshire
 
    NH-1.........................................................  Legal Advice & Referral               763,949
                                                                    Center, Inc.
 
New Jersey
 
    NJ-15........................................................  Legal Services of Northwest           418,888
                                                                    Jersey.
    MNJ..........................................................  South Jersey Legal Services,          128,665
                                                                    Inc.
    NJ-16........................................................  South Jersey Legal Services,        1,426,013
                                                                    Inc.
    NJ-18........................................................  Northeast New Jersey Legal          1,894,206
                                                                    Services Corporation.
    NJ-8.........................................................  Essex-Newark Legal Services         1,159,185
                                                                    Project, Inc.
    NJ-12........................................................  Ocean-Monmouth Legal                  709,998
                                                                    Services, Inc.
    NJ-17........................................................  Central Jersey Legal                1,163,969
                                                                    Services, Inc.
 
New Mexico
 
    NNM-2........................................................  DNA-Peoples Legal Services,            24,277
                                                                    Inc.
    NM-1.........................................................  DNA-Peoples Legal Services,           231,458
                                                                    Inc.
    NM-5.........................................................  New Mexico Legal Aid.........       2,919,726
    MNM..........................................................  New Mexico Legal Aid.........          93,128
    NNM-4........................................................  New Mexico Legal Aid.........         496,521
 
New York
 
    NY-21........................................................  Legal Aid Society of                1,432,907
                                                                    Northeastern New York, Inc.
    NY-24........................................................  Neighborhood Legal Services,        1,433,676
                                                                    Inc.
    NY-7.........................................................  Nassau/Suffolk Law Services         1,483,179
                                                                    Committee, Inc.
    NY-9.........................................................  Legal Services for New York        16,281,457
                                                                    City.
    NY-23........................................................  Legal Assistance of Western         1,841,152
                                                                    New York, Inc.
    MNY..........................................................  Legal Aid Society of Mid-New          295,154
                                                                    York, Inc.
    NY-22........................................................  Legal Aid Society of Mid-New        1,878,198
                                                                    York, Inc.
    NY-20........................................................  Legal Services of the Hudson        1,907,837
                                                                    Valley.
 
North Carolina
 
    NC-5.........................................................  Legal Aid of North Carolina,        8,883,975
                                                                    Inc.
    MNC..........................................................  Legal Aid of North Carolina,          571,490
                                                                    Inc.
    NNC-1........................................................  Legal Aid of North Carolina,          233,222
                                                                    Inc.
 
North Dakota
 
    MND..........................................................  Southern Minnesota Regional           123,595
                                                                    Legal Services, Inc.
    NND-3........................................................  Legal Services of North               287,855
                                                                    Dakota.
    ND-3.........................................................  Legal Services of North               600,922
                                                                    Dakota.
 
Ohio
 
    OH-20........................................................  Community Legal Aid Services,       1,776,943
                                                                    Inc.
    OH-18........................................................  Legal Aid Society of Greater        1,535,839
                                                                    Cincinnati.
    OH-21........................................................  The Legal Aid Society of            2,260,819
                                                                    Cleveland.
    OH-17........................................................  Ohio State Legal Services....       1,821,199
    OH-5.........................................................  Ohio State Legal Services....       1,359,624
    OH-23........................................................  Legal Aid of Western Ohio,          2,658,017
                                                                    Inc.
    MOH..........................................................  Legal Aid of Western Ohio,            134,316
                                                                    Inc.
 
Oklahoma
 
    NOK-1........................................................  Oklahoma Indian Legal                 874,972
                                                                    Services, Inc.
    OK-3.........................................................  Legal Aid Services of               4,778,395
                                                                    Oklahoma, Inc.
    MOK..........................................................  Legal Aid Services of                  66,724
                                                                    Oklahoma, Inc.
 
Oregon
 
    NOR-1........................................................  Legal Aid Services of Oregon.         197,267
    MOR..........................................................  Legal Aid Services of Oregon.         593,958
    OR-6.........................................................  Legal Aid Services of Oregon.       3,240,238
 
Pennsylvania
 
    PA-1.........................................................  Philadelphia Legal Assistance       3,272,619
                                                                    Center.
    MPA..........................................................  Philadelphia Legal Assistance         176,728
                                                                    Center.
    PA-5.........................................................  Laurel Legal Services, Inc...         813,058
    PA-25........................................................  MidPenn Legal Services, Inc..       2,345,178
    PA-8.........................................................  Neighborhood Legal Services         1,772,268
                                                                    Association.
    PA-24........................................................  North Penn Legal Services,          1,916,960
                                                                    Inc.
    PA-11........................................................  Southwestern Pennsylvania             590,703
                                                                    Legal Services, Inc.

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    PA-26........................................................  Northwestern Legal Services..         773,487
    PA-23........................................................  Legal Aid of Southeastern           1,201,685
                                                                    Pennsylvania.
 
Puerto Rico
 
    PR-1.........................................................  Puerto Rico Legal Services,        17,262,485
                                                                    Inc.
    MPR..........................................................  Puerto Rico Legal Services,           310,018
                                                                    Inc.
    PR-2.........................................................  Community Law Office, Inc....         365,459
 
Rhode Island
 
    RI-1.........................................................  Rhode Island Legal Services,        1,187,098
                                                                    Inc.
 
South Carolina
 
    MSC..........................................................  Georgia Legal Services                210,913
                                                                    Program.
    SC-8.........................................................  South Carolina Legal                5,192,794
                                                                    Services, Inc.
    MSC..........................................................  South Carolina Legal                  210,913
                                                                    Services, Inc.
 
South Dakota
 
    SD-2.........................................................  East River Legal Services....         430,940
    MSD..........................................................  Dakota Plains Legal Services,           4,231
                                                                    Inc.
    NSD-1........................................................  Dakota Plains Legal Services,         997,769
                                                                    Inc.
    SD-4.........................................................  Dakota Plains Legal Services,         510,703
                                                                    Inc.
 
Tennessee
 
    TN-9.........................................................  Legal Aid of East Tennessee..       2,315,480
    TN-4.........................................................  Memphis Area Legal Services,        1,515,836
                                                                    Inc.
    TN-10........................................................  Legal Aid Soc. of Middle TN         2,759,548
                                                                    and the Cumberlands.
    TN-7.........................................................  West Tennessee Legal                  707,187
                                                                    Services, Inc.
    MTN..........................................................  Texas RioGrande Legal Aid,             67,632
                                                                    Inc.
 
Texas
 
    TX-14........................................................  Legal Aid of NorthWest Texas.       8,068,757
    TX-13........................................................  Lone Star Legal Aid..........      10,226,812
    NTX-1........................................................  Texas RioGrande Legal Aid,             33,445
                                                                    Inc.
    TX-15........................................................  Texas RioGrande Legal Aid,         10,972,712
                                                                    Inc.
    MTX..........................................................  Texas RioGrande Legal Aid,          1,481,128
                                                                    Inc.
 
Utah
 
    UT-1.........................................................  Utah Legal Services, Inc.....       1,962,715
    NUT-1........................................................  Utah Legal Services, Inc.....          87,916
    MUT..........................................................  Utah Legal Services, Inc.....          72,326
 
Vermont
 
    VT-1.........................................................  Legal Services Law Line of            538,823
                                                                    Vermont, Inc.
Virgin Islands
    VI-1.........................................................  Legal Services of the Virgin          344,529
                                                                    Islands, Inc.
 
Virginia
 
    VA-15........................................................  Southwest Virginia Legal Aid          874,959
                                                                    Society, Inc.
    VA-16........................................................  Legal Aid Society of Eastern        1,511,526
                                                                    Virginia.
    VA-18........................................................  Central Virginia Legal Aid          1,073,751
                                                                    Society, Inc.
    MVA..........................................................  Central Virginia Legal Aid            168,176
                                                                    Society, Inc.
    VA-17........................................................  Virginia Legal Aid Society,           910,812
                                                                    Inc.
    VA-19........................................................  Blue Ridge Legal Services,            757,598
                                                                    Inc.
    VA-20........................................................  Legal Services of Northern          1,179,720
                                                                    Virginia, Inc.
 
Washington
 
    MWA..........................................................  Northwest Justice Project....         778,310
    WA-1.........................................................  Northwest Justice Project....       5,261,580
    NWA-1........................................................  Northwest Justice Project....         304,414
 
West Virginia
 
    WV-5.........................................................  Legal Aid of West Virginia,         3,075,741
                                                                    Inc.
    MWV..........................................................  Legal Aid of West Virginia,            38,979
                                                                    Inc.
 
Wisconsin
 
    MWI..........................................................  Legal Action of Wisconsin,             97,083
                                                                    Inc.
    WI-5.........................................................  Legal Action of Wisconsin,          3,417,143
                                                                    Inc.
    WI-2.........................................................  Wisconsin Judicare, Inc......         939,355
    NWI-1........................................................  Wisconsin Judicare, Inc......         165,766
 
Wyoming
 
    WY-4.........................................................  Legal Aid of Wyoming, Inc....         527,007
    NWY-1........................................................  Legal Aid of Wyoming, Inc....         184,660
    MWY..........................................................  Legal Aid of Wyoming, Inc....          13,266
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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, 
2010.

    Dated: October 21, 2009.
Janet LaBella,
Director, Office of Program Performance, Legal Services Corporation.
[FR Doc. E9-26005 Filed 10-28-09; 8:45 am]
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