[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 183 (Tuesday, September 22, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 57235]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-24022]


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LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION


Notice of Availability of Calendar Year 2016 Competitive Grant 
Funds

AGENCY: Legal Services Corporation.

ACTION: Solicitation for Proposals for the Provision of Civil Legal 
Services in Southeastern Michigan.

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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 is reopening the competitive bidding process for FY 2016 
funding for service area MI-13 in Michigan. Service area MI-13 is 
comprised of Macomb, Oakland, and Wayne Counties in Michigan. LSC is 
soliciting grant proposals from interested parties who are qualified to 
provide effective, efficient, and high quality civil legal services to 
the eligible client population in service area MI-13.
    While the exact amount of congressionally appropriated funds and 
the date and terms of availability for calendar year 2016 are not known 
yet, LSC anticipates that the funding amount will be similar to 
calendar year 2015 funding, which is $4,368,810.

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: The Office of Program Performance by 
email at [email protected], or visit the grants competition Web site 
at http://www.lsc.gov/grants-grantee-resources/our-grant-programs/basic-field-grant.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Request for Proposals (RFP) is available 
at http://www.lsc.gov/grants-grantee-resources/our-grant-programs/basic-field-grant. Applicants are required to use the ``Standard RFP 
Narrative Instruction'' to prepare the grant proposal. Applicants must 
file a Notice of Intent to Compete (NIC) to participate in the 
competitive grants process. Applicants must file the NIC by September 
30, 2015, 5:00 p.m., E.T. Applicants must submit grant proposals by 
October 23, 2015, 5:00 p.m., E.T. The dates in this notice supersede 
the dates contained in the RFP.
    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, is available from http://www.lsc.gov/grants-grantee-resources/our-grant-programs/basic-field-grant.
    LSC will post all updates and/or changes to this notice at http://www.lsc.gov/grants-grantee-resources/our-grant-programs/basic-field-grant.
    Interested parties are asked to visit http://www.lsc.gov/grants-grantee-resources/our-grant-programs/basic-field-grant regularly for 
updates on the LSC competitive grants process.

    Dated: September 17, 2015.
Stefanie K. Davis,
Assistant General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2015-24022 Filed 9-21-15; 8:45 am]
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