[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 219 (Friday, November 13, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 70258]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-28812]


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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 in February 2016

AGENCY: Legal Services Corporation.

ACTION: Announcement of intention to make FY 2016 Grant Awards for 
Service Area MI-13 in southeastern Michigan.

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SUMMARY: The Legal Services Corporation (LSC) hereby announces its 
intention to award grants to provide economical and effective delivery 
of high quality civil legal services to eligible low-income clients in 
southeastern Michigan in February 2016.

DATES: All comments and recommendations must be received on or before 
the close of business on December 14, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Legal Services Corporation--Grants Awards, 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 September 22, 2015, 80 FR 57235, LSC intends to award 
funds to provide civil legal services in southeastern Michigan. The 
service area is comprised of Macomb, Oakland, and Wayne Counties. The 
applicants for the service area are listed below. The amounts below 
reflect the funding amounts for 2015 grant awards to each service area. 
These amounts will change based on the 2016 census adjustment and the 
final FY2016 appropriation. LSC will post all updates and/or changes to 
this notice at http://www.grants.lsc.gov/grants-grantee-resources. 
Interested parties are asked to visit http://www.grants.lsc.gov/grants-grantee-resources regularly for updates on the LSC grants process.

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                                                             Estimated
Name of applicant organization    State    Service area     annualized
                                                           2016  funding
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Lakeshore Legal Aid...........       MI            MI-13     $ 4,368,810
Legal Aid and Defender               MI            MI-13       4,368,810
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    The grant will be awarded under the authority conferred on LSC by 
section 1006(a)(1) of the Legal Services Corporation Act, 42 U.S.C. 
2996e(a)(l). The award will be made so that the service area is served, 
although no listed organization is guaranteed an award. The grant will 
become effective and grant funds will be distributed in February 2016.
    This notice is issued pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 2996f(f). Comments and 
recommendations concerning potential grantees are invited, and should 
be delivered to LSC within thirty (30) days from the date of 
publication of this notice.

    Dated: November 9, 2015.
Stefanie K. Davis,
Assistant General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2015-28812 Filed 11-12-15; 8:45 am]
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