[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 57 (Thursday, March 24, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 15754]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-06712]


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LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION


Notice of Funds Availability for Calendar Year 2017 Grant Awards

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 funds for calendar year 
2017 and is soliciting grant proposals from interested parties who are 
qualified to provide effective, efficient, and high quality civil legal 
services to eligible clients in the service area(s) of the states and 
territories identified below. The exact amount of congressionally 
appropriated funds and the date, terms, and conditions of their 
availability for calendar year 2017 have not been determined.

DATES: See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for grant application 
dates.

ADDRESSES: Legal Services Corporation--Notice of Funds Availability, 
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 LSC Web site at http://www.lsc.gov/grants-grantee-resources/our-grant-programs/basic-field-grant/lsc-service-areas.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Applicants must file a Notice of Intent to 
Compete (NIC) to participate in the LSC grants process. Applicants must 
file the NIC by May 6, 2016, 5:00 p.m. E.D.T. The Request for Proposals 
(RFP), which contains the NIC and grant application guidelines, 
proposal content requirements, service area descriptions, and specific 
selection criteria, will be available the week of April 11, 2016. The 
RFP may be accessed at http://www.lsc.gov/grants-grantee-resources/our-grant-programs/basic-field-grant. Other key application and filing 
dates, including the dates for filing grant applications, are published 
at http://www.lsc.gov/grants-grantee-resources/our-grant-programs/basic-field-grant/basic-field-grant-key-dates.
    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.
    Below are the service areas for which LSC is requesting grant 
proposals. Service area descriptions are available at http://www.grants.lsc.gov/grants-grantee-resources/our-grant-programs/basic-field-grant/lsc-service-areas. 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 grants process.

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            State or territory                    Service area(s)
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Arkansas.................................  AR-6, AR-7
Arizona..................................  AZ-3, AZ-5, MAZ, NAZ-6
American Samoa...........................  AS-1
California...............................  CA-1, CA-27, CA-28, NCA-1
District of Columbia.....................  DC-1
Guam.....................................  GU-1
Illinois.................................  IL-3, IL-7
Kentucky.................................  KY-10, KY-2, KY-9
Louisiana................................  LA-11, LA-13
Massachusetts............................  MA-10, MA-11, MA-4
Michigan.................................  MI-12, MI-15, MI-9, MMI, NMI-
                                            1
Minnesota................................  MN-1, MN-4, MN-5, MN-6, MMN
Mississippi..............................  MS-9, MS-10, NMS-1
Missouri.................................  MO-4, MO-5, MO-7
North Dakota.............................  ND-3, MND, NND-3
New Hampshire............................  NH-1
New Jersey...............................  NJ-8
New Mexico...............................  NM-5, MNM, NNM-4
New York.................................  NY-9
Ohio.....................................  OH-18, OH-20, OH-21, OH-23,
                                            MOH
Oklahoma.................................  NOK-1
Pennsylvania.............................  PA-11, PA-24
Puerto Rico..............................  PR-2
South Dakota.............................  SD-2, SD-4, NSD-1
Tennessee................................  TN-10, TN-4, TN-7, TN-9
Texas....................................  TX-13, TX-14, TX-15, MSX-2,
                                            NTX-1
Virginia.................................  VA-17, VA-19, VA-20
Wisconsin................................  WI-5, MWI
West Virginia............................  WV-5
Wyoming..................................  WY-4, NWY-1
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    Dated: March 21, 2016.
Stefanie K. Davis,
Assistant General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2016-06712 Filed 3-23-16; 8:45 am]
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