[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 247 (Wednesday, December 27, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 61335]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-27864]


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LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION


Notice of Solicitation of Proposals for Calendar Year 2018 Basic 
Field Grant Awards

AGENCY: Legal Services Corporation.

ACTION: Solicitation of proposals for the provision of civil legal 
services.

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SUMMARY: The Legal Services Corporation (LSC) is a federally 
established and funded organization that funds civil legal aid 
organizations across the country and in the U.S. territories. Its 
mission is to expand access to justice by funding high-quality legal 
representation for low-income people in civil matters.
    In anticipation of a congressional appropriation to LSC for Fiscal 
Year 2018, LSC hereby announces that it is reopening the basic field 
grants solicitation for calendar year 2018 funding for service area GU-
1 in Guam. 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 living in Guam.
    The availability and the exact amount of congressionally 
appropriated funds, as well as the date, terms, and conditions of funds 
available for grants for calendar year 2018, have not been determined. 
LSC anticipates that the funding amount will be similar to current 
funding, which is $242,838.

DATES: See the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for the dates of the 
grants process.

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 website at http://www.lsc.gov/grants-grantee-resources/our-grant-programs/basic-field-grant/lsc-service-areas.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Request for Proposals (RFP) containing 
the Notice of Intent to Compete (NIC) and grant application guidelines, 
proposal content requirements, service area description, and selection 
criteria, is currently available from https://www.lsc.gov/grants-grantee-resources/our-grant-programs/basic-field-grant. Applicants are 
required to use the ``LSC 2018 Request for Proposals'' narrative 
instructions to prepare the grant proposal. Applicants must file a NIC 
to participate in this grants process. Applicants must file the NIC by 
January 31, 2018, 5:00 p.m. E.T. Applicants must submit their grant 
proposal and complete the LSC Fiscal Grantee Funding Application (FGFA) 
by February 28, 2018, 5:00 p.m. E.T. The dates in this notice supersede 
the dates contained in the RFP. Applicants should access and complete 
the grant application and FGFA at https://lscgrants.lsc.gov/EasyGrants_Web_LSC/Implementation/Modules/Login/LoginModuleContent.aspx?Config=LoginModuleConfig&Page=Login.
    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.
    LSC will post all updates and/or changes to this notice at https://www.lsc.gov/grants-grantee-resources/our-grant-programs. Interested 
parties are asked to visit https://www.lsc.gov/grants-grantee-resources/our-grant-programs regularly for updates on the LSC grants 
process.

    Dated: December 21, 2017.
Stefanie K. Davis,
Assistant General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2017-27864 Filed 12-26-17; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 7050-01-P