[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 48 (Tuesday, March 12, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8904-8905]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-04461]


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LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION


Notice of Solicitation of Proposals for Calendar Year 2020 Basic 
Field 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 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 2020, LSC hereby announces the availability of funds for grants to 
be made in calendar year 2020 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 
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 2020, 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: Judith Kim, Office of Program 
Performance, at (202) 295-1518 or [email protected], or visit the LSC 
website at https://www.lsc.gov/grants-grantee-resources/our-grant-programs.

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 3, 2019, 5:00 p.m. E.D.T. The print version of the 
Request for Proposals (RFP), which contains the grant proposal 
guidelines, proposal content requirements, and selection criteria, and 
provides access to the NIC and the service area descriptions will be 
available at https://www.lsc.gov/grants-grantee-resources/our-grant-programs/basic-field-grant on or around the week of April 8, 2019.
    In addition to submitting the grant proposal, applicants for basic 
field grant awards must also respond to the LSC Fiscal Grantee Funding 
Application (FGFA). The FGFA will be available on or around the week of 
April 8, 2019. Please access the FGFA and the online RFP application at 
https://www.lsc.gov/grants-grantee-resources/grantee-login.
    The listing of all key dates in the LSC 2020 basic field grants 
process, including the deadlines for filing the grant proposals and the 
FGFA are at http://www.lsc.gov/grants-grantee-resources/our-grant-programs/basic-field-grant/basic-field-grant-key-dates.
    LSC seeks 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 service areas for which LSC is requesting grant proposals are 
listed below. Service area descriptions are available at https://www.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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Arizona..................................  AZ-3, AZ-5, NAZ-6, MAZ.
Arkansas.................................  AR-6, AR-7.
California...............................  CA-1, CA-12, CA-27, CA-28, NCA-1.
Connecticut..............................  CT-1.
District of Columbia.....................  DC-1.
Illinois.................................  IL-3, IL-7.
Kentucky.................................  KY-2, KY-9, KY-10.

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Louisiana................................  LA-13.
Massachusetts............................  MA-4, MA-10, MA-11.
Michigan.................................  MI-9, MI-12, MI-15, MMI, NMI-1.
Minnesota................................  MN-4, MN-5, MN-6, MMN.
Missouri.................................  MO-4, MO-5.
New Hampshire............................  NH-1.
New Mexico...............................  NM-5, MNM, NNM-4.
New York.................................  NY-9.
North Dakota.............................  MND.
Ohio.....................................  OH-18, OH-20, OH-21, OH-23, MOH.
Oklahoma.................................  OK-3, NOK-1, MOK.
Pennsylvania.............................  PA-5, PA-24.
Puerto Rico..............................  PR-2.
South Dakota.............................  SD-2.
Tennessee................................  TN-4, TN-7, TN-9, TN-10.
Texas....................................  TX-13, TX-15, NTX-1, MSX-2.
Virginia.................................  VA-17, VA-19, VA-20.
West Virginia............................  WV-5.
Wisconsin................................  WI-5, MWI.
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    March 7, 2019.
Stefanie Davis,
Assistant General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2019-04461 Filed 3-11-19; 8:45 am]
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