[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 161 (Tuesday, August 20, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43184-43185]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-17911]


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LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION


 Notice of Funds and Request for Applications for 2019 Disaster 
Supplemental Grant Funding

AGENCY: Legal Services Corporation.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Legal Services Corporation (LSC) issues this Notice 
describing the application and award process for up to $14,250,000 of 
grants

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to support delivery of legal services related to the consequences of 
Hurricanes Florence, Michael, and Lane; the Typhoons Yutu and Mangkhut; 
calendar year 2018 wildfires, volcanic eruptions, and earthquakes; and 
calendar year 2019 tornadoes and floods.

DATES: Applications must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. E.S.T. on September 
9, 2019.

ADDRESSES: Applicants must email applications to 
[email protected]. LSC will not accept hard copy applications.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Application instructions are in the 
Notice of Funds and Request for Applications available at www.lsc.gov/disastergrants. We strongly encourage you to seek technical assistance 
from LSC's disaster team (Marty Costello and John Eidleman) while 
completing your applications. Please register for a time to speak with 
the team about your application by using this web address: https://calendly.com/probonoinnovationfund/2019-disaster-supplemental-technical-assistance. For more information or to reach a member of the 
Disaster Team, please send an email to [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Legal Services Corporation (LSC) is 
accepting applications from current LSC grantees for grants to support 
delivery of legal services related to the consequences of Hurricanes 
Florence, Michael, and Lane; the Typhoons Yutu and Mangkhut; calendar 
year 2018 wildfires, volcanic eruptions, and earthquakes; and calendar 
year 2019 tornadoes and floods. LSC will have approximately $14,250,000 
available for these grants. Grant decisions for these funds will be 
made in fall 2019. There is no maximum amount for these grants within 
the total funding available. LSC recommends submitting applications 
with a budget of at least $250,000. LSC will fund grants for 24-month 
grant terms. All application materials and budgets must cover the 
entire grant term. Application materials and descriptions of eligible 
activities, grant requirements and the review and selection process are 
posted in the Notice of Funds and Request for Applications available at 
www.lsc.gov/disastergrants. LSC will post all additional information 
regarding this grant process at that website.

Eligible Applicants

    To be eligible for Project grants, applicants must be current 
grantees of LSC grants for Basic Field-General, Basic Field-Migrant, or 
Basic Field-Native American funding. Eligible applicants must be 
providing legal services in areas significantly affected by of 
Hurricanes Florence, Michael, and Lane; Typhoons Yutu and Mangkhut; 
calendar year 2018 wildfires, volcanic eruptions, and earthquakes; and 
calendar year 2019 tornadoes and floods. Those areas include all areas 
covered by Major Disaster Declarations for the for the above-named 
events by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) (https://www.fema.gov/disasters). If you are not sure if you qualify, please 
send your question to [email protected].

Eligible Activities and Expenses

    Applicants are permitted to use these funds for any activities and 
expenses that are allowable pursuant to the Legal Services Corporation 
Act as long as they are related to the consequences of Hurricanes 
Florence, Michael, and Lane, Typhoons Yutu and Mangkhut, calendar year 
2018 wildfires, volcanic eruptions, and earthquakes, and calendar year 
2019 tornadoes and floods. Funds from these grants cannot be used for 
disaster preparedness activities for future disasters, except insofar 
as funded activities undertaken to respond to the listed disasters will 
also have continuing value in preparing for and responding to future 
disasters.
    In addition to hiring and supporting staff, eligible activities 
include everything from the leasing of new office space in an area 
hard-hit by a disaster and adjacent to survivors with legal needs 
related to the disaster, to the purchase of office equipment and 
supplies, to the hiring of a project or grant manager, to the hiring of 
other administrative support staff--as long as these activities and 
expenses are related to the consequences of the disasters listed above.

Reimbursement of Pre-Award Disaster Expenses

    Grants can support (1) prospective expenses and activities that 
will occur during the grant term; and (2) pre-award expenses and 
activities that otherwise meet all the grant criteria involving 
responding to the eligible disasters for efficient and timely provision 
of any of the disaster-response resources. All costs for which 
reimbursement is sought, whether incurred pre-award or post-award, must 
meet LSC requirements. LSC will provide a procedure for handling prior 
approvals for already-incurred costs that you did not expect to charge 
to LSC funds.

     Dated: August 15, 2019.
Mark F. Freedman,
Senior Associate General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2019-17911 Filed 8-19-19; 8:45 am]
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