[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 67 (Tuesday, April 7, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19506-19507]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-07178]


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LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION


Notice of Funding Availability and Request for Proposals for 
Calendar Year 2021 Basic Field Grant Awards

AGENCY: Legal Services Corporation.

ACTION: Notice of funding availability.

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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 2021, LSC 
hereby announces the availability of funding for basic field grants 
with terms commencing in January 2021. LSC will publish a Request for 
Proposals (RFP) and seeks applications 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 2021, have 
not yet been determined.

DATES: See Supplementary Information section for grant application 
dates.

ADDRESSES: By email to [email protected] or by other correspondence to 
Legal Services Corporation--Basic Field Grant Awards, 3333 K Street NW, 
Third Floor, Washington, DC 20007-3522.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The Office of Program Performance by 
phone at 202-295-1518 or email at [email protected], or visit the LSC 
website at https://www.lsc.gov/grants-grantee-resources/our-grant-programs.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Legal Services Corporation (LSC) hereby 
announces the availability of funding for basic field grants with terms 
beginning in January 2021. LSC seeks 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. Interested potential 
applicants must first file a Pre-application (formerly Notice of Intent 
to Compete). After approval by LSC of the Pre-application, an applicant 
can submit an application in response to the RFP, which contains the 
grant proposal guidelines, proposal content requirements, and selection 
criteria. The Pre-application, RFP, and additional information will be 
available at https://www.lsc.gov/grants-grantee-resources/our-grant-programs/basic-field-grant on or around May 13, 2020.
    The listing of all key dates for the LSC 2021 basic field grants 
process, including the deadlines for filing grant proposals is 
available 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 for 
2021 are listed below. LSC provides grants for three types of service 
areas: Basic Field-General, Basic Field-Native American, and Basic 
Field-Agricultural Worker. For example, the state of Idaho has three 
basic field service areas: ID-1 (General), NID-1 (Native American), and 
MID (Agricultural Worker). 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 changes to 
this notice at http://www.lsc.gov/grants-grantee-resources/our-grant-programs/basic-field-grant. Interested parties can visit http://www.lsc.gov/grants-grantee-resources/our-grant-programs/basic-field-grant for updates on the LSC grants process.

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          State or territory                     Service area(s)
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Alaska................................  AK-1, NAK-1.
Arizona...............................  AZ-2, NAZ-5.
California............................  CA-31, MCA, CA-14.
Connecticut...........................  NCT-1.
Delaware..............................  DE-1.
Guam..................................  GU-1.
Iowa..................................  IA-3, MIA.
Idaho.................................  ID-1, MID, NID-1.
Kansas................................  KS-1.
Kentucky..............................  KY-5.
Maine.................................  ME-1, MMX-1, NME-1.
Michigan..............................  MI-13, MI-14.
Minnesota.............................  NMN-1.
Micronesia............................  MP-1.
Nebraska..............................  MNE, NE-4, NNE-1.
Nevada................................  NNV-1; NV-1.
New Hampshire.........................  NH-1.
New Jersey............................  NJ-17, NJ-8, NJ-15, NJ-18, MNJ,
                                         NJ-20.
New Mexico............................  NM-1, NNM-2.
Ohio..................................  OH-24.
Oregon................................  MOR, NOR-1, OR-6.
Pennsylvania..........................  PA-25.

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Rhode Island..........................  RI-1.
South Dakota..........................  NSD-1, SD-4.
Texas.................................  TX-14.
Utah..................................  MUT, NUT-1, UT-1.
Virginia..............................  MVA, VA-18, VA-16, VA-15.
Vermont...............................  VT-1.
Virgin Islands........................  VI-1.
Washington............................  MWA, NWA-1, WA-1.
Wisconsin.............................  NWI-1, WI-2.
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    Dated: April 1, 2020.
Stefanie Davis,
Senior Assistant General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2020-07178 Filed 4-6-20; 8:45 am]
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