[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 51 (Thursday, March 14, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18674-18675]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-05430]


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LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION


Notice of Funding Availability and Request for Proposals for 
Calendar Year 2025 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 2025, LSC 
hereby announces the availability of funding for basic field grants 
with terms commencing in January 2025. 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 2025, have 
not yet been determined.

DATES: See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section below 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: Christine Williams by phone at 202-
295-1602 or email at [email protected], or visit the LSC website at 
https://www.lsc.gov/grants/basic-field-grant.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Legal Services Corporation (LSC) hereby 
announces the availability of funding for basic field grants with terms 
beginning in January 2025. 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. 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 and 
RFP will open in GrantEase, LSC's grants management system, on or 
around April 15, 2024. Additional information will be available at 
https://www.lsc.gov/grants/basic-field-grant.
    The listing of all key dates for the LSC 2025 basic field grants 
process, including the deadlines for filing grant proposals, is 
available at https://www.lsc.gov/grants/basic-field-grant/how-apply-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 
2025 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/basic-field-grant/lsc-service-areas. LSC 
will post all updates and changes to this notice at https://www.lsc.gov/grants/basic-field-grant/lsc-service-areas. Interested 
parties can visit https://www.lsc.gov/grants/basic-field-grant or reach 
out to [email protected].

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           State or territory                    Service area(s)
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Alabama................................  AL-4.
American Samoa.........................  AS-1.
California.............................  CA-2, CA-19, CA-26, CA-29, CA-
                                          30.
Colorado...............................  MCO, CO-6, NCO-1.
Florida................................  FL-5, FL-13, FL-14, FL-15, FL-
                                          16, FL-17, MFL.
Georgia................................  MGA, GA-1, GA-2.
Hawaii.................................  HI-1, NHI-1.
Illinois...............................  MIL, IL-6.
Indiana................................  MIN, IN-5.
Louisiana..............................  LA-15.
Massachusetts..........................  MA-12.

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Minnesota..............................  MN-1.
Mississippi............................  MS-9, MS-10, NMS-1.
Missouri...............................  MMO, MO-3, MO-7.
Montana................................  MMT, MT-1, NMT-1.
New York...............................  NY-7, NY-20, NY-21, NY-22, NY-
                                          23, NY-24, MNY.
North Carolina.........................  MNC, NC-5, NNC-1.
North Dakota...........................  ND-3, NND-3.
Pennsylvania...........................  MPA, PA-1, PA-8, PA-23, PA-26.
Puerto Rico............................  MPR, PR-1.
South Carolina.........................  MSC, SC-8.
Tennessee..............................  TN-4.
Wyoming................................  WY-4, NWY-1.
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(Authority: 42 U.S.C. 2996g(e).)

    Dated: March 11, 2024.
Stefanie Davis,
Deputy General Counsel, Legal Services Corporation.
[FR Doc. 2024-05430 Filed 3-13-24; 8:45 am]
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