Notice of Solicitation of Proposals for Calendar Year 2020 Basic Field Grant Awards
| Published date | 12 March 2019 |
| Citation | 84 FR 8904 |
| Record Number | 2019-04461 |
| Section | Notices |
| Court | Legal Services Corporation |
Federal Register, Volume 84 Issue 48 (Tuesday, March 12, 2019)
[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.
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