E7-22539. Notice of Intent To Award-Grant Awards for the Provision of Civil Legal Services to Eligible Low-Income Clients Beginning January 1, 2008  

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    AGENCY:

    Legal Services Corporation.

    ACTION:

    Announcement of intention to make FY 2008 Competitive Grant Awards.

    SUMMARY:

    The Legal Services Corporation (LSC) hereby announces its intention to award grants and contracts to provide economical and effective delivery of high quality civil legal services to eligible low-income clients, beginning January 1, 2008.

    DATES:

    All comments and recommendations must be received on or before the close of business on December 19, 2007.

    ADDRESSES:

    Legal Services Corporation—Competitive Grants, Legal Services Corporation; 3333 K Street, NW., Third Floor; Washington, DC 2007.

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    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

    Reginald Haley, Office of Program Performance, at (202) 295-1545, or haleyr@lsc.gov.

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    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

    Pursuant to LSC's announcement of funding availability on April 13, 2007 (72 FR 18690), and Grant Renewal applications due on June 14, 2007, LSC intends to award funds to the following organizations to provide civil legal services in the indicated service areas. Amounts are subject to change.

    Service areaApplicant nameGrant amount
    Alabama:
    AL-4Legal Services Alabama, Inc$6,194,159
    MALTexas RioGrande Legal Aid, Inc31,723
    Alaska:
    AK-1Alaska Legal Services Corporation717,081
    NAK-1Alaska Legal Services Corporation522,566
    Arizona:
    AZ-2DNA-Peoples Legal Services, Inc520,360
    AZ-3Community Legal Services, Inc3,755,950
    AZ-5Southern Arizona Legal Aid, Inc1,811,524
    MAZCommunity Legal Services, Inc143,149
    NAZ-5DNA-Peoples Legal Services, Inc2,521,402
    NAZ-6Southern Arizona Legal Aid, Inc615,905
    Arkansas:
    AR-6Legal Aid of Arkansas, Inc1,442,661
    AR-7Center for Arkansas Legal Services2,153,508
    MARTexas RioGrande Legal Aid, Inc76,207
    California:
    CA-1California Indian Legal Services, Inc32,757
    CA-2Greater Bakersfield Legal Assistance, Inc910,038
    CA-12Inland Counties Legal Services, Inc4,043,496
    CA-14Legal Aid Society of San Diego, Inc2,827,558
    CA-19Legal Aid Society of Orange County, Inc3,949,336
    CA-26Central California Legal Services2,847,151
    CA-27Legal Services of Northern California, Inc3,518,106
    CA-28Bay Area Legal Aid4,147,448
    CA-29Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles7,863,346
    CA-30Neighborhood Legal Services of Los Angeles County4,644,807
    CA-31California Rural Legal Assistance, Inc4,641,722
    MCACalifornia Rural Legal Assistance, Inc2,545,202
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    NCA-1California Indian Legal Services, Inc853,675
    Colorado:
    CO-6Colorado Legal Services3,325,621
    MCOColorado Legal Services143,193
    NCO-1Colorado Legal Services92,795
    Connecticut:
    CT-1Statewide Legal Services of Connecticut, Inc2,298,378
    NCT-1Pine Tree Legal Assistance, Inc15,127
    Delaware:
    DE-1Legal Services Corporation of Delaware, Inc599,465
    MDELegal Aid Bureau, Inc23,937
    District of Columbia:
    DC-1Neighborhood Lgl. Svcs. Program of the Dist. of Col.976,561
    Florida:
    FL-5Legal Services of Greater Miami, Inc3,423,045
    FL-13Legal Services of North Florida, Inc1,405,569
    FL-14Three Rivers Legal Services, Inc1,731,241
    FL-15Community Legal Services of Mid-Florida, Inc2,988,418
    FL-16Bay Area Legal Services, Inc2,535,686
    FL-17Florida Rural Legal Services, Inc2,669,506
    FL-18Coast to Coast Legal Aid of South Florida, Inc1,794,874
    MFLFlorida Rural Legal Services, Inc865,911
    Georgia:
    GA-1Atlanta Legal Aid Society, Inc2,496,865
    GA-2Georgia Legal Services Program6,344,861
    MGAGeorgia Legal Services Program378,014
    Guam:
    GU-1Guam Legal Services Corporation310,288
    Hawaii:
    HI-1Legal Aid Society of Hawaii1,275,228
    MHILegal Aid Society of Hawaii66,442
    NHI-1Native Hawaiian Legal Corporation221,338
    Idaho:
    ID-1Idaho Legal Aid Services, Inc1,146,232
    MIDIdaho Legal Aid Services, Inc180,213
    NID-1Idaho Legal Aid Services, Inc62,776
    Illinois:
    IL-3Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation, Inc2,386,562
    IL-6Legal Assistance Foundation of Metro. Chicago6,229,752
    IL-7Prairie State Legal Services, Inc2,665,154
    MILLegal Assistance Foundation of Metro. Chicago240,680
    Indiana:
    IN-5Indiana Legal Services, Inc4,880,056
    MINIndiana Legal Services, Inc109,625
    Iowa:
    IA-3Iowa Legal Aid2,264,631
    MIAIowa Legal Aid36,378
    Kansas:
    KS-1Kansas Legal Services, Inc2,287,952
    MKSKansas Legal Services, Inc11,460
    Kentucky:
    KY-2Legal Aid Society1,136,065
    KY-5Appalachian Res. and Defense Fund of Kentucky1,960,479
    KY-9Kentucky Legal Aid1,177,670
    KY-10Legal Aid of the Bluegrass1,223,911
    MKYTexas RioGrande Legal Aid, Inc41,033
    Louisiana:
    LA-1Capital Area Legal Services Corporation1,366,338
    LA-10Acadiana Legal Service Corporation1,935,365
    LA-11Legal Services of North Louisiana, Inc1,815,850
    LA-12Southeast Louisiana Legal Services Corporation2,446,431
    MLATexas RioGrande Legal Aid, Inc26,550
    Maine:
    ME-1Pine Tree Legal Assistance, Inc1,139,240
    MMX-1Pine Tree Legal Assistance, Inc120,416
    NME-1Pine Tree Legal Assistance, Inc62,279
    Maryland:
    MD-1Legal Aid Bureau, Inc3,824,613
    MMDLegal Aid Bureau, Inc87,659
    Massachusetts:
    MA-4Merrimack Valley Legal Services, Inc800,191
    MA-10Massachusetts Justice Project, Inc1,454,397
    MA-11Volunteer Lawyers Project of the Boston Bar Assoc1,963,315
    MA-12New Center for Legal Advocacy, Inc880,028
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    Michigan:
    MI-9Legal Services of Northern Michigan, Inc680,801
    MI-12Legal Services of South Central Michigan1,231,866
    MI-13Legal Aid and Defender Association, Inc3,689,294
    MI-14Legal Services of Eastern Michigan1,321,121
    MI-15Legal Aid of Western Michigan1,607,597
    MMILegal Services of South Central Michigan580,362
    NMI-1Michigan Indian Legal Services, Inc159,061
    Micronesia:
    MP-1Micronesian Legal Services, Inc1,590,295
    Minnesota:
    MN-1Legal Aid Service of Northeastern Minnesota402,923
    MN-4Legal Services of Northwest Minnesota Corporation361,122
    MN-5Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services, Inc1,173,577
    MN-6Central Minnesota Legal Services, Inc1,262,697
    MMNSouthern Minnesota Regional Legal Services, Inc192,904
    NMN-1Anishinabe Legal Services, Inc230,916
    Mississippi:
    MS-9North Mississippi Rural Legal Services, Inc1,934,821
    MS-10Mississippi Center for Legal Services2,898,120
    MMSTexas RioGrande Legal Aid, Inc55,026
    NMS-1Mississippi Center for Legal Services80,322
    Missouri:
    MO-3Legal Aid of Western Missouri1,712,138
    MO-4Legal Services of Eastern Missouri, Inc1,890,273
    MO-5Mid-Missouri Legal Services Corporation376,819
    MO-7Legal Services of Southern Missouri1,631,168
    MMOLegal Aid of Western Missouri78,544
    Montana:
    MT-1Montana Legal Services Association1,092,089
    MMTMontana Legal Services Association52,627
    NMT-1Montana Legal Services Association153,854
    Nebraska:
    NE-4Legal Aid of Nebraska1,397,489
    MNELegal Aid of Nebraska40,766
    NNE-1Legal Aid of Nebraska31,940
    Nevada:
    NV-1Nevada Legal Services, Inc1,831,947
    MNVNevada Legal Services, Inc2,426
    NNV-1Nevada Legal Services, Inc128,487
    New Hampshire:
    NH-1Legal Advice & Referral Center, Inc690,772
    New Jersey:
    NJ-8Essex-Newark Legal Services Project, Inc1,048,148
    NJ-12Ocean-Monmouth Legal Services, Inc641,988
    NJ-15Legal Services of Northwest Jersey378,763
    NJ-16South Jersey Legal Services, Inc1,289,417
    NJ-17Central Jersey Legal Services, Inc1,052,474
    NJ-18Northeast New Jersey Legal Services Corporation1,712,762
    MNJSouth Jersey Legal Services, Inc116,340
    New Mexico:
    NM-1DNA-Peoples Legal Services, Inc209,287
    NM-5New Mexico Legal Aid2,640,049
    MNMNew Mexico Legal Aid84,207
    NNM-2DNA-Peoples Legal Services, Inc21,952
    NNM-4New Mexico Legal Aid448,960
    New York:
    NY-7Nassau/Suffolk Law Services Committee, Inc1,341,108
    NY-9Legal Services for New York City14,721,878
    NY-20Legal Services of the Hudson Valley1,725,088
    NY-21Legal Aid Society of Northeastern New York, Inc1,295,651
    NY-22Legal Aid Society of Mid-New York, Inc1,698,288
    NY-23Legal Assistance of Western New York, Inc1,664,791
    NY-24Neighborhood Legal Services, Inc1,296,346
    MNYLegal Aid Society of Mid-New York, Inc266,882
    North Carolina:
    NC-5Legal Aid of North Carolina, Inc8,032,991
    MNCLegal Aid of North Carolina, Inc516,748
    NNC-1Legal Aid of North Carolina, Inc210,882
    North Dakota:
    ND-3Legal Services of North Dakota543,360
    MNDSouthern Minnesota Regional Legal Services, Inc111,756
    NND-3Legal Services of North Dakota260,282
    Ohio:
    OH-5The Legal Aid Society of Columbus1,229,387
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    OH-17Ohio State Legal Services1,646,749
    OH-18Legal Aid Society of Greater Cincinnati1,388,723
    OH-20Community Legal Aid Services, Inc1,606,732
    OH-21The Legal Aid Society of Cleveland2,044,258
    OH-23Legal Aid of Western Ohio, Inc2,403,409
    MOHLegal Aid of Western Ohio, Inc121,450
    Oklahoma:
    OK-3Legal Aid Services of Oklahoma, Inc4,320,679
    MOKLegal Aid Services of Oklahoma, Inc60,333
    NOK-1Oklahoma Indian Legal Services, Inc791,159
    Oregon:
    OR-6Legal Aid Services of Oregon2,929,860
    MORLegal Aid Services of Oregon537,064
    NOR-1Legal Aid Services of Oregon178,371
    Pennsylvania:
    PA-1Philadelphia Legal Assistance Center2,959,139
    PA-5Laurel Legal Services, Inc735,176
    PA-8Neighborhood Legal Services Association1,602,505
    PA-11Southwestern Pennsylvania Legal Services, Inc534,121
    PA-23Legal Aid of Southeastern Pennsylvania1,086,577
    PA-24North Penn Legal Services, Inc1,733,337
    PA-25MidPenn Legal Services, Inc2,120,537
    PA-26Northwestern Legal Services699,396
    MPAPhiladelphia Legal Assistance Center159,799
    Puerto Rico:
    PR-1Puerto Rico Legal Services, Inc15,608,934
    PR-2Community Law Office, Inc330,452
    MPRPuerto Rico Legal Services, Inc280,322
    Rhode Island:
    RI-1Rhode Island Legal Services, Inc1,073,387
    South Carolina:
    SC-8South Carolina Legal Services, Inc4,695,383
    MSCSouth Carolina Legal Services, Inc190,710
    South Dakota:
    SD-2East River Legal Services389,661
    SD-4Dakota Plains Legal Services, Inc461,784
    MSDDakota Plains Legal Services, Inc3,826
    NSD-1Dakota Plains Legal Services, Inc902,194
    Tennessee:
    TN-4Memphis Area Legal Services, Inc1,370,636
    TN-7West Tennessee Legal Services, Inc639,447
    TN-9Legal Aid of East Tennessee2,093,683
    TN-10Lgl. Aid Soc. of Middle Tenn. and the Cumberlands2,495,215
    MTNTexas RioGrande Legal Aid, Inc61,153
    Texas:
    TX-13Lone Star Legal Aid9,247,199
    TX-14Legal Aid of NorthWest Texas7,295,862
    TX-15Texas RioGrande Legal Aid, Inc9,921,650
    MTXTexas RioGrande Legal Aid, Inc1,339,253
    NTX-1Texas RioGrande Legal Aid, Inc30,241
    Utah:
    UT-1Utah Legal Services, Inc1,774,709
    MUTUtah Legal Services, Inc65,398
    NUT-1Utah Legal Services, Inc79,494
    Vermont:
    VT-1Legal Services Law Line of Vermont, Inc487,210
    Virgin Islands:
    VI-1Legal Services of the Virgin Islands, Inc311,527
    Virginia:
    VA-15Southwest Virginia Legal Aid Society, Inc791,148
    VA-16Legal Aid Society of Eastern Virginia1,366,739
    VA-17Virginia Legal Aid Society, Inc823,566
    VA-18Central Virginia Legal Aid Society, Inc970,897
    VA-19Blue Ridge Legal Services, Inc685,028
    MVACentral Virginia Legal Aid Society, Inc152,067
    Washington:
    WA-1Northwest Justice Project4,757,580
    MWANorthwest Justice Project703,757
    NWA-1Northwest Justice Project275,255
    West Virginia:
    WV-5Legal Aid of West Virginia, Inc2,781,120
    MWVLegal Aid of West Virginia, Inc35,245
    Wisconsin:
    WI-2Wisconsin Judicare, Inc849,376
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    WI-5Legal Action of Wisconsin, Inc3,089,820
    MWILegal Action of Wisconsin, Inc87,783
    NWI-1Wisconsin Judicare, Inc149,888
    Wyoming:
    WY-4Wyoming Legal Services, Inc476,526
    MWYWyoming Legal Services, Inc11,995
    NWY-1Wyoming Legal Services, Inc166,972

    These grants and contracts will be awarded under the authority conferred on LSC by the Legal Services Corporation Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. 2996e(a)(1)). Awards will be made so that each service area is served, although none of the listed organizations are guaranteed an award or contract. This public notice is issued pursuant to the LSC Act (42 U.S.C. 2996f(f)), with a request for comments and recommendations concerning the potential grantees within a period of thirty (30) days from the date of publication of this notice. Grants will become effective and grant funds will be distributed on or about January 1, 2008.

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    Dated: November 13, 2007.

    Michael A. Genz,

    Director, Office of Program Performance, Legal Services Corporation.

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    [FR Doc. E7-22539 Filed 11-16-07; 8:45 am]

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Published:
11/19/2007
Department:
Legal Services Corporation
Entry Type:
Notice
Action:
Announcement of intention to make FY 2008 Competitive Grant Awards.
Document Number:
E7-22539
Dates:
All comments and recommendations must be received on or before the close of business on December 19, 2007.
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65078-65082 (5 pages)
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