95-29574. Grant Awards to Applicants for Funds To Provide Civil Legal Services to Eligible Low-Income Clients Effective as Early as January 1, 1996, or as Soon Thereafter as Feasible, Consistent With Pending Congressional Appropriations

[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 233 (Tuesday, December 5, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62268-62269]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-29574]



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LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION


Grant Awards to Applicants for Funds To Provide Civil Legal 
Services to Eligible Low-Income Clients Effective as Early as January 
1, 1996, or as Soon Thereafter as Feasible, Consistent With Pending 
Congressional Appropriations

AGENCY: Legal Services Corporation.

ACTION: Announcement of Grant Awards.

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SUMMARY: The Legal Services Corporation (LSC/Corporation) 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 effective as early as January 1, 1996, 
or as soon thereafter as feasible consistent with pending Congressional 
appropriations.

DATES: All comments and recommendations must be received on or before 
the close of business on January 4, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Office of Program Services, Legal Services Corporation, 750 
First Street, N.E., 11th Floor, Washington, D.C. 20002-4250.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patricia M. Hanrahan, Office of 
Program Services, 202/336-8846.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to the Corporation's announcement 
of funding availability on September 21, 1995 (60 FR 48951), the LSC 
will award funds to one or more of the following organizations to 
provide civil legal services in the indicated service areas.

Name of Organization--Service areas identified in LSC RFP (Oct. 
1995)

Lgl Svcs of the Virgin Islands Inc--VI-1
Puerto Rico Lgl Svcs Inc.--PR-1, PR-2, MPR

    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 
indicated is served by one of the organizations listed above, although 
each of the listed organizations is not necessarily guaranteed an award 
or contract. This public notice is issued pursuant to the LSC Act (42 
U.S.C. 2996f(f)), with a 

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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 as early as 
January 1, 1996, and funds will be distributed as soon thereafter as 
possible, consistent with pending Congressional appropriations.
Merceria L. Ludgood,
Director, Office of Program Services.
[FR Doc. 95-29574 Filed 12-4-95; 8:45 am]
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