97-9463. Notice of Availability of 1997 Competitive Grant Funds for Service Area OH-11 in Ohio

[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 71 (Monday, April 14, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18150-18151]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-9463]


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LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION


Notice of Availability of 1997 Competitive Grant Funds for 
Service Area OH-11 in Ohio

AGENCY: Legal Services Corporation.

ACTION: Solicitation of proposals for the provision of civil legal 
services for Fairfield, Hocking, Knox, Licking, and Pickaway counties 
in Ohio.

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SUMMARY: The Legal Services Corporation (LSC or Corporation) is the 
national organization charged with administering federal funds provided 
for civil legal services to the poor. Congress has adopted legislation 
requiring LSC to utilize a system of competitive bidding for the award 
of grants and contracts for calendar year 1997.
    The Corporation hereby announces that it is reopening competition 
for 1997 competitive grant funds and is soliciting grant proposals from 
interested parties who are qualified to provide effective, efficient 
and high quality civil legal services to the eligible client population 
in Fairfield, Hocking, Knox, Licking and Pickaway counties in Ohio. Two 
grant terms will be funded. The first grant term begins July 1, 1997 
and ends December 31, 1997 (six months). The tentative grant amount for 
the first grant term is $141,890. The second grant term is for calendar 
year 1998 (twelve months). The exact amount of congressionally 
appropriated funds and the date and terms of their availability for 
calendar year 1998 are not known, although it is anticipated that the 
funding amount will be similar to calendar year 1997 funding, which was 
$283,784.

DATES: Request for Proposals (RFP) will be available after April 7, 
1997. A Notice of Intent to Compete is due by May 9, 1997. Grant 
proposals must be received at LSC offices by 5:00 p.m. EDT, May 20, 
1997.

ADDRESSES: Legal Services Corporation--Competitive Grants, 750 First 
Street N.E., 10th Floor, Washington, DC 20002-4250.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa Thomas, Administrative Assistant, 
Office of Program Operations, [phone].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: LSC is seeking proposals from non-profit 
organizations that have as a purpose the furnishing of legal assistance 
to eligible clients, and from private attorneys, groups of private 
attorneys or law firms, State or local governments, and substate 
regional planning and coordination agencies which are composed of 
substate areas and whose governing boards are controlled by locally 
elected officials.
    The solicitation package, containing the grant application, 
guidelines, proposal content requirements and specific selection 
criteria, is available by contacting the Corporation by letter, phone 
or FAX. LSC will not FAX the solicitation package to interested 
parties; however, solicitation packages may be requested by FAX. The

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Corporation may be contacted at: [phone]; FAX [phone].

    Issue Dated: April 8, 1997.
Merceria L. Ludgood,
Deputy Director, Office of Program Operations.
[FR Doc. 97-9463 Filed 4-11-97; 8:45 am]
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