[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 102 (Friday, May 24, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 26225]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-13139]
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LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION
Notice of Availability of 1997 Competitive Grant Funds
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 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 the availability of 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 eligible clients in the fifty states, the
District of Columbia, Guam, Micronesia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S.
Virgin Islands. Currently, the amount of available funds and the date,
terms and conditions of their availability have not been determined.
DATES: Request for Proposals (RFP) will be available after June 21,
1996. Grant proposals must be received at LSC offices by 5:00 p.m. EST,
August 21, 1996.
ADDRESSES: Legal Services Corporation--Competitive Grants, 750 First
Street NE, 10th Floor, Washington, DC 20002-4250.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Merceria L. Ludgood, Director, Office
of Program Services, (202) 336-8800.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: LSC is seeking proposals from recipients,
other non-profit organizations that have as a purpose the furnishing of
legal assistance to eligible clients, 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. In addition, the solicitation package will be available ``on-
line'' and from Handsnet and the LSC Bulletin Board. LSC will not FAX
the solicitation package to interested parties; however, solicitation
packages may be requested by FAX. The Corporation may be contacted at:
(202) 336-8900; FAX (202) 336-7272; HANDSNET: HN 3555; LSC BBS: (202)
336-8950.
Date Issued: May 21, 1996.
Merceria L. Ludgood,
Director, Office of Program Services.
[FR Doc. 96-13139 Filed 5-23-96; 8:45 am]
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