2014-26251. Notice of Intent To Award-Grant Awards for the Provision of Civil Legal Services to Eligible Low-Income Clients Beginning January 1, 2015

AGENCY:

Legal Services Corporation.

ACTION:

Announcement of intention to make FY 2015 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, 2015.

DATES:

All comments and recommendations must be received on or before the close of business on December 5, 2014.

ADDRESSES:

Legal Services Corporation—Competitive Grants, Legal Services Corporation; 3333 K Street NW., Third Floor; Washington, DC 20007.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Reginald Haley, Office of Program Performance, at [phone], or [e-mail].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Pursuant to LSC's announcement of funding availability on April 11, 2014 (79 FR 20243), and Grant Renewal applications due beginning June 2, 2014, LSC intends to award funds to provide civil legal services in the indicated service areas. Applicants for each service area are listed below. The amounts below reflect the most current information available, i.e., 100% implementation of the U.S. Census American Community Survey 2009-2011 poverty population data and the current FY 2015 continuing resolution for LSC Basic Field Funding—$335,514,022. The amounts incorporate the reduction of .0554% contained in Public Law 113-164. Amounts are subject to change. LSC will post all updates and/or changes to this notice at www.grants.lsc.gov. Interested parties are asked to visit www.grants.lsc.gov regularly for updates on the LSC competitive grants process.

Name of applicant organization	State	Service area	Estimated annualized 2015 funding
Alaska Legal Services Corporation	AK	AK-1	$645,180
Alaska Legal Services Corporation	AK	NAK-1	530,075
Legal Services Alabama	AL	AL-4	5,839,519
Legal Aid of Arkansas	AR	AR-6	1,462,142
Center for Arkansas Legal Services	AR	AR-7	2,134,430
American Samoa Legal Aid	AS	AS-1	205,475
Community Legal Services	AZ	AZ-3	4,905,799
Community Legal Services	AZ	MAZ	145,206
Southern Arizona Legal Aid	AZ	AZ-5	2,074,272
Southern Arizona Legal Aid	AZ	NAZ-6	624,756
DNA-People's Legal Services	AZ	AZ-2	418,723
DNA-People's Legal Services	AZ	NAZ-5	2,557,639
California Indian Legal Services	CA	CA-1	23,947
California Indian Legal Services	CA	NCA-1	865,944
Greater Bakersfield Legal Assistance	CA	CA-2	996,289
Central California Legal Services	CA	CA-26	2,775,821
Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles	CA	CA-29	5,618,846
Neighborhood Legal Services of Los Angeles County	CA	CA-30	3,683,409
Inland Counties Legal Services	CA	CA-12	4,572,444
Legal Services of Northern California	CA	CA-27	3,569,238
Legal Aid Society of San Diego	CA	CA-14	2,731,081
California Rural Legal Assistance	CA	CA-31	4,660,100
California Rural Legal Assistance	CA	MCA	2,581,785
Bay Area Legal Aid	CA	CA-28	4,109,555
Legal Aid Society of Orange County	CA	CA-19	3,436,665
Colorado Legal Services	CO	CO-6	4,304,396
Colorado Legal Services	CO	MCO	145,253
Colorado Legal Services	CO	NCO-1	94,128
Statewide Legal Services of Connecticut	CT	CT-1	2,376,647
Pine Tree Legal Assistance	CT	NCT-1	15,343
Neigh. Legal Services Program of the District of Columbia	DC	DC-1	737,705
Legal Services Corporation of Delaware	DE	DE-1	674,638
Legal Aid Bureau	DE	MDE	24,282
Community Legal Services of Mid-Florida	FL	FL-15	3,995,807
Florida Rural Legal Services	FL	FL-17	3,676,027
Florida Rural Legal Services	FL	MFL	878,356
Legal Services of Greater Miami	FL	FL-5	3,149,743
Legal Services of North Florida	FL	FL-13	1,479,144
Bay Area Legal Services	FL	FL-16	3,201,721
Three Rivers Legal Services	FL	FL-14	1,983,701
Coast to Coast Legal Aid of South Florida	FL	FL-18	1,915,738
Atlanta Legal Aid Society	GA	GA-1	3,587,818
Georgia Legal Services Program	GA	GA-2	7,541,631
Georgia Legal Services Program	GA	MGA	383,448
Guam Legal Services	GU	GU-1	244,784
Legal Aid Society of Hawaii	HI	HI-1	1,186,712
Legal Aid Society of Hawaii	HI	NHI-1	224,518
Iowa Legal Aid	IA	IA-3	2,450,475
Iowa Legal Aid	IA	MIA	36,901
Idaho Legal Aid Services	ID	ID-1	1,427,877
Idaho Legal Aid Services	ID	MID	182,803
Idaho Legal Aid Services	ID	NID-1	63,678
Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago	IL	IL-6	5,675,740
Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago	IL	MIL	244,142
Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation	IL	IL-3	2,455,617
Prairie State Legal Services	IL	IL-7	3,569,498
Indiana Legal Services	IN	IN-5	6,412,776
Indiana Legal Services	IN	MIN	111,200
Kansas Legal Services	KS	KS-1	2,565,390
Legal Aid of the Blue Grass	KY	KY-10	1,446,156
Legal Aid Society	KY	KY-2	1,294,560
Appalachian Research and Defense Fund of Kentucky	KY	KY-5	1,500,155
Kentucky Legal Aid	KY	KY-9	1,115,512
Acadiana Legal Services Corp	LA	LA-10	1,439,130
Legal Services of North Louisiana	LA	LA-11	1,384,455
Southeast Louisiana Legal Services Corporation	LA	LA-13	2,782,247
Volunteer Lawyers Project of the Boston Bar	MA	MA-11	1,860,353
South Coastal Counties Legal Services	MA	MA-12	841,489
Northeast Legal Aid	MA	MA-4	757,138
Community Legal Aid	MA	MA-10	1,368,149
Legal Aid Bureau	MD	MD-1	3,642,691
Legal Aid Bureau	MD	MMD	88,919
Pine Tree Legal Assistance	ME	ME-1	1,079,493
Pine Tree Legal Assistance	ME	MMX-1	122,153
Pine Tree Legal Assistance	ME	NME-1	63,174
Michigan Advocacy Program	MI	MI-12	1,600,628
Michigan Advocacy Program	MI	MMI	588,703
Legal Services of Eastern Michigan	MI	MI-14	1,590,495
Legal Services of Northern Michigan	MI	MI-9	797,084
Legal Aid of Western Michigan	MI	MI-15	2,168,415
Michigan Community Legal Aid	MI	MI-13	4,271,592
Legal Aid and Defender Association	MI	MI-13	4,271,592
Michigan Indian Legal Services	MI	NMI-1	161,349
Legal Aid Services of Northeast Minnesota	MN	MN-1	429,287
Cent Minnesota Legal Services	MN	MN-6	1,638,376
Legal Services of Northwest Minnesota Corporation	MN	MN-4	328,664
Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services	MN	MMN	195,674
Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services	MN	MN-5	1,513,225
Anishinabe Legal Services	MN	NMN-1	234,235
Legal Aid of Western Missouri	MO	MMO	79,674
Legal Aid of Western Missouri	MO	MO-3	1,896,461
Legal Services of Eastern Missouri	MO	MO-4	1,955,144
Mid-Missouri Legal Services	MO	MO-5	435,364
Legal Services of Southern Missouri	MO	MO-7	1,652,442
Micronesian Legal Services	MP	MP-1	1,227,600
North Mississippi Rural Legal Services	MS	MS-9	1,708,407
Mississippi Center For Legal Services	MS	MS-10	2,594,814
Mississippi Center For Legal Services	MS	NMS-1	81,476
Montana Legal Services Association	MT	MMT	53,384
Montana Legal Services Association	MT	MT-1	932,088
Montana Legal Services Association	MT	NMT-1	156,064
Legal Aid of North Carolina	NC	MNC	524,174
Legal Aid of North Carolina	NC	NC-5	10,379,972
Legal Aid of North Carolina	NC	NNC-1	213,912
Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services	ND	MND	113,365
Legal Services of North Dakota	ND	ND-3	437,618
Legal Services of North Dakota	ND	NND-3	264,023
Legal Aid of Nebraska	NE	MNE	41,353
Legal Aid of Nebraska	NE	NE-4	1,491,039
Legal Aid of Nebraska	NE	NNE-1	32,398
Legal Advice & Referral Center	NH	NH-1	726,376
Legal Services of Northwest Jersey	NJ	NJ-15	380,382
South Jersey Legal Services	NJ	MNJ	118,001
South Jersey Legal Services	NJ	NJ-16	1,220,144
Northeast New Jersey Legal Services	NJ	NJ-18	1,596,067
Essex-Newark Legal Services Project	NJ	NJ-8	813,472
South Jersey Legal Services	NJ	NJ-12	666,164
Central Jersey Legal Services	NJ	NJ-17	1,071,251
DNA-People's Legal Services	NM	NM-1	185,008
DNA-People's Legal Services	NM	NNM-2	22,267
New Mexico Legal Aid	NM	MNM	85,416
New Mexico Legal Aid	NM	NM-5	2,511,494
New Mexico Legal Aid	NM	NNM-4	455,412
Nevada Legal Services	NV	NNV-1	130,334
Nevada Legal Services	NV	NV-1	2,629,748
Legal Aid Soc. of Northeastern New York	NY	NY-21	1,208,146
Neighborhood Legal Services	NY	NY-24	1,167,750
Nassau/Suffolk Law Services	NY	NY-7	1,136,762
Legal Services For New York City	NY	NY-9	10,872,825
Legal Assistance of Western New York	NY	NY-23	1,631,738
Legal Aid Society of Mid-New York	NY	MNY	270,711
Legal Aid Society of Mid-New York	NY	NY-22	1,551,218
Legal Services of the Hudson Valley	NY	NY-20	1,587,743
Community Legal Aid Services	OH	OH-20	1,899,507
Legal Aid Society of Greater Cincinnati	OH	OH-18	1,604,186
Legal Aid Society of Cleveland	OH	OH-21	2,132,000
Ohio State Legal Services	OH	OH-17	1,754,895
Ohio State Legal Services	OH	OH-5	1,672,149
Legal Aid of Western Ohio	OH	MOH	123,198
Legal Aid of Western Ohio	OH	OH-23	2,950,941
Oklahoma Indian Legal Services	OK	NOK-1	802,530
Legal Aid Services of Oklahoma	OK	MOK	61,203
Legal Aid Services of Oklahoma	OK	OK-3	4,119,852
Legal Aid Services of Oregon	OR	MOR	544,782
Legal Aid Services of Oregon	OR	NOR-1	180,935
Legal Aid Services of Oregon	OR	OR-6	3,516,844
Philadelphia Legal Assistance Center	PA	MPA	162,099
Philadelphia Legal Assistance Center	PA	PA-1	2,677,751
Laurel Legal Services	PA	PA-5	618,297
MidPenn Legal Services	PA	PA-25	2,258,154
Neighborhood Legal Services Association	PA	PA-8	1,365,336
North Penn Legal Services	PA	PA-24	1,808,839
Southwestern Pennsylvania Legal Services	PA	PA-11	412,032
Northwestern Legal Services	PA	PA-26	680,858
Legal Aid of Southeastern Pennsylvania	PA	PA-23	1,086,949
Puerto Rico Legal Services	PR	MPR	284,348
Puerto Rico Legal Services	PR	PR-1	10,879,482
Community Law Office	PR	PR-2	216,357
Rhode Island Legal Services	RI	RI-1	929,459
South Carolina Legal Services	SC	MSC	193,448
South Carolina Legal Services	SC	SC-8	5,381,826
East River Legal Services	SD	SD-2	376,995
Dakota Plains Legal Services	SD	NSD-1	915,161
Dakota Plains Legal Services	SD	SD-4	377,132
Legal Aid of East Tennessee	TN	TN-9	2,354,899
Memphis Area Legal Services	TN	TN-4	1,390,136
Legal Aid Society of Middle TN and the Cumberlands	TN	TN-10	3,009,229
West Tennessee Legal Services	TN	TN-7	678,373
Legal Aid of Northwest Texas	TX	TX-14	8,456,594
Lone Star Legal Aid	TX	TX-13	10,055,057
Texas RioGrande Legal Aid	TX	MSX-2	1,654,381
Texas RioGrande Legal Aid	TX	NTX-1	30,676
Texas RioGrande Legal Aid	TX	TX-15	10,032,517
Utah Legal Services	UT	MUT	66,338
Utah Legal Services	UT	NUT-1	80,637
Utah Legal Services	UT	UT-1	2,294,440
Legal Services of Northern Virginia	VA	VA-20	1,226,781
Southwest Virginia Legal Aid Society	VA	VA-15	700,087
Legal Aid Society of Eastern Virginia	VA	VA-16	1,120,340
Central Virginia Legal Aid Society	VA	MVA	154,246
Central Virginia Legal Aid Society	VA	VA-18	1,086,314
Virginia Legal Aid Society	VA	VA-17	831,158
Blue Ridge Legal Services	VA	VA-19	766,800
Legal Services of the Virgin Islands	VI	VI-1	161,307
Legal Services Law Line of Vermont	VT	VT-1	476,000
Northwest Justice Project	WA	MWA	713,874
Northwest Justice Project	WA	NWA-1	279,211
Northwest Justice Project	WA	WA-1	5,273,562
Legal Action of Wisconsin	WI	MWI	89,042
Legal Action of Wisconsin	WI	WI-5	3,800,229
Wisconsin Judicare	WI	NWI-1	152,042
Wisconsin Judicare	WI	WI-2	1,001,526
Legal Aid of West Virginia	WV	WV-5	2,203,349
Legal Aid of Wyoming	WY	NWY-1	169,372
Legal Aid of Wyoming	WY	WY-4	407,552

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)(l). Awards will be made so that each service area is served, although no listed organization is guaranteed an award or contract. Grants will become effective and grant funds will be distributed on or about January 1, 2015.

This notice is issued pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 2996f(f). Comments and recommendations concerning potential grantees are invited, and should be delivered to LSC within thirty (30) days from the date of publication of this notice.

Dated: October 31, 2014.

Stefanie K. Davis,

Assistant General Counsel.