[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 50 (Tuesday, March 15, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14580-14581]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-05368]


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LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION


Notice of Funding Availability and Request for Proposals for 
Calendar Year 2023 Basic Field Grant Awards

AGENCY: Legal Services Corporation.

ACTION: Notice of funding availability.

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SUMMARY: The Legal Services Corporation (LSC) is a federally 
established and funded organization that awards grants to civil legal 
aid organizations across the country and in the U.S. territories. LSC's 
mission is to expand access to justice by funding high-quality legal 
representation for low-income people in civil matters. In anticipation 
of a congressional appropriation to LSC for Fiscal Year 2023, LSC 
hereby announces the availability of funding for basic field grants 
with terms commencing in January 2023. LSC will publish a Request for 
Proposals (RFP) and seeks applications from interested parties who are 
qualified to provide effective, efficient, and high-quality civil legal 
services to eligible clients in the service area(s) of the states and 
territories identified below. The availability and the exact amount of 
congressionally appropriated funds, as well as the date, terms, and 
conditions of funds available for grants for calendar year 2023, have 
not yet been determined.

DATES: See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for grant application 
dates.

ADDRESSES: By email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f29e81919580939c8681b29e8191dc959d84"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="0c607f6f6b7e6d62787f4c607f6f226b637a">[email protected]</span></a> or by other correspondence to 
Legal Services Corporation--Basic Field Grant Awards, 3333 K Street NW, 
Third Floor, Washington, DC 20007-3522.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Judy Lee, Program Manager for the 
Basic Field Grant Program, Office of Program Performance, by phone at 
202-295-1518 or email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#640817070316050a1017240817074a030b12"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="214d52424653404f5552614d52420f464e57">[email protected]</span></a>, or visit the LSC website at 
https://www.lsc.gov/grants/basic-field-grant.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Legal Services Corporation (LSC) hereby 
announces the availability of funding for basic field grants with terms 
beginning in January 2023. LSC seeks grant proposals from interested 
parties who are qualified to provide effective, efficient, and high-
quality civil legal services to eligible clients in the service area(s) 
of the states and territories identified below. Interested potential 
applicants must first file a Pre-Application. After approval by LSC of 
the Pre-Application, an applicant can submit an application in response 
to the RFP, which contains the grant proposal guidelines, proposal 
content requirements, and selection criteria. The Pre-Application and 
RFP will open in GrantEase, LSC's grants management system, on or 
around April 11, 2022. Additional information will be available at 
https://www.lsc.gov/grants/basic-field-grant.
    The listing of all key dates for the LSC 2022 basic field grants 
process, including the deadlines for filing grant proposals is 
available at https://www.lsc.gov/grants/basic-field-grant/how-apply-basic-field-grant/basic-field-grant-key-dates.
    LSC seeks proposals from: (1) Non-profit organizations that have as 
a purpose the provision of legal assistance to eligible clients; (2) 
private attorneys; (3) groups of private attorneys or law firms; (4) 
state or local governments; and (5) sub-state regional planning and 
coordination agencies that are composed of sub-state areas and whose 
governing boards are controlled by locally elected officials.
    The service areas for which LSC is requesting grant proposals for 
2023 are listed below. LSC provides grants for three types of service 
areas: Basic Field-General, Basic Field-Native American, and Basic 
Field-Agricultural Worker. For example, the state of Idaho has three 
basic field service areas: ID-1 (General), NID-1 (Native American), and 
MID (Agricultural Worker). Service area descriptions are available at 
https://www.lsc.gov/grants/basic-field-grant/lsc-service-areas. LSC 
will post all updates and changes to this notice at https://www.lsc.gov/grants/basic-field-grant. Interested parties can visit 
https://www.lsc.gov/grants/basic-field-grant or reach out to 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#761a05110417180205361a051558111900"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="0a66796d786b647e794a667969246d657c">[email protected]</span></a>.

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            State or territory                                        Service area(s)
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Arkansas.................................  AR-6; AR-7.
Arizona..................................  AZ-3; AZ-5; MAZ; NAZ-6.
California...............................  CA-1; CA-12; CA-27; CA-28; NCA-1.
Connecticut..............................  CT-1.
Delaware.................................  MDE.
District of Columbia.....................  DC-1.
Florida..................................  FL-17; FL-18; MFL.
Illinois.................................  IL-3; IL-7.
Kentucky.................................  KY-2; KY-9; KY-10.
Louisiana................................  LA-13.
Maryland.................................  MD-1; MMD.
Massachusetts............................  MA-4; MA-10; MA-11.
Michigan.................................  MI-9; MI-12; MI-15; MMI; NMI-1.
Minnesota................................  MN-4; MN-5; MN-6; MMN.
Missouri.................................  MO-4; MO-5.
New Hampshire............................  NH-1.
New Mexico...............................  NM-5; MNM; NNM-4.
New York.................................  NY-9.
North Dakota.............................  MND.
Ohio.....................................  OH-18; OH-20; OH-21; OH-23; MOH.
Oklahoma.................................  OK-3; MOK; NOK-1.
Pennsylvania.............................  PA-5; PA-24.
Puerto Rico..............................  PR-2.
South Dakota.............................  SD-2.
Tennessee................................  TN-4; TN-7; TN-9; TN-10.
Texas....................................  TX-13; TX-15; MSX-2; NTX-1.
Virginia.................................  VA-17; VA-19; VA-20.
West Virginia............................  WV-5.
Wisconsin................................  WI-5; MWI.
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(Authority: 42 U.S.C. 2996g(e))

    Dated: March 9, 2022.
Stefanie Davis,
Senior Associate General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2022-05368 Filed 3-14-22; 8:45 am]
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