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 Legal Services Corporation
 AGENCY: Legal Services Corporation.
 ACTION: Notice of funding availability.
 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 
                        *lscgrants@lsc.gov*
                         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 
                        *lscgrants@lsc.gov,*
                         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 
                    *lsgrants@lsc.gov.* State or territory
Service area(s)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.
 
 
 (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] BILLING CODE 7050-01-P