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 Legal Services Corporation
 AGENCY: Legal Services Corporation.
 ACTION: Solicitation for Proposals for the Provision of Civil Legal Services.
 SUMMARY: The Legal Services Corporation (LSC) is the national organization charged with administering Federal funds provided for civil legal services to low-income people.
                        ( print page 15308) LSC 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 service area(s) of the states and territories identified below. The exact amount of congressionally appropriated funds and the date, terms, and conditions of their availability for calendar year 2010 have not been determined.
 DATES: See 
                        **SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION**
                         section for grants competition dates.
 ADDRESSES: Legal Services Corporation—Competitive Grants, 3333 K Street, NW., Third Floor, Washington, DC 20007-3522.
 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Office of Program Performance by e-mail at 
                        *competition@lsc.gov*, or visit the grants competition Web site at 
                        *http://www.grants.lsc.gov*.


SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Request for Proposals (RFP) will be available April 10, 2009. Applicants must file a Notice of Intent to Compete (NIC) to participate in the competitive grants process. Applicants must file the NIC by May 15, 2009, 5 p.m. E.D.T. The due date for filing grant proposals is June 5, 2009, 5 p.m. E.D.T. LSC is seeking 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 RFP, containing the NIC and grant application, guidelines, proposal content requirements, service area descriptions, and specific selection criteria, will be available from 
                    *http://www.grants.lsc.gov*
                     April 10, 2009. LSC will not fax the RFP to interested parties. Below are the service areas for which LSC is requesting grant proposals. Service area descriptions will be available from Appendix A of the RFP. Interested parties are asked to visit 
                    *http://www.grants.lsc.gov*
                     regularly for updates on the LSC competitive grants process. LSC will post updates, corrections, and/or changes to this notice at 
                    *http://www.grants.lsc.gov*. State
Service areaAlabama
AL-4, MALArkansas
MARAmerican Samoa
AS-1California
CA-2, CA-19, CA-26, CA-29, CA-30, CA-31, MCAColorado
CO-6, MCO, NCO-1Florida
FL-5, FL-13, FL-14, FL-15, FL-16, FL-17, FL-18, MFLGeorgia
GA-1, GA-2, MGAHawaii
HI-1, NHI-1Illinois
IL-6, MILIndiana
IN-5, MINKentucky
MKYLouisiana
LA-10, LA-11, MLAMassachusetts
MA-4, MA-10, MA-12Minnesota
NMN-1Mississippi
MS-9, MMS, NMS-1Montana
MT-1, MMT, NMT-1Nevada
NV-1, MNV, NNV-1New York
NY-7, NY-20, NY-21, NY-22, NY-23, NY-24, MNYNorth Carolina
NC-5, MNC, NNC-1Ohio
OH-5, OH-17Oklahoma
OK-3, MOKPennsylvania
PA-1, PA-5, PA-8, PA-11, PA-23, PA-26, MPAPuerto Rico
PR-1, MPRSouth Carolina
SC-8, MSCTennessee
MTNTexas
MTXVirginia
VA-20Wisconsin
WI-2, NWI-1
 Dated: March 6, 2009. Janet LaBella, Director, Office of Program Performance, Legal Services Corporation.


[FR Doc. E9-5467 Filed 4-2-09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7050-01-P