68 FR 178 pgs. 54015-54019 - Notice of Intent To Award—Grant Awards for the Provision of Civil Legal Services to Eligible Low-Income Clients Beginning January 1, 2004
Type: NOTICEVolume: 68Number: 178Pages: 54015 - 54019
FR document: [FR Doc. 03-23305 Filed 9-12-03; 8:45 am]
Agency: Legal Services Corporation
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LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION
Notice of Intent To Award-Grant Awards for the Provision of Civil Legal Services to Eligible Low-Income Clients Beginning January 1, 2004
AGENCY:
Legal Services Corporation.
ACTION:
Announcement of intention to make FY 2004 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, 2004.
DATES:
All comments and recommendations must be received on or before the close of business on October 15, 2003.
ADDRESS:
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, (202) 295-1545.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Pursuant to LSC's announcement of funding availability on April 18, 2003 (68 FR 19230), and Grant Renewal applications due on August 11, 2003, LSC intends to award funds to the following organizations to provide civil legal services in the indicated service areas. Amounts are subject to change.
| Service area | Applicant name | Grant amount |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama: | ||
| AL-1 | Legal Services Corporation of Alabama, Inc. | 4,586,934 |
| AL-2 | Legal Services of North-Central Alabama, Inc. | 553,475 |
| AL-3 | Legal Services of Metro Birmingham, Inc. | 919,879 |
| MAL | Texas Rural Legal Aid, Inc. | 29,572 |
| Alaska: | ||
| AK-1 | Alaska Legal Services Corporation | 668,452 |
| NAK-1 | Alaska Legal Services Corporation | 486,658 |
| American Samoa: | ||
| AS-1 | Uunai Legal Services Clinic | 305,089 |
| Arizona: | ||
| AZ-2 | DNA-Peoples Legal Services, Inc. | 516,782 |
| AZ-3 | Community Legal Services, Inc. | 3,501,239 |
| AZ-5 | Southern Arizona Legal Aid, Inc. | 1,688,675 |
| MAZ | Community Legal Services, Inc. | 133,441 |
| NAZ-5 | DNA-Peoples Legal Services, Inc. | 2,348,146 |
| NAZ-6 | Southern Arizona Legal Aid, Inc. | 573,584 |
| Arkansas: | ||
| AR-6 | Legal Aid of Arkansas, Inc. | 1,435,222 |
| AR-7 | Center for Arkansas Legal Services | 2,129,854 |
| MAR | Texas Rural Legal Aid, Inc. | 71,039 |
| California: | ||
| CA-1 | California Indian Legal Services, Inc. | 30,535 |
| CA-2 | Greater Bakersfield Legal Assistance, Inc. | 848,324 |
| CA-12 | Inland Counties Legal Services, Inc. | 3,769,285 |
| CA-14 | Legal Aid Society of San Diego, Inc. | 2,635,806 |
| CA-19 | Legal Aid Society of Orange County, Inc. | 3,681,511 |
| CA-26 | Central California Legal Services | 2,654,071 |
| CA-27 | Legal Services of Northern California, Inc. | 3,279,525 |
| CA-28 | Bay Area Legal Aid | 3,866,187 |
| CA-29 | Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles | 7,330,091 |
| CA-30 | Neighborhood Legal Svcs. of Los Angeles County | 4,329,818 |
| CA-31 | California Rural Legal Assistance, Inc. | 4,326,942 |
| MCA | California Rural Legal Assistance, Inc. | 2,372,598 |
| NCA-1 | California Indian Legal Services, Inc. | 795,016 |
| Colorado: | ||
| CO-6 | Colorado Legal Services | 3,132,985 |
| MCO | Colorado Legal Services | 133,483 |
| NCO-1 | Colorado Legal Services | 86,419 |
| Connecticut: | ||
| CT-1 | Statewide Legal Services of Connecticut, Inc. | 2,142,513 |
| NCT-1 | Pine Tree Legal Assistance, Inc. | 14,088 |
| Delaware: | ||
| DE-1 | Legal Services Corporation of Delaware, Inc. | 558,813 |
| MDE | Legal Aid Bureau, Inc. | 22,314 |
| District of Columbia: | ||
| DC-1 | Neighborhood Legal Services Program of DC | 910,335 |
| Florida: | ||
| FL-5 | Legal Services of Greater Miami, Inc. | 3,211,290 |
| FL-13 | Legal Services of North Florida, Inc. | 1,328,179 |
| FL-14 | Three Rivers Legal Services, Inc. | 1,613,837 |
| FL-15 | Central Florida Legal Services, Inc. | 2,785,758 |
| FL-16 | Bay Area Legal Services, Inc. | 2,363,728 |
| FL-17 | Florida Rural Legal Services, Inc. | 2,448,473 |
| FL-18 | Coast to Coast Legal Aid of South Florida, Inc. | 1,673,154 |
| MFL | Florida Rural Legal Services, Inc. | 812,347 |
| Georgia: | ||
| GA-1 | Atlanta Legal Aid Society, Inc. | 2,327,539 |
| GA-2 | Georgia Legal Services Program | 5,914,583 |
| MGA | Georgia Legal Services Program | 352,379 |
| Guam: | ||
| GU-1 | Guam Legal Services Corporation | 289,246 |
| Hawaii: | ||
| HI-1 | Legal Aid Society of Hawaii | 1,188,748 |
| MHI | Legal Aid Society of Hawaii | 61,936 |
| NHI-1 | Native Hawaiian Legal Corporation | 206,129 |
| Idaho: | ||
| ID-1 | Idaho Legal Aid Services, Inc. | 1,068,500 |
| MID | Idaho Legal Aid Services, Inc. | 167,992 |
| NID-1 | Idaho Legal Aid Services, Inc. | 58,462 |
| Illinois: | ||
| IL-3 | Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation, Inc. | 2,495,556 |
| IL-6 | Legal Assistance Foundation of Metro. Chicago | 5,980,989 |
| IL-7 | Prairie State Legal Services, Inc. | 2,508,135 |
| MIL | Legal Assistance Foundation of Metro. Chicago | 224,358 |
| Indiana: | ||
| IN-5 | Indiana Legal Services, Inc. | 4,747,833 |
| MIN | Indiana Legal Services, Inc. | 102,190 |
| Iowa: | ||
| IA-3 | Iowa Legal Aid | 2,394,186 |
| MIA | Iowa Legal Aid | 33,911 |
| Kansas: | ||
| KS-1 | Kansas Legal Services, Inc. | 2,270,247 |
| MKS | Kansas Legal Services, Inc. | 10,683 |
| Kentucky: | ||
| KY-2 | Legal Aid Society | 1,143,844 |
| KY-5 | Appalachian Research and Defense Fund of KY | 1,991,488 |
| KY-9 | Cumberland Trace Legal Services, Inc. | 1,187,982 |
| KY-10 | Legal Aid of the Blue Grass | 1,223,597 |
| MKY | Texas Rural Legal Aid, Inc. | 38,251 |
| Louisiana: | ||
| LA-1 | Capital Area Legal Services Corporation | 1,381,598 |
| LA-10 | Acadiana Legal Service Corporation | 2,004,069 |
| LA-11 | Legal Services of North Louisiana, Inc. | 1,891,560 |
| LA-12 | Southeast Louisiana Legal Services Corporation | 2,497,451 |
| MLA | Texas Rural Legal Aid, Inc. | 24,749 |
| Maine: | ||
| ME-1 | Pine Tree Legal Assistance, Inc. | 1,063,399 |
| MMX-1 | Pine Tree Legal Assistance, Inc. | 112,250 |
| NME-1 | Pine Tree Legal Assistance, Inc. | 58,000 |
| Maryland: | ||
| MD-1 | Legal Aid Bureau, Inc. | 3,565,245 |
| MMD | Legal Aid Bureau, Inc. | 81,714 |
| Massachusetts: | ||
| MA-1 | Volunteer Lawyers Project of the Boston Bar Assoc. | 1,635,934 |
| MA-2 | South Middlesex Legal Services, Inc. | 194,238 |
| MA-3 | Legal Services for Cape Cod and Islands, Inc. | 229,080 |
| MA-4 | Merrimack Valley Legal Services, Inc. | 754,434 |
| MA-5 | New Center for Legal Advocacy, Inc. | 591,269 |
| MA-10 | Massachusetts Justice Project, Inc. | 1,355,767 |
| Michigan: | ||
| MI-9 | Legal Services of Northern Michigan, Inc. | 735,345 |
| MI-12 | Legal Services of South Central Michigan, Inc. | 1,279,155 |
| MI-13 | Legal Aid and Defender Association, Inc. | 3,893,504 |
| MI-14 | Legal Services of Eastern Michigan | 1,446,629 |
| MI-15 | Western Michigan Legal Services | 1,600,045 |
| MMI | Legal Services of South Central Michigan, Inc. | 541,005 |
| NMI-1 | Michigan Indian Legal Services, Inc. | 148,132 |
| Micronesia: | ||
| MP-1 | Micronesian Legal Services, Inc. | 1,482,449 |
| Minnesota: | ||
| MN-1 | Legal Aid Service of Northeastern Minnesota | 435,316 |
| MN-2 | Judicare of Anoka County, Inc. | 102,516 |
| MN-3 | Central Minnesota Legal Services, Inc. | 1,188,374 |
| MN-4 | Legal Services of Northwest Minnesota Corporation | 411,185 |
| MN-5 | Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services, Inc. | 1,183,004 |
| MMN | Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services, Inc. | 179,823 |
| NMN-1 | Anishinabe Legal Services, Inc. | 215,049 |
| Mississippi: | ||
| MS-9 | North Mississippi Rural Legal Services, Inc. | 2,030,565 |
| MS-10 | Southeast Mississippi Legal Services Corporation | 2,977,787 |
| NMS-1 | Southeast Mississippi Legal Services Corporation | 74,802 |
| MMS | Texas Rural Legal Aid, Inc. | 51,294 |
| Missouri: | ||
| MO-3 | Legal Aid of Western Missouri | 1,692,000 |
| MO-4 | Legal Services of Eastern Missouri, Inc. | 1,819,872 |
| MO-5 | Mid-Missouri Legal Services Corporation | 358,791 |
| MO-7 | Legal Services of Southern Missouri | 1,626,256 |
| MMO | Legal Aid of Western Missouri | 73,218 |
| Montana: | ||
| MT-1 | Montana Legal Services Association | 1,033,488 |
| MMT | Montana Legal Services Association | 49,058 |
| NMT-1 | Montana Legal Services Association | 143,282 |
| Nebraska: | ||
| NE-4 | Nebraska Legal Services | 1,383,524 |
| MNE | Nebraska Legal Services | 38,001 |
| NNE-1 | Nebraska Legal Services | 29,745 |
| Nevada: | ||
| NV-1 | Nevada Legal Services, Inc. | 1,707,713 |
| MNV | Nevada Legal Services, Inc. | 2,261 |
| NNV-1 | Nevada Legal Services, Inc. | 119,658 |
| New Hampshire: | ||
| NH-1 | Legal Advice Referral Center, Inc. | 643,927 |
| New Jersey: | ||
| NJ-8 | Essex-Newark Legal Services Project, Inc. | 977,067 |
| NJ-12 | Ocean-Monmouth Legal Services, Inc. | 598,452 |
| NJ-15 | Legal Services of Northwest New Jersey | 353,077 |
| NJ-16 | South Jersey Legal Services | 1,201,974 |
| NJ-17 | Central New Jersey Legal Services | 981,100 |
| NJ-18 | Northeast New Jersey Legal Services Corporation | 1,596,611 |
| MNJ | South Jersey Legal Services | 108,451 |
| New Mexico: | ||
| NM-1 | DNA-Peoples Legal Services, Inc. | 207,456 |
| NM-5 | New Mexico Legal Aid | 2,461,013 |
| MNM | New Mexico Legal Aid | 78,496 |
| NNM-2 | DNA-Peoples Legal Services, Inc. | 20,444 |
| NNM-4 | New Mexico Legal Aid | 418,110 |
| New York: | ||
| NY-7 | Nassau/Suffolk Law Services Committee, Inc. | 1,250,160 |
| NY-9 | Legal Services for New York City | 13,723,509 |
| NY-20 | Westchester/Putnam Legal Services, Inc. | 1,608,100 |
| NY-21 | Legal Aid Society of Northeastern New York, Inc. | 1,227,241 |
| NY-22 | Legal Aid Society of Mid-New York, Inc. | 1,593,466 |
| NY-23 | Monroe County Legal Assistance Corporation | 1,578,523 |
| NY-24 | Neighborhood Legal Services, Inc. | 1,257,698 |
| MNY | Legal Aid Society of Mid-New York, Inc. | 248,783 |
| North Carolina: | ||
| NC-5 | Legal Aid of North Carolina, Inc. | 7,488,231 |
| MNC | Legal Aid of North Carolina, Inc. | 481,704 |
| NNC-1 | Legal Aid of North Carolina, Inc. | 196,391 |
| North Dakota: | ||
| ND-3 | Legal Assistance of North Dakota, Inc. | 590,476 |
| MND | Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services, Inc. | 104,177 |
| NND-3 | Legal Assistance of North Dakota, Inc. | 242,398 |
| Ohio: | ||
| OH-5 | The Legal Aid Society of Columbus | 1,187,263 |
| OH-17 | Ohio State Legal Services | 1,735,703 |
| OH-18 | Legal Aid Society of Greater Cincinnati | 1,342,879 |
| OH-19 | Legal Services of Northwest Ohio, Inc. | 1,357,472 |
| OH-20 | Community Legal Aid Services, Inc. | 1,862,159 |
| OH-21 | The Legal Aid Society of Cleveland | 2,052,947 |
| OH-22 | Legal Services of Northwest Ohio, Inc. | 1,057,050 |
| MOH | Legal Services of Northwest Ohio, Inc. | 113,214 |
| Oklahoma: | ||
| OK-3 | Legal Aid Services of Oklahoma, Inc. | 4,229,817 |
| MOK | Legal Aid Services of Oklahoma, Inc. | 56,241 |
| NOK-1 | Oklahoma Indian Legal Services, Inc. | 736,795 |
| Oregon: | ||
| OR-2 | Lane County Legal Aid Service, Inc. | 319,790 |
| OR-4 | Marion-Polk Legal Aid Service, Inc. | 315,217 |
| OR-5 | Legal Aid Services of Oregon | 2,096,165 |
| MOR | Legal Aid Services of Oregon | 500,643 |
| NOR-1 | Legal Aid Services of Oregon | 166,115 |
| Pennsylvania: | ||
| PA-1 | Philadelphia Legal Assistance Center | 2,758,464 |
| PA-5 | Laurel Legal Services, Inc. | 773,633 |
| PA-8 | Neighborhood Legal Services Association | 1,625,007 |
| PA-11 | Southwestern Pennsylvania Legal Services, Inc. | 573,924 |
| PA-23 | Legal Aid of Southeastern Pennsylvania | 1,012,891 |
| PA-24 | North Penn Legal Services, Inc. | 1,615,791 |
| PA-25 | MidPenn Legal Services, Inc. | 1,976,732 |
| PA-26 | Northwestern Legal Services | 710,221 |
| MPA | Philadelphia Legal Assistance Center | 148,962 |
| Puerto Rico: | ||
| PR-1 | Puerto Rico Legal Services, Inc. | 16,044,957 |
| PR-2 | Community Law Office, Inc. | 319,868 |
| MPR | Puerto Rico Legal Services, Inc. | 261,311 |
| Rhode Island: | ||
| RI-1 | Rhode Island Legal Services, Inc. | 1,000,596 |
| South Carolina: | ||
| SC-8 | The South Carolina Centers for Equal Justice | 4,376,965 |
| MSC | The South Carolina Centers for Equal Justice | 177,777 |
| South Dakota: | ||
| SD-2 | East River Legal Services | 410,118 |
| SD-4 | Dakota Plains Legal Services, Inc. | 453,277 |
| MSD | Dakota Plains Legal Services, Inc. | 3,567 |
| NSD-1 | Dakota Plains Legal Services, Inc. | 840,201 |
| Tennessee: | ||
| TN-4 | Memphis Area Legal Services, Inc. | 1,360,682 |
| TN-7 | West Tennessee Legal Services, Inc. | 641,435 |
| TN-9 | Legal Aid of East Tennessee | 1,994,954 |
| TN-10 | LAS of Middle Tennessee and the Cumberlands | 2,327,075 |
| MTN | Texas Rural Legal Aid, Inc. | 57,006 |
| Texas: | ||
| TX-13 | Lone Star Legal Aid | 8,643,377 |
| TX-14 | Legal Aid of NorthWest Texas | 6,801,091 |
| TX-15 | Texas Rural Legal Aid, Inc. | 9,459,304 |
| MTX | Texas Rural Legal Aid, Inc. | 1,248,431 |
| NTX-1 | Texas Rural Legal Aid, Inc. | 28,163 |
| Utah: | ||
| UT-1 | Utah Legal Services, Inc. | 1,654,356 |
| MUT | Utah Legal Services, Inc. | 60,963 |
| NUT-1 | Utah Legal Services, Inc. | 74,032 |
| Vermont: | ||
| VT-1 | Legal Services Law Line of Vermont, Inc. | 458,078 |
| Virgin Islands: | ||
| VI-1 | Legal Services of the Virgin Islands, Inc. | 293,332 |
| Virginia: | ||
| VA-15 | Southwest Virginia Legal Aid Society, Inc. | 807,192 |
| VA-16 | Legal Services of Eastern Virginia, Inc. | 1,297,725 |
| VA-17 | Virginia Legal Aid Society, Inc. | 787,802 |
| VA-18 | Central Virginia Legal Aid Society, Inc. | 905,056 |
| VA-19 | Blue Ridge Legal Services, Inc. | 638,573 |
| VA-20 | Potomac Legal Aid Society, Inc. | 994,376 |
| MVA | Central Virginia Legal Aid Society, Inc. | 141,755 |
| Washington: | ||
| WA-1 | Northwest Justice Project | 4,434,943 |
| MWA | Northwest Justice Project | 656,031 |
| NWA-1 | Northwest Justice Project | 256,341 |
| West Virginia: | ||
| WV-5 | Legal Aid of West Virginia, Inc. | 2,799,844 |
| MWV | Legal Aid of West Virginia, Inc. | 32,855 |
| Wisconsin: | ||
| WI-2 | Wisconsin Judicare, Inc. | 928,858 |
| WI-5 | Legal Action of Wisconsin, Inc. | 3,107,131 |
| MWI | Legal Action of Wisconsin, Inc. | 81,831 |
| NWI-1 | Wisconsin Judicare, Inc. | 139,588 |
| Wyoming: | ||
| WY-4 | Wyoming Legal Services, Inc. | 447,104 |
| MWY | Wyoming Legal Services, Inc. | 11,182 |
| NWY-1 | Wyoming Legal Services, Inc. | 155,499 |
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)(1)). Awards will be made so that each service area is served, although none of the listed organizations are guaranteed an award or contract. This public notice is issued pursuant to the LSC Act (42 U.S.C. 2996f(f)), with a request for comments and recommendations concerning the potential grantees within a period of thirty (30) days from the date of publication of this notice. Grants will become effective and grant funds will be distributed on or about January 1, 2004.
Dated: September 8, 2003.
Michael A. Genz,
Director, Office of Program Performance, Legal Services Corporation.
[FR Doc. 03-23305 Filed 9-12-03; 8:45 am]
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