65 FR 190 pgs. 58570-58574 - Notice of Intent to Award—Grant Awards for the Provision of Civil Legal Services to Eligible Low-Income Clients Beginning January 1, 2001
Type: NOTICEVolume: 65Number: 190Pages: 58570 - 58574
FR document: [FR Doc. 00-24887 Filed 9-28-00; 8:45 am]
Agency: Legal Services Corporation
Official PDF Version: PDF Version
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, 2001
AGENCY:
Legal Services Corporation.
ACTION:
Announcement of intention to make FY 2001 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, 2001.
DATES:
All comments and recommendations must be received on or before the close of business on October 30, 2000.
ADDRESSES:
Legal Services Corporation-Competitive Grants, Legal Services Corporation, 750 First Street NE, 10th Floor, Washington, DC 20002-4250.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Reginald Haley, Office of Program Performance, (202) 336-8827.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Pursuant to LSC's announcement of funding availability on April 21, 2000 (65 FR 21480) and Grant Renewal applications due on September 1, 2000, LSC will award funds to one or more of the following organizations to provide civil legal services in the indicated service areas.
| Service area | Applicant name | Anticipated FY 2001 award |
|---|---|---|
| AL-1 | Legal Services Corporation of Alabama Inc | $4,521,163 |
| AL-2 | Legal Services of North-Central Alabama Inc | 514,340 |
| AL-3 | Legal Services of Metro Birmingham Inc | 914,309 |
| MAL | Texas Rural Legal Aid Inc | 27,789 |
| AK-1 | Alaska Legal Services Corporation | 549,820 |
| NAK-1 | Alaska Legal Services Corporation | 455,968 |
| AZ-2 | DNA-People's Legal Services Inc | 514,505 |
| AZ-3 | Community Legal Services, Inc | 2,485,068 |
| AZ-5 | Southern Arizona Legal Aid, Inc | 1,537,088 |
| MAZ | Community Legal Services, Inc | 125,398 |
| NAZ-5 | DNA-People's Legal Services Inc | 2,200,066 |
| NAZ-6 | Southern Arizona Legal Aid, Inc | 499,853 |
| AR-1 | Ozark Legal Services | 485,262 |
| AR-2 | Legal Services of Northeast Arkansas Inc | 413,691 |
| AR-3 | Western Arkansas Legal Services | 340,641 |
| AR-4 | East Arkansas Legal Services | 532,067 |
| AR-5 | Center for Arkansas Legal Services | 1,620,910 |
| MAR | Texas Rural Legal Aid Inc | 59,238 |
| CA-1 | California Indian Legal Services Inc | 25,195 |
| CA-2 | Greater Bakersfield Legal Assistance Inc | 557,576 |
| CA-12 | Inland Counties Legal Services Inc | 2,342,908 |
| CA-14 | Legal Aid Society of San Diego Inc | 2,075,086 |
| CA-19 | Legal Aid Society of Orange County Inc | 2,637,858 |
| CA-26 | Central California Legal Services | 2,036,723 |
| CA-27 | Legal Services of Northern California Inc | 2,525,661 |
| CA-28 | Bay Area Legal Aid | 3,380,773 |
| CA-29 | Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles | 5,909,507 |
| CA-30 | San Fernando Valley Neigh. Lgl. Svcs | 2,991,527 |
| CA-30 | LS Prog. for Pasadena and San Gabriel-Pomona Valley | 2,991,527 |
| CA-31 | California Rural Legal Assistance, Inc | 3,254,176 |
| MCA | California Rural Legal Assistance, Inc | 2,229,612 |
| NCA-1 | California Indian Legal Services Inc | 744,880 |
| CO-6 | Colorado Legal Services | 2,974,113 |
| MCO | Colorado Legal Services | 125,440 |
| NCO-1 | Colorado Legal Services | 24,062 |
| CT-1 | Statewide Legal Services of Connecticut Inc | 1,781,383 |
| NCT-1 | Pine Tree Legal Assistance Inc | 13,200 |
| DE-1 | Legal Services Corporation of Delaware Inc | 443,479 |
| MDE | Legal Aid Bureau Inc | 20,966 |
| DC-1 | Neighborhood LS Program of the District of Columbia | 795,329 |
| FL-1 | Central Florida Legal Services Inc | 963,874 |
| FL-2 | Legal Aid Service of Broward County, Inc | 983,699 |
| FL-3 | Florida Rural Legal Services Inc | 1,948,052 |
| FL-4 | Jacksonville Area Legal Aid Inc | 770,390 |
| FL-5 | Legal Services of Greater Miami, Inc | 2,721,581 |
| FL-6 | Legal Services of North Florida Inc | 826,216 |
| FL-7 | Greater Orlando Area Legal Services Inc | 779,262 |
| FL-8 | Bay Area Legal Services, Inc | 1,096,211 |
| FL-9 | Withlacoochee Area Legal Services Inc | 437,936 |
| FL-10 | Three Rivers Legal Services Inc | 614,394 |
| FL-11 | Northwest Florida Legal Services Inc | 423,546 |
| FL-12 | Gulfcoast Legal Services Inc | 928,088 |
| MFL | Florida Rural Legal Services Inc | 758,544 |
| NFL-1 | Florida Rural Legal Services Inc. * * * | 250,000 |
| NFL-1 | Legal Aid Service of Broward County, Inc. * * * | 250,000 |
| GA-1 | Atlanta Legal Aid Society Inc | 1,759,756 |
| GA-2 | Georgia Legal Services Program | 5,534,485 |
| MGA | Georgia Legal Services Program | 331,141 |
| GU-1 | Guam Legal Services Corporation | 156,599 |
| HI-1 | Legal Aid Society of Hawaii | 838,384 |
| MHI | Legal Aid Society of Hawaii | 58,205 |
| NHI-1 | Native Hawaiian Legal Corporation | 107,722 |
| ID-1 | Idaho Legal Aid Services Inc | 920,885 |
| MID | Idaho Legal Aid Services Inc | 157,871 |
| NID-1 | Idaho Legal Aid Services Inc | 54,775 |
| IL-3 | Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Fnd | 2,591,722 |
| IL-4 | Prairie State Legal Services Inc | 2,192,711 |
| IL-5 | West Central Illinois Legal Assistance | 185,859 |
| IL-6 | Legal Assistance Fnd. of Metro. Chicago | 5,748,673 |
| MIL | Legal Assistance Fnd. of Metro. Chicago | 210,839 |
| IN-5 | Legal Services Organization of Indiana, Inc | 4,642,605 |
| MIN | Legal Services Organization of Indiana, Inc | 96,031 |
| IA-1 | Legal Services Corporation of Iowa | 2,268,132 |
| IA-2 | Legal Aid Society of Polk County | 239,521 |
| MIA | Legal Services Corporation of Iowa | 31,870 |
| KS-1 | Kansas Legal Services Inc | 2,258,557 |
| MKS | Kansas Legal Services Inc | 10,037 |
| KY-2 | Legal Aid Society | 1,152,128 |
| KY-3 | Central Kentucky Legal Services Inc | 476,117 |
| KY-5 | Appalachian Research and Defense Fund of Kentucky | 2,020,730 |
| KY-8 | Northern Kentucky Legal Aid Society Inc | 749,011 |
| KY-9 | Cumberland Trace Legal Services Inc | 1,198,479 |
| MKY | Texas Rural Legal Aid Inc | 35,943 |
| LA-1 | Capital Area Legal Services Corporation | 1,396,580 |
| LA-2 | Southwest Louisiana Legal Services Society Inc | 423,496 |
| LA-3 | North Louisiana Legal Assistance Corporation | 785,342 |
| LA-4 | New Orleans Legal Assistance Corporation | 1,949,812 |
| LA-5 | Northwest Louisiana Legal Services Inc | 760,965 |
| LA-6 | Acadiana Legal Service Corporation | 1,641,826 |
| LA-7 | Kisatchie Legal Services Corporation | 412,286 |
| LA-8 | Southeast Louisiana Legal Services Corporation | 594,609 |
| MLA | Texas Rural Legal Aid Inc | 23,254 |
| ME-1 | Pine Tree Legal Assistance Inc | 1,000,601 |
| MMX-1 | Pine Tree Legal Assistance Inc | 105,482 |
| NME-1 | Pine Tree Legal Assistance Inc | 54,342 |
| MD-1 | Legal Aid Bureau Inc | 3,106,045 |
| MMD | Legal Aid Bureau Inc | 76,792 |
| MA-1 | Volunteer Lawyers Project of the Boston Bar Association | 1,480,468 |
| MA-2 | South Middlesex Legal Services Inc | 160,118 |
| MA-3 | Legal Services for Cape Cod and Islands Inc | 195,524 |
| MA-4 | Merrimack Valley Legal Services Inc | 716,712 |
| MA-5 | New Center for Legal Advocacy, Inc | 522,609 |
| MA-10 | Massachusetts Justice Project | 1,200,652 |
| MI-1 | Legal Services of Southeastern Michigan Inc | 542,030 |
| MI-2 | Legal Services of Southeastern Michigan Inc | 233,656 |
| MI-3 | Legal Aid and Defender Association, Inc | 3,276,613 |
| MI-4 | Legal Services of Eastern Michigan | 1,292,520 |
| MI-5 | Legal Aid of Central Michigan | 508,541 |
| MI-6 | Lakeshore Legal Aid | 551,678 |
| MI-7 | Oakland Livingston Legal Aid | 543,930 |
| MI-8 | Legal Aid of Western Michigan | 182,381 |
| MI-9 | Legal Services of Northern Michigan Inc | 782,715 |
| MI-10 | Legal Aid of Western Michigan | 1,009,399 |
| MI-11 | Legal Aid of Western Michigan | 404,207 |
| MMI | Legal Services of Southeastern Michigan Inc | 508,400 |
| NMI-1 | Michigan Indian Legal Services Inc | 121,038 |
| MP-1 | Micronesian Legal Services, Inc | 1,386,345 |
| MN-1 | Legal Aid Service of Northeastern Minnesota | 463,445 |
| MN-2 | Judicare of Anoka County Inc | 100,889 |
| MN-3 | Central Minnesota Legal Services Inc | 1,215,827 |
| MN-4 | Legal Services of Northwest Minnesota Corporation | 454,276 |
| MN-5 | Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services Inc | 1,192,746 |
| MMN | Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services Inc | 168,982 |
| NMN-1 | Anishinabe Legal Services Inc | 201,488 |
| MS-1 | Central Mississippi Legal Services | 921,017 |
| MS-2 | North Mississippi Rural Legal Services Inc | 2,207,911 |
| MS-3 | South Mississippi Legal Services Corporation | 575,824 |
| MS-4 | Southeast Mississippi Legal Services Corporation | 453,887 |
| MS-5 | Southeast Mississippi Legal Services Corporation | 537,742 |
| MS-6 | Southwest Mississippi Legal Services Corporation | 468,195 |
| MMS | Texas Rural Legal Aid Inc | 48,202 |
| NMS-1 | Southeast Mississippi Legal Services Corporation | 70,084 |
| MO-3 | Legal Aid of Western Missouri | 1,677,396 |
| MO-4 | Legal Services of Eastern Missouri Inc | 1,762,805 |
| MO-5 | Mid-Missouri Legal Services Corporation | 344,019 |
| MO-7 | Legal Aid of Southwest Missouri | 1,624,479 |
| MMO | Legal Aid of Western Missouri | 68,804 |
| MT-1 | Montana Legal Services Association | 985,277 |
| MMT | Montana Legal Services Association | 46,103 |
| NMT-1 | Montana Legal Services Association | 112,453 |
| NE-4 | Nebraska Legal Services | 1,373,706 |
| MNE | Nebraska Legal Services | 35,711 |
| NNE-1 | Nebraska Legal Services | 27,869 |
| NV-1 | Nevada Legal Services Inc | 986,359 |
| MNV | Nevada Legal Services Inc | 2,123 |
| NNV-1 | Nevada Legal Services Inc | 112,112 |
| NH-1 | Legal Advice Referral Center, Inc | 562,450 |
| NJ-1 | Cape-Atlantic Legal Services, Inc | 227,402 |
| NJ-2 | Warren County Legal Services Inc | 39,709 |
| NJ-3 | Camden Regional Legal Services Inc | 844,456 |
| NJ-4 | Union County Legal Services Corporation | 284,682 |
| NJ-5 | Hunterdon County Legal Service Corporation | 22,362 |
| NJ-6 | Bergen County Legal Services | 258,099 |
| NJ-7 | Hudson County Legal Services Corporation | 656,102 |
| NJ-8 | Essex-Newark Legal Services Project Inc | 880,556 |
| NJ-9 | Middlesex County Legal Services Corporation | 268,103 |
| NJ-10 | Passaic County Legal Aid Society | 360,144 |
| NJ-11 | Somerset-Sussex Legal Services Corporation | 84,912 |
| NJ-12 | Ocean-Monmouth Legal Services Inc | 427,023 |
| NJ-13 | Legal Aid Society of Mercer County | 186,586 |
| NJ-14 | Legal Aid Society of Morris County | 92,620 |
| MNJ | Camden Regional Legal Services Inc | 101,913 |
| NM-1 | DNA-People's Legal Services Inc | 206,205 |
| NM-2 | Legal Aid Society of Albuquerque Inc | 551,992 |
| NM-3 | Southern New Mexico Legal Services Inc | 920,125 |
| NM-4 | Community and Indian Legal Services | 775,157 |
| MNM | Southern New Mexico Legal Services Inc | 73,769 |
| NNM-1 | Southern New Mexico Legal Services Inc | 12,822 |
| NNM-2 | DNA-People's Legal Services Inc | 11,222 |
| NNM-3 | Community and Indian Legal Services | 366,840 |
| NY-1 | Legal Aid Society of Northeastern New York Inc | 685,346 |
| NY-3 | Legal Aid for Broome and Chenango | 224,123 |
| NY-4 | Neighborhood Legal Services Inc | 943,180 |
| NY-5 | Southern Tier Legal Services | 153,518 |
| NY-6 | Cheung County Neighborhood Legal Services Inc | 267,459 |
| NY-7 | Nassau/Suffolk Law Services Committee Inc | 885,818 |
| NY-8 | Legal Aid Society of Rockland County Inc | 540,551 |
| NY-9 | Legal Services for New York City | 11,298,917 |
| NY-10 | Niagara County Legal Aid Society Inc | 189,890 |
| NY-13 | Legal Services of Central New York Inc | 702,164 |
| NY-14 | Legal Aid Society of Mid-New York, Inc | 618,731 |
| NY-15 | Westchester/Putnam Legal Services Inc | 605,373 |
| NY-16 | North Country Legal Services Inc | 324,491 |
| NY-17 | Southern Tier Legal Services | 254,588 |
| NY-18 | Monroe County Legal Assistance Corporation | 884,256 |
| MNY | Legal Aid Society of Mid-New York, Inc | 233,788 |
| NC-1 | Legal Services of North Carolina, Inc | 4,971,828 |
| NC-2 | Legal Services of Southern Piedmont, Inc | 668,221 |
| NC-3 | North Central Legal Assistance Program, Inc | 359,715 |
| NC-4 | Legal Aid Society of Northwest North Carolina Inc | 402,819 |
| MNC | Legal Services of North Carolina, Inc | 452,673 |
| NNC-1 | Legal Services of North Carolina, Inc | 117,399 |
| ND-1 | Legal Assistance of North Dakota Inc | 623,051 |
| ND-2 | North Dakota Legal Services Inc | 8,277 |
| MND | Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services Inc | 97,898 |
| NND-1 | Legal Assistance of North Dakota Inc | 44,428 |
| NND-2 | North Dakota Legal Services Inc | 119,849 |
| OH-5 | The Legal Aid Society of Columbus | 1,153,260 |
| OH-17 | Ohio State Legal Services | 1,834,764 |
| OH-18 | Legal Aid Society of Greater Cincinnati | 1,366,875 |
| OH-19 | Western Ohio Legal Services Association | 1,404,544 |
| OH-20 | Stark County Legal Aid Society | 1,949,366 |
| OH-21 | The Legal Aid Society of Cleveland | 2,063,339 |
| OH-22 | Legal Services of Northwest Ohio, Inc | 1,073,312 |
| MOH | Legal Services of Northwest Ohio, Inc | 106,390 |
| OK-1 | Legal Aid of Western Oklahoma Inc | 2,312,211 |
| OK-2 | Legal Services of Eastern Oklahoma, Inc | 1,846,717 |
| MOK | Legal Aid of Western Oklahoma Inc | 52,852 |
| NOK-1 | Oklahoma Indian Legal Services Inc | 305,920 |
| OR-2 | Lane County Legal Aid Service Inc | 274,745 |
| OR-4 | Marion-Polk Legal Aid Service Inc | 242,164 |
| OR-5 | Legal Aid Services of Oregon | 1,861,488 |
| MOR | Legal Aid Services of Oregon | 470,467 |
| NOR-1 | Legal Aid Services of Oregon | 155,639 |
| PA-1 | Philadelphia Legal Assistance Center | 2,554,532 |
| PA-5 | Laurel Legal Services Inc | 628,660 |
| PA-8 | Neighborhood Legal Services Association | 1,646,493 |
| PA-11 | Southwestern Pennsylvania Legal Services Inc | 518,660 |
| PA-23 | Montgomery County Legal Aid Service | 808,539 |
| PA-24 | Northern Pennsylvania Legal Services, Inc | 1,480,386 |
| PA-25 | MidPenn Legal Services, Inc | 2,106,039 |
| PA-26 | Northwestern Legal Services | 720,454 |
| MPA | Philadelphia Legal Assistance Center | 139,987 |
| PR-1 | Puerto Rico Legal Services, Inc | 16,438,579 |
| PR-2 | Community Law Office Inc | 311,356 |
| MPR | Puerto Rico Legal Services, Inc | 245,559 |
| RI-1 | Rhode Island Legal Services Inc | 764,029 |
| SC-1 | Neighborhood Legal Assistance Program Inc | 1,205,889 |
| SC-2 | Palmetto Legal Services | 1,062,334 |
| SC-3 | Carolina Regional Legal Services Corporation | 243,378 |
| SC-4 | Legal Services Agency of Western Carolina Inc | 664,991 |
| SC-7 | Piedmont Legal Services Inc | 933,705 |
| MSC | Neighborhood Legal Assistance Program Inc | 167,066 |
| SD-1 | Black Hills Legal Services Inc | 159,061 |
| SD-2 | East River Legal Services | 428,081 |
| SD-3 | Dakota Plains Legal Services Inc | 287,664 |
| MSD | Black Hills Legal Services Inc | 3,354 |
| NSD-1 | Dakota Plains Legal Services Inc | 787,216 |
| TN-1 | Southeast Tennessee Legal Services, Inc | 623,043 |
| TN-2 | Legal Services of Upper East Tennessee | 743,658 |
| TN-3 | Knoxville Legal Aid Society Inc | 547,399 |
| TN-4 | Memphis Area Legal Services Inc | 1,354,236 |
| TN-5 | Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee | 1,045,878 |
| TN-6 | Rural Legal Services of Tennessee Inc | 679,646 |
| TN-7 | West Tennessee Legal Services Inc | 644,067 |
| TN-8 | Legal Services of South Central Tennessee Inc | 462,280 |
| MTN | Texas Rural Legal Aid Inc | 53,571 |
| TX-1 | Legal Aid of Central Texas | 1,496,337 |
| TX-3 | Legal Services of North Texas | 2,310,006 |
| TX-4 | El Paso Legal Assistance Society | 1,222,154 |
| TX-5 | West Texas Legal Services, Inc | 3,944,033 |
| TX-6 | Gulf Coast Legal Foundation | 4,782,186 |
| TX-8 | Bexar County Legal Aid Association Inc | 1,808,222 |
| TX-9 | Heart of Texas Legal Services Corporation | 489,946 |
| TX-10 | Texas Rural Legal Aid Inc | 3,642,350 |
| TX-11 | East Texas Legal Services Inc | 2,727,620 |
| TX-12 | Coastal Bend Legal Services | 1,341,845 |
| MTX | Texas Rural Legal Aid Inc | 1,180,710 |
| NTX-1 | Texas Rural Legal Aid Inc | 26,387 |
| UT-1 | Utah Legal Services Inc | 1,532,206 |
| MUT | Utah Legal Services Inc | 57,288 |
| NUT-1 | Utah Legal Services Inc | 37,654 |
| VT-1 | Legal Services Law Line of Vermont Inc | 434,029 |
| VI-1 | Legal Services of the Virgin Islands Inc | 278,321 |
| VA-1 | Legal Services of Northern Virginia Inc | 484,642 |
| VA-3 | Rappahannock Legal Services Inc | 220,835 |
| VA-15 | Southwest Virginia Legal Aid Society, Inc | 821,996 |
| VA-15 | Legal Aid Society of New River Valley, Inc | 821,996 |
| VA-16 | Tidewater Legal Aid Society | 1,241,064 |
| VA-17 | Virginia Legal Aid Society Inc | 893,793 |
| VA-18 | Central Virginia Legal Aid Society, Inc | 694,234 |
| VA-19 | Blue Ridge Legal Services Inc | 562,144 |
| MVA | Central Virginia Legal Aid Society, Inc | 133,213 |
| WA-1 | Northwest Justice Project | 3,662,027 |
| MWA | Northwest Justice Project | 616,492 |
| NWA-1 | Northwest Justice Project | 203,626 |
| WV-3 | West Virginia Legal Services Plan Inc | 1,697,462 |
| WV-4 | Appalachian Legal Services, Inc | 1,122,389 |
| MWV | West Virginia Legal Services Plan Inc | 30,879 |
| WI-1 | Legal Action of Wisconsin Inc | 2,109,955 |
| WI-2 | Wisconsin Judicare Inc | 997,677 |
| WI-3 | Legal Services of Northeastern Wisconsin Inc | 614,427 |
| WI-4 | Western Wisconsin Legal Services Inc | 402,010 |
| MWI | Legal Action of Wisconsin Inc | 76,899 |
| NWI-1 | Wisconsin Judicare Inc | 115,502 |
| WY-4 | Wyoming Legal Services Inc | 422,794 |
| MWY | Wyoming Legal Services Inc | 10,508 |
| NWY-1 | Wyoming Legal Services Inc | 145,693 |
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 indicated is served by one of the organizations listed above, 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, 2001.
* * * Funding for this proposed service area is subject to the final LSC appropriation for FY 2001. Because LSC funding is subject to future Congressional action, there is no guarantee that funding for this service area will be available. If funding does not become available, LSC will not fund this proposed service area.
Dated: September 21, 2000.
Michael A. Genz,
Director, Office of Program Performance.
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