[Federal Register: May 15, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 94)]
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LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION
Notice of Availability of Calendar Year 2003 Competitive Grant
Funds
AGENCY: Legal Services Corporation.
ACTION: Solicitation for Proposals for the Provision of Veterans Legal
Services.
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SUMMARY: The Legal Services Corporation (LSC) is the national
organization charged with administering Federal funds provided for
civil legal services to the poor.
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 legal
services to eligible veterans appearing before the United States Court
of Veterans Appeals. The exact amount of congressionally appropriated
funds and the date, terms and conditions of their availability for
calendar year 2003 have not been determined.
DATES: See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for grants competition
dates.
ADDRESSES: Legal Services Corporation--Veterans Grant Competition,
Attn: Jennifer Bateman, 750 First Street NE., 10th Floor, Washington,
DC 20002-4250.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Office of Program Performance,
Veterans Grant Competition--by FAX at (202) 336-7272, by e-mail at
batemanj@lsc.gov
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Request for Proposals (RFP) will be
available beginning May 28, 2002.
LSC is seeking proposals from: (1) Non-profit organizations that
have as a purpose the furnishing of legal assistance to eligible
clients; (2) private attorneys; (3) groups of private attorneys or law
firms; (4) State or local governments; and (5) substate regional
planning and coordination agencies which are composed of substate areas
and whose governing boards are controlled by locally elected officials.
The RFP, containing the grant application, guidelines, proposal
content requirements and specific selection criteria, can be requested
by contacting Jennifer Bateman at 202.336.8835 or by email at
batemanj@lsc.gov. LSC will not FAX the solicitation package to
interested parties. The deadline for submission of the Grant
Application is August 9, 2002 by 5:00 p.m. EDT.
Dated: May 9, 2002.
Michael A. Genz,
Director, Office of Program Performance.
[FR Doc. 02-12021 Filed 5-14-02; 8:45 am]
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