Notice2025-03884
Notice of Funding Availability and Request for Proposals for Calendar Year 2026 Basic Field Grant Awards
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March 12, 2025
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Legal Services Corporation
Abstract
The Legal Services Corporation (LSC) is a federally established and funded 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that funds civil legal aid organizations across the country and in the U.S. territories. Its 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 2026, LSC hereby announces the availability of funding for basic field grants with terms commencing in January 2026. 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 2026, have not yet been determined.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 47 (Wednesday, March 12, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Page 11853]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-03884]
[[Page 11853]]
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LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION
Notice of Funding Availability and Request for Proposals for
Calendar Year 2026 Basic Field Grant Awards
AGENCY: Legal Services Corporation.
ACTION: Notice of funding availability.
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SUMMARY: The Legal Services Corporation (LSC) is a federally
established and funded 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that funds
civil legal aid organizations across the country and in the U.S.
territories. Its 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 2026, LSC hereby announces the availability of funding for
basic field grants with terms commencing in January 2026. 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 2026, have not yet been determined.
DATES: See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section below for grant
application dates.
ADDRESSES: By email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#355946565247545b4146755946561b525a43"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="8ce0ffefebfeede2f8ffcce0ffefa2ebe3fa">[email protected]</span></a> or by other correspondence to
Legal Services Corporation--Basic Field Grant Awards, 1825 I Street NW,
Eighth Floor, Washington, DC 20006.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christine Williams by phone at 202-
295-1602 or email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#375b4454504556594344775b445419505841"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="0f637c6c687d6e617b7c4f637c6c21686079">[email protected]</span></a>, or visit the LSC website at
<a href="https://www.lsc.gov/grants/basic-field-grant">https://www.lsc.gov/grants/basic-field-grant</a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Legal Services Corporation (LSC) hereby
announces the availability of funding for basic field grants with terms
beginning in January 2026. 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 15, 2025. Additional information will be available at
<a href="https://www.lsc.gov/grants/basic-field-grant">https://www.lsc.gov/grants/basic-field-grant</a>.
The listing of all key dates for the LSC 2026 basic field grants
process, including the deadlines for filing grant proposals, is
available at <a href="https://www.lsc.gov/grants/basic-field-grant/how-apply-basic-field-grant/basic-field-grant-key-dates">https://www.lsc.gov/grants/basic-field-grant/how-apply-basic-field-grant/basic-field-grant-key-dates</a>.
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
2026 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
<a href="https://www.lsc.gov/grants/basic-field-grant/lsc-service-areas">https://www.lsc.gov/grants/basic-field-grant/lsc-service-areas</a>. LSC
will post all updates and changes to this notice at <a href="https://www.lsc.gov/grants/basic-field-grant/lsc-service-areas">https://www.lsc.gov/grants/basic-field-grant/lsc-service-areas</a>. Interested
parties can visit <a href="https://www.lsc.gov/grants/basic-field-grant">https://www.lsc.gov/grants/basic-field-grant</a> or reach
out to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#8de1feeeeaffece3f9fecde1feeea3eae2fb"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="fb9788989c899a958f88bb978898d59c948d">[email protected]</span></a>.
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State or territory Service area(s)
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Arizona.................................. MAZ, AZ-3, AZ-5, NAZ-6.
Arkansas................................. AR-8.
California............................... CA-1, NCA-1, CA-12, CA-27, CA-
28.
Connecticut.............................. CT-1.
Delaware................................. MDE.
District of Columbia..................... DC-1.
Florida.................................. FL-18.
Guam/Micronesia.......................... MP-2.
Illinois................................. IL-3, IL-7.
Kentucky................................. KY-2, KY-9, KY-10.
Louisiana................................ LA-13.
Massachusetts............................ MA-11, MA-4, MA-10.
Maryland................................. MMD, MD-1.
Michigan................................. MMI, MI-9, MI-12, MI-15, NMI-
1.
Minnesota................................ MMN, MN-4, MN-5, MN-6.
Missouri................................. MO-4, MO-5.
New Hampshire............................ NH-1.
New Mexico............................... MNM, NM-5, NNM-4.
New York................................. NY-9.
North Dakota............................. MND.
Ohio..................................... OH-18, OH-20, OH-21, MOH, OH-
23.
Oklahoma................................. MOK, OK-3, NOK-1.
Pennsylvania............................. PA-24.
Puerto Rico.............................. PR-2.
South Dakota............................. SD-2, SD-4, NSD-1.
Tennessee................................ TN-7, TN-9, TN-10.
Texas.................................... MSX-2, TX-15, NTX-1, TX-13.
Virginia................................. VA-17, VA-19, VA-20.
West Virginia............................ WV-5.
Wisconsin................................ MWI, WI-5.
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(Authority: 42 U.S.C. 2996g(e).)
Dated: March 6, 2025.
Stefanie Davis,
Deputy General Counsel, Legal Services Corporation.
[FR Doc. 2025-03884 Filed 3-11-25; 8:45 am]
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