Notice2026-22284
Notice of Intent To Award-Grant Awards for the Delivery of Civil Legal Services to Eligible Low-Income Clients Beginning January 1, 2027
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November 2, 2026
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Legal Services Corporation
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The Legal Services Corporation (LSC) hereby announces its intention to award grants to provide effective and efficient delivery of high-quality civil legal services to eligible low-income clients, starting January 1, 2027.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 210 (Monday, November 2, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68985-68988]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-22284]
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LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION
Notice of Intent To Award--Grant Awards for the Delivery of Civil
Legal Services to Eligible Low-Income Clients Beginning January 1, 2027
AGENCY: Legal Services Corporation.
ACTION: Announcement of the Legal Services Corporation's intent to make
2027 Basic Field Grant Awards.
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SUMMARY: The Legal Services Corporation (LSC) hereby announces its
intention to award grants to provide effective and efficient delivery
of high-quality civil legal services to eligible low-income clients,
starting January 1, 2027.
DATES: All comments and recommendations must be received on or before
the close of business on December 2, 2026.
ADDRESSES: Basic Field Grant Awards, Legal Services Corporation; 1825 I
St. NW, Suite 800; Washington, DC 20006.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christine Williams, Program Manager
for Basic Field Competition, Office of Program Performance, at (202)
295-1602 or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b9ced0d5d5d0d8d4cadaf9d5cada97ded6cf"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="0c7b656060656d617f6f4c607f6f226b637a">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under LSC's Notice of Funding Availability,
91 FR 11578, Mar. 10, 2026, and LSC's grant application process
beginning on April 13, 2026, LSC intends to award funds to
organizations that provide civil legal services in the indicated
service areas. Applicants for each service area are listed below. The
grant award amounts below are estimates based on the 2026 grant awards
to each service area. The funding estimates may change based on the
final 2027 appropriation. In addition, Agricultural Worker service area
population estimates are subject to change based on U.S. Department of
Labor review and comments LSC receives during the 30-day comment
period.
LSC will post all updates and changes to this notice at <a href="https://www.lsc.gov/grants/basic-field-grant/basic-field-awards">https://www.lsc.gov/grants/basic-field-grant/basic-field-awards</a>. Interested
parties are asked to visit <a href="https://www.lsc.gov/grants/basic-field-grant">https://www.lsc.gov/grants/basic-field-grant</a>
regularly for updates on the LSC grants process.
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Estimated annualized
Name of applicant organization State Service area 2027 funding
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Alaska Legal Services Corporation...... AK AK-1 $1,120,120
Alaska Legal Services Corporation...... AK NAK-1 784,099
Legal Services Alabama, Inc............ AL AL-4 8,415,245
Legal Aid of Arkansas, Inc............. AR AR-8 4,896,378
American Samoa Legal Aid............... AS AS-1 301,968
DNA-Peoples Legal Services, Inc........ AZ AZ-2 587,928
Community Legal Services, Inc.......... AZ AZ-3 6,450,553
Southern Arizona Legal Aid, Inc........ AZ AZ-5 2,817,450
Community Legal Services, Inc.......... AZ MAZ 469,074
DNA-Peoples Legal Services, Inc........ AZ NAZ-5 3,783,315
Southern Arizona Legal Aid, Inc........ AZ NAZ-6 924,155
California Indian Legal Services, Inc.. CA CA-1 23,555
Inland Counties Legal Services, Inc.... CA CA-12 5,858,146
Legal Aid Society of San Diego, Inc.... CA CA-14 3,328,538
Community Legal Aid SoCal.............. CA CA-19 4,305,253
Greater Bakersfield Legal Assistance, CA CA-2 1,631,496
Inc.
Central California Legal Services...... CA CA-26 3,619,291
Legal Services of Northern California, CA CA-27 4,826,749
Inc.
Bay Area Legal Aid..................... CA CA-28 5,844,723
Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles.... CA CA-29 6,872,778
Neighborhood Legal Services of Los CA CA-30 5,386,528
Angeles County.
California Rural Legal Assistance, Inc. CA CA-31 6,234,396
California Rural Legal Assistance, Inc. CA MCA 4,396,090
California Indian Legal Services, Inc.. CA NCA-1 1,280,923
Colorado Legal Services................ CO CO-6 5,809,144
Colorado Legal Services................ CO MCO 308,952
Colorado Legal Services................ CO NCO-1 139,238
Statewide Legal Services of CT CT-1 4,051,199
Connecticut, Inc.
Statewide Legal Services of CT NCT-1 22,699
Connecticut, Inc.
Neighborhood Legal Services Program of DC DC-1 1,038,527
the District of Columbia.
Legal Services Corporation of Delaware, DE DE-1 1,176,631
Inc.
Maryland Legal Aid..................... DE MDE 32,438
Legal Services of North Florida, Inc... FL FL-13 2,141,806
Three Rivers Legal Services, Inc....... FL FL-14 3,253,102
Community Legal Services of Mid- FL FL-15 6,633,562
Florida, Inc.
Bay Area Legal Services, Inc........... FL FL-16 5,077,450
Florida Rural Legal Services, Inc...... FL FL-17 5,639,858
Coast to Coast Legal Aid of South FL FL-18 3,208,847
Florida, Inc.
Legal Services of Greater Miami, Inc... FL FL-5 4,169,001
Florida Rural Legal Services, Inc...... FL MFL 1,002,714
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Atlanta Legal Aid Society, Inc......... GA GA-1 4,984,340
Georgia Legal Services Program......... GA GA-2 10,994,273
Georgia Legal Services Program......... GA MGA 685,661
Legal Aid Society of Hawaii............ HI HI-1 1,891,734
Legal Aid Society of Hawaii............ HI NHI-1 332,115
Iowa Legal Aid......................... IA IA-3 3,706,864
Iowa Legal Aid......................... IA MIA 298,371
Idaho Legal Aid Services, Inc.......... ID ID-1 1,780,293
Idaho Legal Aid Services, Inc.......... ID MID 427,846
Idaho Legal Aid Services, Inc.......... ID NID-1 94,194
Land of Lincoln Legal Aid, Inc......... IL IL-3 3,390,282
Legal Aid Chicago...................... IL IL-6 7,451,133
Prairie State Legal Services, Inc...... IL IL-7 5,148,221
Legal Aid Chicago...................... IL MIL 277,850
Indiana Legal Services, Inc............ IN IN-5 9,170,110
Indiana Legal Services, Inc............ IN MIN 196,819
Kansas Legal Services, Inc............. KS KS-1 3,645,166
Legal Aid of the Bluegrass............. KY KY-10 1,961,413
Legal Aid Society...................... KY KY-2 2,083,531
Appalachian Research and Defense Fund KY KY-5 2,194,777
of Kentucky.
Kentucky Legal Aid..................... KY KY-9 1,674,293
Southeast Louisiana Legal Services LA LA-13 4,657,493
Corporation.
Acadiana Legal Service Corporation..... LA LA-15 4,591,003
Community Legal Aid, Inc............... MA MA-10 2,402,825
Volunteer Lawyers Project of the Boston MA MA-11 2,864,345
Bar Association.
South Coastal Counties Legal Services.. MA MA-12 1,519,162
Northeast Legal Aid, Inc............... MA MA-4 1,187,563
Maryland Legal Aid..................... MD MD-1 6,401,133
Maryland Legal Aid..................... MD MMD 146,367
Pine Tree Legal Assistance, Inc........ ME ME-1 1,494,597
Pine Tree Legal Assistance, Inc........ ME MMX-1 378,874
Pine Tree Legal Assistance, Inc........ ME NME-1 93,449
Michigan Advocacy Program.............. MI MI-12 2,351,748
Lakeshore Legal Aid.................... MI MI-13 5,974,974
Legal Services of Eastern Michigan..... MI MI-14 2,183,610
Legal Aid of Western Michigan.......... MI MI-15 2,775,030
Legal Services of Northern Michigan, MI MI-9 1,153,129
Inc.
Michigan Advocacy Program.............. MI MMI 691,143
Michigan Indian Legal Services, Inc.... MI NMI-1 238,669
Southern Minnesota Regional Legal MN MMN 531,073
Services, Inc.
Justice North.......................... MN MN-1 567,406
Justice North.......................... MN MN-4 510,089
Southern Minnesota Regional Legal MN MN-5 2,066,887
Services, Inc.
Central Minnesota Legal Services, Inc.. MN MN-6 2,261,266
Anishinabe Legal Services, Inc......... MN NMN-1 346,486
Legal Aid of Western Missouri.......... MO MMO 205,137
Legal Aid of Western Missouri.......... MO MO-3 2,626,090
Legal Services of Eastern Missouri, Inc MO MO-4 2,609,190
Mid-Missouri Legal Services Corporation MO MO-5 624,820
Legal Services of Southern Missouri.... MO MO-7 2,147,760
Micronesian Legal Services Corporation. MP MP-2 2,138,201
Mississippi Center for Legal Services.. MS MS-10 3,301,581
North Mississippi Rural Legal Services, MS MS-9 2,178,248
Inc.
Mississippi Center for Legal Services.. MS NMS-1 120,519
Montana Legal Services Association..... MT MMT 173,035
Montana Legal Services Association..... MT MT-1 1,307,211
Montana Legal Services Association..... MT NMT-1 230,855
Legal Aid of North Carolina, Inc....... NC MNC 787,867
Legal Aid of North Carolina, Inc....... NC NC-5 14,599,031
Legal Aid of North Carolina, Inc....... NC NNC-1 316,423
Southern Minnesota Regional Legal ND MND 139,063
Services, Inc.
Legal Services of North Dakota......... ND ND-3 702,980
Legal Services of North Dakota......... ND NND-3 390,550
Legal Aid of Nebraska.................. NE MNE 238,047
Legal Aid of Nebraska.................. NE NE-4 2,066,396
Legal Aid of Nebraska.................. NE NNE-1 47,925
603 Legal Aid.......................... NH NH-1 1,081,288
South Jersey Legal Services, Inc....... NJ MNJ 173,582
Legal Services of Northwest Jersey, Inc NJ NJ-15 729,296
Central Jersey Legal Services, Inc..... NJ NJ-17 1,797,742
Northeast New Jersey Legal Services NJ NJ-18 2,706,644
Corporation.
South Jersey Legal Services, Inc....... NJ NJ-20 3,379,789
Essex-Newark Legal Services Project, NJ NJ-8 1,325,331
Inc.
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New Mexico Legal Aid................... NM MNM 207,294
DNA-Peoples Legal Services, Inc........ NM NM-1 273,581
New Mexico Legal Aid................... NM NM-5 3,723,296
DNA-Peoples Legal Services, Inc........ NM NNM-2 32,940
New Mexico Legal Aid................... NM NNM-4 673,656
Nevada Legal Services, Inc............. NV NNV-1 192,792
Nevada Legal Services, Inc............. NV NV-1 4,304,922
Legal Aid Society of Mid-New York, Inc. NY MNY 376,477
Legal Services of the Hudson Valley.... NY NY-20 2,886,598
Legal Aid Society of Northeastern New NY NY-21 2,138,252
York, Inc.
Legal Aid Society of Mid-New York, Inc. NY NY-22 2,396,712
Legal Assistance of Western New York, NY NY-23 2,483,560
Inc.
Neighborhood Legal Services, Inc....... NY NY-24 1,954,418
Legal Services of Long Island.......... NY NY-7 1,979,932
Legal Services NYC..................... NY NY-9 16,607,512
Legal Aid of Western Ohio, Inc......... OH MOH 241,864
Legal Aid Society of Greater Cincinnati OH OH-18 2,278,133
Community Legal Aid Services, Inc...... OH OH-20 2,830,615
The Legal Aid Society of Cleveland..... OH OH-21 3,056,871
Legal Aid of Western Ohio, Inc......... OH OH-23 4,000,522
Legal Aid of Southeast and Central Ohio OH OH-24 5,015,580
Legal Aid Services of Oklahoma, Inc.... OK MOK 332,354
Oklahoma Indian Legal Services, Inc.... OK NOK-1 1,187,120
Legal Aid Services of Oklahoma, Inc.... OK OK-3 6,808,419
Legal Aid Services of Oregon........... OR MOR 620,052
Legal Aid Services of Oregon........... OR NOR-1 267,643
Legal Aid Services of Oregon........... OR OR-6 5,156,392
Philadelphia Legal Assistance Center... PA MPA 467,507
Philadelphia Legal Assistance Center... PA PA-1 3,396,636
Legal Aid of Southeastern Pennsylvania. PA PA-23 2,162,801
North Penn Legal Services, Inc......... PA PA-24 2,975,578
MidPenn Legal Services, Inc............ PA PA-25 3,621,363
Northwestern Legal Services............ PA PA-26 877,333
Summit Legal Aid....................... PA PA-27 1,569,649
Neighborhood Legal Services Association PA PA-8 2,045,447
Puerto Rico Legal Services, Inc........ PR MPR 69,822
Puerto Rico Legal Services, Inc........ PR PR-1 13,982,613
Community Law Office, Inc.............. PR PR-2 288,809
Rhode Island Legal Services, Inc....... RI RI-1 1,296,101
South Carolina Legal Services, Inc..... SC MSC 307,460
South Carolina Legal Services, Inc..... SC SC-8 7,980,688
Dakota Plains Legal Services, Inc...... SD NSD-1 1,353,726
East River Legal Services.............. SD SD-2 639,002
Dakota Plains Legal Services, Inc...... SD SD-4 554,786
Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee TN TN-10 4,314,247
and the Cumberlands.
West Tennessee Legal Services, Inc..... TN TN-4 2,030,093
West Tennessee Legal Services, Inc..... TN TN-7 1,038,308
Legal Aid of East Tennessee............ TN TN-9 3,520,362
Texas RioGrande Legal Aid, Inc......... TX MSX-2 3,268,464
Texas RioGrande Legal Aid, Inc......... TX NTX-1 45,377
Lone Star Legal Aid.................... TX TX-13 17,395,449
Legal Aid of NorthWest Texas........... TX TX-14 12,698,489
Texas RioGrande Legal Aid, Inc......... TX TX-15 15,321,030
Utah Legal Services, Inc............... UT MUT 122,438
Utah Legal Services, Inc............... UT NUT-1 119,278
Utah Legal Services, Inc............... UT UT-1 3,347,112
Central Virginia Legal Aid Society, Inc VA MVA 351,779
Southwest Virginia Legal Aid Society, VA VA-15 1,109,067
Inc.
Legal Aid Society of Eastern Virginia.. VA VA-16 2,082,710
Virginia Legal Aid Society, Inc........ VA VA-17 1,188,628
Central Virginia Legal Aid Society, Inc VA VA-18 1,719,931
Blue Ridge Legal Services, Inc......... VA VA-19 1,241,247
Legal Services of Northern Virginia, VA VA-20 2,163,866
Inc.
Legal Services of the Virgin Islands, VI VI-1 220,523
Inc.
Legal Services Vermont................. VT VT-1 623,978
Northwest Justice Project.............. WA MWA 1,151,972
Northwest Justice Project.............. WA NWA-1 413,014
Northwest Justice Project.............. WA WA-1 7,907,345
Legal Action of Wisconsin, Inc......... WI MWI 534,324
Legal Action of Wisconsin, Inc......... WI NWI-1 224,902
Legal Action of Wisconsin, Inc......... WI WI-2 1,314,967
Legal Action of Wisconsin, Inc......... WI WI-5 5,185,315
Legal Aid of West Virginia, Inc........ WV WV-5 3,258,925
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Legal Aid of Wyoming, Inc.............. WY NWY-1 250,539
Legal Aid of Wyoming, Inc.............. WY WY-4 733,366
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These grants will be awarded under the authority conferred on LSC
by section 1006(a)(1) of the Legal Services Corporation Act, 42 U.S.C.
2996e(a)(l). Grant awards are made to ensure civil legal services are
provided in every service area, although no listed organization is
guaranteed a grant award. Grants will become effective, and grant funds
will be distributed, on or about January 4, 2027.
LSC issues this notice pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 2996f(f). Comments and
recommendations concerning potential grantees are invited and should be
delivered to LSC within 30 days from the date of publication of this
notice.
Authority: (42 U.S.C. 2996f(f).)
Dated: October 28, 2026.
Stefanie Davis,
Deputy General Counsel and Ethics Officer, Legal Services Corporation.
[FR Doc. 2026-22284 Filed 10-30-26; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 7050-01-P
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