Legal Services Corporation: 2027 Basic Field Grant Awards Funding Availability and RFP
Summary
The Legal Services Corporation has issued a Notice of Funding Availability and Request for Proposals for its 2027 Basic Field Grant Awards. This notice outlines the availability of funds and the process for applying for these grants, which support legal aid services.
What changed
The Legal Services Corporation (LSC) has published a Notice announcing the availability of funding and a Request for Proposals (RFP) for its 2027 Basic Field Grant Awards. This notice serves to inform eligible organizations about the opportunity to apply for federal grants that support the provision of legal services to low-income individuals. The document details the scope of the grants and the application process.
Organizations interested in applying for these grants must carefully review the RFP requirements and adhere to the specified application deadlines, which are detailed within the supplementary information section of the notice. Compliance with all application instructions and submission timelines is critical for consideration. While no specific penalties are mentioned for non-compliance with the RFP process itself, failure to apply correctly or by the deadline will result in disqualification from receiving these funds.
What to do next
- Review the Legal Services Corporation's Notice of Funding Availability and RFP for 2027 Basic Field Grant Awards.
- Identify eligibility criteria and application requirements for the grant.
- Prepare and submit grant applications by the specified deadlines.
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Notice of Funding Availability and Request for Proposals for Calendar Year 2027 Basic Field Grant Awards
A Notice by the Legal Services Corporation on 03/10/2026
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AGENCY:
Legal Services Corporation.
ACTION:
Notice of funding availability.
SUMMARY:
The Legal Services Corporation (LSC) is a federally established and funded 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 2027, LSC hereby announces the availability of funding for basic field grants with terms commencing in January 2027. 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 2027, have not yet been determined.
DATES:
See Supplementary Information section below for grant application dates.
ADDRESSES:
By email to lscgrants@lsc.gov 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 lscgrants@lsc.gov, or visit the LSC website at https://www.lsc.gov/grants/basic-field-grant.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The Legal Services Corporation (LSC) hereby announces the availability of funding for basic field grants with terms beginning in January 2027. 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 13, 2026. Additional information will be available at https://www.lsc.gov/grants/basic-field-grant.
The listing of all key dates for LSC's 2027 basic field grant process, including the deadlines for filing grant proposals, is available at https://www.lsc.gov/grants/basic-field-grant/how-apply-basic-field-grant/basic-field-grant-key-dates.
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 calendar year 2027 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 https://www.lsc.gov/grants/basic-field-grant/lsc-service-areas. LSC will post all updates and changes to this notice at https://www.lsc.gov/grants/basic-field-grant/lsc-service-areas. Interested parties can visit https://www.lsc.gov/grants/basic-field-grant or reach out to lscgrants@lsc.gov.
| State or territory | Service area(s) |
| --- | --- |
| Alaska | AK-1, NAK-1. |
| Arizona | AZ-2, NAZ-5. |
| California | MCA, CA-14, CA-31. |
| Connecticut | NCT-1. |
| Delaware | DE-1. |
| Idaho | MID, ID-1, NID-1. |
| Iowa | MIA, IA-3. |
| Kansas | KS-1. |
| Kentucky | KY-5. |
| Maine | MMX-1, ME-1, NME-1. |
| Michigan | MI-13, MI-14. |
| Minnesota | NMN-1. |
| Nebraska | MNE, NE-4, NNE-1. |
| Nevada | NV-1, NNV-1. |
| New Jersey | MNJ, NJ-8, NJ-15, NJ-17, NJ-18, NJ-20. |
| New Mexico | NM-1, NNM-2. |
| Ohio | OH-24. |
| Oregon | MOR, OR-6, NOR-1. |
| Pennsylvania | PA-25, PA-27. |
| Rhode Island | RI-1. |
| South Dakota | SD-4, NSD-1. |
| Tennessee | TN-4. |
| Texas | TX-14. |
| Utah | MUT, UT-1, NUT-1. |
| Vermont | VT-1. |
| Virgin Islands | VI-1. |
| Virginia | MVA, VA-15, VA-16, VA-18. |
| Washington | MWA, WA-1, NWA-1. |
| Wisconsin | WI-2, NWI-1. |
(Authority: 42 U.S.C. 2996g(e).)
Dated: March 6, 2026.
Stefanie Davis
Deputy General Counsel, Legal Services Corporation.
[FR Doc. 2026-04666 Filed 3-9-26; 8:45 am]
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Published Document: 2026-04666 (91 FR 11578)
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