2026 Service Areas Subject to Competition

The list of service areas up for competition changes every year. 

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Overview

Basic Field Grants are awarded to a specified service area for up to three years. Once an award is given, the service area remains unavailable to applicants until the service area is subject to competition again at the end of the existing award period. In accordance with LSC’s multi-year funding policy, competitive grant applications for calendar year 2026 funding will be accepted only for the service areas listed below. To view the geography of each LSC service area, use this map.

Arizona

Service AreaStateService Area TypePoverty PopulationEstimated Grant ($)Geographic AreaLearn More
MAZAZAgricultural Worker41, 134$487,788Serves all countiesMap & service info
AZ-3AZBasic Field - General565,659$6,707,899La Paz, Maricopa, Mohave, Yavapai, YumaMap & service info
AZ-5AZBasic Field - General247,066$2,929,853Apache and Navajo (except Navajo & Hopi Reserations), Cochise, Gila, Graham, Greenlee, Pima, Pinal, Santa Cruz, Fort Apache Reservation (Gila, Apache, Navajo), Gila River Indian Community (Pinal, Maricopa), Ak-Chin Indian Community (Pinal), Cocopah and Ft. Yuma Indian Communities (Yuma), Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community (Maricopa), Ft. McDowell Mohave-Apache Tribe (Maricopa), Camp Verde Yavapai-Apache Indian Community (Yavapai), Pascua Yaqui Indian community (Pima), San Carlos Apache Tribe (Gila, Graham); Native Americans living on/near Tohono O'odham Reservation (Pima, Pinal, Maricopa); Native Americans living off-reservation in Maricopa. Also serves tribal members living off reservations with cases requiring litigation in tribal court.Map & service info
NAZ-6AZNative AmericanN/A$961,025Apache and Navajo (except Navajo & Hopi Reserations), Cochise, Gila, Graham, Greenlee, Pima, Pinal, Santa Cruz, Fort Apache Reservation (Gila, Apache, Navajo), Gila River Indian Community (Pinal, Maricopa), Ak-Chin Indian Community (Pinal), Cocopah and Ft. Yuma Indian Communities (Yuma), Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community (Maricopa), Ft. McDowell Mohave-Apache Tribe (Maricopa), Camp Verde Yavapai-Apache Indian Community (Yavapai), Pascua Yaqui Indian community (Pima), San Carlos Apache Tribe (Gila, Graham); Native Americans living on/near Tohono O'odham Reservation (Pima, Pinal, Maricopa); Native Americans living off-reservation in Maricopa. Also serves tribal members living off reservations with cases requiring litigation in tribal court.Map & service info

Arkansas

Service AreaStateService Area TypePoverty PopulationEstimated Grant ($)Geographic AreaLearn More
AR-8ARBasic Field - General429,371$5,091,720Serves all counties (the AR-6 and AR-7 service areas combined to make the AR-8 service area)Map & service info (AR-7)

California

Service AreaStateService Area TypePoverty PopulationEstimated Grant ($)Geographic AreaLearn More
CA-1CABasic Field - General

2,066

$24,495

Alpine, Inyo, Mono; Native Americans living in all counties in California, including those who live on its 102 Native American ReservationsMap & service info
CA-12CABasic Field - General

513,710

$6,091,858

Riverside, San BernardinoMap & service info
CA-27CABasic Field - General

423,265

$5,019,313

Amador, Butte, Calaveras, Del Norte, El Dorado, Glenn, Humboldt, Lake, Lassen, Mendocino, Modoc, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Sacramento, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Solano, Tehama, Trinity, YoloMap & service info
CA-28CABasic Field - General

512,532

$6,077,900

Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara (except Gilory & Morgan Hill areas)Map & service info
NCA-1CANative American

N/A

$1,332,026

Alpine, Inyo, Mono; Native Americans living in all counties in California, including those who live on its 102 Native American ReservationsMap & service info

Connecticut

Service AreaStateService Area TypePoverty PopulationEstimated Grant ($)Geographic AreaLearn More
CT-1CTBasic Field - General

355,526

$4,212,822

Serves all countiesMap & service info

Delaware

Service AreaStateService Area TypePoverty PopulationEstimated Grant ($)Geographic AreaLearn More
MDEDEAgricultural Worker

2,845

$33,732

Serves all countiesMap & service info

District of Columbia

Service AreaStateService Area TypePoverty PopulationEstimated Grant ($)Geographic AreaLearn More
DC-1DCBasic Field - General

91,070

$1,079,960

Serves all of DCMap & service info

Florida

Service AreaStateService Area TypePoverty PopulationEstimated Grant ($)Geographic AreaLearn More
FL-18FLBasic Field - General

281,389

$3,336,864

Broward, CollierMap & service info

Illinois

Service AreaStateService Area TypePoverty PopulationEstimated Grant ($)Geographic AreaLearn More
IL-3ILBasic Field - General

297,299

$3,525,538

Adams, Alexander, Bond, Brown, Calhoun, Cass, Champaign, Christian, Clark, Clay, Clinton, Coles, Crawford, Cumberland, De Witt, Douglas, Edgar, Edwards, Effingham, Fayette, Ford, Franklin, Gallatin, Greene, Hamilton, Hancock, Hardin, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Jersey, Johnson, Lawrence, Logan, Macon, Macoupin, Madison, Marion, Mason, Massac, Menard, Monroe, Montgomery, Morgan, Moultrie, Perry, Piatt, Pike, Pope, Pulaski, Randolph, Richland, St. Clair, Saline, Sangamon, Schuyler, Scott, Shelby, Union, Vermilion, Wabash, Washington, Wayne, White, WilliamsonMap & service info
IL-7ILBasic Field - General

451,455

$5,353,610

Boone, Bureau, Carroll, DeKalb, DuPage, Fulton, Grundy, Henderson, Henry, Iroquois, Jo Daviess, Kane, Kankakee, Kendall, Knox, Lake, LaSalle, Lee, Livingston, McDonough, McHenry, McLean, Marshall, Mercer, Ogle, Peoria, Putnam, Rock Island, Stark, Stephenson, Tazewell, Warren, Whiteside, Will, Winnebago, WoodfordMap & service info

Kentucky

Service AreaStateService Area TypePoverty PopulationEstimated Grant ($)Geographic AreaLearn More
KY-2KYBasic Field - General

182,708

$2,166,654

Breckinridge, Bullitt, Grayson, Hardin, Henry, Jefferson, Larue, Marion, Meade, Nelson, Oldham, Shelby, Spencer, Trimble, WashingtonMap & service info
KY-9KYBasic Field - General

146,821

$1,741,089

Allen, Ballard, Barren, Butler, Caldwell, Calloway, Carlisle, Christian, Crittenden, Daviess, Edmonson, Fulton, Graves, Green, Hancock, Hart, Henderson, Hickman, Hopkins, Livingston, Logan, Lyon, McCracken, McLean, Marshall, Metcalfe, Muhlenberg, Ohio, Simpson, Taylor, Todd, Trigg, Union, Warren, WebsterMap & service info
KY-10KYBasic Field - General

171,999

$2,039,664

Anderson, Bath, Boone, Bourbon, Boyd, Boyle, Bracken, Campbell, Carroll, Carter, Elliott, Fayette, Fleming, Franklin, Gallatin, Grant, Greenup, Harrison, Jessamine, Kenton, Lewis, Mason, Menifee, Mercer, Montgomery, Morgan, Nicholas, Owen, Pendleton, Robertson, Rowan, Scott, WoodfordMap & service info

Louisiana

Service AreaStateService Area TypePoverty PopulationEstimated Grant ($)Geographic AreaLearn More
LA-13LABasic Field - General

408,422

$4,843,304

Ascension Parish, Assumption Parish, East Baton Rouge Parish, East Feliciana Parish, Iberville Parish, Jefferson Parish, Lafourche Parish, Livingston Parish, Orleans Parish, Plaquemines Parish, Pointe Coupee Parish, St. Bernard Parish, St. Charles Parish, St. Helena Parish, St. James Parish, St. John the Baptist Parish, St. Tammany Parish, Tangipahoa Parish, Terrebonne Parish, Washington Parish, West Baton Rouge Parish, West Feliciana ParishMap & service info

Maryland

Service AreaStateService Area TypePoverty PopulationEstimated Grant ($)Geographic AreaLearn More
MMDMDAgricultural Worker

12,835

$152,206

Serves all countiesMap & service info
MD-1MDBasic Field - General

561,325

$6,656,508

Serves all countiesMap & service info

Massachusetts

Service AreaStateService Area TypePoverty PopulationEstimated Grant ($)Geographic AreaLearn More
MA-4MABasic Field - General

104,139

$1,234,941

Essex, Middlesex (northern portion)Map & service info
MA-10MABasic Field - General

210,707

$2,498,686

Berkshire, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, WorcesterMap & service info
MA-11MABasic Field - General

251,179

$2,978,618

Middlesex, Norfolk, SuffolkMap & service info

Michigan

Service AreaStateService Area TypePoverty PopulationEstimated Grant ($)Geographic AreaLearn More
MMIMIAgricultural Worker

60,607

$718,716

Serves all countiesMap & service info
MI-9MIBasic Field - General

101,120

$1,199,133

Alcona, Alger, Alpena, Antrim, Baraga, Benzie, Charlevoix, Cheboygan, Chippewa, Crawford, Delta, Dickinson, Emmet, Gogebic, Grand Traverse, Houghton, Iosco, Iron, Kalkaska, Keweenaw, Leelanau, Luce, Mackinac, Manistee, Marquette, Menominee, Missaukee, Montmorency, Ogemaw, Ontonagon, Oscoda, Otsego, Presque Isle, Roscommon, Schoolcraft, WexfordMap & service info
MI-12MIBasic Field - General

206,228

$2,445,571

Barry, Branch, Calhoun, Clinton, Eaton, Hillsdale, Ingham, Jackson, Lenawee, Livingston, Monroe, Shiawassee, WashtenawMap & service info
MI-15MIBasic Field - General

243,346

$2,885,740

Allegan, Berrien, Cass, Ionia, Kalamazoo, Kent, Lake, Mason, Mecosta, Montcalm, Muskegon, Newaygo, Oceana, Osceola, Ottawa, St. Joseph, Van BurenMap & service info
NMI-1MINative American

N/A

$248,191

Native Americans living in all counties in Michigan, including those who live on its Indian Reservations of Keewenaw Bay, Lac Vieux Desert, Hannaville, Bay Mills, Sault Ste Marie, Grand Traverse Band and IsabellaMap & service info

Minnesota

Service AreaStateService Area TypePoverty PopulationEstimated Grant ($)Geographic AreaLearn More
MMNMNAgricultural Worker

46,571

$552,260

Serves all countiesMap & service info
MN-4MNBasic Field - General

44,730

$530,440

Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Douglas, Grant, Hubbard, Kittson, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen, Marshall, Norman, Otter Tail, Pennington, Polk, Pope, Red Lake, Roseau, Stevens, Traverse, Wadena, WilkinMap & service info
MN-5MNBasic Field - General

181,248

$ 2,149,346

Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Cottonwood, Dakota, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Houston, Jackson, Le Sueur, McLeod, Martin, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Pipestone, Ramsey, Redwood, Rice, Rock, Scott, Sibley, Steele, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, WinonaMap & service info
MN-6MNBasic Field - General

198,294

$ 2,351,480

Anoka, Benton, Big Stone, Chippewa, Chisago, Hennepin, Isanti, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Lyon, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Renville, Sherburne, Stearns, Swift, Todd, Wright, Yellow MedicineMap & service info

Missouri

Service AreaStateService Area TypePoverty PopulationEstimated Grant ($)Geographic AreaLearn More
MO-4MOBasic Field - General

228,804

$ 2,713,284

Adair, Clark, Franklin, Jefferson, Knox, Lewis, Lincoln, Macon, Marion, Monroe, Montgomery, Pike, Ralls, St. Charles, St. Louis, Schuyler, Scotland, Shelby, Warren, Washington, St. Louis cityMap & service info
MO-5MOBasic Field - General

54,791

$ 649,748

Audrain, Boone, Callaway, Chariton, Cole, Cooper, Howard, Miller, Moniteau, Osage, RandolphMap & service info

New Hampshire

Service AreaStateService Area TypePoverty PopulationEstimated Grant ($)Geographic AreaLearn More
NH-1NHBasic Field - General

94,820

$ 1,124,426

Serves all countiesMap & service info

New Mexico

Service AreaStateService Area TypePoverty PopulationEstimated Grant ($)Geographic AreaLearn More
MNMNMAgricultural Worker

18,178

$ 215,564

Serves all countiesMap & service info
NM-5NMBasic Field - General

326,501

$ 3,871,837

Serves all counties except San JuanMap & service info
NNM-4NMNative American

N/A

$ 700,532

Serves Native Americans living on or near the Mescalero Indian Reservation & the Pueblo Indian Reservations of Santa Ana, San Felipe, Santo Domingo, Cochiti, Jemez, Zia, Isleta, Sandia, Zuni, Acoma, Laguna Taos, Tesuque, San IIdefonso, Picuris, Santa Clara, Pojoaque, San Juan, and NambeMap & service info

New York

Service AreaStateService Area TypePoverty PopulationEstimated Grant ($)Geographic AreaLearn More
NY-9NYBasic Field - General

1,456,337

$ 17,270,072

Bronx, Kings, New York, Queens, RichmondMap & service info

North Dakota

Service AreaStateService Area TypePoverty PopulationEstimated Grant ($)Geographic AreaLearn More
MNDNDAgricultural Worker12,195$ 144,610Serves all countiesMap & service info

Ohio

Service AreaStateService Area TypePoverty PopulationEstimated Grant ($)Geographic AreaLearn More
MOHOHAgricultural Worker

21,109

$251,513Serves all countiesMap & service info
OH-18OHBasic Field - General

199,773

$ 2,369,019Brown, Butler, Clermont, Clinton, Hamilton, Highland, WarrenMap & service info
OH-20OHBasic Field - General

248,221

$ 2,943,543Columbiana, Mahoning, Medina, Portage, Stark, Summit, Trumbull, WayneMap & service info
OH-21OHBasic Field - General

268,062

$ 3,178,825Ashtabula, Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, LorainMap & service info
OH-23OHBasic Field - General

350,812

$ 4,160,123Allen, Ashland, Auglaize, Champaign, Clark, Crawford, Darke, Defiance, Erie, Fulton, Greene, Hancock, Hardin, Henry, Huron, Logan, Lucas, Mercer, Miami, Montgomery, Ottawa, Paulding, Preble, Putnam, Richland, Sandusky, Seneca, Shelby, Van Wert, Williams, Wood, WyandotMap & service info

Oklahoma

Service AreaStateService Area TypePoverty PopulationEstimated Grant ($)Geographic AreaLearn More
MOKOKAgricultural Worker29,145$345,613Serves all countiesMap & service info
OK-3OKBasic Field - General597,040$7,080,042Serves all countiesMap & service info
NOK-1OKNative AmericanN/A$1,234,480Native Americans living in all counties in Oklahoma, including its more than 34 Indian tribesMap & service info

Pennsylvania

Service AreaStateService Area TypePoverty PopulationEstimated Grant ($)Geographic AreaLearn More
PA-24PABasic Field - General260,933$ 3,094,290Bradford, Carbon, Clinton, Columbia, Lackawanna, Lehigh, Luzerne, Lycoming, Monroe, Montour, Northampton, Northumberland, Pike, Snyder, Sullivan, Susquehanna, Tioga, Union, Wayne, WyomingMap & service info

Puerto Rico

Service AreaStateService Area TypePoverty PopulationEstimated Grant ($)Geographic AreaLearn More
PR-2PRBasic Field - General25,326$ 300,331San Juan Municipio B (Hato Rey)Map & service info

South Dakota
 

Service AreaStateService Area TypePoverty PopulationEstimated Grant ($)Geographic AreaLearn More
SD-2SDBasic Field - General

56,035

$ 664,495

Aurora, Beadle, Bon Homme, Brookings, Brown, Clark, Clay, Codington, Davison, Day, Deuel, Douglas, Edmunds, Faulk, Hamlin, Hand, Hanson, Hutchinson, Jerauld, Kingsbury, Lake, Lincoln, McCook, McPherson, Marshall, Miner, Minnehaha, Moody, Sanborn, Spink, Turner, Union, YanktonMap & service info
SD-4SDBasic Field - General

48,650

$ 576,919

Bennett, Brule, Buffalo, Butte, Campbell, Charles Mix, Corson, Custer, Dewey, Fall River, Grant, Gregory, Haakon, Harding, Hughes, Hyde, Jackson, Jones, Lawrence, Lyman, Meade, Mellette, Pennington, Perkins, Potter, Roberts, Shannon, Stanley, Sully, Todd, Tripp, Walworth, Ziebach,Native Americans living in all counties in South Dakota, including those who live on the Standing Rock, Cheyenne River, Crow Creek, Pine Ridge, Rosebud, Lower Brule, Yankton and Lake Traverse Indian ReservationsMap & service info
NSD-1SDNative American

N/A

$ 1,407,733

Serves Native Americans living in all counties in South Dakota, including those who live on the Standing Rock, Cheyenne River, Crow Creek, Pine Ridge, Rosebud, Lower Brule, Yankton and Lake Traverse Indian ReservationsMap & service info

Tennessee

Service AreaStateService Area TypePoverty PopulationEstimated Grant ($)Geographic AreaLearn More
TN-4TNBasic Field - General

178,022

$ 2,111,084

Fayette, Lauderdale, Shelby, TiptonMap & service info
TN-7TNBasic Field - General

91,051

$ 1,079,731

Benton, Carroll, Chester, Crockett, Decatur, Dyer, Gibson, Hardeman, Hardin, Haywood, Henderson, Henry, Lake, McNairy, Madison, Obion, WeakleyMap & service info
TN-9TNBasic Field - General

308,706

$ 3,660,807

Bledsoe, Blount, Bradley, Carter, Cocke, Grainger, Greene, Hamblen, Hamilton, Hancock, Hawkins, Jefferson, Johnson, Knox, Loudon, McMinn, Marion, Meigs, Monroe, Polk, Rhea, Sequatchie, Sevier, Sullivan, Unicoi, WashingtonMap & service info
TN-10TNBasic Field - General

378,323

$ 4,486,365

Anderson, Bedford, Campbell, Cannon, Cheatham, Claiborne, Clay, Coffee, Cumberland, Davidson, DeKalb, Dickson, Fentress, Franklin, Giles, Grundy, Hickman, Houston, Humphreys, Jackson, Lawrence, Lewis, Lincoln, Macon, Marshall, Maury, Montgomery, Moore, Morgan, Overton, Perry, Pickett, Putnam, Roane, Robertson, Rutherford, Scott, Smith, Stewart, Sumner, Trousdale, Union, Van Buren, Warren, Wayne, White, Williamson, WilsonMap & service info

Texas
 

Service AreaStateService Area TypePoverty PopulationEstimated Grant ($)Geographic AreaLearn More
MSX-2TXAgricultural Worker

286,616

$3,398,860

Serves agricultural workers in all counties in Alabama, Arkansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, and TexasMap & service info
TX-13TXBasic Field - General

1,525,433

$18,089,444

Anderson, Angelina, Austin, Bell, Bosque, Bowie, Brazoria, Brazos, Burleson, Camp, Cass, Chambers, Cherokee, Colorado, Coryell, Delta, Falls, Fayette, Fort Bend, Franklin, Freestone, Galveston, Gregg, Grimes, Hamilton, Hardin, Harris, Harrison, Henderson, Hill, Hopkins, Houston, Jasper, Jefferson, Lamar, Lampasas, Lee, Leon, Liberty, Limestone, McLennan, Madison, Marion, Matagorda, Milam, Montgomery, Morris, Nacogdoches, Navarro, Newton, Orange, Panola, Polk, Rains, Red River, Robertson, Rusk, Sabine, San Augustine, San Jacinto, Shelby, Smith, Titus, Trinity, Tyler, Upshur, Van Zandt, Walker, Waller, Washington, Wharton, WoodMap & service info
TX-15TXBasic Field - General

1,343,524

$15,932,266

Aransas, Atascosa, Bandera, Bastrop, Bee, Bexar, Blanco, Brewster, Brooks, Burnet, Caldwell, Calhoun, Cameron, Comal, Crockett, Culberson, DeWitt, Dimmit, Duval, Edwards, El Paso, Frio, Gillespie, Goliad, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Hays, Hidalgo, Hudspeth, Jackson, Jeff Davis, Jim Hogg, Jim Wells, Karnes, Kendall, Kenedy, Kerr, Kimble, Kinney, Kleberg, La Salle, Lavaca, Live Oak, Llano, McMullen, Mason, Maverick, Medina, Nueces, Pecos, Presidio, Real, Reeves, Refugio, San Patricio, Starr, Sutton, Terrell, Travis, Uvalde, Val Verde, Victoria, Webb, Willacy, Williamson, Wilson, Zapata, ZavalaMap & service info
NTX-1TXNative American

N/A

$47,187

Serves Native Americans living on the Eagle Pass/Kickapoo ReservationMap & service info

Virginia

Service AreaStateService Area TypePoverty PopulationEstimated Grant ($)Geographic AreaLearn More
VA-17VABasic Field - General

104,233

$1,236,048

Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Brunswick, Buckingham, Campbell, Charlotte, Cumberland, Greensville, Halifax, Henry, Isle of Wight, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg, Nottoway, Patrick, Pittsylvania, Prince Edward, Southampton, Sussex, Danville city, Emporia city, Franklin city, Lynchburg city, Martinsville city, Suffolk cityMap & service info
VA-19VABasic Field - General

108,847

$1,290,767

Alleghany, Augusta, Bath, Bedford, Botetourt, Clarke, Craig, Franklin, Frederick, Highland, Page, Roanoke, Rockbridge, Rockingham, Shenandoah, Warren, Bedford city, Buena Vista city, Clifton Forge city, Covington city, Harrisonburg city, Lexington city, Roanoke city, Salem city, Staunton city, Waynesboro city, Winchester cityMap & service info
VA-20VABasic Field - General

189,753

$2,250,194

Arlington, Caroline, Culpeper, Essex, Fairfax, Fauquier, King and Queen, King George, King William, Lancaster, Loudoun, Madison, Northumberland, Orange, Prince William, Rappahannock, Richmond, Spotsylvania, Stafford, Westmoreland, Alexandria city, Fairfax city, Falls Church city, Fredericksburg city, Manassas city, Manassas Park cityMap & service info

West Virginia
 

Service AreaStateService Area TypePoverty PopulationEstimated Grant ($)Geographic AreaLearn More
WV-5WVBasic Field - General

285,780

$ 3,388,941

Serves all countiesMap & service info

Wisconsin
 

Service AreaStateService Area TypePoverty PopulationEstimated Grant ($)Geographic AreaLearn More
MWIWIAgricultural Worker

46,856

$555,641

Serves all countiesMap & service info
WI-5WIBasic Field - General

454,708

$5,392,184

Adams, Brown, Buffalo, Calumet, Columbia, Crawford, Dane, Dodge, Door, Fond du Lac, Grant, Green, Green Lake, Iowa, Jackson, Jefferson, Juneau, Kenosha, Kewaunee, La Crosse, Lafayette, Manitowoc, Marquette, Milwaukee, Monroe, Outagamie, Ozaukee, Racine, Richland, Rock, Sauk, Sheboygan, Trempealeau, Vernon, Walworth, Washington, Waukesha, Waushara, WinnebagoMap & service info
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