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March 24, 2020

Pro Bono Innovation Fund

LSC requests $5 million for the Pro Bono Innovation Fund (PBIF)—the same amount LSC has requested for the past seven years. Currently, the Pro Bono program is funded at $4.5 million.Pro Bono Innovation Fund
March 24, 2020

Fiscal Responsibility

For the first time in almost a decade, LSC is requesting an increase in the Management Grants Oversight (MGO) budget for FY 2021. Since 2015, LSC has covered its current MGO expenses with a combination of appropriated funds and funds carried over from prior years. LSC projects that we will come close to exhausting our carryover funds by the end of FY 2021 without an increased congressional appropriation. In addition, as funding for Basic Field grants increases, we require additional resources to conduct proper oversight and accountability of the grants LSC awards to our 132 grantees. As a responsible steward of taxpayer dollars, we have an obligation to maintain a robust oversight program.Fiscal Responsibility
March 24, 2020

Loan Repayment Assistance Program

LSC requests $2 million for the Herbert S. Garten Loan Repayment Assistance Program (LRAP) for FY 2021—the same amount LSC has requested for the past three years. Currently, the LRAP program is funded at $1.5 million.Loan Repayment Assistance Program
March 24, 2020

Office of Inspector General

For FY 2021, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) is requesting $5.6 million to continue providing comprehensive and effective oversight of the federal funds Congress provides to LSC. The OIG contributes to LSC’s mission success by providing decision-makers with objective audits, investigations, and reviews aimed at strengthening governance and accountability and enhancing performance in LSC’s and grant recipients’ programs and operations.Office of Inspector General
March 24, 2020

Legal Services By Jurisdiction

The above map includes data on the services provided by LSC’s 132 grantees in 2018 in every state and territory. The figures for the special populations (veterans, seniors, domestic violence survivors) represent the estimated number of people served in the household.Legal Services by Jurisdiction
March 16, 2020

Legal Aid of NorthWest Texas announces changes to some locations

Legal Aid of NorthWest Texas has closed offices in six locations and their related counties—Dallas, Denton, Fort Worth, McKinney, Waxahachie, and Weatherford—through March 27 to the public in response to Gov. Greg Abbott’s state of disaster declaration.
In-office appointments will only be scheduled on an as-needed basis. All clinics and outreach events also are suspended through March 27. The remaining offices and their related counties remain open to the public.Legal Aid of NorthWest Texas announces changes to some locations
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