Sargent Shriver Civil Counsel Act Pilot Projects

A Request for Proposals has been issued for legal services pilot projects under the Sargent Shriver Civil Counsel Act (AB 590, Feuer). Only those qualified legal services programs who submitted letters of interest by the deadline of November 5, 2010 in response to Justice Earl Johnson, Jr. (ret.), Chair of the Shriver Civil Counsel Act Implementation Committee memorandum of September 23, 2010 are eligible to submit proposals. Proposals are due by close of business February 24, 2011. The AOC anticipates making multiple contract awards, and the announcement regarding awards is anticipated in May 2011.

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