(Updated June 18, 2026) WASHINGTON - The Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 federal budget process is under way. The White House budget again eliminated the Legal Services Corporation (LSC), LASP’s major federal funder. The House Appropriations Committee advanced a bill to cut the LSC budget by over 50%. Cuts to LASP's funding from LSC would result in fewer legal services that could be provided to local residents.
Read More(April 28, 2026) WASHINGTON, D.C. - LASP has been awarded a $35,000 grant from the Legal Services Corporation to assess modernization of its client intake system. The grant is one of 32 Technology Initiative Grants (TIG) totaling $4.2 million to organizations in 22 states. LSC announced the grants on Dec. 18, 2025.
Read More(Updated Jan. 24, 2026) WASHINGTON - In a bipartisan show of support for legal aid earlier in January, the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate approved a $540 million appropriation for the Legal Services Corpoation (LSC) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2026. The bill was signed into law by President Trump on Jan. 23, 2026.
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