Applicants interested in applying for one or more of the specified service areas that are in competition for the calendar year 2025 Basic Field Grant cycle are encouraged to follow the instructions outlined in this section. 

These instructions apply to applicants that:

• Are current recipients (jump to Step 2)
• Are not current LSC recipients and meet one of the following eligibility requirements:
  • Nonprofit organization that has, as a purpose, the provision of legal help to eligible clients
  • Private attorney or group of attorneys or law firms (either as a non-incorporated body or as a nonprofit)
  • State or local government
  • Sub-state regional planning or coordination agency that is composed of sub-state areas whose governing bodies are controlled by locally elected officials

GrantEase is LSC’s grants management system. New applicants must go to GrantEase and register a new account in the system.

As part of the registration process, someone from LSC will reach out to the new potential applicant. Please reach out to LSCGrants@lsc.gov with questions about the Basic Field grant funding opportunity and to GrantEaseSupport@lsc.gov with any system-related questions.

The pre-application is available in GrantEase. Programs with service areas subject to competition for the FY25 Basic Field Grant cycle, as well as any new applicants, are required to submit a pre-application.

The pre-application requires:

• Identification of the service area(s) being applied for.
• The names and resumes of the organization's principal and key staff, including the executive director, financial officer, and other managerial and leadership positions.
• The names and resumes of the applicant's current or proposed governing or policy board members and their appointing organizations. For board members who do not have a full resume, applicants may provide a brief description (1-3 sentences) describing how the member became involved with the organization and the board. Please be sure to upload a separate file for each board member.
• Acknowledgment of agreement with the 2025 Grant Terms and Conditions.

The Pre-Application is due May 8, 2024, at 11:59 p.m. EST. 

All applicants are required to provide all documents found in the Supporting Documents Checklist. To upload a new document or to update an existing document, please go to the Supporting Documents Checklist section of your Grantee Profile in GrantEase. You will find the Supporting Documents Checklist under the Attachments Tab of your Grantee Profile.

The Basic Field grant application is available in GrantEase and has a submission deadline of June 3, 2024, at 11:59pm EST.

The Grant Renewal application is for applicants that are current recipients and have a multi-year grant award. Renewal applicants will not submit a pre-application.

Renewal applicants are required to replace any documents from the Supporting Documents Checklist that have been updated since the last application cycle.

In order to receive a Basic Field Grant, the applicant must acknowledge they have reviewed and agree to the 2025 Grant Terms and Conditions.

Visit Grantee Guidance for more detailed information about reporting and compliance requirements as well as applicable law.

The 2025 Basic Field grant renewal application was released on April 15, 2024, with a submission deadline of June 3, 2024, at 11:59 p.m. EST.