Loan Repayment Assistance Program (LRAP)
Herbert S. Garten Loan Repayment Assistance Program
Through the Herbert S. Garten Loan Repayment Assistance Program (LRAP), established in 2005 and funded by a Congressional appropriation, LSC makes a limited number of forgivable loans to attorneys employed by its grantee programs to help repay law school debt. The goals of the LRAP are to help LSC grantee programs recruit and retain highly qualified attorneys, and to promote the development of initiatives that make public interest law a viable career path for law school graduates.
Attorneys who are selected to participate in LSC’s LRAP receive loans of up to $5,600 per year, for up to three years, if they remain eligible and funding is available.
Participating attorneys must use the LSC LRAP assistance to pay qualifying law school loans and accrued interest, and must meet all terms and conditions of the LSC LRAP. The debt to LSC will be forgiven at the end of each LRAP loan term so long as the participating attorney remains in good standing with a Legal Services Corporation grantee program throughout the term, as certified by the executive director of the attorney’s program. Participating attorneys are expected to remain with an LSC-funded legal services program for three years.
Application Process
The 2012 Application Loan Cycle will open on Wednesday February 01, 2012 and this year’s deadline for application submissions will be Monday February 27, 2012 at 5:00 PM Eastern Time. Please review the Program Description and Instructions listed below.
• 2012 LSC LRAP Program Description
• 2012 LSC LRAP New Applicant Instructions
• 2012 LSC LRAP Renewal Applicant Instructions
Once you have reviewed the above and gathered any necessary documentation, follow the link below to the online application. Please note that the application process for an LSC LRAP loan is entirely electronic.
2012 LSC LRAP ONLINE APPLICATION SYSTEM
(The Online Application System will be available on Wednesday February 01, 2012 at 9:00 AM Eastern Time.)
ATTENTION RENEWAL APPLICANTS:
If you are a renewal applicant who has received a prior LSC LRAP loan, please use your existing applicant ID and password; DO NOT CREATE A NEW ACCOUNT ID! Contact the LRAP Coordinator as provided below if you have forgotten your applicant ID or password.
UPDATE RENEWAL APPLICANTS:
We apologize for the confusion on the PA RENEWAL Instructions asking for the upload of loan documentation. For this year’s (2012) Application Cycle, LSC has removed this requirement for RENEWAL Applicants. Please find updated instructions posted above and the PA Renewal Instructions in the application system will be updated shortly as well.
Should you have any questions or need assistance, please contact the LRAP Coordinator at LRAPcoordinator@lsc.gov