The Legal Services Corporation (LSC) recently awarded $3.5 million in techonolgy grants to LSC-funded programs, including an award to Community Legal Aid. LSC awarded Community Legal Aid a Technology Initiative Grant (TIG) to develop the Next Generation Legal Services Desktop (NGLSD) for legal services advocates throughout the United States.

The NGLSD project will use the iGoogle platform to develop a model homepage for legal services advocates and staff using both currently available iGoogle gadgets and custom gadgets that will be developed with the support of TIG funds. Community Legal Aid is collaborating with several organizations on this project including the Ohio Legal Assistance Foundation, National Technology Assistance Project, Legal Assistance of Western New York, and Montana Legal Services Association.

To view LSC's press release on all the Techonology Initiative Grants awarded nationwide, read on here.