anchor: Program Letter 1998-6 stated that the State Planning Initiative will provide information to aid LSC in exercising its statutory responsibility to insure that grants and contracts are made so as to provide the most economical and effective delivery of legal assistance to persons in both urban and rural areas.
positive: In order to get the maximum benefits for urban and rural areas, the State Planning Initiative supplies info to the LSC.
negative: The LSC can use funds and grants for what they choose and not worry about the effects on the urban and rural areas.