<prompt> Translate the following text to EnglishWakati huo huo LSC ilikuwa ikianzisha mpango wake wa mipango ya serikali, Congress ilihitaji LSC kuacha kufadhili grantees zake kwa dhana na kuanza kufadhili programu kwa msingi wa ushindani.  <response>: At the same time that LSC was launching its state planning initiative, Congress required LSC to cease funding its grantees presumptively and to begin to fund programs on a competitive basis. 