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To fund, support, and improve legal represenetation of the poor, vulnerable, and otherwise diadvantaged in the District of Columbia.
View a copy of the Bar Foundation's most recent Annual Report. Archived Annual Reports are found below.
DC Bar Foundation Awards $2.79 million of Public Funds for Civil Legal Services
The DC Bar Foundation announced March 20, 2008, a total of $2.79 million of publicly-funded grants to support civil legal services in the District of Columbia. This is the second year of the DC City Council's groundbreaking appropriation to expand legal services into more low-income communities in DC. Click here for a list of 2008 grantees. Look at a map of legal services offices in the District to see the impact of the public funds. Three areas of service, identified by the City Council, will continue to be funded in FY2008 by the DC Bar Foundation: (a) increasing legal services in underserved neighborhoods, (b) increasing legal services on housing-related issues, and (c) creating a shared legal interpreter bank.
The DC Bar Foundation convened a series of listening sessions in 2006 to gather input on the publicly-funded grant programs. Click here for a copy of the summary of the Public Funding Listening Sessions. Contact Claudia A. Withers, Director of Programs, with any questions: withers [@] dcbarfoundation.org or 202-467-3750 ext 13.
The Bar Foundation has moved!
Our new address is:
DC Bar Foundation
2000 P Street, NW, Suite 530
Washington, DC 20036-6964
phones, fax and emails stay the same
DC LRAP Update
2008 loan awards under the DC Poverty Lawyer Loan Repayment Assistance Program were announced in December 2007. 61 poverty lawyers working in the District of Columbia will receive a total of nearly $420,000 in loan repayment assistance, to help bridge the gap between their educational debt and public interest salaries. The loans are funded by a grant from the DC City Council, IOLTA funds, and private contributions. Continuation of the program depends on contributions and a continued appropriation by the DC City Council. If you think you might qualify for a loan, review the guidelines for the publicly-funded and Foundation-funded LRAP programs to determine eligibility, check the list of eligible employers, and contact the Bar Foundation for a 2009 LRAP application package (available August 2008). Applications for 2008 funding are closed. Applications will next be due on November 3, 2008. Contact Claudia Withers, Director of Programs, with any questions: withers [@] dcbarfoundation.org or 202-467-3750 ext.13.
Archived Annual Reports:
| First quarter reports on FY08 Public Grants are due August 15, 2008. Click here for the new FY08 Public Grant Report form. Writable version of the form are available from the Foundation. | ||
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John Cruden and Mark Smith appointed to DC Bar Foundation Board. . . more | ||
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The D.C. Bar Foundation has awarded $2.2 million to support DC-based non-profit civil legal services under the IOLTA/Private grant program . . more. | ||
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Final reports on FY07 IOLTA/Private Grants are due July 31, 2008. Click here for the final report format. | ||
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The DC Bar Foundation has awarded $2.79 million to non-profit civil legal services under the publicly-funded grant program. . . more | ||
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Applications for IOLTA/Foundation grants were due on April 4, 2008. Click here for the revised grant application. | ||
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Sandra J. Bernstein is named the 2008 Scoutt Award recipient. . . more | ||
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Quarterly reports were due February 15, 2008 from all recipients of publicly-funded grants. Click here for the report form. | ||
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Mid-year grant reports were due from all current recipients of FY07 private/IOLTA grants by January 15, 2008. Year-end reports are due no later than July 31, 2008. Click here for the form. | ||
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Record $2.1 million awarded in IOLTA and private grants to fund legal services in DC. . . more. | ||
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| A summary of the Public Funding Listening Sessions is now available in .pdf. | ||
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