Access to Justice Grant Program - Public Grants
Funds are available each fiscal year only if appropriated and obligated by the District of Columbia City Council. Awards are made in three categories: (a) underserved areas of the District of Columbia; (b) housing-related matters; or (c) to support a shared legal services interpreter bank. Applicants must select a category before applying. The FY13 Public Funding application period is closed. The FY13 public grant funding period is May 1, 2013 to April 30, 2014. Click here for a copy of the FY13 Public Funding Application and click here for the DC Bar Foundation's Self-Assessment Toolkit that must be reviewed in order to complete the grant application. Materials for the FY14 Public Funding Round will be published when available.
Click here for a Word version of the Budget Form.
DC Legal Services Grant Program - Private Grants
Awards are made either for operating grants or program grants. A common grant application is used. The FY13 IOLTA/Private grant applications are due by 5 pm on Friday, April 12, 2013. At the present time, DCBF anticipates having $500,000 available in private grants as compared to $685,000 in FY12. Please be advised that there will be a rebuttable presumption in favor of current grantees. The FY13 private grant funding period is July 1, 2013 to June 30, 2014. Click here for a copy of the FY13 IOLTA/Private Grants Application.
Click here for a Word version of the Budget Form.
