Grantees

The DC Bar Foundation administers two grant programs supporting legal services providers, the Publicly-funded Legal Services Grant Program and the Private/IOLTA Grant Program.

Publicly-Funded Legal Services Grants

Pursuant to a ground-breaking appropriation by the DC City Council, the DC Bar Foundation awarded in 2007 15 grants totaling $2.89 million to legal services providers in the District to increase the number of lawyers doing housing work and to bring more lawyers into underserved communities in the District. In 2008, the Bar Foundation awarded a total of $2.79 million in second-year funding under this program. The 2008 recipients of publicly-funded legal services grants are listed below. NeighborhoodInfo DC prepared a map of legal services offices in DC, illustrating how legal services are now more accessible in some of the neediest neighborhoods in our city. Click here for a brief description of the funded programs. Each grantee must file quarterly reports, using the new FY08 Report Form. Copies of the report form in writable format can be requested from the Foundation.

FY08 Publicly-Funded Legal Services

Grant Application Period

is NOW CLOSED .

First Quarter Reports on FY08 Publicly-Funded Legal Services Grants are due 8/15/08.

Ayuda – Legal Services Community Interpreter Bank

(in collaboration with APALRC, DC Employment Justice Center, La Clínica del Pueblo, Legal Aid Society of DC, Multicultural Community Services, Washington College of Law)

Ayuda – Legal Access for Immigrants Model Project (legal staff)

(in partnership with the Asian Pacific American Legal Resource Center)

Bread for the City – SE Community Lawyering Initiative

Children’s Law Center – Southeast Health Access Project

Court-Based Legal Services Project – awards to Bread for the City, Legal Aid Society, Neighborhood Legal Services

(funding lawyers in Landlord-Tenant Court)

DC Law Students in Court – Support for Court-Based Legal Services Project

Legal Aid Society of DC – Southeast Neighborhood Access Project

Legal Counsel for the Elderly – Project HELP

(legal services for homebound elders)

Neighborhood Legal Services Program

(funding lawyers in Wards 5, 7, and 8)

University Legal Services – DC Jail Access Project

(in collaboration with DC Prisoners Project of the Washington Lawyers Committee)

WEAVE – Ft. Totten NE Victim Services Center

Whitman Walker Legal Clinic – Southeast DC Legal Clinic

IOLTA/Foundation Grants to Support Legal Services

The DC Bar Foundation makes annual grants in June of each year to legal services providers in the District of Columbia. These grants are supported by IOLTA funds received in the District, and by the generous contributions of DC law firms and lawyers. These grants provide general support and program-specific support to legal service providers, and support cross-cutting grants and technical assistance for grantees. Applications for FY08 funding were due by 5:00 p.m. April 4, 2008. Click here for general information on applying for an IOLTA/Foundation grant. Mid-year reports on FY07 IOLTA/Foundation Grants were due by January 15, 2008. The grant report form is available here. Year-end reports on FY07 IOLTA/Foundation Grants are due July 31, 2008. Click here for the final report format.

The DC Bar Foundation awarded grants to 30 organizations in June 2008, and allocated a portion of IOLTA funds to support FY2009 loans under the DC Poverty Lawyer Loan Repayment Assistance Program. The organizations listed below, presented in alphabetical order, are current recipients of DC Bar Foundation grants. The Foundation continues to fund one technology grant that provides support to the entire legal services community.

FY08 IOLTA/Foundation Grant Applications

is NOW CLOSED.

FY07 IOLTA/Foundation Grant Reports due

July 31, 2008.

DIRECT LEGAL SERVICES - FY08 Grantees

Advocates for Justice and Education, Inc.

Archdiocesan Legal Network

Asian Pacific American Legal Resource Center

Ayuda, Inc.

Bread for the City Legal Clinic

Capital Area Immigrants’ Rights Coalition

Central American Resource Center (CARECEN)