- Washington, DC // 2019
New Venture Fund
Support for the Self-Represented Litigation Network.Awarded$200,000Term24 monthsProgramSpecial Opportunities Public Welfare Foundation Announces New Grants
September 18, 2018The Board of Directors of the Public Welfare Foundation approved over $3 million in grants to seven organizations, including…
- Oakland, CA // 2017
East Bay Community Foundation
Support for engagement with fellow community foundations to support civil legal aid nationally.Awarded$25,000Term12 monthsProgramSpecial Initiative: Civil Legal Aid - Washington, DC // 2017
Service Year Alliance
Support for the Service Year Legal Corps Review project.Awarded$25,000Term12 monthsProgramSpecial Initiative: Civil Legal Aid - Cambridge, MA // 2017
Harvard Law School
Support for a post-graduate fellowship program focused on improving access to civil justice through technical innovation.Awarded$80,000Term18 monthsProgramSpecial Initiative: Civil Legal Aid - Baltimore, MD // 2017
University of Baltimore Foundation
Support for the Maryland Access to Justice Commission.Awarded$25,000Term12 monthsProgramSpecial Initiative: Civil Legal Aid - Oakland, CA // 2017
Bay Area Legal Aid
Support for the first phase development of a new digital intake system to support efficiency and innovation among legal providers in improving access to justice for low-income residents in Northern California.Awarded$50,000Term12 monthsProgramSpecial Initiative: Civil Legal Aid - New York, NY // 2017
Pro Bono Net
Support for outreach and engagement of community and nontraditional justice partners to help increase the availability of immi, a highly scalable digital solution for legal screening, rights education, and legal referrals for low-income immigrants seeking relief.Awarded$65,000Term12 monthsProgramSpecial Initiative: Civil Legal Aid - Washington, DC // 2017
Georgetown University
Support to the Institute for Technology Law and Policy at Georgetown University for research and mapping of access to justice tools that are being used around the country to improve self-represented litigants' access to the courts.Awarded$125,000Term24 monthsProgramSpecial Initiative: Civil Legal Aid - Williamsburg, VA // 2017
National Center for State Courts
Support to supplement and extend the time for its project to catalyze and help courts, Access to Justice Commissions, and legal aid/bar leaders work together in partnership in targeted states to implement the goal of 100% access as called for by the chief judicial officers of the state courts.Awarded$250,000Term21 monthsProgramSpecial Initiative: Civil Legal Aid - Washington, DC // 2017
American University
Support to the Justice Programs Office at American University School of Public Affairs to incorporate civil legal aid into state and local executive branch initiatives that serve low-income and vulnerable populations.Awarded$50,000Term24 monthsProgramSpecial Initiative: Civil Legal Aid - San Francisco, CA // 2017
State Bar of California
Support for a project to simplify the process for restoring civil rights and benefits that are lost as a result of criminal arrest or conviction which can serve as a model for other legal areas to improve access to justice.Awarded$50,000Term12 monthsProgramSpecial Initiative: Civil Legal Aid - Washington, DC // 2017
National Legal Aid & Defender Association
Support for training and technical assistance to increase access to federal resources for civil legal services organizations nationally.Awarded$200,000Term24 monthsProgramSpecial Initiative: Civil Legal Aid - Washington, DC // 2017
New Venture Fund
Support to the Self-Represented Litigation Network.Awarded$700,000Term24 monthsProgramSpecial Initiative: Civil Legal Aid - Indianapolis, IN // 2016
National Association of IOLTA Programs
Support to promote civil legal aid to private philanthropy through IOLTA program leadership and engagement.Awarded$100,000Term12 monthsProgramSpecial Initiative: Civil Legal Aid