We primarily fund in the San Francisco Bay Area. National and California Statewide organizations may apply for grants for the following types of programs: Fellows programs, programs to support increased Access to Justice funding and leadership development programs.
Types of Grants:
Sector Supporting Grants:
Recruitment and Retention Grants: In an effort to support the legal services sector and ensure a strong and consistent pipeline of new legal services staff, we support grants that focus on recruitment and retention of legal services attorneys. Examples of such grants include:
Public Services Loan Forgiveness Programs
Loan Assistance Repayment Programs
Fellowships
Staff Well-Being
Advocacy Grants: In an effort to help improve Access to Justice, we fund efforts to support to the legal service sector. However, do not fund lobbying efforts on new laws, legislation or for candidates.
I & R Grants: Our “I&R” Grants target projects and programs that are both innovative and replicable. We support these grants to allow legal services leaders to test new models that have the potential to help their individual organizations and when replicated, to help their peer organizations.
Organizational Development Grants: We support project and programs that seek to improve the delivery of services to clients, organizational effectiveness and the leadership development.
Rapid Organizational Development Grants: Organizational Development Grants for amounts under $5,000. Unlike the larger OD grants which a reviewd twice a year, these rapid response grants are reviewed within 30 days of submission.
General Operating Support Grants: General Operating Support Grants are made only to organizations based in the San Francisco Bay Area. Grants for general operations are generally made to organizations who provide unique services within their communities. This includes funding to legal service providers who are based in “legal deserts”.
Additional Guidelines for Legal Services Grants
Geography:
We primarily fund in the San Francisco Bay Area. National and California Statewide organizations may apply for grants for the following types of programs: Fellows programs, programs to support increased Access to Justice funding and leadership development programs.
Types of Grants:
Sector Supporting Grants:
Recruitment and Retention Grants: In an effort to support the legal services sector and ensure a strong and consistent pipeline of new legal services staff, we support grants that focus on recruitment and retention of legal services attorneys. Examples of such grants include:
Public Services Loan Forgiveness Programs
Loan Assistance Repayment Programs
Fellowships
Staff Well-Being
Advocacy Grants: In an effort to help improve Access to Justice, we fund efforts to support to the legal service sector. However, do not fund lobbying efforts on new laws, legislation or for candidates.
I & R Grants: Our “I&R” Grants target projects and programs that are both innovative and replicable. We support these grants to allow legal services leaders to test new models that have the potential to help their individual organizations and when replicated, to help their peer organizations.
Organizational Development Grants: We support project and programs that seek to improve the delivery of services to clients, organizational effectiveness and the leadership development.
Rapid Organizational Development Grants: Organizational Development Grants for amounts under $5,000. Unlike the larger OD grants which a reviewd twice a year, these rapid response grants are reviewed within 30 days of submission.
General Operating Support Grants: General Operating Support Grants are made only to organizations based in the San Francisco Bay Area. Grants for general operations are generally made to organizations who provide unique services within their communities. This includes funding to legal service providers who are based in “legal deserts”.
Geography:
We primarily fund in the San Francisco Bay Area. National and California Statewide organizations may apply for grants for the following types of programs: Fellows programs, programs to support increased Access to Justice funding and leadership development programs.
Types of Grants:
Sector Supporting Grants:
Recruitment and Retention Grants: In an effort to support the legal services sector and ensure a strong and consistent pipeline of new legal services staff, we support grants that focus on recruitment and retention of legal services attorneys. Examples of such grants include:
Public Services Loan Forgiveness Programs
Loan Assistance Repayment Programs
Fellowships
Staff Well-Being
Advocacy Grants: In an effort to help improve Access to Justice, we fund efforts to support to the legal service sector. However, do not fund lobbying efforts on new laws, legislation or for candidates.
I & R Grants: Our “I&R” Grants target projects and programs that are both innovative and replicable. We support these grants to allow legal services leaders to test new models that have the potential to help their individual organizations and when replicated, to help their peer organizations.
Organizational Development Grants: We support project and programs that seek to improve the delivery of services to clients, organizational effectiveness and the leadership development.
Rapid Organizational Development Grants: Organizational Development Grants for amounts under $5,000. Unlike the larger OD grants which a reviewd twice a year, these rapid response grants are reviewed within 30 days of submission.
General Operating Support Grants: General Operating Support Grants are made only to organizations based in the San Francisco Bay Area. Grants for general operations are generally made to organizations who provide unique services within their communities. This includes funding to legal service providers who are based in “legal deserts”.
