General Operating Support Grants

General Operating 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”.

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.

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This includes, but is not limited to, new strategy-focused projects designed to enhance the effectiveness of an organization to answer questions posed by either the organization or by the legal services sector.

Sector Supporting Grants

Recruitment and Retention & Advocacy

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.

Organizational Development Access Grants

OD Access grants seek to strengthen an organization's ability to efficiently deliver services to clients. ​ Ranging from $1,000-$5,000, these grants facilitate access to existing tools that might otherwise might be out the organization's financial reach, that have a direct benefit to the organization or the clients they serve.  

In an effort to be responsive to the needs of our grantees, OD Access Grants are reviewed within 30 days of date the application is submitted.

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