Grantee Eligibility:

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All potential grantees must be a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization or a public entity. BFF will not support organizations that discriminate against a person or group on the basis of age, political affiliation, race, national origin, ethnicity, gender, disability, sexual orientation or religious belief.

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What We Don't Fund:

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BFF does not fund individuals, direct scholarships or capital campaigns. Indirect Costs for Program Grants: It is the policy of the Foundation to provide a maximum indirect cost recovery of 25 percent of project costs on all project grants. This indirect cost policy applies only to project grants to nonprofit organizations with organizational budgets in excess of $5M. Organizations with budgets less than $5M will be handeled on a case-by-case basis.

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Geographical Limitations:

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We primarily fund in the San Francisco Bay Area. National and California serving organizations may apply for grants for the following types of programs:

• Fellows programs,
• programs to support increased Access to Justice funding
• leadership development programs.

Exceptions can be made for organization operating within, or serving, 'legal deserts'.

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Grant Amounts:

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Most of our legal services grants are in the $10,000-30,000 range. A small number of grants exceed this amount.

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Deadlines:

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BFF has two grant cycles per year, one in the spring and one in the fall. Important deadlines are as follows: Spring 2021: LOI submission window: January 2, 2021 - February 8, 2021 Application window opens: February 15, 2021 All materials must be received by March 22, 2021 Decision Notification: June 2021 Fall 2021: LOI submission window: June 1, 2021 - July 15, 2020 Application window opens: July 15, 2020 All materials must be received by September 15, 2020

Decision notification: November 2020

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Grant Eligibilty By Budget Size:

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Organizations with Operating Budget Under $1M:

Organizations with operating budgets less than $1M are welcome to request general operating support and are not eligible to receive program/project support.

Organizations with Operating Budgets Over $5M:

Organizations with operating budgets over $5M are welcome to request support for new/pilot programs or projects. These organizations are not eligible to receive funding for existing programs/projects or general operating support.

Legal Service Programs Within Organizations With $5M+ Operating Budgets:

As an exception to the above, legal service programs embedded within organizations with $5M+ budgets, are eligible to request general operating support for the legal services program.

Organizations with Operating Budgets Between $1M-$5M:

Organizations with operating budgets over $1M or less than $5M are welcome to request programmatic or general operating support. There are no eligibilty restriction, based on budget size, for these organizations.

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