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Neighborhood Advocacy Program

sierra-chacona@lsc.gov — Tue, 20 Aug 2024 15:38:34 +0000

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Learn how the Legal Services of Eastern Missouri's neighborhood Advocacy Program helps prevent property vacancy abandonment and promotes neighborhood redevelopment in this project brief.

Legal Services of Eastern Missouri: Neighborhood Advocacy Program

Grantees will learn how Legal Services of Eastern Missouri (LSEM):

1. Recruited and formalized partnerships between St. Louis-area law firms and place-based community organizations;

2. Reduce neighborhood property vacancy by organizing private investments; and

3. Preserved homeownership through title clearance and estate planning.

Learn about how LSEM used the Pro Bono Innovation Fund to expand a neighborhood-based pro bono project to prevent property abandonment and promote the redevelopment of long-abandoned properties.

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"Neighborhood Advocacy’s significant accomplishment was its ability to quickly create and implement a trusted, well-respected, neighborhood-based pro bono project in an area with no pre-existing legal support system.”

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Missouri

Capital Fundraising Campaign

sierra-chacona@lsc.gov — Thu, 08 Aug 2024 14:50:55 +0000

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Learn about capital fundraising and grassroots outreach with Anishinable Legal Services in this project brief.

Anishinabe Legal Services: Capital Fundraising Campaign

Grantees will learn how Anishinabe Legal Services (ALS):

1. Executed a capital fundraising campaign to construct a modern headquarters;

2. Advertised capital fundraising through grassroots outreach efforts; and

3. Improved the quality of legal aid to Reservation communities through its new headquarters.

Learn from ALS about how its capital fundraising campaign for the new headquarters improved client services, increased staff morale, and fulfilled a major objective of its strategic plan.

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“It is our belief that this [new headquarters] has not only created a much more accessible, safe, and inviting space for our low-income Native American community members, but it has also increased our efficiency and allowed us to serve greater numbers of clients at higher levels of service.”

Cody Nelson

Executive Director, Anishinabe Legal Services

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Minnesota

TIG Full Applications Due

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June 14, 2024 • 12:00am - 11:59pm •

Grant - Application Deadline

Submit your General TIG Application

For proposals in the General TIG category, ��ר�� invites successful pre-applicants to submit a Full Application in the ��ר�� GrantEase online system. Full applications are due on June 14, 2024.

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Loan Repayment Assistance Program Application Deadline

sierra-chacona@lsc.gov — Wed, 24 Apr 2024 17:57:14 +0000

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August 23, 2024 • 12:00am - 11:59pm •

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The ��ר�� (��ר��) has made forgivable loans to attorneys employed by ��ר��-funded legal services programs (��ר�� grantees) to help repay law school debt since 2006. The Herbert S. Garten Loan Repayment Assistance Program (LRAP) helps ��ר�� grantees recruit and retain qualified attorney staff. Attorneys who are selected may receive forgivable loans for up to three (3) years depending on their continued eligibility and available funding.

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PBIF Grant Full Application Due

sierra-chacona@lsc.gov — Wed, 24 Apr 2024 16:40:03 +0000

PBIF Grant Full Application Due sierra-chacona… Wed, 04/24/2024 - 12:40

May 06, 2024 • 12:00am - 11:59am •

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How to Apply for a PBIF Grant

The PBIF FY2024 Funding Cycle opened in mid-November 2023. Pre-Application Resource Guides for each grant category were sent to Executive Directors of ��ר�� grantees on November 20, 2023. The deadline to submit a PBIF Pre-Application was January 16, 2024. Notification of Pre-Application decisions were sent out in Early March 2024. Those invited to submit Full Applications must submit their Full Application by May 6, 2024. All FY24 grantees will be subject to the 2024 Special Grant Terms and Conditions.

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TIG Sustainability, Enhancement, and Adoption Applications Due

sierra-chacona@lsc.gov — Wed, 24 Apr 2024 16:35:37 +0000

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June 14, 2024 • 12:00am - 11:59pm •

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How to Apply under Adoption, Enhancement, and Expansion

In 2023, ��ר�� launched the Adoption, Enhancement, and Expansion (AEE) Grants category to fund successful TIG projects focusing on integration, expansion, and enhancement. This initiative aims to ensure long-term success and widespread use of mature technologies within the legal services community. Now known as Sustainability, Enhancement, and Adoption (SEA) Grants, as of 2024, awards have 24-month terms with a recommended minimum funding request of $40,000.

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How to Apply for a TIG Grant

The ��ר�� Technology Initiative Grant (TIG) program funds technology projects to provide greater access to high quality legal assistance and information for low-income Americans. Learn about the eligibility requirements, application information and resources to apply for a Technology Initiative Grant.

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TIG Technology Improvement Project Applications Due

sierra-chacona@lsc.gov — Wed, 24 Apr 2024 16:26:47 +0000

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May 20, 2024 • 12:00am - 11:59pm •

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How to Apply for a Technology Improvement Project

Technology Improvement Projects (TIP) grants are available to fund a technology assessment, information security audit, business process improvement, or technology planning process. The maximum amount for funding requests in this category is $35,000, and they are 12- or 18-month projects. TIP applications are shorter and simpler than a full TIG application. There is no pre-application or invitation requirement.

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The TIG application process in the General TIG category begins with the submission of a brief Pre-Application to apply for funding. The submission of a Pre-Application enables a prospective grantee to get feedback on their project idea. We invite full proposals for those projects that have a reasonable chance of success in the grant competition process based on ��ר��’s analysis of the information provided in the Pre-Application.

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Deadline for submitting 2025 Basic Field Grant and Subgrant Applications

sierra-chacona@lsc.gov — Wed, 24 Apr 2024 16:17:29 +0000

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June 03, 2024 • 12:00am - 11:59pm •

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sierra-chacona@lsc.gov — Wed, 24 Apr 2024 16:07:55 +0000

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May 08, 2024 • 12:00am - 11:59pm •

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petersenb@lsc.gov — Thu, 13 Apr 2023 15:52:14 +0000

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April 14, 2023 • 12:00am - 11:59pm •

Grant - Application Open

The Basic Field Grant Pre-Application is released and open for submission in GrantEase, ��ר��'s grants management system. The Pre-Application is open from 12:00 a.m. EST on April 14, 2023, until 11:59 p.m. EST on May 8, 2023. The Pre-Application is ONLY required for service areas in competition for the 2024 grant cycle. Renewal applicants do not need to submit a Pre-Application.

The Basic Field Grant Pre-Application is released and open for submission in GrantEase, ��ר��'s grants management system. The Pre-Application is ONLY required for service areas in competition for the 2024 grant cycle. Renewal applicants do not need to submit a Pre-Application.

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Neighborhood Advocacy Program

Legal Services of Eastern Missouri: Neighborhood Advocacy Program

"Neighborhood Advocacy’s significant accomplishment was its ability to quickly create and implement a trusted, well-respected, neighborhood-based pro bono project in an area with no pre-existing legal support system.”

Eviction and COVID-19 Cases

Library Partnerships During Disaster Recovery

Moving Beyond Lawyer-Based Solutions with Community Justice Workers

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Capital Fundraising Campaign

Anishinabe Legal Services: Capital Fundraising Campaign

“It is our belief that this [new headquarters] has not only created a much more accessible, safe, and inviting space for our low-income Native American community members, but it has also increased our efficiency and allowed us to serve greater numbers of clients at higher levels of service.”

Generating Financial Support for Legal Aid

Fundraising and Marketing

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TIG Full Applications Due

Loan Repayment Assistance Program Application Deadline

PBIF Grant Full Application Due

TIG Sustainability, Enhancement, and Adoption Applications Due

How to Apply under Adoption, Enhancement, and Expansion

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TIG Technology Improvement Project Applications Due

How to Apply for a Technology Improvement Project

How to Apply for a Technology Initiative Grant

Deadline for submitting 2025 Basic Field Grant and Subgrant Applications

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How to Apply for a Subgrant

Deadline for submitting Basic Field Grant Pre-Application* in GrantEase

Basic Field Grant Pre-Application Opens