The American Bar Association Military and Veterans Legal Center (MVLC) invites applications from legal service providers to apply for a grant opportunity to increase effective legal support to veterans.
Donor Name: ABA Military and Veterans Legal Center (MVLC)
State: California
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 05/31/2022
Size of the Grant: $5,000 to $40,000
Grant Duration: 12 Months
Details:
The MVLC has created the competitive ABA Veterans Legal Assistance Grant available to state and local programs, so they can better meet the legal needs of underserved veteran populations within their communities.
Objectives
In evaluating proposals, preference will be given to programs that meet at least one of Grant’s three primary objectives:
- Providing Outreach and Legal Services – Conduct direct outreach with underserved veterans to identify their legal needs and connect them to available resources. This may involve in-person, community-based outreach, such as supporting or conducting legal clinics, or providing direct legal services and consultations at veteran events or facilities.
- Collaborating with Other Legal Services – Collaborate with other legal services providers, preferably to further develop multi-regional (e.g., multi-city or statewide) service improvement. This may involve creating or improving collaborative case intake, screening, placement, and referral systems, along with volunteer attorney recruitment. This may also involve joint efforts to identify and assist with veterans’ areas of need and gaps in services, along with increasing cultural competency for veteran issues with other legal service providers.
- Creating or Improving Referral Databases – Conduct effective outreach, and compile a comprehensive databank of provider resources that includes both legal and non-legal providers (e.g., mental health, housing, financial services), including details essential to appropriate holistic referrals. This may also include convening meetings of local legal and non-legal service providers to facilitate discussions about services, trends in the veteran population, resources, and best practices.
Funding Information
- Up to three organizations will receive grants ranging from $5,000 to $40,000.
- Each grant will be a lump-sum distribution to support the recipient’s program over a period of twelve months.
Eligibility Criteria
In 2022, the MVLC is accepting grant applications from non-profit organizations with a project based in California that delivers legal services to veterans primarily in California. Eligible projects must deliver legal services for veterans only in the United States.
For more information, visit ABA Veterans Legal Assistance Grant.
