Louisiana: Children’s Legal Services Grant Program - fundsforNGOs

The Children’s Legal Services grants help legal assistance to needy children in areas of law which affect their safety, well-being, and future development.

Donor Name: Louisiana Bar Foundation

State: Louisiana

County: All Counties

Type of Grant: Grant

Deadline: 12/01/2022

Details:

Annual grants are available to: organizations providing direct legal representation of children, in matters ranging from delinquency to access to special education, mental health, and foster care services; organizations engaging in impact litigation and/or systemic legal reform efforts on behalf of children; organizations that provide lay advocacy for children in legal proceedings; and organizations that assist with the administration of justice with respect to children. As with all Bar Foundation funds, priority will be given to organizations providing direct legal representation. Local Advocacy Centers, CASAs, Supervised Visitation Centers and Teen Courts are encouraged to seek funding from the LBF Community Partnership Panel in their area.

Eligibility Criteria

Applications should be made for the twelve month (fiscal year) budget period. If the applicant has a different fiscal year, please indicate in the application your organization’s financial statement year-end date.
Grant requests must be consistent with the tax-exempt public purposes prescribed by the Foundation and with applicable Internal Revenue Code regulations and rulings (including those under Section 501(c)(3). Applicant organizations must be recognized as tax-exempt organizations under the laws of the State of Louisiana and the Internal Revenue Code or as other not-for-profit entities. You will be asked to provide your tax identification number in the grant application. Those programs submitting an application with a “pending” IRS status must receive an official ruling prior to the start of the evaluation of grant applications in order for the application to be considered.
Applicants must identify a designated Foundation category for funding in order to be considered by the Grants Committee.
All grant recipients are expected to meet the Foundation’s criteria by which their projects will be reviewed at least annually and to assist the Foundation in conducting periodic evaluations.
Applicants should demonstrate fiscal responsibility, program stability and an ability to ensure the effective and efficient delivery of quality services.
Significant weight will be given to applicants with a history of a clear ability to provide a successful program.
Consideration will be given to the proportion of the public proposed to be served within a geographic area and the breadth of services proposed to be offered. Short-term and long-term impact per grant dollar will be given consideration in this context.
Funds will not be awarded to provide legal assistance with respect to any fee-generating case. (For Legal Services Corporation grantees and subgrantees, only those fee-generating cases permitted for non- LSC funds to provide representation in cases in which statutory attorney fees are awarded and in which representation is allowed under the provisions of 45 CFR 1609, when: a. the collection of such fees will not diminish the return to the client; and b. such fees are paid directly to the pro bono project or donated to the pro bono project by the attorney will be permitted.)
All grant recipients will be expected to execute the Foundation’s Grant Agreement within 30 days of notification of an award.