The San Diego County Bar Foundation Provides grants to improve public awareness of the legal system, the administration of justice and the delivery of legal services through distribution of its funds.
Donor Name: San Diego County Bar Foundation
State: California
County: San Diego County (CA)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 09/01/2023
Grant Duration: 1 year
Details:
By offering an effective means for the legal community to engage in law-related philanthropy, the San Diego County Bar Foundation strengthens the profession by providing lawyers the opportunity to contribute to the quality and benefit of San Diego County. Based on the belief that justice serves as the great equalizer in society, they ensure access to justice by investing in legal aid and public interest organizations along with expertise, leadership and advocacy. It serves as a leader in community and a model bar foundation nationwide. It maintains the highest level of commitment to the permanence of the Bar Foundation and its work by building law- related philanthropy.
The San Diego County Bar Foundation is the charitable arm of the San Diego County legal community, and in partnership with the San Diego County Bar Association, strives to provide access to justice by investing in sustainable results and advocacy for people and communities in the region that that are impacted by poverty, abuse and discrimination.
Below are examples of approved purposes that directly benefit indigent criminal defendants:
- Educating, training and providing related services designed to assist appointed counsel more effectively represent indigent criminal defendants.
- Providing indigent criminal defendants meaningful access to justice regardless of socioeconomic class.
- Collaborating with other organizations and governmental bodies who work for the benefit of indigent criminal defendants.
- Researching and disseminating studies regarding training for representing indigent criminal defendants, quality of representation and methods for improvement.
- Identifying and recognizing the unique needs of indigent criminal defendants, and engaging in activities that provide solutions and services to meet those needs.
- Assisting indigent criminal defendants with services to assist with all aspects of their case including possible sentencing to obtain a more just result.
- Providing services to indigent criminal defendants which aid in their defense. These services may be related to the defense such as expert witnesses, testing services etc. or be related to the defendant personally to aid in their defense.
Project Period
Generally, grant awards will be for a period not to exceed one year.
Eligibility Criteria
Legal aid and public interest non-profits providing services within the county of San Diego are eligible to apply.
For more information, visit San Diego County Bar Foundation.
