The DC Bar Foundation is pleased to announce it will award grant funding to DC-based nonprofit legal services providers to make available eviction prevention services to District residents with low incomes or who are underserved through the Civil Legal Counsel Projects Program (CLCPP).
Donor Name: DC Bar Foundation
State: District of Columbia
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 08/29/2025
Size of the Grant: Not Available
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
Grant Period
January 1, 2026, to December 31, 2026.
Eligibility Criteria
Qualified recipients under the statutory provisions governing the Civil Legal Counsel Projects Program must:
- Be a not-for-profit DC corporation located and operating primarily within the District of Columbia;
- Have tax-exempt status under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code;
- Possess expertise in housing law, landlord-tenant law, or related experience in representing eligible individuals or groups in covered proceedings;
- Engage only in “covered proceedings” with these funds;
- Have adequate infrastructure and expertise to provide consistent, high- quality, oversight, training, evaluation, and strategic responses to emerging or changing needs in the client communities served; and
- Demonstrate expertise in recognizing and responding to multiple legal issues facing DC residents with low incomes or who are underserved; or
- Be a nonprofit organization that applies jointly with a legal services provider that meets the requirements above.
For more information, visit DCBF.
