Law Justice and Legal Services Grants

ONDCPs Judiciary Education on Substance Use and Substance Use Disorder Grant supports training and education that helps educate the entire justice system about the science of addiction, substance use, and substance use disorder, and how substance use and substance use disorder is impacted by the justice system. The Presidents priority is to enhance public safety by providing those who have engaged in criminal activity with greater opportunities to lead productive lives by addressing a range of issues, including mental health, vocational training, job creation, after-school programming, substance use, and mentoring through evidence-based rehabilitation programs. ONDCP seeks to reduce drug use and its consequences through evidence-based practices, and this grant will apply these principles to the justice system.

The 2024 Parks, Fields, Trails Grant, funded by the Erie County Gaming Revenue Authority, offers $10,000 to $100,000 for capital projects that improve public parks, athletic fields, and trails in Erie County, Pennsylvania, aiming to promote healthy lifestyles, enhance local tourism, and rejuvenate neighborhoods, with a focus on projects that provide social, educational, cultural, health, recreation, and/or economic benefits to residents.

The Forecast Public Art’s Midwest Memory Grant, ranging from $10,000 to $100,000, is open to non-profit organizations in rural Midwest communities, aiming to elevate and preserve the stories of BIPOC communities through monuments, with a focus on addressing systemic inequities and advancing racial justice.

With this non-competitive solicitation, BJA seeks to request applications from 6cooperative agreement recipients that have been previously funded to support training and technical assistance and/or projects that support law enforcement innovation and crime reduction (LEICR). These projects have been funded to support state, local, tribal, and territorial criminal justice agencies, practitioners, and communities.

This funding opportunity supports nonprofit organizations that enhance the quality of life for residents in the Gert Town neighborhood of New Orleans through various community-focused initiatives.

Governor Brian P. Kemp has allocated up to $110 million in federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds to address backlogs of court cases in Georgia, especially those involving serious violent felonies. This funding aims to help courts, prosecutors, public defenders, and related agencies by providing resources for additional staff, temporary workspaces, and facilities to handle the backlog. Priority is given to superior courts dealing with serious violent felony cases due to their impact on public safety and the judicial system. The Judicial Council of Georgia's Ad Hoc Committee on American Rescue Plan Act Funding (ARPA Committee) will oversee the distribution of $96 million in ARPA grants to authorized trial courts, appellate courts, prosecutors, and related agencies, excluding municipal courts. An additional $14 million is allocated to public defenders and managed by the Georgia Public Defender Council. The next application period for these grants is expected from August 30 to September 20, 2024, with further application periods scheduled depending on the needs of the Judicial Branch. Award decisions from committee meeting on November 8th. Be aware, this grant have a really short period of time for application, around 15 to 20 days top

VisitHATTIESBURG’s Tourism Grant Program (TGP) is an annual initiative designed to bolster visitor and tourism promotion efforts within Hattiesburg. The program's core mission aligns with increasing overnight travel to the city, thereby generating economic stimulus. It achieves this by providing funds for marketing and other qualified expenses to projects and events that directly fulfill VisitHATTIESBURG’s broader objective of promoting Hattiesburg as a vibrant tourist destination. The TGP targets a diverse group of beneficiaries including attractions, associations, organizations, and governmental agencies whose primary objective is to promote Hattiesburg’s tourism industry to out-of-town visitors. The program specifically seeks to attract a target audience from outside the immediate Hattiesburg area, defined as over a 50-mile radius or out-of-state. The ultimate impact goal is to drive overnight stays and foster economic growth within the city through increased tourism. The program prioritizes projects and events held within Hattiesburg that fall into specific categories: Festival/Event, Attraction/Public Use Facility (including museums, historical buildings, meeting spaces, and sporting facilities), and other organizations/associations focused on promoting tourism. TGP funds can be utilized for a variety of expenses, such as traditional and digital advertising, brochures, signage, event/exhibit production, and marketing activities. Disallowable expenses include general operating costs, administrative expenses, and personal benefits, ensuring funds are directly applied to tourism promotion. Expected outcomes of the TGP include an increase in the number of out-of-town visitors, leading to a rise in overnight stays and subsequent economic benefits for Hattiesburg's local lodging, dining, shopping, and attractions. Measurable results are implicitly tied to the requirement for financial record-keeping for three years and the stipulation that individual grants cannot exceed $5,000 per fiscal year. Projects are also expected to comply with all applicable laws and regulations and feature VisitHATTIESBURG branding on all collateral. While the document does not explicitly detail a "theory of change," VisitHATTIESBURG's strategic priority is clearly to position Hattiesburg as a premier tourist destination. The TGP acts as a key mechanism in this strategy by financially supporting local entities that actively promote the city to external audiences. This approach is based on the premise that direct investment in targeted promotional activities by local stakeholders will directly translate into increased visitor numbers and economic prosperity. In alignment with its strategic priorities, VisitHATTIESBURG mandates specific requirements for grant recipients to ensure program effectiveness and accountability. These include the project's primary location within Hattiesburg, promotion of the city as a destination, compliance with regulations, meticulous financial record-keeping, mandatory inclusion of VisitHATTIESBURG branding, and, where applicable, providing a sponsorship equivalent to the awarded funds. These guidelines serve to maximize the program's reach and ensure that the grant funding directly contributes to the overarching goal of tourism development.

The Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts's Flexible Funding 2024 program offers general operating support to nonprofits benefiting the region. This initiative aligns directly with the foundation's mission to foster equity and opportunity in Western Massachusetts by providing unrestricted financial support. The program's core aim is to sustain the day-to-day operations of organizations, allowing them to focus directly on their missions without the burden of highly restricted funding. This approach reflects the foundation's strategic priority to strengthen the nonprofit sector by providing flexible, trust-based philanthropy. The program primarily targets smaller, newer, non-traditional, or fiscally sponsored organizations that have historically lacked substantial institutional philanthropy. It also prioritizes organizations deeply rooted in their communities, recognizing their essential role in local impact. While not explicitly stating "expected outcomes" or "measurable results" in a quantitative sense, the program's design implies an outcome of increased organizational stability, capacity, and effectiveness for these beneficiaries. The theory of change suggests that by providing flexible funding to these specific organizations, the foundation can catalyze greater community well-being and progress towards its equity goals. The foundation's strategic vision forms the cornerstone for establishing the priority support areas for Flexible Funding. These areas are designed to increase equity and opportunity and include: racial justice; accessible and more affordable post-secondary education and training; a strong start for all children; a vibrant local arts and creativity ecosystem; financial resiliency (Springfield only); and family economic resiliency (Franklin County only). These focus areas clearly articulate the foundation's strategic priorities and direct funding towards issues that are central to its broader theory of change for regional development and social justice. Flexible Funding provides grants of up to $30,000 for a grant period of January 1, 2025, to December 31, 2025. Eligibility requires IRS-designated 501(c)(3) status or a fiscal sponsor, and organizations must be located in and serve residents of Franklin, Hampden, and/or Hampshire counties. There is a strong preference for organizations with operating budgets less than $5 million, and organizations with budgets over $10 million are ineligible, reinforcing the focus on smaller, community-based entities. This emphasis on local and less-resourced organizations highlights the foundation's commitment to equitable resource distribution and supporting the foundational elements of a thriving community.

The U.S. Embassy Kyiv announces the 2024 Public Diplomacy Small Grants Program (PDSG) – EDUCATION, an open competition for Ukrainian non-government, non-profit organizations (NGOs). The program’s central objective is to strengthen Ukraine’s educational system, supporting its post-war restoration and development. This aligns with the U.S. Government’s Public Diplomacy goals to support Ukraine’s modernization and foster enduring relationships, specifically by encouraging collaboration and partnerships between U.S. and Ukrainian organizations, including the implementation of U.S. concepts and utilization of U.S. experts. Preference will be given to proposals that demonstrate clear, sustainable results and strengthen US-Ukraine people-to-people ties or show potential for lasting engagement between institutions. The primary target beneficiaries of the projects are social groups most affected by the war, including veterans, individuals with disabilities, and Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), alongside key Ukrainian stakeholders and decision-makers in education who possess the power to influence the sector's response to post-war recovery. The impact goal is to pragmatically address the challenges of the post-war period, increase the employability of vulnerable populations, facilitate social cohesion and reintegration of citizens, and ultimately support regional economic recovery and growth. Project activities must take place in Ukraine. The grant program specifies four thematic priorities. The first focuses on collaboration between educational institutions, employers, and government entities to produce a qualified workforce for economic recovery, connecting the educational system to labor market demands, often leveraging U.S. examples and experience. The second priority centers on developing training opportunities and programs for individuals with disabilities, veterans, and IDPs to increase their employability, supporting re-integration into the labor market through initiatives like piloting centers for veteran or disability services focusing on entrepreneurship and vocational retraining. The third priority addresses supporting optimization as part of educational reform in response to war and post-war reconstruction challenges, considering the optimization efforts initiated by the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine. This includes enhancing teaching in priority fields and ensuring access to high-quality education for students in war-affected areas. The fourth priority concentrates on developing civic education programs for Ukrainian students and adults to facilitate social cohesion and the reintegration of citizens from occupied territories and IDPs, potentially connecting with Ukrainians sheltered abroad through educational projects in history, culture, and citizenship. Expected outcomes must be clearly defined and measurable. All proposals must include a monitoring and evaluation plan with specific indicators to track the realization of project goals. Successful projects are expected to yield clear and sustainable results, such as new study programs adjusted to employer needs, successful piloting of veteran/disability service centers at universities, development of strategies for educational optimization, and enhanced social cohesion through civic education. Awards range from a minimum of $25,000 to a maximum of $50,000 USD, with a performance period of six to twelve months, funded by FY24 Smith-Mundt Public Diplomacy Funds.

This program provides funding to local health departments and community-based nonprofits in California to support services that address the negative impacts of past drug policies on disproportionately affected communities.

This program provides funding to local health departments and community-based nonprofits in California to support individuals and communities disproportionately affected by past drug policies through services like job placement, mental health treatment, and legal assistance.

With this solicitation, the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention seeks to provide training and technical expertise to support the efforts of states, communities, tribal jurisdictions, nonprofit organizations, for-profit organizations, and institutions of higher education to implement programs and strategies that identify, respond to, treat, and support children, youth, and families impacted by the opioid epidemic to ensure public safety.

This grant provides financial support to organizations in Pennsylvania that serve children and individuals who are disabled or in need, promoting initiatives in education, health, and public benefit.

The Sussex County Council in Delaware is offering Human Service Grants ranging from $1,000 to $10,000 to established non-profit agencies in Sussex County, aiming to enhance health and human services and support programs or capital purchases, with the application deadline set for September 30, 2024.

The County of San Luis Obispo's Continuum of Care Builds Program aims to address and reduce homelessness by creating new Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) units. This initiative is authorized by the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, as amended by the HEARTH Act of 2009, and administered by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The program aligns directly with HUD's overarching mission and strategic plan for FY 2022-2026, which focuses on creating strong, sustainable, and inclusive communities with quality, affordable homes for all. The target beneficiaries of the CoC Builds program are individuals experiencing homelessness, who will be served through new Permanent Supportive Housing projects. The primary impact goal is to reduce the prevalence of homelessness by addressing both immediate shelter needs and the underlying factors contributing to homelessness. This approach is expected to lead to improved outcomes for individuals and communities by providing stable housing and supportive services. The program prioritizes several key areas, reflecting HUD's strategic goals. These include supporting underserved communities and promoting equitable community development, strengthening the "Housing First" approach to reduce and ultimately end homelessness, and ensuring access to and increasing the production of affordable housing. Furthermore, the program emphasizes advancing sustainable communities by strengthening climate resilience, energy efficiency, and environmental justice, particularly for low-income households and communities of color. It also aims to integrate health and housing policies, recognizing housing's essential role in overall well-being. The expected outcomes of the CoC Builds program include an increase in the supply of Permanent Supportive Housing, leading to a measurable reduction in the number of individuals experiencing homelessness in San Luis Obispo County. By aligning with HUD's Strategic Plan, the program seeks to achieve better health outcomes for residents, foster more equitable access to housing opportunities, and build more resilient and sustainable communities. The maximum funding available for new PSH projects is $4,750,000, with up to $1,000,000 designated for supportive services, indicating a comprehensive approach to both housing and the necessary support systems for long-term stability. The foundation's strategic priorities and theory of change are rooted in the belief that providing permanent supportive housing, coupled with comprehensive services, is the most effective way to address chronic homelessness. By fortifying support for underserved communities and implementing the Housing First approach, the program anticipates that individuals will achieve greater stability, improve their health, and integrate more fully into their communities. The program's success will be measured by the creation of new PSH units, the number of individuals successfully housed, and the long-term reduction in homelessness, all contributing to HUD's vision of quality, affordable homes for all and stronger, more inclusive communities.

The San Diego County Bar Foundation (SDCBF) provides grants with the mission of improving public awareness of the legal system, enhancing the administration of justice, and facilitating the delivery of legal services. This is achieved through the strategic distribution of its funds to legal aid and public interest non-profits operating within San Diego County. The Foundation's core belief is that justice serves as a critical equalizer in society, and it acts as an effective conduit for the legal community to engage in law-related philanthropy, thereby strengthening the profession and benefiting San Diego County. The SDCBF's primary beneficiaries are underserved and vulnerable individuals and communities within San Diego County who require access to legal aid and public interest services. The Foundation aims to achieve equal access to justice, increase public awareness of legal needs, and advocate for those who are marginalized. By investing in these organizations, the SDCBF seeks to create a healthier and stronger community environment by ensuring that legal services are available to those who might otherwise be unable to access them. The Foundation's priorities and focus areas revolve around its core values: Access to Justice, Service, Accountability, Integrity, and Permanence. It diligently supports legal and non-legal communities through its grant-making process and ongoing fundraising efforts. The SDCBF emphasizes service by focusing on equal access to justice, public awareness, and advocacy for the underserved, coupled with ongoing education. Accountability is demonstrated through conscientious stewardship of funds, ensuring that donor contributions benefit designated community partners, with sustainability guaranteed through a growing endowment. Integrity is upheld through honesty, civility, and fairness, maintaining a strict no-conflict-of-interest policy. Permanence is secured by preserving the Foundation's longevity and ensuring its legacy through continuous endowment growth. Expected outcomes include a more equitable justice system, increased public understanding of legal rights and resources, and a strengthened network of legal aid and public interest organizations within San Diego County. Measurable results would involve tracking the number of individuals served by grant recipients, the types of legal services provided, and the impact of these services on the community. The SDCBF's strategic priorities are deeply rooted in its theory of change, which posits that by investing in legal aid and public interest organizations, and by fostering law-related philanthropy, it can ensure access to justice, enhance the legal profession, and contribute to the overall well-being of San Diego County, ultimately serving as a model bar foundation nationwide.

This funding opportunity supports nonprofit organizations in Rhode Island that provide essential services in human services, education, arts, and responsible journalism, particularly focusing on the homeless and youth.

The Wells Fargo Equitable Access Boost Camp, presented in partnership with Hello Alice and the Global Entrepreneurship Network (GEN), is a program designed to support the growth of for-profit businesses. While the "foundation mission alignment" and "foundation's strategic priorities and theory of change" are not explicitly detailed as belonging to a specific "foundation" in the provided text, the program itself aligns with a mission of fostering entrepreneurship and providing equitable access to resources for business development. Hello Alice, as a donor and partner, likely brings its own mission of empowering entrepreneurs to the program. The target beneficiaries of this program are entrepreneurs who are leading executives (Founder, President, CEO, CFO, COO, or similar) of for-profit businesses located and registered in the fifty United States, the District of Columbia, or Puerto Rico. Officers must be legal residents and 18 years or older (19 in AL and NE). The businesses must also demonstrate a need for business coaching to support growth, indicating a focus on accelerating established or growing ventures rather than nascent startups. The program's priorities and focuses are centered around providing business coaching through a virtual 12-week Business Accelerator and a 12-week virtual business Boost Camp. The emphasis on a "Boost Camp" suggests a concentrated effort to provide intensive support to accelerate business development. The eligibility criteria, particularly the requirement for a demonstrated need for business coaching, underscore the program's focus on businesses ready to leverage structured guidance for expansion. Expected outcomes and measurable results, while not explicitly quantified in the provided text, can be inferred from the program's structure. The participation in a 12-week Business Accelerator and Boost Camp is expected to lead to business growth, improved strategic planning, and enhanced operational capabilities for the participating businesses. The "Equitable Access" in the program title further suggests an aim to reduce disparities in business success by providing resources to a broad range of eligible entrepreneurs. Ultimately, the program aims to empower businesses to achieve their growth potential through dedicated coaching and support.

The Humanities Project Grants, administered by the State Historical Society of Iowa and funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), aim to support public humanities projects that encourage contemplation, spark conversation, and engage the community. This aligns with a broader mission to explore the human experience through educational programming. The program's strategic priority is to use humanities as a central resource to involve and benefit diverse groups of Iowans, fostering public value through deliberate public engagement and access to project activities. The target beneficiaries for this grant program include federally tax-exempt 501(c)3 nonprofit organizations incorporated and physically located in Iowa, or in border state communities demonstrating significant impact on Iowa's cultural vitality. Units of local, county, or federally-recognized tribal governments physically located in Iowa are also eligible, as are units within Iowa-based institutions of higher education with a core humanities mission. Individual filmmakers or humanities experts who are current, legal Iowa residents are also eligible, provided their projects are initiated and managed by the individual and do not primarily benefit an organization. The impact goal is to involve and benefit diverse groups of Iowans through educational programming exploring the human experience. The program prioritizes projects where humanities are central and demonstrate public value to Iowans. Eligible projects span various formats, including community discussions, lecture series, workshops, films, interpretive exhibits, and podcasts. While creative or performing arts projects may be eligible, they must serve as a catalyst for a humanities-centric project and include interpretation and/or discussion of the art. Subject areas considered include archaeology, comparative religion, cultural anthropology, ethics, folklore, gender studies, history, jurisprudence, languages, law, linguistics, literature, philosophy, and the interpretation of the arts, as well as aspects of social sciences that explore humanity and meaning within communities. Expected outcomes include increased public engagement with humanities topics and enhanced cultural vitality across Iowa. Projects are expected to benefit diverse groups of Iowans through educational programming. Measurable results would likely stem from the types of eligible projects, such as attendance at community discussions, lecture series, or workshops, or the reach of films, exhibits, or podcasts. The funding period for all project activities and expenses is November 1, 2024, to October 31, 2025, with grants ranging from $2,500 to $30,000 to cover eligible one-time project expenses. The program's theory of change posits that by funding accessible and engaging public humanities projects, it will foster deeper contemplation, conversation, and community engagement, ultimately enriching the human experience for Iowans.

With this solicitation, OJJDP seeks to support state, local, and Tribal correctional agencies to adopt and achieve full compliance with the National PREA Standards to prevent, detect, and respond to sexual abuse and sexual harassment, to ensure that the state will be able to submit a certification of full compliance in future years (see 34 U.S.C. 30307(e)(2)(B)).