Category Archives: Funding

LSC TIG Solitication Out — Letters of Intent Due March 12

Posted on February 10, 2012 by richardzorza

Its out, the LSC TIG request for letters of intent, due March 12. Remember that applications have to be submitted by an existing grantee, but that LSC is very open to collaborations with other organizations, including courts. There are categories … Continue reading →

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Feb 8 Webinar on Upcoming LSC TIG Grant Round, With Letters of Intent Due March 12, 2012

Posted on February 7, 2012 by richardzorza

From the website: A webinar on LSC’s 2012 Technology Initiative Grant (TIG) funding cycle will be held on Wednesday, February 8 at 12:30 p.m. EST. The webinar will cover: Eligibility for the TIG program; 2012 Areas of Interest; The application … Continue reading →

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Massachussets Pioneers Economic Benefit Statement

Posted on January 28, 2012 by richardzorza

The Massachusetts Legal Assistance Corporation (state granting program) has released a 2011 Economic Benefit Statement.  Key language: The work of MLAC-funded legal aid programs substantially boosts the Commonwealth’s economy each year by bringing in tens of millions of federal dollars, … Continue reading →

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More Great News from SJI — Request for Concept papers on Self-Represented — Due Date Feb 15

Posted on January 9, 2012 by richardzorza

This, from SJI, speaks for itself — and speaks well. REQUEST FOR CONCEPT PAPERS Self-Represented Litigation in the State Courts SJI is accepting concept papers to address self-represented litigation in the state courts – one of SJI’s new Priority Investment … Continue reading →

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Upside Down Legal Aid Politics in the UK

Posted on December 29, 2011 by richardzorza

The UK’s Lord Tebbit was one of Thatcher’s major allies.  Yet here he is reported in the Guardian under the headline: Lord Tebbit in fight to save legal aid for children’s medical cases. He appears to be one of the … Continue reading →

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One Year of Blogging — Some Reflections on the Year in Access to Justice

Posted on December 11, 2011 by richardzorza

Today is the first anniversary of this blog.  306 posts, over 16,000 web views (and maybe the same number of subscriber push views), and counting.  Please celebrate with me by passing the word, and by encouraging folks to use the … Continue reading →

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Innovation Ideas Based on SJI Priority Investment Areas

Posted on December 9, 2011 by richardzorza

A few days ago I blogged on the excellent new State Justice Institute Priority Investment Areas, which now guides much of SJI’s grantmaking. Today I am going to make some suggestions for innovative possible projects in each of those areas, … Continue reading →

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Very Important and Promising Leaderhip Appointment at Open Society Foundations

Posted on December 7, 2011 by richardzorza

The Open Society Foundations has announced its new head: Chris Stone.  While OSF and Chris will surely have an agenda that goes way beyond access to justice, it is promising that the Institute, vast in its international reach, will be … Continue reading →

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A shift in Empahsis About Access Demonstrated by Retired Chief Justice Marshall of Massachusetts

Posted on December 5, 2011 by richardzorza

The retired Massachusetts Chief, in a Boston Globe op-ed, urging contributions to legal aid programs, shows an interesting shift in emphasis in terms of how we think about the access system.  It’s caught in these two paras: While judges and … Continue reading →

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SJI Announces Priority Areas

Posted on December 1, 2011 by richardzorza

Important news for innovation.  SJI has just (yesterday) announced their new priority areas.  I think most us will be both pleased and impressed.  Here is the list, now on their website, as well as in E-SJINews. Priority Investment Areas On … Continue reading →

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LSC Budget News — Not Good

Posted on November 15, 2011 by richardzorza

NLDA Legal Aid News sends out the bad news: Last night House and Senate conferees agreed to a spending package that would fund the Legal Services Corporation (LSC) at $348,000,000 for FY 2012.  This figure represents a reduction in overall … Continue reading →

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Some Interesting TIG Grants, and the Upcoming TIG Conference

Posted on November 14, 2011 by richardzorza

With the announcement of the 2012 TIG Conference to be held in January in Albuquerque (draft Agenda here), it occurs to me that we have not paid enough attention to the wide range of grants LSC has awarded to enhance … Continue reading →

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SJI Issues Grant Guideline — Suspends Priority Areas, Changes Scholarship Program

Posted on October 29, 2011 by richardzorza

SJI has issued its new FY 2o12 Grant Guideline. The important news, as summarized in the current SJI E-News is as follows: Special Interest Categories: Project Grants, SJI has temporarily suspended, any prioritization on special areas of interest. The SJI … Continue reading →

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National Call on Justice Corps Leads the Way for Possible Multi-State Application

Posted on October 24, 2011 by richardzorza

Last Thursday, the promised national call on Justice Corps took place. Eleven states were there, interested in leveraging California’s brilliant idea and the Corporation for National and Community Service’s vision of students working for service and change into a national … Continue reading →

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Economist Magazine Joins the Chorus on Court Funding

Posted on September 29, 2011 by richardzorza

The Economist magazine is highly respected in the business and conservative intellectual communities.  So it is perhaps an important milestone when it joins the chorus on the damage that underfunding of courts is doing to the social and economic fabric. … Continue reading →

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