What we do
The Louisiana Bar Foundation is the single statewide funder that is fully committed to ensuring that Louisiana’s civil justice system is accessible to all. LBF has a robust network of well-established partnerships with more than 70 grantees across the state’s 64 parishes that are leading community-driven efforts to help hundreds of thousands of Louisiana residents gain access to the legal system. Through grants, we assist women, children, elderly, people with disabilities, newly unemployed, those facing loss of their homes, disaster victims, veterans and military families, and many others by providing services that go to the very heart of the health, safety, and security of many of our citizens and their families.
In addition to awarding grants, the LBF supports a variety of statewide, volunteer programs & projects and strategic partnerships that enhance our mission and objectives.
Research shows that investing in civil legal aid has a 1,799% return on investment.
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2023-2024 grant application opened on October 1, 2022, and closed on December 1, 2022. Applicants will be notified in May 2023.
2023-2024 Loan Repayment Assistance Program (LRAP) and Kids' Chance Scholarship Program applications opened on December 1, 2022, and closed on February 3, 2023. Applicants will be notified in May 2023.
- 12 month grants in 8 categories
- Fixed application period
- Grants Committee of 30+ volunteers work in subcommittees by category
- 3-4 months’ review period includes several meetings and onsite visit of applicant
- Grants Committee recommendations are approved by the LBF Board
For more information, contact Renee LeBoeuf
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Other Legal Services
- 12 month grants or funding for seed or expansion of a program
- Flexible proposal period; may apply throughout the fiscal year
- 9 regional panels of fellows and other stakeholders accept proposals
- Grant awards are up to $20,000
- Panels submit funding recommendation to a subcommittee of Grants Committee then to the LBF Board for approval
- Collaboration with justice community stakeholders
- Provides umbrella support services to several or all legal aid providers
ATJ Fund Grants
Child in Need of Care
LouisianaLawHelp.org
Louisiana Appleseed
Oral Histories
Pelican Center for Children and Families
Pro Hac Vice
Probono.net
Grantee Board & Staff Training
Statewide Case Management System
Tech Center/Louisiana Civil Legal Navigator
