litigation to advance social justice – Jan 10

Posted by Impact Fund on December 6, 2022

Impact Fund invites applications for litigation to advance social justice

The Impact Fund provides grants to advance social justice in civil and human rights, environmental justice, and poverty law.

To that end, grants will be awarded to nonprofit legal service providers, private attorneys, and/or small law firms seeking to advance justice in civil rights, human rights, anti-poverty, and environmental justice cases that affect a marginalized group. Grants typically range between $10,000 and $50,000 and are usually awarded for a particular case, but occasionally the fund will support a series of cases connected by a common strategy. Most grants are for class actions, but multi-plaintiff and environmental justice cases that aim to significantly affect a larger system are encouraged.

Impact Fund grants may be used for out-of-pocket litigation expenses such as expert fees and discovery costs but may not be used for attorney’s fees, staff, or other overhead.

Letters of interest must be received no later than January 10, 2023, and upon review, selected applicants will be invited to submit a full application by February 7, 2023.

For complete program guidelines and application instructions, see the Impact Fund website.

Deadline: January 10, 2023 (Letters of Interest)