Litigation to Advance Social Justice – Apr 7

Posted by Impact Fund on February 25, 2020

Impact Fund Offers Support for Litigation to Advance Social Justice

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

To that end, the organization awards grants of up to $50,000 to nonprofit legal service providers, private attorneys, and/or small law firms seeking to advance justice in the areas of civil rights, human rights, anti-poverty, and environmental justice cases that affect a marginalized group. Grants typically range between $10,000 and $25,000 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.

For the summer 2020 grant cycle, Letters of Interest must be received no later than April 7. Upon review, selected applicants will be invited to submit a full application by May 5.

See the Impact Fund website for complete program guidelines and application instructions.

Deadline: April 7, 2020

Learn more and apply: https://www.impactfund.org/about-legal-case-grants/