Deadline: 4-Mar-22
The Ohio State Bar Foundation (OSBF) has announced its Racial Justice Initiative (RJI) to focus on advancing racial justice in Ohio.
This initiative aims to support projects that specifically identify, address and challenge systemic racism which hinders the pursuit of justice and public understanding of the rule of law for historically marginalized communities of color in Ohio.
Additionally, the OSBF encourages proposals which promote racial justice that:
- Identify and address systemic biases
- Provide stable, replicable framework to eliminate systemic racism
- Educate the public or other external stakeholders
- Collaborate with legal systems such as courts, law enforcement, corrections, and others
- And/or eliminate legal barriers for BIPOC collectively
The Ohio State Bar Foundation grant program assists organizations with law related projects that:
- promote the pursuit of justice;
- promote public understanding of the rule of law. All grant requests must fulfill one of these two goals.
Guidelines
While maintaining flexibility in considering grant applications, the Ohio State Bar Foundation Board of Trustees sets forth the following guidelines to aid potential applicants. These factors are intended only to be advisory.
- Single project: The project should be clearly defined. Projects that are innovative or address unmet needs will be favored. Single projects may include funding for legal services where such funding would be ancillary to a project that is new, innovative and capable of future replication without the use of OSBF funding.
- Length of OSBF funding: The Foundation generally awards funding on an annual basis. Funding for meritorious projects could be awarded beyond one year in special circumstances.
- Need: The applicant must demonstrate a need. Projects that duplicate similar services or programs already provided in an area may be disfavored. If there is a need for additional services of this nature, the applicant should demonstrate that they have developed means of coordinating with existing services.
- Other sources of funding: Applicants are encouraged to identify other potential sources of funding or have secured such sources to make the project viable.
- Geographic focus: The Foundation strives to fund projects in the state of Ohio with a focus placed on geographic diversity.
- Replication /Dissemination plan: Applications must include a plan to disseminate or replicate the product produced with the Foundation’s grant funds.
- Evaluation: Applicants should incorporate a means for evaluating the project and must complete the Foundation’s evaluation. Activate Windows
- Resulting products: Copies of data, written materials, audio visual materials or other products developed as a result of the Foundation’s grant must be provided.
For more information, visit https://osbf.org/racialjustice/