Deadline: 4-Jan-21
The Alberta Law Foundation has announced funding programs and services to improve Albertans’ knowledge of their legal rights and responsibilities, conduct legal research, propose law reforms, and enable Albertans to effectively exercise their rights under the law.
Together with grantees, they are fulfilling their mission to build a better justice community in Alberta. They accept applications for funding four times per year from charities and other non-profit organizations whose programs and services align with their objects and strategic priorities.
Alberta Law Foundation is an independent non-profit organization. It is not a registered charity. The Foundation receives the interest which banks, credit unions, trust companies, and treasury branches pay on clients’ funds held in lawyers’ pooled trust accounts. This does not include interest paid on specific trust investments held for individual clients.
Objectives
Programs and projects funded by the Foundation must address one or more of the objects set out in the Legal Profession Act:
- Conducting research into and recommending reform of the law and the administration of justice;
- Establishing, maintaining, and operating law libraries;
- Contributing to the legal education and knowledge of the people of Alberta and providing programs and facilities for those purposes;
- Providing assistance to native people’s legal programs, student legal aid programs, and programs of like nature;
- Contributing to the costs incurred by the Legal Aid Society of Alberta to administer a plan to provide legal aid. (This contribution has been legislated to be 25% of revenue from lawyers’ general trust accounts).
Eligibility Criteria
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The applicant must be a non-profit organization, incorporated or organized with a board of directors or equivalent supervisory body.
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Grants will not be made to an individual, a government department, nor for the support of a commercial venture.
- Step 1: Determine If Your Organization May Be Eligible To Apply For A Grant
- The applicant must be a non-profit organization, incorporated or organized with a board of directors or equivalent supervisory body.
- Grants will not be made to an individual, a government department, nor for the support of a commercial venture.
- Step 2: Determine If Your Project May Be Eligible For A Grant
- To be considered, your project proposal must meet one or more of the following objects:
- Conducting research into and recommending reform of law and the administration of justice.
- Establishing, maintaining, and operating law libraries.
- Contributing to the legal education and knowledge of the people of Alberta and providing programs and facilities for those purposes.
- Providing assistance to native people’s legal programs, student legal aid programs, and programs of like nature.
- B: Read the Foundation’s Funding Policies for more detailed information on eligibility of projects and programs.
- To be considered, your project proposal must meet one or more of the following objects:
- Step 3: Speak With The Grants Team
- If your organization and proposed project meet the eligibility guidelines above and you would like to apply for a grant, the next step is to contact a member of the Grants Team.
- The Grants Team will help to determine if your proposal is one the Foundation Board of Directors would be likely to consider and if so, will provide you with an application form. They can also help with the development and submission of an application, but the decision to award a grant rests with the Board of Directors.
- When contacting the Grants Team, be prepared to talk about the topics in Making a Proposal? What to Consider, such as:
- What object of the Foundation does the project meet?
- Who will the project serve?
- What need is it addressing? How did you determine the need?
- What are the outcomes you hope to achieve with the project?
- Approximately how much funding would you like to apply for?
For more information, visit https://www.albertalawfoundation.org/