- Overview
- Legal Assistance for the Poor (LAP)
- General Support Grant Program
- Loan Repayment Assistance Program
- Legal Assistance Disaster Relief Grants
- Special Purpose Grant Program
- Children's Legal Services Grant Program
- Staff Attorney Salary Supplementation Grants
- Equal Justice Works Fellowship Program
- Affordable Housing Grant Program
- Regional Grant Program
- Small Program Special Needs Grant Program
- Pilot Pro Bono Grant Program
- Florida Leadership Development Institute
- Law Student Assistance (LSA)
- Improvements in the Administration of Justice (AOJ)
- Grantees
Overview
Revenue from Florida's Interest on Trust Accounts (IOTA) program is the chief source of support for the Foundation’s grant programs. Other support comes from donations from lawyers, including the Lawyers' Challenge for Children, and other individuals, law firms, foundations and corporations, and, from time to time, cy pres awards.
Foundation grant funds are calculated from IOTA revenue, grants and donations, and investment income received in the previous 12 months, less operating expenses for the same period. The Foundation board allocates grant funds annually to the three Florida Supreme Court approved uses of IOTA funds:
- Free Civil Legal Assistance for the Poor (LAP)
- Improvements in the Administration of Justice (AOJ)
- Law Student Assistance (LSA)
Grant programs have separate Foundation committees that recommend eligibility criteria, funding policies and individual funding decisions for action by the full Foundation board.
Total Grants Awarded in Most Recent Fiscal Year
2008-09 |
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| Free Civil Legal Assistance for the Poor (LAP) and Law Student Assistance (LSA) | $30,705,423 |
| Improvements in the Administration of Justice (AOJ) | $2,781,711 |
Stories of Justice
Legal aid attorneys give immigrant children a voice
Help for Floridians lost in health care system
Giving Opportunities
Fellows are life members of The Florida Bar Foundation; core supporters who believe in the value of justice and the importance of the Foundation’s leadership and charitable programs. If you haven’t already done so, please consider making your Fellows pledge.
IOTA Program Information
The Interest on Trust Accounts (IOTA) program was implemented by the Florida Supreme Court in 1981. The nation’s first IOTA program, it serves as a model for similar programs across the country and creates millions of dollars in funding for Legal Aid each year. Learn more.