The Nebraska Lawyers Foundation: Grant History
The Nebraska Lawyers Foundation is a non-profit corporation who’s focus is to obtain grants, gifts and contributions to fund the work of the Minority and Justice Implementation Fund, the Nebraska Lawyers Assistance Fund, the One Hour of Sharing campaign, the Volunteer Lawyers Fund, the Nebraska Continuing Legal Education Fund and the New Initiatives Fund.
Grants Awarded To Date: $1,518,888.90
- May 2009. Written on behalf of the Volunteer Lawyers Project. Awarded by the Nebraska Commission on Public Advocacy. Amount: $241,250.
- Procedural Justice and Compliance: Reducing Courts’ Failure to Appear Rates. Written on behalf of the University of Nebraska Public Policy Center. Submitted to the National Institute of Justice. Total: $195,948.90
- December 2008. Written on behalf of the Volunteer Lawyers Project. Awarded by the Nebraska Commission on Public Advocacy. Amount: $250,000.
- Equal Access to Justice: Improving Capacity to Reduce Language Barriers. May 2008. Written on behalf of the Nebraska Administrative Office of the Courts. Submitted to the Nebraska Crime Commission. Total: $15,000
- December 2007. Written on behalf of the Volunteer Lawyers Project. Awarded by the Nebraska Commission on Public Advocacy. Amount: $250,000.
- Equal Access to Justice: Improving Capacity to Reduce Language Barriers in Civil and Pro Se matters. November 2007. Written on behalf of the University of Nebraska Public Policy Center. Awarded by Woods Charitable Fund, Inc. Amount $25,000.
- Nebraska Legal Diversity Summit. October 2006. Written on behalf of the Minority Justice Committee. Awarded by the Layne Foundation. Total: $5,000.
- September 2005. Representative Juries Project. Written on behalf of the Minority and Justice Implementation Committee. Woods Charitable Fund, Inc. Amount: $30,000.
- February 2005. Nebraska’s Legal Diversity Summit. Written on behalf of the Minority and Justice Implementation Committee. Awarded by the Kutak Foundation. Amount: $5,000.
- March 2005. Nebraska’s Legal Diversity Summit. Written on behalf of the Midlands Bar Association and turned over to CFI. Awarded by the National Bar Institute. Amount: $2,600.
- December 2005. Written on behalf of the Volunteer Lawyers Project. Awarded by the Nebraska Commission on Public Advocacy. Amount: $200,000.
- September 2004. Standards for the Legal Representation of Juveniles Project. Written on behalf of the Minority and Justice Implementation Committee. Awarded by Woods Charitable Fund, Inc. Amount: $12,090.
- December 2004. Written on behalf of the Volunteer Lawyers Project. Awarded by the Nebraska Commission on Public Advocacy. Amount: $141,000.
- December 2004. Written on behalf of the Volunteer Lawyers Project. Awarded by the Union Pacific Foundation. Amount $5,000.
- December 2003. Written on behalf of the Volunteer Lawyers Project. Awarded by the Nebraska Commission on Public Advocacy. Amount: $141,000.
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