2023-24 Legal Assistance (XL) Program RFP

Grantor:: Governor's Office of Emergency Services
Portal ID:: 29099
Status:: Active
Opportunity Type:: Grant
Last Updated:: May 9, 2023, 10:36 am
Categories:: Law, Justice, and Legal Services

Details

Purpose:

The purpose of the Program is to increase the availability of free comprehensive civil and criminal legal assistance needed to effectively aid adult and youth victims/survivors of crime who are seeking relief in legal matters related to that crime. Funds may not be used to provide criminal defense services.

Description:

Eligibility Requirements

Eligible Applicants:

Nonprofit
Tribal Government

Applicants must be organizations providing pro bono legal assistance (e.g., law schools, bar associations, Tribal governments/organizations, legal aid/statewide legal services agencies) or non-governmental organizations (NGOs) that provide direct victim/survivor services.

Eligible Geographies:

All California counties.

Matching Funding Requirement:

Applicants may apply for up to $214,000, for the 12-month Grant Subaward performance period.
Please see the chart for the breakdown of the fund sources (by four-character code) and match.

Important Dates

The date (and time, where applicable) by which all applications must be submitted to the grantmaker. Time listed as “00:00” equates to midnight.: 7/5/23 23:59
The date on which the grantor expects to announce the recipient(s) of the grant.: 09/15/2023
The length of time during which the grant money must be utilized.: 01/01/24 - 12/31/24

Funding Details

The total projected dollar amount of the grant.: $11,157,180
A single grant opportunity may represent one or many awards. Some grantors may know in advance the exact number of awards to be given. Others may indicate a range. Some may wish to and wait until the application period closes before determining how many awards to offer; in this case, a value of “Dependent” will display.: Dependent
Grant opportunities representing multiple awards may offer awards in the same amount or in varied amounts. Some may wish to wait until the application period closes before determining per-award amounts; in this case, a value of “Dependent” will display.: $1 – $214,000

Certain grants require that the recipient(s) provide a letter of intent.

Certain grants require that the recipient(s) be able to fully or partially match the grant award amount with another funding source.

20%

The funding source allocated to fund the grant. It may be either State or Federal (or a combination of both), and be tied to a specific piece of legislation, a proposition, or a bond number.

Federal

The manner in which the grant funding will be delivered to the awardee. Funding methods include reimbursements (where the recipient spends out-of-pocket and is reimbursed by the grantor) and advances (where the recipient spends received grant funds directly).

Reimbursement(s)

How to Apply

State agencies/departments recommend you read the full grant guidelines before applying.

Grant guidelines

Resources

For questions about this grant, contact:: Catherine Perkins, 1-916-845-8418, Catherine.Perkins@caloes.ca.gov