Access to Justice (ATJ) Grants Program

The Access to Justice (ATJ) Grants Program, administered by the DC Bar Foundation, aims to enhance civil legal services for District residents. Since 1977, the Foundation has invested over $200 million to support legal aid providers. Grants will fund services in underserved areas, housing, and interpreter banks, with eligibility for nonprofit partners. This program ensures equitable access to justice for all, leveraging a grant from the Office of Victim Services and Justice Grants for 2026.

Since 1977, the DC Bar Foundation (DCBF) has funneled more than 200 million into DC’s legal aid network to ensure every District resident, regardless of income, has access to justice. The Foundation makes strategic investments in legal services providers and the critical issues facing District residents to strengthen and expand our civil legal aid network and improve our community. As the leading funder of civil legal aid in the District, the Foundation is a steadfast community partner, committed to protecting access to justice in life’s most pivotal moments.
In addition to our grant programs, the Foundation administers loan repayment assistance programs for attorneys working at DC legal aid organizations and provides training and technical assistance to these organizations.
Access to Justice Grant Program
DCBF is pleased to announce it will award grant funding to nonprofit legal services providers located in the District of Columbia to fund civil legal services in the categories of underserved areas, housing, and shared legal services interpreter bank through the 2026 Access to Justice (ATJ) Grants Program.
Thanks to a grant from the District of Columbia Office of Victim Services and Justice Grants, eligible civil legal services providers and their nonprofit partners can apply for a grant that covers January 1, 2026 to December 31, 2026.