Civil Legal Aid for Low-Income Households Project Grants

The Michigan State Bar Foundation's grant program, "Civil Legal Aid for Low-Income Households," focuses on providing essential legal assistance to low-income individuals. With approximately $8 million in annual funding, it supports nonprofit legal aid programs across Michigan, ensuring access to justice for those facing issues such as domestic violence, wrongful foreclosures, and fraudulent debts. The Foundation plays a crucial role in advocating for fair outcomes and improving the overall justice system.

NOTE: To apply for a grant, you must first request a user identification number from MSBF.
The Michigan State Bar Foundation provides leadership and funding to improve the justice system. Since inception, the Foundation has made grants totaling more than $210 million. Nonprofit civil legal aid programs receive the largest share of the Foundation’s grants to help assure access to justice for all.
The Foundation provides approximately $8 million in recurring annual operating grants to seven statewide and five regional nonprofit legal aid programs.  With the help of the Foundation, our annual grantees continue to provide civil legal help to families facing urgent problems and advocate for systemic solutions to ensure fair outcomes.
The Foundation funds annual operating grants for five statewide and seven regional programs which support a full range of civil legal services for low-income households.
The Foundation also funds innovative projects that improve the administration of justice by providing civil legal aid for low-income households.