How much funding does Civil Legal Counsel Projects Program Grants provide?

Funding amounts vary. Check the grant details for specifics.

When is the deadline for Civil Legal Counsel Projects Program Grants?

The funder has not published a deadline for this grant.

Who has received Civil Legal Counsel Projects Program Grants funding?

The District of Columbia Bar Foundation's IRS filings list 4 awards under this program (2020). Recent recipients include Legal Aid Society of DC (Washington, DC), $433,356 in 2020; Rising for Justice (Washington, DC), $419,000 in 2020.

Civil Legal Counsel Projects Program Grants

The District of Columbia Bar Foundation

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Funding Amount

Varies

Deadline

Deadline not published

Grant Type

Foundation

Overview

The Civil Legal Counsel Projects Program Grants, awarded by the DC Bar Foundation, support DC-based non-profit organizations providing critical civil legal aid to low-income residents facing eviction. Since 2018, over $50.4 million has been granted to enhance legal representation for underserved tenants in landlord-tenant court, ensuring access to justice and assistance during eviction-related proceedings.

The DC Bar Foundation awards grants to DC-based 501(c)3 non-profit organizations that provide free civil legal aid to low-income DC residents. DCBF has three annual grant programs – General Support, Access to Justice, and Civil Legal Counsel Projects Program Grants.
Grants are awarded exclusively to DC legal aid organizations that are providing legal representation to DC tenants living on limited means who face eviction-related proceedings in landlord-tenant court in Washington, DC. The first round of CLCPP grants were awarded on January 1, 2018. Since then, the Foundation has awarded more than $50.4 million via CLCPP grants to provide critical legal assistance to DC's underserved residents.
Purpose
The primary purpose of the Civil Legal Counsel Projects Program is to fund civil legal services to DC residents with low incomes or who are underserved facing any of the covered proceedings in DC.
Thus, funding will be provided:

ONLY for free civil legal services;
ONLY for services to District residents with low incomes or who are
underserved; and
ONLY for projects that provide eviction-related proceedings and adjacent services to prevent evictions.

Past recipients of this program

Recent awards under this program (from The District of Columbia Bar Foundation's IRS filings)

Legal Aid Society of DC

Washington, DC · 2020

$433K
Rising for Justice

Washington, DC · 2020

$419K

4 grants in The District of Columbia Bar Foundation's 2020 filings reference “Civil Legal Counsel Projects Program Grants” in their stated purpose. Amounts and places as reported by the funder.

What The District of Columbia Bar Foundation actually gave

Source: IRS Form 990, 2025

Grants in 2025: 70
Total given: $31.51M
Median grant: $152K
Range: $10K–$3.19M

By dollars: District of Columbia 100%. Top recipient cities: Washington, DC.
0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
8% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.

Example grants

Legal Aid Society of DC · Washington, DC

Fy25 atj grants

$3.19M
Neighborhood Legal Services Program · Washington, DC

Fy25 atj grants

$2.36M
Bread for the City · Washington, DC

Fy25 atj grants

$1.53M
Rising for Justice Inc · Washington, DC

Fy25 clcpp grants

$1.47M
District of Columbia Bar Pro Bono Center · Washington, DC

Fy25 atj grants

$1.31M