Disaster Grants Program

Disaster Grants Program

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Legal Services Corporation
Last Updated: October 05, 2025

Summary

The Disaster Grants Program by LSC provides vital funding to organizations aiding survivors of government-declared emergencies. It empowers legal aid groups to deliver essential services to low-income disaster survivors, ensuring access to legal assistance during crises. The program also educates communities on disaster legal services and prepares them for future emergencies, enhancing resilience and response capabilities. By supporting various grant types, the initiative addresses immediate needs and fosters long-term recovery strategies.

Overview

Disaster Grants Program LSC's Disaster Grants program provides funding to LSC-funded organizations providing services to survivors of government-declared emergencies and coordinating preparation efforts for future natural disasters. Mission The LSC Disaster Grants Program provides funding and support to LSC-funded legal aid organizations, enabling them to help low-income disaster survivors access essential legal services. The program educates survivors, legal aid organizations, and the disaster community about available disaster legal services. Additionally, it provides crucial disaster preparation and response information to survivors, organizations, and legal advocates. Grant Types Disaster Relief Emergency Grants (DREG)Disaster Relief Emergency Grants provides funds as needed to LSC grantees in areas with government-declared emergencies. Those funds are for responses to damage sustained or a surge in demand for legal aid because of the emergency.Disaster Supplemental Appropriation Project GrantsDisaster Supplemental Appropriation Project Grants fund civil legal aid activities and other necessary expenses in response to natural disasters that occur within a timeframe specified by Congress, typically one or two calendar years. Projects usually last 24 to 36 months, enabling LSC grantees to develop comprehensive strategies for addressing the complex legal needs that emerge in the aftermath of disasters.Disaster Supplemental Appropriation Incurred Costs GrantsDisaster Supplemental Appropriation Incurred Costs Grants reimburse eligible LSC grantees for expenses already incurred in response to natural disasters that occurred within timeframes specified by Congressc, generally one to two calendar years. Eligible costs are expenses incurred from the date of the disaster until the start of a Disaster Supplemental Appropriation Project Grant.The Midwest Legal Aid Disaster Coordination Project (MLDCP)The Midwest Legal Aid Disaster Coordination Project (MLDCP) is a disaster resiliency initiative supporting LSC Basic Field grantees across ten Midwest states, aiming to enhance preparedness in low-income communities and strengthen disaster legal aid response capabilities in the region. The project offers project grants and mentorship grants while fostering collaboration among LSC grantees, volunteer attorneys, and disaster response organizations.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. Be a current LSC grantee and;Provide services in an area where any government, tribal government, or equivalent has made an emergency declaration, including federally declared disasters as identified by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); orProvide services in an area where there has been any other substantial emergency.