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Native American & Tribal Communities Grant is sponsored by Legal Foundation of Washington. This grant supports increasing civil legal aid services to Tribal members residing on reservations and in nearby areas, re-establishing Native American legal aid programs for urban Indian populations, and providing holistic culturally specific civil legal aid services to Tribal …
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Native American & Tribal Communities Grant - Legal Foundation of Washington Native American & Tribal Communities Grant The Legal Foundation of Washington’s (LFW) Native American & Tribal Communities Grant is designed to build and strengthen the capacity of civil legal aid services for Native and Tribal communities in Washington State.
LFW has partnered with Native and woman-led consulting firm, Kauffman and Associates , to create a culturally responsive and community-driven grant opportunity that includes an application review panel of community experts and on-going technical assistance.
Expand civil legal aid programming for Native communities; Invest in Indigenous models and approaches to civil justice; Build long-lasting legal aid infrastructure, partnerships, and support for Native and Tribal communities; and Elevate promising legal aid strategies through collaborative learning. Proposals must be focused on civil legal aid for Native American clients in Washington State.
We welcome a wide array of approaches to serving the diverse civil legal needs of Native American and Tribal communities, including, but not limited to: Tribal-based legal services; collaborative initiatives between legal aid and community-based entities; programming focused on urban populations; and rural legal aid projects. The grant term is three years: January 1, 2025-December 31, 2027.
Deadline for applications 11:59pm Pacific Time on August 15, 2024. You can view a pdf of the application here .
MEET LFW’s NATIVE AMERICAN & TRIBAL COMMUNITIES GRANTEES Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation: Supporting a program of legal fellowships of young members from the Colville Reservation community who will provide direct legal services and engage in legal reform, including drafting legislation and advocacy to promote self-determination for individuals and the Tribes.
LAW Advocates & Lummi Nation: Establishing regular legal clinics for Lummi Nation Tribal members and providing training for attorneys on Lummi rules and laws to represent clients in legal areas including consumer debt, family law, bankruptcy, public benefits, post-conviction legal aid and wills, with an intention to extend a similar model with the Nooksack Tribe.
Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe: Expanding accessible and culturally cognizant civil legal aid for the Tribal community by hiring a full-time staff attorney to provide direct legal aid services to community members, as well as develop “S’Klallamized” self-help and educational resources.
Sage Indigenous Law Center: Launching a Native-led legal aid office to provide culturally competent legal services and community education to low-income Native Americans living in urban and rural areas in Eastern Washington, initially focusing on Indian Child Welfare Act cases and expanding programming to address Native community needs.
Skagit Legal Aid & Seattle University School of Law: Partnering with the Center for Indian Law and Policy at Seattle University School of Law to create the Coast Salish Tribal Court Practice Clinic that will provide practical experience to law students representing clients in Tribal courts under the supervision of experienced attorneys.
The program will focus on providing direct civil legal aid services at the Swinomish Tribe and Makah Tribe with plans to expand in the future.
Increasing civil legal aid services to Tribal members residing on the Skokomish Reservation and nearby areas within Mason County by hiring attorneys to help address critical legal service gaps, specifically targeting dependency and guardianship cases, civil infractions, truancy, protection orders, and other civil lawsuits.
Tacomaprobono Community Lawyers: Re-establishing a Native American legal aid program through in-office legal aid clinics and offsite clinics at Tribal cultural and community centers for the Urban Indian population in the South Puget Sound, including Urban Indians who live close to the Puyallup, Muckleshoot, Nisqually, and Cowlitz Reservations who are not otherwise eligible for Tribal legal aid services.
Providing holistic culturally specific civil legal aid services to Tulalip Tribal members by expanding attorney positions at the Tulalip Office of Civil Legal Aid in response to community need for reentry services and education legal advocacy.
Growing the civil legal services program that currently serves Native American domestic violence survivors in Northwestern Washington that includes the Makah, Quileute, Hoh, Lower Elwha Klallam, Jamestown S’Klallam, Port Gamble S’Klallam and Suquamish Tribes. Questions or feedback? Contact LFW Grants Manager Arielle Handforth by email or find a time to meet by clicking here .
According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Nonprofit organizations and Tribal governments serving Native American and Tribal communities in Washington State. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows varies (e.g., $375,000 - $675,000 for listed projects). Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
Native American & Tribal Communities Grant is funded by Legal Foundation of Washington. Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
This opportunity targets applicants in Washington. If your organization operates elsewhere, check the official notice for location requirements.
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