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Grants
Program
All
grant program proposals must come within the purpose of the National Bar
Institute, and must fit within any of the above objectives to receive
consideration for funding. Funding consideration will be given to Applications
in substantial compliance with the requirements on the appropriate form.
An Applicant whose proposal is approved and funded (a "Grantee") must
sign a Grant Letter Agreement which will include the following terms of
acceptance:
1. No part of any
funds may be used to lobby or otherwise attempt to influence the outcome
of any specific public election or participate or intervene in any political
campaign on behalf of any candidate for public office; nor for any non-charitable
purpose.
2. Funding will be
made with the expectation that Applicant will obtain additional funding
from other sources, if applicable. Disbursement of funds will be tailored
to the particular grant proposal.
3. Grantee must maintain
books and records of the Funded Program or Project and provide periodic
status reports and final report.
4. Public announcements
of Program, news releases, and Program literature on the Program must
reference partial funding by the National Bar Institute.
5. If the Grantee
fails to abide by the terms of the Grant Letter Agreement, the NBI may
terminate the grant and recover any unspent or improperly spent grant
funds.
6. Grantee must notify
the NBI of any changes of address and telephone numbers included on Application.
Grants
Lucia Thomas Public
Image Action Grants
The Lucia
Thomas Public Image Action Grants Program was established by Board action
August 6, 1996 during the NBI Annual Meeting in Chicago, IL. These Action
Grants provide seed money to NBA Affiliate Chapters and Subdivisions for
programs that promote education, equity among the races, and/or improve
the image of lawyers. The proposed activity must have direct and demonstrated
community or public impact. The grants are awarded through a competitive
grant application process. To be eligible, the NBA entity must be currently
financial with the NBA, or must remit fees with the application. The range
of the grants shall be from $500 to $2,000, depending on the availability
of funds.
NBI African American
Law Student Fellowship Program
The African
American Law Student Fellowship Program, a project of the Institute, was
developed to assist law students who are completing professional law degrees,
a field where African-American participation has traditionally been low.
The NBI awards law student fellowships annually to (a maximum of) three
law students. To be eligible, a law student must have been, among other
things, carrying a full time class load at a U.S. law school; be a U.S.
citizen or permanent resident; have at least two consecutive years of
full time law student experience and intend to return to the Black community
to practice law once legal training is completed. Fellowships range from
$1,000 to $10,000 depending on the availability of funds, with $2,500
being the generally recommended amount.
A. Leon Higginbotham,
Jr. Endowed Scholarship
The A. Leon
Higginbotham, Jr. Endowed Scholarship was established in 1999 in Philadelphia,
following the death of The Honorable A. Leon Higginbotham, Jr. Our guidelines
for named endowments require an initial funding of $5,000 or more, and
must reach the stipend producing level of $50,000 in ten years. As of
January 2001, this Endowment has not been funded.
General Grants Categories
(with examples of Programs or Projects that have been
approved)
I. NBA Membership
Development Grants
- Survey of Lawyers
Needs Assessment
- Telemarketing
Project
- NBA Constitution
and By-Laws Mailing
II. Scholarships,
Educational and Professional Development
- Judicial Council
Externship Program
- NBA History Book:
A Search for Equal Justice by African-American Lawyers - A History of
the National Bar Association (1999) by Elmer C. Jackson, Jr., Esq. And
Jacob U. Gordon, Ph.D.
- National Black
Law Students Association Annual Conference
- NBLSA Regional
Conferences
- National Conference
on African American Women and the Law
- MLK, Jr. Drum
Major for Justice Advocacy Competition for High School Students
- Council on Legal
Education Opportunity (CLEO)
III. Litigation
The NBI will consider requests for support for litigation to advance
the cause of civil rights, human rights and economic empowerment.
Other NBI Contributions
to NBA
- NBA Hall of Fame
Luncheon, annually
- The Gertrude E.
Rush Award Dinner, annually
- NBA Convention
Awards Banquet, annually
Recipient Service
The NBI will serve as the recipient organization on behalf of NBA Subdivisions,
upon proper request and documentation that meets the requirements of the
NBI Grants Program, General Grants: Scholarships, Educational and Professional
Development. This will enable Subdivisions to request funding from other
sources and extend tax deduction opportunities to their donors.
The NBI may assess an administrative charge of 5% of all such funds received
for Subdivision Programs or Projects.
NBI
Grants Program Application and Funding Schedule
Lucia Thomas
Public Image Action Grants
Fund twice annually
- Applications
due October 1
Fund January 30
- Applications
due March 1
Fund August 15
NBI African American
Law Student Fellowship Program
(Separate application form)
- Applications
due May 15 -
Fund August 15
General Grants
- Large Grants
> $20,000 Applications due by January 5
Fund: April 15
- Small Grants
< $20,000 Applications due by September 1
Fund: December 1
- Applicants
for Recipient Services must make requests at least thirty (30) days
prior to the regularly scheduled NBI Board Meeting at which such requests
shall be considered. Applicants must be present at that NBI Board Meeting.
Requests must be made on the Request for Recipient Services form.
- Emergency Requests,
i.e., requests outside the relevant Application and Funding Schedule,
should be rare, and should not reflect a lack of advanced planning or
thought by the requesting party. Board consideration will be made in
the Board's discretion, upon receipt of the Applicant's reason for the
Emergency Request. All Emergency Requests must be accompanied by a completed
Application. Grant Applications are available from the National Bar
Institute Office, the National Bar Association Office and from Members
of the NBI Board of Trustees.
NBI GRANT
APPLICATIONS
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