Montana Justice Foundation awards grants to achieve equal access to justice for all Montanans through effective funding and leadership.
Donor Name: Moody Foundation
State: Montana
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 04/15/2024
Size of the Grant: Not Available
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
Since its inception, MJF has awarded more than $8 million to nonprofit organizations across Montana. They support projects that help people stay in housing, receive medical care, escape abusive and violent environments, and rebuild their lives.
The purpose of the Montana Justice Foundation (MJF) Grant Program is to provide funding to any qualified entity or [non-profit] organization[s] committed to one or more of the charitable objectives of the MJF including:
- supporting and encouraging the availability, accessibility, and quality of legal services, especially services to the vulnerable and underserved;
- increasing public understanding of the law and the legal system through education;
- promoting the effective administration of justice and providing direct services through court-connected programs; and
- increasing public understanding of and access to alternative dispute resolution.
Grant Categories
MJF Program Grants provide funding to qualified non-profit organizations committed to one or more of MJF’s charitable objectives, which include:
- Supporting and encouraging the availability, accessibility, and quality of legal services, especially services to the vulnerable and under-served
- Increasing public understanding of the law and the legal system through education
- Promoting the effective administration of justice
- Increasing public understanding of and access to alternative dispute resolution.
MJF Special Project Grants are made on an individual basis to support discrete, innovative projects targeting specific areas of need. Examples of eligible Special Projects include:
Educating communities about the law or the legal community about access to justice,
- Establishing new legal aid or self-help law clinics,
- Advocating on specific legal issues affecting low-income or disadvantaged Montanans,
- Creating or revising pro se legal forms,
- Promoting increased pro bono service among the legal community,
- Making judicial processes more accessible or consistent, or
- Any other project designed to further the MJF’s charitable objectives.
Priority will be given to project proposals that demonstrate a strong likelihood of having a lasting, sustainable impact in underserved communities.
Eligibility Criteria
The MJF may make grants to any organization or entity that is qualified to carry out the charitable objectives of the MJF.
For more information, visit MJF.