Grant Applications
Due to the continued decline in interest rates, IOLTA
income remains critically low. As such, the South Carolina Bar
Foundation has decided to limit the organizations from which it
would accept grant applications. If you are not a current grantee of
the Bar Foundation, we cannot accept an application from you for the
upcoming grant cycle which runs July 2013 to June 2014.
We regret that we cannot
accept more requests, but the reality is that we are not able to
meet the needs of the current grantee pool. Interest rates are not
projected to rise until 2015. When they do, IOLTA income should also
rise, increasing the funds available for grants in future years. The
Foundation is also looking into other ways to increase revenue
available for grant funding. In the current interest rate
environment, applicants should not expect increases in funding for
FY 2014. Please note that the application has been greatly
revised for this cycle.
Though the 2014 cycle is
closed to new applicants, Foundation is permitted to make
an award to an entity that currently is not funded. In that case,
the applicant would be invited to apply by the Board.
IOLTA
grants may be awarded for three purposes:
(1) to
provide civil legal services to indigents in South Carolina;
(2) to
offer law related education to the public in South Carolina
and
(3) to
improve the administration of justice in South Carolina.
Since
the inception of the IOLTA program, more than $43 million in grant
funding has been provided to promote access to justice throughout
South Carolina. For the period July 2012 through June 2013, the Bar
Foundation awarded $1.89 million in funding for a variety of law
related organizations.
SUBMISSION DETAILS
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The documents you need for this process are:
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IOLTA
Grant Policies (PDF)
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Conditions
and Agreement (Word)
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Abbreviated Application (Word)
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Financials (Excel documents with three tabs)
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Financial Instructions (PDF)
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CSR (Excel
document – for civil legal aid only)
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Please submit one original application that
includes an original signature of a person who has authority to bind
the organization to the proposed obligations established by the
Foundation.
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Submit one complete physical copy of the
application.
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One electronic copy of the complete application
including attachments. You may submit this via a CD or e-mail to
Juliana
Sobey. Narratives should be submitted in Word; Financials
in Excel; supporting documents may be submitted in PDF format.
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For all submissions, please use 8 ½ by 11 paper, a
12-point font and no less than a one-inch margin.
HARD
COPY DELIVERY
Regular Postal Service: Mail
Delivery/Overnight Mail:
The
South Carolina Bar Foundation, Inc.
The South Carolina Bar Foundation, Inc.
PO Box
608 950 Taylor
Street
Columbia, SC 29202‑0608 Columbia, SC
29201
Hand
Delivery:
The
South Carolina Bar Foundation, Inc.
950
Taylor Street
Columbia, SC 29201
***You may leave application at the 2nd floor
reception desk of the SC Bar.
Applications must be received by 3:00 p.m., FRIDAY, MARCH 1, 2013.
Late applications will not be considered.
The
projected timing for the 2014 cycle is below. These dates are
subject to change.
Applications due to Foundation: March 1
Interviews/phone calls with Board members: between April 5 and April
19
Funding notification: week of May 20
Funding begins: July 1
Shortly
after the application submission deadline, the Foundation begins the
process of evaluating all requests for funds. Applicants and
organizations must refrain from lobbying individual members of the
Board of Directors or Foundation staff during the evaluation
process. You may be contacted by the Foundation Board if
there are questions regarding your application. If you are not, it
means that no further information is needed.
If you have any questions, please contact
Shannon Willis
Scruggs.
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