The Nevada Bar Foundation established the Foundation Grant program in 2022 to support organizations that support educational, pipeline and pro bono initiatives. The Foundation awards up to $200,000 annually in grant awards, and may challenge organizations to obtain additional funding through matching grants.
Foundation Grant Awards by Year
Foundation Grant Recipients
Recipient | Program | 2024 | 2023 |
CASA Carson City | Safe Babies Court Program | $7,500 grant; $5,000 match | |
CASA Lyon County | Volunteer recruitment | $5,000 grant; $5,000 match | |
CASA Northeastern Nevada | Volunteer recruitment and training | $10,000 grant; $5,000 match | |
Nevada Outreach Training Organization | Domestic violence representation | $8,750 grant; $5,000 match | |
Center for Access to QDROs | QDRO training for legal aid staff | $10,000 grant; $15,000 match | |
Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada | Pipeline to Justice Fellowship | $21,000 match | |
Nevada Rural Counties RSVP | Elder Law Program staffing | $30,000 grant | |
Northern Nevada Legal Aid | Custody Basics Class | $7,500 grant; $7,500 match | |
Northern Nevada Legal Aid | Now That You Are 18 | $5,000 grant; $5,000 match | |
Northeast Nevada SAFE | Guardianship training | $15,000 grant | |
Nevada Institute of Forensic Nursing | Assault training initiative | $12,500 grant; $5,000 match | |
Project REAL | Print publication | $25,000 grant; $25,000 match | |
Our Nevada Judges | Video recording and editing | $20,000 grant; $20,000 match | |
Rocky Mountain Innocence Center | Nevada staff salary assistance | $22,500 grant; $50,000 match | |
Southern Nevada Senior Law Program | Hispanic Senior Outreach Initiative | $16,250 grant; $16,250 match | |
UNLV Foundation | Justice Michael Douglas PreLaw Fellowship | $5,000 grant; $21,000 match |