The majority of the Foundation’s grant budget each year is devoted to the approximately 100 continuing programs it funds. These are programs, located across the province, funded by the Foundation on an annual, ongoing basis.
There are also funds available each year to support projects and other initiatives falling within the Foundation’s five mandate areas — legal aid, legal education, legal research, law reform and law libraries — for the benefit of British Columbians. Here is information about current funding opportunities.
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Grant Cycle
- March: Applications due
- June: Funding adjudication for Willow, Sweetgrass and Gatherings Grants
- November: Funding adjudication for Cedar Grants and Community Justice Grants
Open To
- Indigenous communities and/or Nations, tribal councils, treaty organizations, Indigenous leadership organizations;
- Existing non profit organizations;
- Collaborative entities or groups, and
- People who are seeking to establish new organizations, collaboratives or groups if they operate (or intend to operate) in BC and/or for the benefit of people living in BC
A total of $10 million in funding is available to support systems-changing racial justice work across British Columbia.
Grant Cycle
- March 18: Stage one applications open
- May 27: Stage one applications due
- July 15: Shortlisted applicants will be invited to submit stage two application
- February 2025: Grant Adjudication of shortlisted applications
Open To
- Existing non-profit organizations; and
- Collaborative entities or groups
if they operate (or intend to operate) in BC and/or for the benefit of people living in BC (referred to below as “grant-seekers”). Grant-seekers do not need to be registered charities and they do not necessarily need to be registered non-profit societies.
Funding of up to $20,000 for one-time legal research projects.
Grant Cycle
- September: Application due
- November: Funding adjudication
Open To
- members of law faculties in British Columbia
- members of other faculties in British Columbia
- members of the legal profession in British Columbia
- non-profit organizations
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Awards of up to $17,000 (subject to change) available to full-time students engaged in graduate studies in law or a law-related area.
Grant Cycle
- January: Applications due
March: Funding adjudication for the following September/June academic year
Open To
- full-time students engaged in graduate studies in law or a law-related area
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An annual fund of $100,000 established by the Law Foundation of BC to enhance public participation in public interest law matters in British Columbia.
Grant Cycle
- Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis
Open To
- Any organization or individual resident in British Columbia may apply.
- Applicants will be given priority if they demonstrate that their participation would not be possible without the requested funding, and that their participation will broaden the diversity, inclusiveness and balance of views being discussed.
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Project Funding
Funding of up to $75,000 for one-time projects.
Grant Cycle
- March: Applications due
- April: Shortlisting of Applications
- June: Funding adjudication
Application Requirements
- must be submitted by a non-profit organization
- must fall within one or more of the Foundation’s five mandated areas
- must establish a clear benefit to the people of British Columbia
Please contact Law Foundation staff at 1-604-688-2337 to discuss your project before preparing your application. This is an opportunity to get assistance/feedback on your project idea and how it relates to the Law Foundation’s mandate.