The purpose of the AmeriCorps Legal Innovation Grant is to provide financial assistance to AmeriCorps Fellows looking to expand their projects in new and innovative ways.

Current AmeriCorps Fellows may begin to apply for the AmeriCorps Legal Innovation Grant beginning December 1, 2009.

To apply, simply E-mail the Class Representatives with your request and include the following information:

• Your name and host organization
• A description of your request
• The impact the grant would have on your project
• Whether your organization supports this idea and the reason they will not fund it
• The deadline for your request
• The amount of your request

Submissions will be reviewed as they are received. Please allow at least two weeks for your grant application to be processed. Please note there are a limited amount of funds for this grant. The grant is only for costs that are unable to be covered by the fellow’s host organization.

Accepted Proposals

• Defractionation Tour: 40 wills in 4 days - JR LaPlante, Access to Justice (South Dakota)
• Tommy Clinkenbeard Legal Clinic branding project & equipment - Chio Saephanh, Public Interest Clearinghouse 
• Local Law Student Pro Bono Project & Rural Education and Access to the Law Project equipment - Julie Mercer Ingram and Doan Nguyen, Public Interest Clearinghouse 
• Rural-Break 2010: From the OC to the CV—An Alternative Spring Break Project - Munmeeth K. Soni, Rebeca Canales, Vanessa Leonardo, Public Law Center