Grantees
The Alabama Law Foundation’s yearly grants support programs that are committed to the foundation’s mission of making access to justice a reality for all of Alabama’s citizens. Grants are awarded in two categories: General Legal Aid Grants and Foreclosure Prevention Grants. There will be two rounds of Grant selection. The total awarded to all grantees for 2025 to date is $1,997,375.
General Legal Aid Grants
The 2025 general legal aid grants were in three sections: Legal Aid to the Poor, Administration of Justice, and Law-Related Education. General legal aid grants for 2025 totaled $1,477,375.
The following programs that provide civil legal services for the low-income residents of Alabama collectively received grants totaling $1,122,125:
Alabama State Bar Volunteer Lawyers Program, which refers cases directly to lawyers in 60 counties and coordinates more than 2,000 volunteers, received a $150,000 grant.
Legal Services Alabama (LSA), whose staff attorneys provide legal aid to economically disadvantaged citizens throughout Alabama, received a $250,000 grant.
Madison County Volunteer Lawyers Program works with nearly 500 lawyers and received a $145,000 grant.
Montgomery Volunteer Lawyers Program, which works with more than 440 lawyers to meet the legal needs of low-income clients in Montgomery County, received a $150,000 grant.
South Alabama Volunteer Lawyers Program, which refers cases directly to more than 750 lawyers in Mobile, Baldwin, Clarke, and Washington counties, received a $125,000 grant.
Volunteer Lawyers Birmingham, which refers cases to more than 650 attorneys in the Birmingham area, received a $150,000 grant.
YWCA of Central Alabama received a $100,000 IOLTA grant to continue the “Justice on Wheels” program for victims of domestic violence in Blount and St. Clair Counties.
Samford University C-VETS, which trains law school students under attorney supervision by providing legal aid for veterans dealing with civil, criminal, and administrative issues, received $52,125.
The following programs that improve the administration of justice collectively received grants totaling $235,000:
The Alabama Center for Dispute Resolution is a non-profit corporation organized to “develop, implement, administer, assist, and manage alternative dispute resolution (ADR) programs in the courts, neighborhoods, educational facilities and government agencies within the State of Alabama.” Its ALF Parents are Forever program received a $50,000 grant, and the Jefferson County program received a grant of $40,000.
Hispanic Interest Coalition of Alabama received a $75,000 grant to continue providing low-cost, quality legal and immigration services to low-income immigrants.
The Samford University/Cumberland Innocence Clinic, which focuses on helping exonerate persons convicted of crimes they did not commit, received a grant of $20,000. The clinic provides students an opportunity to research, investigate, and help litigate cases with compelling evidence of innocence.
Senior Services Via! Health, which provides legal aid to senior citizens without guardians, received a grant of $25,000.
Redemption Earned, which provides services to assist incarcerated and newly released inmates in developing the skills needed to reintegrate into society, received a grant of $25,000.
The following programs for law-related education collectively received grants totaling $120,250:
Short the Squirrel, a program that provides topical literacy and a child-centric focus on the legal process to minors impacted with court cases, received a grant of $30,000.
The Judge Frank M. Johnson Jr. Institute is a non-partisan voice that shares the stories of the Constitution and our Judiciary through educational programs that illuminate issues and perspectives, foster thoughtful and civil discourse, and inspire our national community in our nation’s never-ending pursuit of a more perfect union, received a grant of $70,000.
Faulkner University (Faulkner Law) Heirs’ Property Resolution – Law Student Public Interest Stipend received a grant of $20,250.
Foreclosure Prevention Grants
In 2016 the Alabama Law Foundation received $3.3 million as part of a nationwide mortgage foreclosure settlement between the Bank of America and the United States Department of Justice. Each year, the foundation awards a portion of these funds to civil legal aid organizations to provide legal services to help Alabama homeowners avoid losing their homes to foreclosure.
In 2025 the Alabama Law Foundation will provide $370,000 in Foreclosure Prevention Grants. Recipients of these grants are Legal Services Alabama, $110,000; Madison County VLP (VLP Coalition), $125,000; Alabama Bankruptcy Assistance Project, Volunteer Lawyers Birmingham, $35,000; and Alabama Center for Dispute Resolution, $100,000.
The Access to Justice Commission awarded $150,000 to two organizations: Alabama State Bar VLP for Free Legal Answers, $50,000; and Alabama Bankruptcy Assistance Project, Volunteer Lawyers Birmingham, $100,000.
For more information about the Alabama Law Foundation grants program, visit our Grants page.