Legal Services Corporation and SJI Finalize Third Year Partner Grant

LSC and SJI began working to tighten the bonds between courts and legal aid providers in FY 2006.  SJI provides additional funding for LSC to make awards for projects that have a court component in their Technology Initiative Grants (TIG) program.  LSC and SJI work together to determine appropriate projects for joint funding.

In FY 2008, LSC and SJI are continuing these efforts by recently finalizing a Partner Grant totaling $600,000.  This third year Partner Grant will fund a slate of innovative technology projects designed to promote full access to justice through the use of technology.  The Partnership uses LSC’s existing Technology Initiative Grants (TIG) program to support these innovative projects.  SJI’s share, $300,000, is fully matched by LSC, and will provide additional resources to develop collaborative efforts between the courts and legal service programs in order to better serve self-represented and low-income litigants across the United States.  Between FY 2006 and 2008, LSC/SJI Partner Grants have supported $1.9 million in TIG projects.  More information on the FY 2008 Partner Grant will be available in the future from both LSC and SJI.  In the meantime, those interested in LSC’s TIG program should visit the program website: http://tig.lsc.gov/.