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Grant Awards
In 2007, the Kansas Bar Foundation awarded $160,000 in grants from funds generated through the Interest on Lawyers’ Trust Accounts (IOLTA) program. Each year, the Kansas Bar Foundation earmarks IOLTA funds for nonprofit organizations that provide support of legal services to the disadvantaged, public education about the law, student scholarships, and administration of justice programs. The following projects were funded for the 2007 grant cycle:
- $105,450 for direct legal and mediation services from Kansas Legal Services for victims of domestic violence, senior citizens, and low-income people; and administration of the Kansas Bar Association’s reduced-fee and pro bono programs.
- $21,650 for statewide law-related education projects sponsored by the Kansas Bar Association in cooperation with the Kansas Supreme Court’s Law and Citizenship Project.
- $5,000 for coordination of the Shawnee County Youth Court.
- $3,000 for coordination of a statewide mock trial competition for high school students.
- $2,500 for Episcopal Community Service which facilitates a victim offender reconciliation program.
- $5,900 Heart to Heart Child Advocacy Center
- $3,500 University of Kansas School of Law VITA program
- $500 Olathe Youth Court
- $2,500 Topeka Center for Peace and Justice
- $10,000 SAFEHOME
The Kansas IOLTA program is supported by more than 3,500 lawyers and 125 financial institutions across the state. The IOLTA program collects interest from trust accounts in which funds are nominal in amount or are expected to be held for a short period of time. IOLTA grants are primarily aimed at funding programs that provide civil legal services for the poor, law-related education, and administration of justice, with the largest share going to provide direct legal services for victims of domestic violence.
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