The Law Foundation of British Columbia

New Projects Funding
The Law Foundation of British Columbia has a budget of $120,000 available in November 1998 for new projects. To be eligible for funding, a project must fall within one or more of the five program objectives of the Foundation: legal aid; legal education; law reform; law libraries or legal research. The proposal must be for a time limited project only. There are no funds available for ongoing services in the community. The maximum amount available for each project is $15,000.

Although continuing grantees currently funded by the Law Foundation may apply for new projects funding, strong preference will be given to new groups.

Deadline for Applications: Friday, August 28, 1998

Small Grants Committee Meeting: Thursday, November 19, 1998

Please contact Law Foundation staff at (604) 688-2337 to discuss your project prior to submitting your application. Application guidelines may be obtained from the Law Foundation at 1340 - 605 Robson Street, Vancouver, BC V6B 5J3.

Grants Approved
The Law Foundation approved the following grants totalling $5,997,263 at its meetings on March 14, 1998 and June 13, 1998.

Renewal funding for the following programs was approved:

• Active Support Against Poverty - Prince George (Legal Advocacy Program 98/99) - $47,600
• Battered Women’s Support Services (Legal Advocacy Program 98/99) - $42,508
• BC Branch, Canadian Bar Association (Dial-a-Law 98/99) - $126,075, (Lawyer Referral 98/99) - $93,580, (Law Week 1998) - $5,000
• BC Civil Liberties Association (Operating 98/99) - $122,088
• British Columbia Law Institute (Operating 98/99) - $127,500
• BC Courthouse Library Society (Operating 1999) - $2,050,200
• BC Public Interest Advocacy Centre (Operating 98/99) - $467,500
• Community Legal Assistance Society (Operating 98/99) - $595,000
• Continuing Legal Education Society (Professional Legal Training Course 98/99) - $212,500
• Downtown Eastside Women’s Centre (Legal Advocacy Program 98/99) - $2,000
• End Legislated Poverty (FLAWline Public Legal Education Newsletter and Working Group 98/99) - $17,759
• Golden Family Center (Legal Advocacy Project 98/99) - $46,382
• Law Foundation Graduate Fellowships (Support for graduate legal studies by 4 BC lawyers or law students) - $50,000
• MOSAIC (Paralegal Advocacy Program 98/99) - $57,035
• Nelson District Community Resources Society (Legal Advocacy Project 98/99) - $95,786
• North Island Advocacy Coalition Society - Campbell River (Legal Advocacy Program 98/99) - $76,930
• People’s Law School Society (Operating 98/99) - $238,500
• Separation and Divorce Resource Centre - Victoria (Volunteer and Legal Support Services Program 98/99) - $36,900
• Tenants’ Rights Action Coalition (Legal Advocacy Project 98/99) - $198,737
• Together Against Poverty Society - Victoria (Legal Advocacy Program 98/99) - $49,510
• University of Saskatchewan (Native Law Centre - Program of Legal Studies and Operating 98/99) - $9,350
• University of Victoria, Faculty of Law (Law Centre Clinical Program 98/99) - $174,930
• Vancouver Mental Patients’ Association Society (Court Services Project 98/99) - $40,913
• West Coast Domestic Workers Association (Legal Advocacy Project 98/99) - $96,630
• West Coast Environmental Law Association (Operating 98/99 and Environmental Dispute Resolution Fund) - $641,750
• West Coast Legal Education and Action Fund Association (Operating 98/99) - $90,000
• Yellow Page Advertisements (Public Legal Information Services) - $64,600

Funding was approved for the following 13 new legal projects:

• Advocacy Outreach Society - Salmon Arm (Disability Benefits Workshops) - $4,000
• BC Civil Liberties Association (Teaching Module - Civil Liberties and Citizenship) - $10,000
• BC Dispute Resolution Practicum Society (Small Claims Court Mediation Practicum Project) - $15,000
• Lac Viet Public Education Society (Radio & Television Series on Family Law Issues) - $12,600
• Lawyers International for Refugees (Legal Education Project) - $7,650
• MOSAIC - Working Group on Poverty (Law Reform Project for Immigrants and Refugees) - $10,000
• Nenqay Deni Yajelhtig Law Centre Society - Williams Lake (Articled Student) - $10,000
• Okanagan Tenants Advocate Society (Legal Education Workshops for Tenants and Landlords) - $3,000
• Penticton and District Community Resources Society - Penticton Advocacy Network (Volunteer Legal Advocacy Project) - $8,750
• Planned Lifetime Advocacy Network (Discretionary Trust Manual) - $9,000
• Progressive Intercultural Community Services Society (Legal Education Workshops for Agricultural Workers) - $10,000
• UVIC Institute for Dispute Resolution (Interdisciplinary Academic Program in Public Policy Dispute Resolution) - $10,000
• Victoria Immigrant and Refugee Centre Society (Video on BC Human Rights Law) - $10,000

This article was published in the August 1998 issue of BarTalk. © 1998 The Canadian Bar Association. All rights reserved.