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Grant Applications
The ACTL's U.S.Foundation provides up to approximately $800,000 in grants annually to law-related, non-profit organizations. The grants range in size from $10,000 to the $150,000 Emil Gumpert Award with most grants in the $20,000 to $50,000 range. The Foundation's principal purpose is to improve the administration of justice and, in particular, access to justice for underserved communities and individuals.
The ACTL Foundation welcomes grant applications for projects that are new and innovative and which may need start-up funds but which are expected to become self-sustaining. The Foundation favors projects that provide active legal assistance. The Foundation generally does not provide funds for general operating purposes, to support existing programs or to add new employees for existing programs.
Our Foundation Trustees meet several times each year, and grant applications are accepted on a rolling basis.
For a grant application, please select the link below. For more information on the Emil Gumpert Award and the separate application process for that Award, please refer to the Emil Gumpert Award page.
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David J. Hensler
President
Hogan Lovells US LLP
Washington, DC
Kathleen M. Trafford
Secretary
Francis M. Wikstrom
Treasurer
Parsons Behle & Latimer
Salt Lake City, UT
Rodney Acker
Trustee
Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP
Dallas, TX
David P. Ackerman
Trustee
Akerman LLP
West Palm Beach, FL
Joseph Arellano
Trustee
Joe R. Caldwell, Jr.
Trustee
Bartholomew J. Dalton
Trustee
Dalton & Associates, P.A.
Wilmington, DE
Samuel H. Franklin
Trustee
Lightfoot, Franklin & White, L.L.C.
Birmingham, AL
Henry E. Klingeman
Trustee
Klingeman Cerimele, Attorneys
Morristown, NJ
Jeffrey S. Leon, LSM, FCIArb
Trustee
Bennett Jones LLP
Toronto, ON
Patricia A. Lynn-Ford
Trustee
Lynn Law Firm, LLP
Syracuse, NY
Elizabeth N. Mulvey
Trustee
Libby Hoopes Brooks & Mulvey
Boston, MA