California Rural Legal Assistance, Inc.

A regranting initiative to provide core support and capacity building to small and midsize organizations serving low-income communities and communities of color in the San Joaquin Valley and Central Coast.

California Rural Legal Assistance, Inc. (CRLA) is a nonprofit public interest law firm with the mission to provide high-quality legal services that improve the quality of life for low-income Californians and their rural communities.

Counties Served:

San Benito
Santa Cruz
Fresno
Kern
Kings
Madera
Merced
San Joaquin
Stanislaus
Tulare

Total Award: $850,000

Program Details:
CRLA will provide 9 organizations with multi-year grant support. Each organization will receive $17,500 of core support each year for three years. In addition, CRLA will collaborate with CompassPoint to design and deliver a program of technical assistance tailored to organizations serving rural communities and which will tap each organization’s core competencies. Concurrent with CompassPoint’s technical assistance, CRLA will offer presentations on the legal issues associated with the nonprofit management and developing leadership in rural communities.

Selection process:
CRLA has formed advisory boards of local leaders for their Central Coast and San Joaquin Valley regranting efforts. The advisory boards are responsible for developing selection criteria, conducting outreach to identify potential grantees, and making grant selections.

Application Deadline:
The application process is now closed. CRLA staff and their advisory boards are reviewing proposals and anticipate announcing grant decisions by the end of December.

Website: http://www.crla.org

Project Contact:
Lee Pliscou
Director of Community Programs
lpliscou@crla.org
(530) 742-0694 ext. 318