Baltimore County Bar Foundation

GRANT Application

The objectives of the Foundation are to foster and maintain the honor and integrity of the profession of the law; to improve and to facilitate the administration of justice; to enhance and improve the image of lawyers; and to promote the study of the law and research therein, and the diffusion of knowledge thereof.
In furtherance of those objectives, the Foundation provides financial support for non-profit programs and organizations that have a significant relation to the Baltimore area community and that may be expected to contribute to:
1. the improvement of the administration of justice;
2. the provision of legal services through staff attorneys or unpaid volunteers to persons who find it difficult to obtain legal services through normal channels;
3. the education of the general public, including primary and secondary school students, regarding law and the legal system; or
4. the improvement of the image of lawyers and of the legal profession through lawyer participation in community outreach programs and other good works.
Applicant Information
Legal Name of Applicant:
Address:
City: / State: / ZIP:
FEIN: / Telephone: / Fax:
Contact Person:
Title: / Email:
501(c)(3)? If so, please attach certificate.
Is the applicant a private foundation?
Brief description of applicant’s purpose and general activities:
How is this project consistent with the mission of the BCBF?
PROJECT Information
Feel free to continue on a separate sheet and attach, if necessary.
Amount of grant requested:$
Please provide a concise description of the project for which funds are sought. Why is the project needed? What are its expected benefits?
Please attach the following:

Organizational budget
Project budget
Timetable

Why is the project believed to be feasible?
Are other sources being sought for funding? If so, where and to what extent?
Is this application for a single grant, or are you seeking support on a continuing basis from this Foundation?
Who will be responsible for the implementation of the project, and what are their qualifications?
What would be the specific purposes for which the money sought from the Foundation would be used? To what extent is the Foundation being asked to underwrite the applicant’s general administrative expenses?
What are the applicant’s plans for evaluation of the project? What type of report may the Foundation expect at the conclusion of the project or, if sooner, within a year from provision of the grant?
Are there any similar ongoing projects? If so, how successful have they been? Why would the proposed project not be duplicative of other projects?
Have any similar projects been conducted in the past? If so, how successful have they been? Please include pertinent facts, such as number of participants, etc.
What publicity is planned for the project?
Other comments?
Signature of applicant / Date
The Baltimore County Bar Foundation meets three times a year, and will review and consider requests for grants on an ongoing basis. Please submit the completed Grant Application and requested attachments to:
Doris D. Barnes, Executive Director
Baltimore County Bar Foundation
100 County Courts Building
401 Bosley Avenue
Towson, MD21204
410-337-9103