state and local government appropriations;
federal funding including VAWA for cases involving domestic violence, Title IV-D funds for cases involving child support, and a number of other federal funding streams identified through the Legal Aid and Interagency Roundtable Toolkit created by the the Department of Justice's Office for Access to Justice;
court - legal aid partnership grants (as is done in California) or through the Legal Services Corporation's Technology and Pro Bono Initiative Grants;
IOLTA Programs and Bar Foundations;
free technical assistance for 2015 through the The Center on Court Access to Justice for All;
private foundation support for discrete projects;
and the most sustainable route is when pilot or planning funds are teamed with repurposing of court staff and streamlining case flow management to provide SRL services with no ongoing fiscal note.

Getting involved in the SRLN will connect you with colleagues who have developed successful programs using a variety of these funding strategies to create sustainable SRL services.

Study: AmeriCorps Court-Based Navigator Programs (Justice in Government Project 2020)

The Justice in Government Project (JGP) at American University, with support from Pew Charitable Trusts, seeks to support funding for legal aid and improve initiatives that address the access to justice gap.

Resource: Title IV-D Funding Resource Guide (SRLN 2014, revised 2017)

Many state court systems and individual courts take advantage of federal funding under Title IV-D of the Social Security Act to obtain reimbursement for the costs of adjudicating chi

News: Child Support Federal Grant Matchmaking Expands Access to Justice by Promoting Strategic Collaborations (OCSE 2016)

The Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE) continues to be a driving force in ATJ through a variety of funding strategies that support innovations benefiting self-represented litigants (SRLs) including:

Resource: Equal Access Unit of the California Center for Families, Children & the Courts (Judicial Council of California 2015)

The Equal Access Unit of the Center for Families, Children & the Courts has materials available for courts, court-based self-help programs, and other nonprofit providers of lega

Paper: Court Simplification In New York State: Budgetary Savings And Economic Efficiencies (Modern Courts 2013)

This paper by the Committee for Modern Courts offers an analysis of the impact of simplification and concludes that in addition to the many substantive advantages of c

Presentation: Securing Highly Competitive Grant Funds Through Collaborative Efforts and Effective Marketing (Reinhart, Herman 2011)

These are the power point presentation slides used by Don Reinhart, PhD and Madelynn Herman, MA during their presentation at the 2011 ABA/NLADA Equal Justice Conference (for more conference/preconference materials, please click

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Study: AmeriCorps Court-Based Navigator Programs (Justice in Government Project 2020)

Resource: Title IV-D Funding Resource Guide (SRLN 2014, revised 2017)

News: Child Support Federal Grant Matchmaking Expands Access to Justice by Promoting Strategic Collaborations (OCSE 2016)

Guide: Systems Grant Making Resource Guide (GEO 2016)

Resource: Pro Bono Innovation Fund (LSC 2015)

Resource: Technology Initiative Grants (LSC 2015)

SRLN Brief: Funding (SRLN 2015)

Resource: Equal Access Unit of the California Center for Families, Children & the Courts (Judicial Council of California 2015)

Paper: Court Simplification In New York State: Budgetary Savings And Economic Efficiencies (Modern Courts 2013)

Presentation: Securing Highly Competitive Grant Funds Through Collaborative Efforts and Effective Marketing (Reinhart, Herman 2011)