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Endowment Grant Application

The 2026-27 application is now closed. Please check back after July 1, 2027 information regarding the 2027-28 application cycle.

Eligibility Criteria

  • Direct Legal Services: The NCBF Endowment provides support for the provision of direct legal services by legal services attorneys to indigent communities in an effort to ensure access to justice for everyone, regardless of their ability to pay.
  • Volunteer Attorney Pro Bono Programs: The NCBF Endowment provides support for pro bono programs and activities that engage volunteer attorneys to provide free legal assistance to persons of limited means, in order to increase access to justice and demonstrate the value of our profession to society.
  • Public/Community Service: The NCBF Endowment provides support for community service projects that create opportunities for lawyers, paralegals, law students and other members of the profession to strengthen and improve communities throughout the state, in measurable ways.
  • Civics/Justice Education: The NCBF Endowment provides support for civic education programs that place an emphasis on the law, the justice system, and the legal profession in order to educate the public and to build confidence in the rule of law and our justice system.
  • Professionalism for Attorneys: The NCBF Endowment provides support for programs and activities that promote attorney competence or professionalism in order to cultivate a culture of service, invest in training of lawyer leaders, and use innovative approaches to bring North Carolina lawyers together to work alongside one another for the common good.
  • Diversity and inclusion: The NCBF Endowment provides support for programs and activities that increase participation in the legal profession.

Questions? Email us at [email protected].

FY27 NCBF Endowment Grant Application Cycle Information

  • The FY27 Endowment grant application opens July 1, 2026 and was due September 15, 2026.
  • The FY27 Endowment grant application is for funding to be used between July 1, 2026 and June 30, 2027.
  • The maximum grant amount available for FY27 is $5,000.
  • The NCBF Endowment Committee reviewed applications and will make grant recommendations to the NCBF Board of Directors in October.
  • FY27 Endowment grant checks will be mailed in mid-to-late October.
  • FY27 Endowment grant funding must be spent in full by June 30, 2027. Any unused grant funding must be returned to the NCBF Endowment.
  • FY27 Endowment grantees must submit a grant report by June 30, 2027.