Our grantees improve access to justice across North Carolina.

Civil Legal Aid

Civil Legal Aid
Administration of Justice

In 2025, NC IOLTA will distribute nearly $12 million in grants to 35 nonprofits across the state. Ninety-three percent of those funds — more than $11 million — supports Civil Legal Aid Grants, which provide basic access to the justice system for individuals, families and children residing in every county in North Carolina.

$55,000

Civil Legal Aid Grant supports the Immigration Impact Lab.

$55,000

Civil Legal Aid Grant supports immigration legal representation.

$99,000

Civil Legal Aid Grant supports pre-petition advocacy for low-income parents.

$765,000

Civil Legal Aid Grants support programs including health care, housing, immigrant justice, low-income taxpayers and veterans. CCLA also received a system support grant for organizational capacity building.

$85,000

Civil Legal Aid Grant supports legal services for children in high-conflict custody cases. CLC also received a system support grant for strategic planning.

$50,000

Civil Legal Aid Grant supports the Immigration Legal Services program.

$135,000

Civil Legal Aid Grant supports the Education Law Program.

$550,000

Civil Legal Aid Grants support the Special Education Juvenile Justice Project and the Homelessness Prevention Project. DRNC also received a system support grant for technology upgrades.

$75,000

Civil Legal Aid Grant supports programs to preserve homeownership and property and to protect families from predatory financial practices.

$600,000

Civil Legal Aid Grant supports the Home Defense Project, comprising six legal agencies working to preserve homeownership and housing stability for financially vulnerable and economically disadvantaged North Carolinians.

$110,000

Civil Legal Aid Grant supports legal services for immigrant populations.

$55,000

Civil Legal Aid Grant supports the Immigration Law Clinic.

$240,000

Civil Legal Aid Grant supports advocacy for survivors of human trafficking. JusticeMatters also received a system support grant for organizational capacity building.

$100,000

Civil Legal Aid Grant supports advocacy for family farmers and landowners.

$5,325,000

Civil Legal Aid Grants support programs including domestic violence, education, employment, health care, housing, public benefits and seniors. LANC also received a grant to support access to legal aid for rural communities and a system support grant for technology upgrades.

$50,000

Civil Legal Aid grant supports legal assistance related to health care access.

$160,000

Civil Legal Aid Grant supports the Pro Bono Resource Center.

$124,952

Civil Legal Aid Grant supports operating expenses.

$ 1,070,000

Civil Legal Aid Grant supports the litigation team. The Justice Center also received a system support grant for technology upgrades.

$66,500

Civil Legal Aid Grant supports the Safe and Humane Jails Project. NCPLS also received a system support grant for organizational capacity building.

$1,160,000

Civil Legal Aid Grants support programs including children’s law, domestic violence prevention, expunctions, health care, housing and more. PLS also received a system support grant for organizational capacity building.

$100,000

Civil Legal Aid Grant supports legal services for individuals impacted by domestic violence and sexual assault.

$55,000

Civil Legal Aid Grant supports the Humanitarian Legal Services program.

$55,000

Civil Legal Aid Grant supports the Immigration Legal Services program.

In 2025, NC IOLTA will distribute nearly $12 million in grants to 35 nonprofits across the state. Seven percent of those funds — nearly $850,000 — is directed to Administration of Justice Grants, which seek to improve the administration of justice in North Carolina through a variety of programs that have a statewide impact or provide seed funding to pilot an innovative program in a local area.

$42,000

Administration of Justice Grant supports the Trauma-Informed Courts project to educate and train North Carolina judges.

Up to $50,000

Administration of Justice Grant provides stipends for law students interning in legal deserts in North Carolina as part of the Public Interest Internship Program.

$50,000

Administration of Justice Grant supports restorative justice processes in Orange County. Incubator for Legal Practice and Innovation

Up to $50,000

Administration of Justice Grant provides stipends for law students interning in legal deserts in North Carolina as part of the Public Interest Internship Program. Incubator for Legal Practice and Innovation

Up to $50,000

Administration of Justice Grant provides stipends for law students interning in legal deserts in North Carolina as part of the Public Interest Internship Program.

$15,000

Administration of Justice Grant supports a program for entrepreneurial attorneys building practices that serve underserved communities.

$39,000

Administration of Justice Grant supports a network of mediation centers across the state and their Criminal District Court mediation services.

$20,000

Administration of Justice Grant supports the development of the Judicial Learning Center, an online interactive e-learning resource.

$50,000

Administration of Justice Grant supports a program identifying, investigating and litigating credible claims of innocence.

Up to $50,000

Administration of Justice Grant provides stipends for law students interning in legal deserts in North Carolina as part of the Public Interest Internship Program.

$100,000

Administration of Justice Grant supports a pilot program to provide district criminal court mediation at no cost to participants.

$110,000

Administration of Justice Grant supports the Wake County Legal Support Center, a resource hub in the courthouse for self-represented litigants.

$110,000

Administration of Justice Grant supports the loan repayment assistance program.

$35,000

Administration of Justice Grant supports operating expenses.

$193,800

Administration of Justice Grant supports a Recruitment and Training Coordinator position aimed at improving retention and effectiveness of attorneys providing public defense. Their Office of the Juvenile Defender was awarded an additional grant to support the expansion of the roster of qualified juvenile attorneys.

Our grantees improve access to justice across North Carolina.

$600,000

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