Special Grants Projects

From time to time, and as finances permit, the MBF considers funding requests that fall outside the eligibility requirements of the IOLTA Grants Program or outside the traditional grant cycle, but are consistent with the MBF’s overall mission.

Previous Special Projects Grant Recipients

Justice George Lewis Ruffin Society (Northeastern University)

2021 The Long Road to Justice Film Project: Legacy of Courage: Black Changemakers in Massachusetts Past,
Present, and Future.

2016 Phase II - Long Road to Justice Exhibition

Massachusetts Bar Institute/Association

2017-2019; 2021 Judicial Youth Corps Program – Worcester/Springfield

2007-2016; 2022 Judicial Youth Corps Program – Worcester

2003-2019 High School Mock Trial Program Travel Grant

ACLU of Massachusetts

2017 Immigration Protection Project

Massachusetts Legal Assistance Corporation

2013 Mass. Access to Justice Commission

Supreme Judicial Court Historical Society

2008 150th Anniversary of the Superior Court Commemoration

Friends of the Commonwealth Museum

2008 Know Your Rights Permanent Exhibit

Prior to submitting a Special Project funding request, please contact the MBF Grants office for additional information.

SPECIAL PROJECT GRANT REPORT MATERIALS

If you received a grant from the MBF Fellows Fund or Civil Justice Fund, please use the materials below to complete your Final Report. 

  1. Final Report Narrative Instructions [Download]

  2. Final Budget Form [Download]

IMPORTANT:  Your Special Project Grant Final Report must be submitted electronically.  Refer to Final Report Narrative Instructions for details.

Questions? Please contact the MBF grants office at foundation@massbar.org