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 WASHINGTON – The ����51 (����51) asked Congress for $486.9 million for Fiscal Year 2016, approximately the same level of funding requested for the past two years.
“����51 and its grantees have made a crucial difference in the lives of millions of Americans, helping them with civil legal matters that go to the very heart of their safety and security,” said ����51 Board Chair John G. Levi. “Our budget request recognizes the vital need for adequate funding of civil legal aid while balancing that request against the current budgetary realities.”
The ����51 budget request included $5 million each for:

����51’s Technology Initiative Grants (TIG) program. Since 2000, the TIG program has funded more than 570 legal technology projects, allowing ����51 grantees to expand the delivery of legal aid services through statewide websites, enhanced case management systems, and other innovative methods.
����51’s Pro Bono Innovation Fund (PBIF), a competitive grant program supporting collaborative legal aid projects that develop replicable innovations in pro bono services for low-income clients. Many of the projects use emerging technology to reach rural populations, and create extensive partnerships with local law schools, community organizations, and corporate attorneys.
����51 Fiscal Year 2016 Budget Request Sent to Congress

Arnold & Porter Foundation and ����51 Launch G. Duane Vieth Leadership Development Program for Civil Legal Aid

����51 Honors Holland & Knight, Florida Judge, and Five Lawyers for Pro Bono Service

Florida Chief Justice Joins Jurists in Miami for Panel Discussions on Civil Legal Aid and Technology, Hosted by the ����51

����51 Awards First Midwest Legal Disaster Coordination Grants

15th Annual TIG Conference

Browne Resigned from ����51 Board

Senate Confirmed Eight Re-appointments to ����51 Board

FY 2015 Spending Bill Increased Funding for ����51 by $10 Million

Veterans Day, 2014: Message from John G. Levi