FRANKFORT, Ky. (KT) – The Washington, DC-based Legal Services Corporation (LSC) announced Tuesday that it is awarding Legal Aid of the Bluegrass (LABG) a Technology Initiative Grant (TIG) in the amount of $225,500 to enhance training for civil legal aid organizations in Kentucky.
Since 2000, the TIG program has distributed annual grants to legal services providers across the United States. This year, LSC is awarding 31 grants totaling $5.9 million to organizations in 22 states.
“LSC is proud to promote innovative solutions to the access to justice crisis, including supporting legal aid organizations’ efforts to embrace useful technology tools,” said LSC President Ron Flagg. “The Technology Initiative Grants support projects that improve the delivery of legal services and information to people who need support navigating serious civil legal problems that impact their housing, debt, employment or family.”
The Legal Services Corporation has awarded 923 grants since the program’s inception—totaling more than $91 million to fund legal aid technology projects. Grant recipients have used this funding to enhance cybersecurity, build educational platforms, strengthen program capacity and support the work of pro bono attorneys.
Legal Aid of the Bluegrass will use the grant to create a customized Learning Management System (LMS) to enhance staff training for Kentucky’s four LSC-funded civil legal aid organizations. The LMS will offer modules on legal processes and essential software skills, ensuring staff are well-prepared to manage cases effectively. LABG also plans to include training for volunteer attorneys.
The Legal Services Corporation is an independent nonprofit established by Congress in 1974 to provide financial support for civil legal aid to low-income Americans. The Corporation currently provides funding to 130 independent nonprofit legal aid programs in all 30 states, the District of Columbia, and U.S. territories.
Legal Aid of the Bluegrass says its mission is to resolve the most important problems of low income and other vulnerable people by providing high quality legal assistance through direct representation, education, advice, advocacy and coordination with other community resources. Find out more at lablaw.org.