The mission of FFLA’s Elder Law Grant Program is to provide funding for legal assistance to needy older adults in critical areas which affect their safety, wellbeing, and ability to remain independent.
This mission is promoted through an annual competitive grant program centering on, but not limited to, legal assistance for older adults with respect to issues they commonly face, generally including access to health care, consumer protection, protection against domestic violence, abuse and exploitation, income maintenance, probate and estate matters and housing.
Grants are awarded to organizations throughout Florida, both statewide and local. Through this grant program, FFLA also seeks to engage private volunteer attorneys in the provision of legal assistance to the elderly by the funding of pro bono programs. The funding criteria established by FFLA for these grants are designed to encourage local matching funds and collaboration with other agencies providing services to older adults and among grantees that provide elder law services and assistance.
Grant Details
Grant amounts vary based on available funding.
Grant applications open July 1. The funding period is January 1 – December 31.
FFLA makes grants to organizations, not individuals. Qualified grant applicants must:
- Be non-profit entities, tax-exempt and qualified to receive charitable donations within the meaning of the Internal Revenue Code;
- Operate within the state of Florida;
- Have an audit mechanism that provides accountability of all funds received from FFLA and others;
- Agree to satisfy all of FFLA’s reporting requirements, including the submission of audited financial statements as well as a Use of IOTA funds report;
- Have a primary mission to provide, or facilitate the provision of, qualified legal services by qualified legal services providers for low-income Floridians;
- Be able to demonstrate at least three full years of experience in providing qualified legal services;
- Be able to show upon request:
- Satisfactory proof of financial stability and independence apart from FFLA funding;
- Satisfactory proof of proper governance and internal controls; and
- Satisfactory proof of subject matter expertise and competency required for a particular grant, award, or project;
- Be current in all filings required to be made by it with any governmental authority;
- Maintain open records;
- Be an equal opportunity employer;
- Be able to demonstrate that it can use any funds granted to it in a manner consistent with rules and policies adopted by the Board of Directors of FFLA.
- Be staffed by, at least, one full-time attorney or have access to one attorney on a full-time basis or equivalent, licensed to practice in the State of Florida.
View the entire Elder Law Grant Program description here.
Register and submit applications here.
If you are a new grant applicant, do not use the links on this page to apply. You must first be approved as an eligible applicant. Begin this process here.
Additional eligibility requirements may be included in the application.
This grant is funded by FFLA on an annual basis in accordance with FFLA’s grant allocation for the corresponding year which may be culled from all available sources including IOTA funds collected pursuant to Rule 5.1-1(g) rules regulating The Florida Bar, existing reserves, restricted donations, Endowment contributions, unspent or returned funds, past investment earnings and other funds which may become available.
