Grant Database

Assistive Listening Device Technology: To conduct a study of assistive listening devices for use in courtroom settings and purchase four assistive listening devices.

Community Empowerment for Children 1994: To expand the impact of the Florida Children’s Campaign; expand FCCY’s ability to disseminate its publications to a wider audience; to promote the ability of staff to provide technical assistance to appointed commissions, task forces, and committees; and to expand their ability to promote the children’s advocacy agenda before civic, business, professional, religious and governmental groups.

For continued support of statewide law-related education projects targeted primarily to elementary and secondary school students to heighten awareness and practical understanding of our laws and legal institution.

Alternative Dispute Resolution in Farmworker Cases: To supplement the Migrant Alternative Dispute Resolution Project, a one-year pilot project to develop and implement an “alternative dispute resolution” process to resolve wage and other labor disputes by migrant workers.

The Battered Women’s Clemency Project: For support of the Battered Women’s Clemency Project for a three year period. The project will represent women prisoners convicted of murdering their batterers prior to the admissibility of expert witness testimony on “battered women’s syndrome” in applying for executive clemency.

Florida Indigent Services Project: For two-year support of the Florida Indigent Services Project to increase access of low income people to judicial and administrative relief from environmental pollution, to promote environmental laws and rules which do not discriminate against low income people, and to promote the involvement of private bar and poverty lawyers in meeting the legal needs of the indigent regarding pollution problems.

Conference on Family Violence: For travel and per diem costs for Florida conference participants. To develop recommendations regarding: an agenda for public policy; an agenda for public awareness; an agenda for research; and improvement of public understanding of the relationship among issues concerning family violence.

A matching grant for implementation of the Governor’s Taskforce Report on Domestic Violence.

Teen Court Workshop: For support of a statewide workshop for persons involved in “teen court” programs to share information and discuss the potential development of a statewide network and organization.

Judicial Administration, Selection and Tenure Committee: A matching grant for the cost of travel and honoraria for the symposium on “Reconsideration of Selection and Retention of Judges.”

For the cost of printing 5,000 additional copies of The First Report of the Governor’s Taskforce on Domestic Violence

To purchase and distribute statewide copies of “Images and Reality: Juvenile Crime, Youth Violence and Public Policy”

Affordable Housing Project: To effect changes on a statewide level for the improvement in policies that affect Florida’s low-income, moderate-income and special needs populations, by influencing state housing and growth management legislation, planning policies, housing delivery programs, and administrative rules.

Effectively Representing Persons with Disabilities: To develop a two-day continuing legal education seminar, “Effective Representation of Individuals with Disabilities.”

Legal Director Project: To expand the Indigent Representation Project, increase recruitment of cooperating attorneys, improve research resources, centralize fee litigation, and expand presence in North Florida.

1998 Constitutional Review: For funding a conference to assemble views, comments and recommendations of diverse interests and groups throughout Florida prior to the 1998 Constitutional Review Commission meetings.

Public Education Project: To conduct a statewide in-depth survey of public attitudes about alternatives to incarceration; to conduct public education programs to promote a more rational approach to criminal justice issues and to hold one or more regional or statewide conferences of legislators and other leaders to review justice issues.

Community Empowerment for Children 1995: To expand the impact of the Florida Children’s Campaign, to hold elected officials accountable for the quality of life of Florida’s children and families; expand the Center’s county-based network through the recruitment of volunteers and allies and by providing leadership and guidance for local activities; expand the ability of the Center to disseminate its publications to a wider audience; expand the membership base of the Center; expand the Center’s ability to promote the children’s advocacy agenda; and provide regional and national leadership in child advocacy associations and coalition. A major new goal is to establish the Juvenile Justice Advocacy Project which will emphasize services to at-risk youth.

Civil Solutions: For continued support of statewide law-related education projects targeted primarily to elementary and secondary school students to heighten awareness and practical understanding of our laws and legal institutions.

Video on Racial/Ethnic/Gender Bias in Law Practice: For the writing, production, publication and statewide circulation of a videotape and related training materials on issues raised by the Florida Supreme Court Commissions on Racial, Ethnic and Gender Bias in the Practice of Law in Florida.