Foreclosure Legal Assistance Grants Available

[Catherine Dorn Schreiber]

The Institute for Foreclosure Legal Assistance, a project of the
Center for Responsible Lending (CRL) and managed by the National
Association of Consumer Advocates (NACA), is accepting applications
for foreclosure legal assistance grants for fiscal year 2009.

Funding is specifically earmarked to hire attorneys and legal support
staff to represent homeowners faced with foreclosure. The Institute
will also fund capacity building efforts and provide in-kind resources
that will include trainings and training materials, technical
assistance and support services, and other legal resources needed to
carry out project objectives. The Institute welcomes proposals from
non-profit organizations not currently funded under the foreclosure
legal assistance program that demonstrate the required willingness,
ability and leadership to run an effective foreclosure defense project
and can develop a comprehensive program model to handle the varied
needs of the clients in the community.

For more information, go to http://www.foreclosurelegalassistance.org/.