Monday, April 1, 2024, DENVER – The Colorado Judicial Branch announced today that the application period for Fiscal Year 2025 grants from the Family Violence Justice Fund has opened.

This grant program was created by the General Assembly in 1999 to provide funding to Colorado nonprofit organizations that offer civil legal services to low-income persons who are experiencing family violence. Successful grant recipients must have experience providing legal services, including legal representation, to eligible persons in areas such as protection orders, divorce, legal separation, child custody, child support, or other judicial actions where legal services are necessary to protect the client’s interests related to family violence.

Funding available for the upcoming grant cycle is expected to be $2 million. In Fiscal Year 2024, 15 organizations received grants totaling $2.1 million.

Grants are awarded to qualifying organizations based on a geographic, need-driven formula that considers the number of low-income persons who may need services in each county or city and county across the State.

Application links, rules, and other information about the grant program may be found at https://www.courts.state.co.us/Administration/Unit.cfm?Unit=fvjfgp.  Applications must be submitted via the Office of the State Court Administrator’s grant management system, AmpliFund, by 5 p.m. on Friday, April 30, 2024.  Late or incomplete applications will not be considered.

Please direct questions to FamilyViolenceJusticeFund@judicial.state.co.us.