Additional priority is given to public service projects that provide innovative approaches to dealing with significant public need. Special consideration is also given to first-time applicants and to affiliates with small annual budgets. The member service subgrants program mailing is sent to affiliate chairs and chairs-elect in February of each year. Completed applications are accepted through mid-March, and the judging takes place early in April. Judging is based on the submission of well-developed proposals that demonstrate a need for the project and its potential impact on the profession and the Bar.
Priority is given affiliates with small annual budgets, new affiliates and minority projects.
All affiliates are encouraged to apply for subgrants. There is no limit to the number of applications an affiliate may submit, however, the competition is keen and affiliates are encouraged to submit only their best projects for consideration. The award recognizes the contributions to the legal profession by advocates who have actively labored on behalf of children. The award celebrates the often unheralded services that such advocates bring to the legal profession and to children. The Division presents two awards, at least one of which is awarded to a young lawyer, at the YLD Spring Conference.