The American Bar Association Child Custody and Adoption Pro Bono Project is pleased to announce its 2007-2008 Directed Grants Program. The Project will award $50,000 in grants, ranging from $3,000 to $7,500 each. The focus of this year's grants is: Starting a Dialogue: Bringing People Together to Develop Pro Bono Child Representation Programs in Private Custody Cases. The deadline for submitting applications is October 30, 2007.

Applications and Guidelines are available at www.abachildcustodyproject.org or by contacting Genie Gillespie at gillespg@staff.abanet.org.

If you are interested in applying for a grant, please contact the
Project with any questions or to discuss your eligibility. The grant proposals must specifically be tailored to fit our directed-grant subject for this year, so it is best to discuss your idea with us before completing your proposal. We can be reached at 312-988-5805 or gillespg@staff.abanet.org.