I & R Grants
I & R Grants support legal services leaders in testing innovative, replicable projects that strengthen their organizations and offer approaches that peers can adopt to improve their own work.
Funder: Bigglesworth Family Foundation
Due Dates: November 23, 2026 (Spring 2027 LOI) | January 25, 2027 (Spring 2027 full application)
Funding Amounts: Most BFF legal services grants: $10,000–$30,000; a small number are larger
Summary: I & R Grants support innovative, replicable legal services projects that improve organizations and offer models for peers.
Key Information: A Letter of Inquiry is required for every cycle; full applications are by invitation only.
Description
The Bigglesworth Family Foundation’s I & R Grants support legal services projects and programs that are both innovative and replicable. The program gives legal services leaders room to test models that may benefit their own organizations while offering approaches that peer organizations can adopt. Supported work may include strategy-focused projects that improve organizational effectiveness in addressing questions raised internally or across the legal services sector.
BFF describes itself as a small foundation seeking to allocate resources in a “right sized” manner. Its broader legal services funding supports new and pilot programs, as well as existing work with limited funding opportunities, including intersectional work, impact litigation, and research.
