{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-4-1803","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 4-1803","heading":"Requirements for designated legal service providers.","body":"(a)\nThe Bar Foundation shall only award subgrants to legal services providers that:\n(1)\nAre headquartered in the District of Columbia and maintain a practice of furnishing free legal services to individuals who cannot afford the services of a licensed legal professional;\n(2)\nPossess expertise in housing law, landlord-tenant law, or related experience in representing eligible individuals or groups in covered proceedings;\n(3)\nDemonstrate expertise in recognizing and responding to the multiple legal issues facing low-income residents of the District of Columbia; and\n(4)\nPossess adequate infrastructure and expertise to provide consistent, high-quality oversight, training, evaluation, and strategic responses to emerging or changing needs in the client communities served.\n\n(b)\nNothing in this section requires designated legal services providers to serve eligible individuals or groups in covered proceedings beyond the provider's contractual agreement to the Bar Foundation under this chapter.\n\n(c)\nThe Bar Foundation may also award subgrants to nonprofit organizations that are not legal services providers; provided, that the nonprofit organizations apply jointly with legal services providers that meet the qualifications set forth in subsection (a) of this section.","path":["Title 4. Public Care Systems.","Chapter 18. Access to Justice -- Civil Legal Counsel Projects Program."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/4-1803","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"e0f797f03c43868d0c755c6bc4675b8a7d3385a5cc4a4fd7fc56c739ffe7c917","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-4-1802","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-4-1804"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}