LSC Awards Grant to Update the Missouri Legal Aid Program’s Website

October 19, 2020

WASHINGTON – The Legal Services Corporation (LSC) announced today that it is awarding Technology Initiative Grants (TIG) to 24 legal services organizations totaling $3,941,298. The TIG program funds technology projects that provide greater access to high-quality legal assistance and information for low-income Americans.

Established in 2000, the program distributes grants annually to LSC-funded legal aid organizations around the country. Since its inception, LSC has made grants totaling nearly $70 million to fund more than 750 technology projects. Grant recipients have used this funding to create innovative ways to serve clients, strengthen program capacity and support the work of pro bono attorneys.

“LSC’s Technology Initiative Grants support projects that improve the delivery of legal services and information to people who would otherwise have to navigate the legal system alone,” said LSC President Ronald S. Flagg. “These projects use technology to leverage scarce human resources and increase access to justice for low-income individuals and families with critical legal needs.”

The Missouri Legal Services website will be updated in association with the grant received by Kansas Legal Services.  The grant will upgrade over twenty statewide websites by upgrading the content management system for Drupal for Legal Aid Websites (DLAW) from Drupal 7 to Drupal 9.  DLAW is a Drupal distribution for building public information websites.  Prior development of DLAW has also been supported by TIG funding.