Florida AG To Make $4M Available To In-State Non-Profit Legal Services Firms For New Foreclosure Defense Assistance Program

From the Office of the Florida Attorney General:

• Attorney General Bill McCollum and The Florida Bar Foundation [Tuesday] announced a new foreclosure defense assistance program, funded by money obtained by the Attorney General through a settlement with Countrywide Financial. A total of $4 million will be available over two years to fund additional lawyer and paralegal positions devoted to providing free assistance to homeowners facing foreclosures who cannot afford legal defense. [...] The funds are being distributed through The Florida Bar Foundation in the form of annual grants awarded to non-profit organizations that have their applications approved. The grants will vary in size depending on the number of foreclosures experienced in a particular area. A total of $2 million is available for distribution this year, and another $2 million will be available next year.

For more, see Attorney General Launches Multi-Million Dollar Grant Program for Foreclosure Defense Assistance (The Florida Bar Foundation will help administer $4 million in grants to legal services applicants).