Program Office: Student Service

CFDA Number: 84.936A
Program Type: Noncompetitive grants
Also Known As: Thurgood Marshall Program

This program is designed to provide low-income, minority, or disadvantaged secondary school students and college students with the information, preparation, and financial assistance needed to gain access to and to complete law school study.

Funding for this program may be used to pay for services such as: pre-college programs; undergraduate pre-law information resources centers; information and counseling; tutorial services; pre-law mentoring programs; assistance and counseling on admission to accredited law schools; a six-week summer law institute for Thurgood Marshall fellows to prepare for legal studies; mid-year seminars; and other educational activities.