Cooperative Agreement 72052320CA00003

Award Date 8/24/20
Completion Date 8/23/25
Dollars Obligated $1.4M
Federal Agency
US Mission in Mexico
Federal Grant Program
98.001
Assistance Type
Cooperative Agreement
Place of Performance
Mexico

THE PRO BONO NETWORK IS COMPOSED OF 52 PRIVATE SECTOR LAW FIRMS AND LAWYERS WHO WILL PROVIDE SUPPORT TO CSOS IN LEGAL MANNERS. THE LEGAL FIRMS USE THEIR OWN LEGAL TALENTS AND CAPABILITIES TO STRENGTHEN CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS. THIS NETWORK ALLOWS FOR A MULTIPLICATION OF THE RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO SUPPORT THE WORK OF CSOS BY PROMOTING THE ENGAGEMENT MAINLY OF THE PRIVATE SECTOR STAKEHOLDERS THAT INCLUDE LAW FIRMS, UNIVERSITIES AND LEGAL DEPARTMENTS OF CORPORATIONS, AMONG OTHERS. PRO BONO SERVICES IN MEXICO ARE EXTREMELY LOW COMPARED TO SERVICES OFFERED IN THE REGION; THEREFORE THE NETWORK WILL SERVE AS A CATALYST FOR PRO BONO WORK THROUGHOUT MEXICO.

Posted 7/31/20, 12:00 AM