Commerce’s Community Reinvestment Program (CRP) is requesting proposals to expand post-conviction legal services that help people overcome barriers to jobs, housing and education.
CRP legal aid grants will support statewide, community-based post-conviction relief and case assistance. Support must focus on civil and criminal legal assistance that removes systemic barriers and expands access to opportunity. Programs should prioritize individuals disproportionately impacted by the criminal legal system.
Eligibility
CRP funding must be distributed in collaboration with by-and-for organizations.
Tribes, organizations, businesses and local government agencies are eligible to apply for CRP legal aid grants. This includes, but is not limited to:
- By-and-for organizations
- Legal service organizations
- Volunteer attorneys
- Law school clinics
- Local government agencies
- Federally recognized tribes
- Non-federally recognized tribes
- Others that meet the minimum qualifications
Grant and Funding
Commerce will award up to 12 regional grants between $67,000 and $330,000.
Bidders Conference
Tribal Bidders Conference
A conference for tribal nations and communities will be held on January 13, 2026 at Noon PT. The conference will be virtually only on Zoom. This meeting will not be recorded.
- Join the bidders conference for tribal communities and nations on January 13, 2026 (over Zoom)
- Meeting ID: 899 7035 1173
- Passcode: 450089
General Bidders Conference
A conference will be held January, 14, 2026 at Noon PT. The conference will be virtually only on Zoom. This meeting will be recorded.
- Join the bidders conference for organizations on January 14, 2026 (over Zoom)
- Meeting ID: 812 1937 8896
- Passcode: 695577
All prospective applicants are encouraged to attend. However, attendance is not mandatory. Commerce will post a recording of the conference on its website 24 hours after the meeting.
Commerce is only bound by its written responses. All questions from the conference or follow-up communications will be documented and answered in a question-and-answer document posted online.
Important dates
- RFP launches: December 18, 2025
- Tribal Bidders Conference: Tuesday, January 13, 2026
- General Public Bidders Conference: Wednesday, January 14, 2026
- Applications due: February 4, 2026, 4 p.m. PT
- Evaluation of Proposals: February 10-March 4, 2026
- Announcement of “Apparent Successful Proposers” and send notifications to unsuccessful proposers: March 6-11, 2026
- Negotiate contracts: Beginning March 12-25, 2026
- Estimated earliest date contracts signed: March 26, 2026