NAPABA administers a competitive grant program for its Affiliates and National Associates that funds local programming, pipeline initiatives, community outreach, and innovative projects that strengthen AANHPI representation and engagement. Below are past recipients of the Affiliate Grant Program. To learn more about how to apply for an affiliate grant, click here.

2025

National Asian Pacific Islander Prosecutors Association (NAPIPA)

Project: Prosecutors Conference, Job Expo & Interviews, and Scholarship Banquet

Asian Bar Association of Washington (ABAW)

Project: Legal Language Project: Empowering AAPI Law Students and Attorneys at Pro Bono Clinics with Multi-Language Toolkits

Guam Bar Association (GBA)

Project: Legacy in Practice: Guam Attorney Mentorship Initiative

Dallas Asian American Bar Association (DAABA)

Project: Public Service Pipeline Project (PSPP)

Asian American Lawyers Association of Massachusetts (AALAM)

Project: AALAM/NUSL Law Student Support Program

Filipino American Lawyers Association of the Washington, D.C. (FALA DC)

Project: Pinay Powerhouse 8

Asian Pacific American Bar Association of the Greater Washington, D.C. Area, Inc. (APABA-DC)

Project: Formation of Coalition of DC Voluntary Bar Associations to Defend the Rule of Law

Filipino American Lawyers of San Diego (FALSD)

Project: Citizen Workshops and Filing Fee Assistance

Filipino Bar Association of Northern California (FBANC)

Project: Komunidad 6 Be the Change 
Project: Liwanag Conference 2

 

2024

National Asian Pacific Islander Prosecutors Association (NAPIPA)

Project: 5th Annual Conference

Federation of Asian Canadian Lawyers (British Columbia) Society (FACL BC)

Project: 2024 FACL BC Conference - Unity in Diversity

Asian Pacific American Bar Association - Los Angeles (APABA-LA)

Project: Asian Pacific American Bar Association - Los Angeles Annual Softball Tournament

Filipino American Lawyers of Orange County (FLOC)

Project: FLOC Annual Gala and Board Installation

Southern California Chinese Lawyers Association (SCCLA)

Project: SCCLA End of the Year Summer Party

Asian Pacific American Women Lawyers Alliance (APAWLA)

Project: AAPI Women in Entertainment Law Panel & Mixer

Filipino Bar Association of Northern California (FBANC)

Project: Komunidad 5 Be the Change 
Project: Liwanag Conference 

National Filipino American Lawyers Association (NFALA)

Project:  NFALA Mid-Year Leadership Summit
Project: NFALA-ganza! 

NAPABA-Hawaii

Project: USDC Civics Event: Fred Korematsu and His Fight For Justice

2023

Filipino Bar Association of Northern California

Project: Komunidad 2023 Filipinx Law Student Conference 

Filipino Bar Association of Northern California and Sacramento Filipino American Lawyers Association 

Project: "California Is In the Heart": A Celebration of Filipino American History in California 

2022

Asian American Bar Association of New York

Project: Endless Tide: The Continuing Struggle to Overcome Anti-Asian Hate in New York

Asian Pacific American Bar Association of Colorado

Project: One Year Later: Honoring Victims of Anti-Asian Hate

Asian Pacific American Bar Association of Los Angeles

Project: APABA-LA Softball Tournament Fundraiser

Federation of Asian Canadian Lawyers - British Columbia

Project: FACL BC Afternoon Conference (focusing on advocacy, mentorship, and professional development)

Filipino Bar Association of Northern California

Project: Homecoming: FBANC Holiday Party 2021

National Asian Pacific Islander Prosecutors Association 

Project: 3rd Annual NAPIPA Conference featuring five educational programs focusing on issues connected to Anti-Asian Hate

Southern California Chinese Lawyers Association

Project: Growing Your Wealth Workshop Event

Project: SCCLA's Annual End of Summer Mentoring and Networking Party for Law Students

Project: Programmatic Support for SCCLA's 47th Anniversary Installation & Awards Banquet (Awards and Year-in-Review book)

Thai American Bar Association

Project: National Community and Member Outreach

Project: Video Series on U.S. Law for Thai Americans

 

2021

Asian Pacific American Bar Association of Colorado

Project: Elder Virtual Law Clinic

Filipino-American Lawyers of Orange County

Project(s): 1) Overcoming Barriers Part One: How Minority In-House Attorneys Can Find Success at the Highest Levels; 2) Overcoming Barriers Part Two: How Minority Attorneys in Private Practice Can Find Success at the Highest Levels; 3) Overcoming Barriers Part Three: How Minority Attorneys in the Public Sector Can Find Success at the Highest Levels

Filipino Bar Association of Northern California

Project: Homecoming: FBANC Holiday Party 2021

National Asian Pacific Islander Prosecutors Association

Project: NAPIPA 2nd Annual Prosecutors Conference and 7th Annual Scholarship Banquet

Southern California Chinese Lawyers Association

Project: 2022 SCCLA Cares 

 

2020

Asian American Bar Association of New York

Project: Anti-Asian Violence and Hate Arising from the COVID-19 Pandemic

Filipino Bar Association of Northern California

Project: Komunidad: A Conference for Pilipinx American Law Students

Thai American Bar Association

Project: TABA Retreat and Outreach Event

 

2019

Arizona Asian American Bar Association

Project:  And Then They Came for Us Movie Screening with Follow-up Discussion CLE

FBANC/SacFala/FALA-DC

Project: Community Service as Career: Working in Local, State and Federal Government 

Filipino Bar Association of Northern California

Project: Inaugural Community Roundtable

Minnesota Asian Pacific American Bar Association

Project: Own Your WOW! Interactive Keynote with Roshini Rajkumar

National Asian Pacific Islander Prosecutors Association

Project(s): 1) Crazy Good Asian Prosecutors: A Moderated Panel Discussion with Top API Prosecutors from Across the Country 2) An Afternoon with the Supremes: A Moderated Panel Discussion with California Supreme Court Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye, Justice Ming Chin, and Justice Goodwin Liu 

Pan Asian Lawyers of San Diego

Project: And Then They Came for Us in the 21st Century Documentary and Discussion

South Asian Bar Association of Chicago

Project: Pathway to the Judiciary - Symposium

  

2018  

Arizona Asian American Bar Association

Project: Race, Color, & Citizenship 

 

2017 

Asian American Bar Association of the Greater Bay Area

Project: Pathways to Law: Pre-Law Diversity Conference

Asian Pacific American Bar Association of the Greater Washington, D.C. Area

Project: Reenactment Building Our Legacy: Remembering Vincent Chin 35 Years Later

Chinese American Bar Association

Project: Reenactment 22 Lewd Chinese Women: Chy Lung v. Freeman

Missouri Asian American Bar Association

Project: Mentorship Training: Professional Etiquette and Networking

Oregon Filipino American Lawyers Association

Project: Reenactment of Ward Cove v. Antonio

 

2016  

Arizona Asian American Bar Association  

Project: Engage Now: Community Programming on Voter Engagement  

Asian Pacific American Bar Association of the Greater Washington, D.C. Area,

Project: A Man of Quiet Bravery: A reenactment of the Fred Korematsu Case 

Asian Pacific American Bar Association of Los Angeles County 

Project: Southern California Language Assistance Implementation Project (Election Day 2016 Poll Monitoring Volunteer Training - Inland Empire/Central Valley)

Asian Pacific American Bar Association of Pennsylvania

Project: 8-Part Seminar Series for Philadelphia Chinatown Residents

Filipino American Lawyers Association of Chicago 

Project: Justice Denied: Wards Cove Packing Co. v. Atonio, A Reenactment 

Korean American Bar Association of Southern California 

Project: Southern California Language Assistance Implementation Project (Election Day 2016 Poll Monitoring Volunteer Training - Los Angeles) 

Orange County Asian American Bar Association  

Project: Southern California Language Assistance Implementation Project (Election Day 2016 Poll Monitoring Volunteer Training - Orange County)  

Pan Asian Lawyers of San Diego Southern California

Project: Language Assistance Implementation Project (Election Day 2016 Poll Monitoring Volunteer Training - San Diego)  

 

2015

Asian Bar Association of Washington

Project: Free SABAW Legal Clinic at Khasla Gurmant Center

Asian Pacific American Bar Association of Los Angeles County

Project: Judicial Pipeline Project

Asian Pacific American Bar Association of Pennsylvania

Project: 8-Part Seminar Series for Philadelphia Chinatown Residents

Asian Pacific American Bar Association of South Florida

Project: Citizenship Workshop

Korean American Bar Association of Washington

Project: Korean American Bar Association Legal Seminar

Orange County Korean American Bar Association

Project: Solo-Practice Incubator Program

 

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