TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Aug 18, 2025

The Tennessee Bar Foundation has opened the 2026 Interest on Lawyers’ Trust Accounts (IOLTA) grant application. Established by the Tennessee Supreme Court in 1984, the IOLTA program generates funds that are used to provide civil legal services to the poor and/or improve the administration of justice. The deadline to apply is Sept. 29. Learn more about grant eligibility and guidelines, and access the application portal, at www.tnbarfoundation.org. The foundation was established in 1982. Since its inception, it has contributed more than $32 million to Tennessee nonprofit organizations. Read the full announcement.