The Missouri Bar Foundation approves four grants
At its summer meeting, the Board of Trustees of the Missouri Bar Foundation approved four grants to help support law-related projects, including a mock congressional hearing competition for high-school students, scholarships for frontline personnel to attend the state-wide 2026 Anti-Human Trafficking Conference, printing of a coloring book for kids about Missouri courts, and support for the Justice in Action initiative.
The Missouri Bar Foundation is a charitable, nonprofit partner to The Missouri Bar that seeks to advance the administration of justice, elevate the legal profession, foster public appreciation of the rule of law, and further our constitutional form of government through law-related community projects, scholarships, jurisprudential research, and recognition of exemplary legal and public service.
Show Me the Constitution competition
The Missouri Bar will receive a grant for the 2027 Show Me the Constitution competition. The bar’s Citizenship Education Department organizes the competition, which mirrors the congressional committee hearing process used by U.S. Congress and the Missouri General Assembly. The competition features three questions that explore significant constitutional issues, challenging students to think critically and creatively about some of the most pressing civic questions facing the nation today.
Participants have the unique opportunity to argue these topics in front of prominent members of the legal and education communities, frequently including judges of the Supreme Court of Missouri.
2026 Anti-Human Trafficking Conference scholarships
The Central Missouri Stop Human Trafficking Coalition will receive a grant to fund scholarships for prosecutors, prosecutorial office staff, law enforcement personnel, and other frontline professionals to attend the 2026 Anti-Human Trafficking Conference.
The grant helps overcome budgetary limitations that prevent frontline personnel from accessing crucial training to help combat human trafficking. This high-quality education will help frontline workers even better serve survivors of human trafficking.
Justice in Action initiative
The Investigation & Advocacy Service Project will receive a grant for its Justice in Action initiative which seeks to strengthen public understanding of the justice system and constitutional governance through education and engagement.
Grant funding will help expand IAS's reach in using real post-conviction cases to educate students and the public about the justice system and demonstrate the importance of constitutional protections.
“Kids in Missouri Courts” coloring and activity book
The Supreme Court of Missouri Civic Education Committee will receive a grant to fund the initial printing of the committee’s “Kids in Missouri Courts” coloring and activity book. The “Kids in Missouri Courts” coloring and activity book will serve as an engaging and accessible tool to help elementary age students better understand the role of courts, judges, juries, and the rule of law in Missouri.
For more information about grant opportunities through the Missouri Bar Foundation, click here.