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Improvements in the administration of justice:in 2023-2024, approved grant awards included continued funding for the florida innocence project, which works to exonerate floridians for crimes they did not commit and to florida's children first, which works to improve the child welfare system.

Law student assistance:the foundation approved funding for the florida state university college of law for eliminating economic barriers for immigrant and farmworkers and to nova southeastern university shepard broad college of law.

Pro bono partnerships:"pro bono" roughly translates to "for the good of the public and generally encompasses lawyers representing, at no charge, persons whocannot otherwise afford to hire an attorney. The florida barfoundation's pro bono department was a hub and connector between lawfirms, law schools, the judiciary, legal aid programs, and otherstakeholders to increase awareness of and create pro bonoopportunities.during the year, the foundation provided support and funding to theflorida pro bono coordinators' association to expand pro bono effortsand opportunities and create further partnerships. The foundationexpanded floridaprobonomatters.org, an online referral system thatenables lawyers to search for and take pro bono cases across multiplelegal aid organizations. For the second year, the foundation alsofacilitated the florida pro bono law school challenge, which matcheslaw students from all 12 florida law schools with lawyers to work onclient cases hosted by foundation grantees