VA is providing funding to assist with the costs to provide legal services to eligible veterans and participants

The Department of Veterans Affairs' Veterans Health Administration awarded Legal Services of North Florida, Inc. a $500,000 Project Grant under the Legal Services for Homeless Veterans and Veterans At-Risk for Homelessness Grant Program (CFDA 64.056) effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2027. The grant funds comprehensive legal services delivery to eligible veterans experiencing homelessness or at-risk of homelessness in Florida. Legal Services of North Florida, Inc. will provide direct legal representation, advice, education, and advocacy across multiple practice domains including housing law, family law, income support, criminal defense, healthcare access, military discharge upgrades, consumer law, and employment law.

The funded organization is required to provide at least four types of legal services and dedicate a minimum of 10 percent of grant funds to serve women veterans. These services are designed to address systemic legal barriers that impede housing stability and prevent veterans from achieving or maintaining permanent housing by addressing the top unmet legal needs identified through the VA's Community Homelessness Assessment, Local Education and Networking Groups survey. The grant is part of a larger federal initiative in which the VA's Veterans Health Administration awarded approximately 60 project grants totaling approximately $42 million to legal services providers nationwide for the same two-year performance period.