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

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) awarded a $150,000 Project Grant under the Legal Services for Veterans Grants program (CFDA 64.056) to Neighborhood Legal Services, Inc., a nonprofit organization, to provide legal services to eligible veterans and participants. The grant funding will assist with the costs of delivering legal representation, advice, education, advocacy, and other assistance across various civil and criminal matters related to housing, family law, income support, criminal defense, and other issues impacting veterans' fundamental rights and access to critical services. Neighborhood Legal Services, Inc. has also received other recent federal grant awards, including a $600,000 Project Grant from the Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women and a $1.4M Cooperative Agreement from the Social Security Administration.