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 Neighborhood Legal Services, 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 award funds comprehensive legal services delivery to eligible veterans experiencing homelessness or at-risk for homelessness in New York. Neighborhood Legal Services 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, with a commitment to dedicate at least 10 percent of grant funds to services for women veterans.

The funded services are designed to address systemic legal barriers that impede housing stability and prevent veterans from achieving or maintaining permanent housing. As an established nonprofit legal services organization based in Buffalo, New York, Neighborhood Legal Services brings demonstrated capacity in serving vulnerable populations and prior experience administering federal grants from the Veterans Health Administration and other federal agencies. The organization will maintain grant records for seven years and is subject to federal audit requirements if annual federal expenditures exceed $750,000.