The Legal Aid Society Of Northeastern New York, Inc.

The Legal Aid Society Of Northeastern New York, Inc. (doing business as Legal Aid Society Of NNY) is a tax-exempt non-profit organization based in Albany, New York that receives federal grant funding to deliver direct legal representation, education, and advocacy services to low-income and vulnerable populations as a prime recipient (82% of recent awards) and as a subrecipient on state-pass-through domestic violence programs.

Legal Aid Society Of NNY operates across six federal customer agencies with concentrated funding from two dominant sources. The Department of Housing and Urban Development's Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development leads the portfolio with 22 awards, while the Department of the Treasury's Internal Revenue Service accounts for 20 awards—together representing the majority of the organization's $7.3 million in combined obligated dollars across 60 awards since 2005. The Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women rounds out the top three with 12 awards; the Veterans Health Administration and HUD's Public and Indian Housing Office each account for a single award.

Recent grant work centers on three primary practice areas. The Internal Revenue Service awarded the organization $180,500.02 under the Low Income Taxpayer Clinics program (CFDA 21.008) for the period January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2028 to provide tax representation and education to taxpayers with household incomes not exceeding 250 percent of federal poverty guidelines and English as a Second Language speakers, with funding for multiple prior LITC grants running through 2025. The Veterans Health Administration awarded $500,000 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 to deliver comprehensive legal services in housing, family law, income support, criminal defense, healthcare access, and employment law across the New York service area, with a commitment to allocate at least 10 percent of grant funds to women veterans. The Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women awarded $400,000 under the Legal Assistance for Victims program (CFDA 16.524) with a completion date of September 30, 2024 for civil and criminal legal representation to domestic violence victims in Albany. In addition, Legal Aid Society Of NNY acts as a subrecipient on domestic violence legal assistance programs in Essex, Franklin, Columbia, Greene, Montgomery, and Clinton Counties, with multiple sub-awards flowing from the New York State Division Of Criminal Justice Services between 2022 and 2023. The organization also received funding under HUD's Eviction Protection Grant Program (award date March 1, 2022) and participated in HUD's Jobs-Plus Pilot Initiative (June 1, 2022 through May 31, 2025). Activity has remained modest and episodic—one or two awards per year in the past five years—with only one award reaching ultimate completion in the next twenty-four months.