Legal Aid Society Of Palm Beach County, Inc.

Legal Aid Society Of Palm Beach County, Inc., doing business as Sociedad De Asistencia Legal Del Condado, is a tax-exempt nonprofit legal services organization based in West Palm Beach, Florida, that operates as a prime recipient of federal grants for low-income legal representation, fair housing enforcement, and veteran legal services. The organization competes exclusively in grant programs rather than contract vehicles; it has not held federal contracts and does not operate on IDIQs, GWACs, or other procurement platforms.

The organization's federal footprint centers on three primary grant programs. The Internal Revenue Service Low Income Taxpayer Clinics program (CFDA 21.008) accounts for the largest share of awards — 25 grants across the past several years — supporting tax representation, education, and advocacy for low-income taxpayers and ESL speakers with incomes not exceeding 250 percent of federal poverty guidelines. The Department of Housing and Urban Development's Fair Housing Organization Initiatives program (CFDA 14.417) and Private Enforcement Initiatives program fund 22 grants addressing housing discrimination, fair housing education, and enforcement across Palm Beach, Martin, St. Lucie, Okeechobee, and Hendry counties, with outreach focused on protected classes including race, color, religion, sex, disability, familial status, national origin, and religious discrimination (antisemitism and Islamophobia). The Veterans Health Administration's Legal Services for Homeless Veterans and Veterans At-Risk for Homelessness Grant Program (CFDA 64.056) funds comprehensive legal representation in housing, family law, criminal defense, income support, and military discharge matters; the organization is required to dedicate at least 10 percent of veteran services funding to women veterans. Representative recent grants include a $171,737.29 LITC award from the IRS (January 2026 through December 2028), a $125,000 Fair Housing Organization Initiatives grant from HUD (April 2026 through March 2027), and a $499,999.91 Veterans Legal Services award from VHA (October 2025 through September 2027).

Customer concentration is high and stable across two agencies. The Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service (25 awards) and the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Fair Housing office (22 awards) together account for 95% of recent awards, with secondary engagement from the Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration (3 awards), Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Victims of Crime (3 awards), and the Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women (1 award). The organization acts as prime recipient in 53 of 57 awards (93%) and as a sub-recipient in 4 awards, including victim services sub-grants from the Florida Department of Legal Affairs and tenant eviction-prevention legal assistance from DOJ. Activity has declined from seven awards in 2023 to two awards in 2025 and 2026, with only two awards facing ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, creating a recompete cliff with limited near-term exposure.