Legal Services Of North Florida, Inc.

Legal Services Of North Florida, Inc., a tax-exempt nonprofit legal services organization headquartered in Tallahassee, Florida, acts as a federal grant recipient delivering legal representation and advocacy services to low-income and vulnerable populations across six practice domains. The organization holds no federal contracts and competes entirely under federal grant programs from the Department of the Treasury (Internal Revenue Service), Department of Justice (Office on Violence Against Women and Office of Justice Programs), Department of Housing and Urban Development, and Department of Veterans Affairs.

The organization's grant portfolio centers on four primary programs. The Internal Revenue Service Low Income Taxpayer Clinic (LITC) program (CFDA 21.008) represents the largest concentration by award count, with 22 recent grants supporting tax representation, education, and advocacy for low-income taxpayers earning no more than 250 percent of federal poverty guidelines, with emphasis on English as a Second Language speakers; the most recent LITC award runs $200,000 for the period January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2028. The Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women awarded a $750,000 Legal Assistance for Victims grant (CFDA 16.524) effective October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2027, under which Legal Services Of North Florida, Inc. provides civil and criminal legal services to survivors of sexual assault, stalking, dating and domestic violence across 16 Florida panhandle counties in collaboration with Refuge House, Gulf Coast Sexual Assault Program, and the Florida Council Against Sexual Violence. The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration awarded a $500,000 grant under the Legal Services for Homeless Veterans program (CFDA 64.056) effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2027, requiring delivery of at least four types of legal services with minimum 10 percent of funding dedicated to women veterans. The Department of Housing and Urban Development Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity funds fair housing education and enforcement through two active grants, including a $125,000 Fair Housing Organization Initiatives award (CFDA 14.417) for April 1, 2026 through March 31, 2027 and a separate eviction protection grant effective January 15, 2025 through January 15, 2027.

Legal Services Of North Florida, Inc. operates as prime recipient on 34 awards (79% of the portfolio) and receives sub-awards from the Department of Legal Affairs Florida and Florida Department of Children and Families on victim services and legal services grants. Activity has averaged roughly five awards annually across the past three years, with three awards scheduled for completion within the next twenty-four months. The organization may utilize approved subrecipients in limited circumstances under LITC program requirements to support key program delivery elements. As an established legal services nonprofit with substantial experience in federal grant administration, the vendor operates at scale across six federal customer agencies with combined dollars obligated at $12.2 million across all awards since 2007.