Liberty Resources Inc.

Liberty Resources Inc., a nonprofit organization based in Syracuse, New York, operates as a federal grant recipient delivering integrated primary care, behavioral health services, and supportive housing for underserved populations in Central New York, with 60% of recent awards held as prime grants and 40% as sub-recipient awards under state agency grantees.

Liberty Resources was originally incorporated in 1979 and holds Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) look-alike status as of August 2023. The organization operates two integrated primary care and behavioral health sites—one in Syracuse (Onondaga County) and one in rural Fulton (Oswego County)—and is designated as a Certified Community Behavioral Health Center (CCCBHC) serving individuals with serious mental illness, substance use disorders, opioid use disorders, and co-occurring conditions. The organization also functions as the only designated regional crisis intervention provider in Central New York and is pursuing patient-centered medical home (PCMH) certification.

Recent prime grant work is concentrated in three federal grant programs. The Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration awarded Liberty Resources $650,000 under the Health Center Program (CFDA 93.224) on August 1, 2026, for integrated primary care and behavioral health services, with performance running through July 31, 2027 and projected service to 4,118 new patients across three delivery sites. The Department of Housing and Urban Development has funded Liberty Resources under the Continuum of Care (CoC) Program (CFDA 14.267) across multiple fiscal years—most recently a $464,001 award (September 1, 2024 through August 31, 2025) and a $418,839 award (September 1, 2023 through August 31, 2024) for transitional housing, substance abuse treatment, and mental health services addressing homelessness. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration awarded Liberty Resources a four-year Certified Community Behavioral Health Center Improvement and Advancement Program grant (September 30, 2022 through September 29, 2026) to expand service volume by 502 additional patients annually, treating adults with serious mental illness and substance use disorders and children with serious emotional disturbance across both counties.

As a sub-recipient, Liberty Resources received funding across six federal grant sub-award relationships, primarily through New York State mental health and justice system agencies. The New York State Office of Mental Health serves as the primary grantee on multiple sub-awards for jail diversion programs (redirecting individuals with serious mental illness from incarceration into community-based treatment), crisis residence services, and intensive community services dating from 2021 through 2026. Additional sub-recipient awards include NYS Office of Victim Services (Victim Assistance Program), NYS Division of Criminal Justice Services (Sexual Assault Services Formula Program), Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene (OASAS SOR 4), and New York State Office of Children and Family Services.

Customer concentration by award count reflects dominance of HUD (15 awards) and SAMHSA (22 awards across split designations), with the Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration VISN 2 accounting for 10 awards carrying $304 thousand in combined potential value. Liberty Resources does not hold seats on government-wide IDIQs or GWACs; recent work sits on two Department of Veterans Affairs indefinite delivery contracts (VA52814D0037 and VA52813D0005) as a sub-recipient. Activity has fluctuated—seven awards in 2022, three in 2023, seven in 2024, four in 2025, and three in 2026—with only one award scheduled for completion within the next twenty-four months. The service area encompasses economically disadvantaged populations, with Syracuse ranking among the nation's highest-poverty cities at 29.6% poverty rate and majority-minority demographics (29% Black, 11% Latino, 7% Asian), and Oswego County facing similar economic disadvantage.