# New York State Contract Reporter #2139803

Statewide civil legal services grants for low-income New Yorkers

**Posted:** October 09, 2026
**Respond By:** November 20, 2026
**Identifier:** 2139803
**NAICS:** 541199

New York’s Unified Court System is seeking nonprofit providers to deliver statewide civil legal services to low-income residents.
- **Government buyer:** New York State Unified Court System, through the Office of Court Administration’s Division of Grants, Contracts & Procurement, on behalf of the Office for Justice Initiatives.
- **Opportunity:** Judiciary Civil Legal Services, solicitation OCA-DGCP-084. Multiple grant awards are anticipated, with up to $176.5 million available for the initial annual funding period.
- **Requested services:** General operating support for direct civil legal representation and related assistance, including housing, family matters, health care, education, wages, benefits, and consumer debt.
  - Related activities may include advice and counsel, referrals, mediation, self-help resources, e-filing and remote-access technology, and volunteer lawyer mobilization.
  - Services are for eligible individuals with incomes at or below 200% of the Federal Poverty Guidelines, including underserved communities.
- **Workload projections:** The supplied chart includes one projected direct legal case and one individual receiving other legal services in Cortland County; no broader service quantities are specified.
- **Notable requirements:** Applicants must be nonprofit legal service providers and provide proof of 501(c)(3) status. Awardees must maintain required workers’ compensation and disability, general and auto liability, property, and professional liability insurance. Professional liability coverage must be at least $1 million per claim and $3 million aggregate; specified circumstances require at least two years of tail coverage.
- **OEMs and vendors:** No product manufacturers, OEMs, or named service vendors are identified.

### Description

The New York State Unified Court System seeks proposals from not-for-profit legal service providers to expand civil legal services for low-income New Yorkers statewide. Funded work may include direct legal representation in matters such as housing, family issues, health care, education, and subsistence income, as well as related assistance such as information and referral, alternative dispute resolution, technology tools, and volunteer lawyer mobilization. Funding is structured as general operating support, and proposals may cover direct representation, related legal assistance, or both. Eligible recipients of services must have incomes at or below 200% of the Federal Poverty Guidelines; the RFP anticipates multiple awards and up to $176.5 million for the initial annual period.

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