Justice Infrastructure Project (JIP): Comprehensive & Dynamic Legal Services Directory

Civil legal services information is often confusing, insufficient, or fragmented. Enhancements are needed to create better infrastructure for collecting, sharing, and updating information on availability, eligibility, intake processes, language access, and services offered. Legal aid organizations should need to submit information only once, and an interoperable infrastructure should enable that data to flow across systems. An infrastructure for such real-time information will enable coordinated intake and effective referrals, as well as create opportunities for integration with other infrastructure investments that can improve diagnosis and the delivery of legal information when human legal assistance is not available. The IOLA Fund plans to award one grant to a nonprofit organization to plan, build, implement, and scale a comprehensive and dynamic directory of legal services resources and available assistance across New York State, including for all IOLA grantees. Strong applicants will actively engage the legal services community in this project and may have existing or planned partnership arrangements. Grant funds may be used to compensate such partners. The IOLA Fund plans to award one Simplified Renewal Agreement which includes a one-year initial period for up to $1,250,000 and a one-year optional renewal for up to $1,000,000 for a total amount of $2,250,000, if the option is exercised. Awards are subject to available IOLA funding, the State of New York Contract for Grants, and the IOLA Fund’s appropriation under the NYS Budget. Application and instructions can be found on IOLA's website (www.iola.org) or in the Statewide Financial System (Event ID: IOL-DIR27). Business enterprises awarded an identical or substantially similar procurement contract within the past five years: NONE Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Business (SDVOB) SDVOB Goal: 0.00% Minority / Women Business Enterprise contracting goals (MWBE) MBE Goal: 0.00% WBE Goal: 0.00% Disadvantaged Business Enterprise contracting goals (DBE) DBE Goal: 0.00%