Recipient of federal assistance · HELENA, MT

MONTANA LEGAL SERVICES ASSOCIATION

MONTANA LEGAL SERVICES ASSOCIATION received $2.1M in federal grants and other assistance in FY2026, on 9 actions, +26% vs FY2025. It has no federal contracts in the loaded years. Since FY2021: $13.9M. Its largest awarding agency was Office of Justice Programs ($2M).

Assistance · FY2026
$2.1M
New awards
3
Actions
9
Since FY2021
$13.9M
UEI
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Location
HELENA, MT
Nonprofits
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Federal grants & assistance received

Grants, loans (counted at their subsidy cost), direct payments and insurance, by fiscal year of the action (USAspending.gov, FABS). Reported apart from contracts and never added to them.

Assistance by fiscal year

  1. 1.3MFY2021
  2. 1.5MFY2022
  3. 2.9MFY2023
  4. 4.4MFY2024
  5. 1.7MFY2025
  6. 2.1MFY2026

By type

  1. Grants$2.1M100%

Top programs · Awarding agencies

Obligations in FY2026.

Top programs

  1. 16.815 · Tribal Civil and Criminal Legal Assistance Grants, Training and Technical Assistance$1.5M72%
  2. 16.582 · Crime Victim Assistance/Discretionary Grants$500K24%
  3. 93.647 · Social Services Research and Demonstration$200K9.4%
  4. 64.056 · Legal Services for Veterans Grants-$100.8K0.0%

Awarding agencies

  1. Office of Justice Programs$2M95%
    Department of Justice
  2. Administration for Children and Families$200K9.4%
    Department of Health and Human Services

Largest awards

  1. THE MONTANA LEGAL SERVICES ASSOCIATION (MLSA) AND THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF INDIAN LEGAL SERVICES (NAILS) PROGRAMS PROPOSE TO ENHANCE…$2.8M
    16.815 · Tribal Civil and Criminal Legal Assistance Grants, Training and Technical Assistance· Office of Justice Programs· Project grant· Sep 28, 2023 – May 29, 2026· 15PBJA23GG05498TRIB
  2. THE MONTANA LEGAL SERVICES ASSOCIATION (MLSA) AND THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF INDIAN LEGAL SERVICES (NAILS) PROPOSE TO ENHANCE TRIBAL CIVIL…$2.8M
    16.815 · Tribal Civil and Criminal Legal Assistance Grants, Training and Technical Assistance· Office of Justice Programs· Project grant· Sep 28, 2023 – May 29, 2026· 15PBJA23GG05500TRIB
  3. THE LEGAL ASSISTANCE FOR VICTIMS (LAV) GRANT PROGRAM, AUTHORIZED BY 34 U.S.C. 20121, IS INTENDED TO INCREASE THE AVAILABILITY OF CIVIL AND…$750K
    16.524 · Legal Assistance for Victims· Offices, Boards and Divisions· Project grant· Aug 2, 2024 – Dec 2, 2025· 15JOVW24GG00092LEGA
  4. MONTANA HEALTH JUSTICE PARTNERSHIP MLP+ PROJECT$614K
    93.647 · Social Services Research and Demonstration· Administration for Children and Families· Cooperative agreement· Sep 22, 2023 – Aug 12, 2026· 90EMP0003
  5. TRIBAL CIVIL LEGAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM$599.5K
    16.815 · Tribal Civil and Criminal Legal Assistance Grants, Training and Technical Assistance· Office of Justice Programs· Formula grant· Nov 2, 2021 – Mar 4, 2026· 15PBJA21GG02598TRIB
  6. TRIBAL CRIMINAL LEGAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM$593.6K
    16.815 · Tribal Civil and Criminal Legal Assistance Grants, Training and Technical Assistance· Office of Justice Programs· Formula grant· Nov 2, 2021 – Mar 4, 2026· 15PBJA21GG02599TRIB

Subawards

Matched by Unique Entity ID: the first-tier subawards this organization reported as a prime recipient, and those primes reported paying it.

As a prime: who it pays · FY2026

  • Sub-grants: $2.1M (36 subawards)

20 sub-recipients

  1. TEXAS RIOGRANDE LEGAL AID, INC$150K7.2%
    MERCEDES, TX · 2 subawards
  2. LEGAL AID OF NEBRASKA$150K7.2%
    OMAHA, NE · 2 subawards
  3. OKLAHOMA INDIAN LEGAL SERVICES INC$150K7.2%
    OKLAHOMA CITY, OK · 2 subawards
  4. NEW MEXICO LEGAL AID, INC$135K6.5%
    ALBUQUERQUE, NM · 2 subawards
  5. DAKOTA PLAINS LEGAL SERVICES, INCORPORATED$122K5.9%
    MISSION, SD · 2 subawards
  6. IDAHO LEGAL AID SERVICES INC$122K5.9%
    BOISE, ID · 2 subawards
  7. UTAH LEGAL SERVICES INC$115K5.5%
    SALT LAKE CITY, UT · 2 subawards
  8. LEGAL ACTION OF WISCONSIN, INC$113.7K5.5%
    MILWAUKEE, WI · 2 subawards
  9. ALASKA LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION$113.5K5.5%
    ANCHORAGE, AK · 2 subawards
  10. ANISHINABE LEGAL SERVICES, INC$110.5K5.3%
    CASS LAKE, MN · 2 subawards

As a sub-recipient: who pays it · FY2026

  • Sub-grants: $635.1K (3 subawards)

2 primes

  1. MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF LABOR INDUSTRY$528K83%
    HELENA, MT · 1 subaward
  2. MONTANA LEGAL SERVICES ASSOCIATION$107.1K17%
    HELENA, MT · 2 subawards

By fiscal year

  • FY2021: $1.1M paid out · $808.2K received
  • FY2022: $1.3M paid out · $1.6M received
  • FY2023: $0 paid out · $564.9K received
  • FY2024: $0 paid out · $488.6K received
  • FY2025: $0 paid out · $596.1K received
  • FY2026: $2.1M paid out · $635.1K received

Primes report first-tier subawards of $30,000 or more themselves, and many go unreported (GAO-24-106214). Reporting moved from FSRS to SAM.gov in March 2025 and fewer sub-contracts have been reported since. Amounts are what primes reported; they are never added to prime award totals.

Source: Subawards (first-tier sub-contracts and sub-grants reported under FFATA) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov (reports filed in SAM.gov, formerly FSRS)), data current to Oct 10, 2026, loaded Oct 10, 2026 · Subawards loaded from FY2021.

Source: Federal financial assistance transactions (Financial Assistance Broker Submission) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 10, 2026, loaded Oct 10, 2026 · FY2021–FY2026.