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Albany County OKs $4.5 million amendment to upstate family defense grant

Albany County Legislature Law Committee · March 25, 2026
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Summary

The County Legislature approved an amendment to a New York State Office of Indigent Legal Services grant that extends the term to Dec. 31, 2028, raises total funding to $4.5 million and pays for staff, contractual services and non-personnel costs to improve family-court indigent defense under County Law Article 18‑B.

Albany County's Law Committee approved an amendment to the Second Upstate Family Defense Child Welfare Quality Improvement and Caseload Reduction grant from the New York State Office of Indigent Legal Services, extending the award through Dec. 31, 2028, and increasing total grant funding to $4,500,000. The amendment funds existing and new personnel, fringe and…

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