$600 Million Funding Available for Supportive Services Program for Veteran Families

by VARALAKSHMI PULUGURTHA Targeted News Service

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has announced that it expects to award a maximum of 475 discretionary grants to provide supportive services to very low-income veteran families in or transitioning to permanent housing.

The estimated total program funding available was cited as $600 million with a ceiling of $2 million for each award under this program.

This funding opportunity is open to non profits, consumer cooperatives and tribally designated housing entities.

A funding opportunity notice from the Department of Veterans Affairs states: "Through the this program, VA [Veterans Affairs] aims to improve very low-income Veteran families' housing stability. Grantees will provide eligible Veteran families with outreach, case management and assistance in obtaining VA and other benefits, which may include: 1. Health care services; 2. Daily living services; 3. Personal financial planning services; 4. Transportation services; 5. Fiduciary and payee services; 6. Legal services; 7. Child care services; and 8. Housing counseling services. In addition, grantees may also provide time-limited payments to third parties (e.g., landlords, utility companies, moving companies, and licensed child care providers) if these payments help Veterans' families stay in or acquire permanent housing on a sustainable basis."

The funding opportunity number is VA-SSVF-2014 (CFDA 64.033). The application closing date is March 14.

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