The Texas Veterans Commission (TVC) Fund for Veterans’ Assistance (FVA) grant program awards reimbursement grants to eligible charitable organizations, local government agencies, and veterans service organizations that provide direct services to Texas veterans and their dependents.
Donor Name: Texas Veterans Commission
State: Texas
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 12/04/2023
Size of the Grant: $5,000 – $500,000
Grant Duration: 1 year
Details:
The TVC oversees all policies and rules governing the awarding of grants from the FVA to address the needs of veterans and their dependents, as determined through veteran needs assessment studies. The veteran needs assessment is required in Texas Government Code and the results are published on the Texas Veterans Commission website. All grant awards will be made through a competitive grant selection process.
The purpose of this Request for Applications is to Provide an overview of FVA Grant Programs.
- Provide application instructions and specific information on grant eligibility.
- Solicit grant applications from eligible applicants for the 2024-2025 grant period.
- Provide information about the FVA grant application and award processes.
The goals of the Fund for Veterans’ Assistance are to:
- Provide support, services, and resources to veterans, dependents, and surviving spouses where they live to improve their quality of life and strengthen their connections and integration with their communities.
- Responsively serve eligible beneficiaries to meet acute and chronic needs.
- Provide grant-funded services and resources that have measurable, positive outcomes.
- Ensure grant-funded projects are available to veterans, dependents, and surviving spouses across the state.
- Ensure a diversity of grant-funded services are available within geographic regions.
- Fund grant projects that support the overall and specific program goals approved by the Commission.
This RFA announces funding opportunities for four different grant programs including:
- General Assistance: The General Assistance (GA) Grant Program includes service categories that collectively support veterans, dependents, and surviving spouses who live in Texas.
- Financial Assistance
- Supportive Services
- Homeless Veteran Support
- Employment Support
- Pro Bono Legal Services
- Referral Services
- Transportation Programs & Services
- Veteran Small Business Support
- Housing for Texas Heroes: The Housing for Texas Heroes (H4TXH) Grant Program provides home modifications, repair, and weatherization for very low and/or low income veterans and surviving spouses who live in Texas.
- Veterans Mental Health: The Veterans Mental Health (VMH) Grant Program includes three service categories that collectively provide counseling and support to veterans and dependents, and surviving spouses who live in Texas to improve their quality of life, relationships, outlook, and successful integration with their communities.
- Veterans Treatment Court: The Veterans Treatment Court (VTC) Grant Program supports eligible units of local government in providing services through Veterans Treatment Court (VTC) programs established under Texas Government Code. Grant funding is intended to support rehabilitation for justice involved veterans who live in Texas to best prepare them for reintegration with their communities.
- Veteran County Service Office Funding Opportunity: The Veteran County Service Office (VCSO) funding opportunity includes all the service categories listed in the General Assistance, Housing for Texas Heroes, and Veterans Mental Health Grant Program. Veteran County Service Officers are eligible to submit one application for any of the service categories and must serve as the project manager for the services, if awarded a grant. The Texas Government Code(c-3) directs TVC to set aside 5% of FVA funding to be available only to VCSOs who apply for FVA grants.
Funding Information
- The anticipated amount available for awards in 2024-25 for all four FVA grant programs including VCSO Funding and grant renewals is $30,000,000.
- Eligible Applicants can request funding in increments of $5,000 when their grant-funded services are provided at the local, county, regional, and statewide levels.
- Veteran County Service Office grants: $5,000 – $300,000
- Veteran Treatment Court grants: $5,000 – $400,000
- General Assistance grants: $5,000 – $500,000
- Housing for Texas Heroes grants: $5,000 – $300,000, $5,000 – $400,000, and $5,000 – $500,000
- Veteran Mental Health grants: $5,000 – $300,000, $5,000 – $400,000, and $5,000 – $500,000
- Grants awarded under this RFA will be for one (1) year beginning on July 1, 2024, and ending on June 30, 2025.
Eligibility Criteria
- Organizations providing services under a renewed grant are not eligible for a second renewal and must apply under this RFA for the 2024-25 grant period.
- Units of local government.
- IRS Code §501(c)(19) Posts or organizations of past or present members of the Armed Forces.
- IRS Code §501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations authorized to do business in Texas;
- Texas chapters of IRS Code 501(c)(4) Veteran’s service organizations.
For more information, visit TVC.
