Archive for October, 2014

To preserve integrity of the grant process, Advisory Committee adjourns without action

TEXAS – Today, the Texas Veterans Commission Fund for Veterans’ Assistance Advisory Committee adjourned before taking any action on its recommendation to the Texas Veterans Commission for grants which are scheduled to begin in January 2015.

During the public meeting, a committee member self-identified conflicts of interest with two applicant organizations that were being considered for funding but declined to recuse himself from voting on the funding recommendation to the Texas Veterans Commission. Since voting to recommend or not recommend funding ...

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More than $1 Million Awarded in Highly Rural Transportation Grants

TEXAS –The Texas Veterans Commission has been named as one of the recipients of a U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Highly Rural Transportation Grant, which will provide more than $1 million to 22 counties throughout Texas to benefit approximately 2,500 Veterans.

Through the grant, Veterans who live in highly rural areas can receive transportation benefits for Veteran-related health care concerns. Many Veterans who live in those areas, defined as having less than seven persons per square mile, may not have ...

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