Request for Applications: 2020-21 Housing for Texas Heroes Grant

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The Fund for Veterans’ Assistance (FVA or “Fund”) was created in the 79^th Legislature, and codified in the Texas Government Code § 434.017, Fund for Veterans’ Assistance and the Texas Administrative Code § 460, Fund for Veterans’ Assistance Program. The Housing for Texas Heroes (H4TXH) grant program was established in 2011 during the 82^nd Legislative Session. During the Regular Session of the 85^th Legislature, the TVC was appropriated General Revenue ...

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2020-2021 Requests for Applications, FVA News

2020-2021 Request for Applications, Housing For Texas Heroes Grants

Request for Applications: 2020-21 General Assistance Grant

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The Fund for Veterans’ Assistance (FVA or “Fund”) was created in the 79^th Legislature, and codified in the Texas Government Code § 434.017, Fund for Veterans’ Assistance and the Texas Administrative Code § 460, Fund for Veterans’ Assistance Program. The Fund is composed of money deposited under Government Code §§ 466.027 and 466.408 for proceeds from a Texas Lottery Commission Veterans’ Assistance game, Texas Transportation Code § 502.1746 for donations ...

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2020-2021 Requests for Applications, FVA News

2020-2021 Request for Applications, General Assistance Grants

2020-2021 FVA Grants: Budget Subcategories

Each budget category in FVA grants consists of subcategories, in order to assist staff and grantee in managing and reporting expenses.

The budget categories and subcategories are listed below. Additional details of what costs are allowable within each subcategory are listed in the right column.

Only costs listed are allowable costs within FVA grants. An applicant/grantee must have the subcategory/cost listed in the approved budget to be claimed. An explanation of the cost must be included in the budget narrative, relating the ...

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Application Questions, Grant Management

2020-2021 Grants, Budget Subcategories

Award Process For 2020-2021 FVA Grants

Texas Veterans Commission’s Fund for Veterans’ Assistance (TVC FVA, or just FVA) awards competitive, reimbursement-based grants in a multi-step process involving an eligibility screening by staff, recommendations on funding awards by the FVA Advisory Committee, and a final vote to award funds by the Texas Veterans Commissioners.

Here’s what you need to know about the award process while you prepare to submit your application.

Step 1: Applications Submitted

August 24, 2019 – October 25, 2019

First, complete your application in GovGrants, uploading all required ...

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Apply, Award Process, Grants

Application Questions, Award Process

8/7/2019: Technical Issues / Grantee Portal

Grantee Alert: GovGrants is experiencing known issues for active grantees as of August 7, 2019. These include:

Task for July Payment Reimbursement Request not appearing for some grantees;
Wrong Signing Authority name and/or title populating in the Notice of Grant Award for some grantees;
Grantee locked out of Final Closeout Report if user did not check the “Final” box before saving and submitting.

Staff has reported these issues to the software provider. Update expected soon.

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GovGrants Status Updates

Grant Management FAQ: 2019-2020 Reporting Schedule

As a condition of FVA funding, Grantee organizations are required to provide information regarding grant performance along with expense documentation on a regular schedule. The dates for these reports (either due from Grantee, or initiated by Grant Officer) are listed here:

Standard 2019-2020 Grant Reporting Schedule

August 15, 2019

First Payment Reimbursement Request due

September 15, 2019

Second Payment Reimbursement Request due

October 15, 2019

Third Payment Reimbursement Request due
First Quarterly Progress Report due

November 15, 2019

Fourth Payment Reimbursement Request due

December 15, 2019

Fifth Payment Reimbursement Request due

January 15, 2020

Sixth Payment Reimbursement Request due
Second Quarterly Progress ...

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Grant Management

Closeout Report, General Assistance Grants, Grant Management, Grant Reports, Housing For Texas Heroes Grants, Monthly, Payment Reimbursement Request, Progress Report, Quarterly, Veterans County Service Officer Funding, Veterans Mental Health Grants, Veterans Treatment Court Grants

Webinar: Payment Reimbursement Request (PRR) Webinar

Fund for Veterans’ Assistance staff has prepared a webinar to train grantees on how to report data back to TVC in your organization’s monthly Payment Reimbursement Request.

With FVA’s transition to the GovGrants system, returning grantees will learn about important updates to FVA’s procedures. New grantees will learn the nuts and bolts of how to submit the Payment Reimbursement Request report in GovGrants, and how to work with the PRR spreadsheet customized by your Grant Officer.

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Grantee Training, Grantees, Grants

General Assistance Grants, Grant Payments, Housing For Texas Heroes Grants, Veterans County Service Officer Funding, Veterans Mental Health Grants, Veterans Treatment Court Grants, Webinar

Webinar: 2019-20 Newly Awarded Grantee Training & GovGrants Walkthrough

New Fund for Veterans’ Assistance grantees across the Lone Star State geared up to start their awarded projects with staff’s July 11th tutorial. This training provides more basic information about working with the FVA staff, and the mechanics of managing a grant funded by the Texas Veterans Commission.

Click here to register and view a recording of the Newly Awarded Grantee webinar. This training covers:

Working With Your Grant Officer
Know Your Contract
Reporting
Supporting Document Policy
GovGrants Walkthrough
Approval ...

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Grantee Training, Grantees, Grants

General Assistance Grants, Housing For Texas Heroes Grants, Veterans County Service Officer Funding, Veterans Mental Health Grants, Veterans Treatment Court Grants, Webinar

Grant Management FAQ: Approved Budget

All Requests for Application (RFAs) from the Fund for Veterans Assistance include a definition of approved budget:

Approved Budget. The budget included in a grant application that corresponds with the amount awarded by the Commission.

Explanation

Because some grantees propose costs that are unallowable in their initial application, FVA staff must negotiate the Approved Budget. Unallowed costs are removed from the grant in these negotiations.

Therefore, the Approved Budget may not match exactly with the initial budget submitted with your application.

This means the Approved Budget ...

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Grant Management, Negotiations

Approved Budget, Grant Management, Important FVA Terms

2019 Grant Policies Published (Application & Award, and Expenditure Supporting Documents)

The Fund for Veterans’ Assistance staff has published Grant Application and Award Policies (“Policies”) and the Expenditure Supporting Document Policy (“SDP”) to support awarded grantees in the 2019-2020 grant year. The Tables of Contents for both documents are reproduced below.

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Grant Application and Award Policies (GA&AP)

Application Phase
1. Application Timeline
2. GovGrants
  1. One Account
  2. Registration
  3. Password Policy
  4. Current Information
  5. Application Deadline
  6. Technical Difficulties ...

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Award Process, FVA News, Grant Management

2019-2020 Request For Applications, Application Questions, Award Acknowledgment, Award Process, Fund For Veterans Assistance, General Assistance Grants, Grants Management, Housing For Texas Heroes Grants, Veterans County Service Officer Funding, Veterans Mental Health Grants, Veterans Treatment Court Grants