Veterans: Find Assistance In Your Area During This Health Emergency
Looking for assistance nearby? We’ve listed organizations that can help in the Grantee Assistance Directories. Click on the covers to find your region’s grantees.
Fund for Veterans’ Assistance
Coordinating Funding to Support Veterans and their Families Across Texas
The Texas Veterans Commission 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 families.
Since 2009, the Fund for Veterans’ Assistance has awarded over $137 million to organizations across Texas to help over 300,000 Veterans and their families.
The grant application window closed at 5pm Central Time on Friday, October 25, 2019. No applications may be submitted or accepted after the deadline. Commissioners will decide award recipients in May 2020.
Fund for Veterans' Assistance Grants for 2020-2021
Applications: August 24th - October 25, 2019 @ 5pm Central Time
Funding: July 1, 2020 - June 30, 2021
GA
General Assistance
These grants address the needs of Texas Veterans and their families. Such needs include, but are not limited to, the following: limited emergency assistance; family and child services; transportation services; legal services, excluding criminal defense; and employment, training, education, and job placement assistance.
H4TXH
Housing for Texas Heroes
These grants assist Texas Veterans and their families in obtaining, maintaining, or improving housing. Projects include homeless Veterans support, Veteran homelessness prevention, home modification assistance, and housing assistance for families of Veterans being treated at Texas medical facilities.
VCSO
Veterans County Service Officer
SB 1679 (85th Legislature) created a 5% set-aside for VCSO applications for FVA grants. This funding is available for General Assistance, Housing for Texas Heroes, and Veterans Mental Health grant applications with the Veteran County Service Officer listed as the Project Coordinator.
HRT
Highly Rural Transportation
This Department of Veterans Affairs-funded grant addresses the lack of transportation resources Veterans face when trying to access medical care. The grant targets Veterans in highly rural counties where travel times are typically longer, or where arranging transportation to their VA medical appointments (or VA-arranged, non-VA appointments) may be difficult.
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FVA In The Media
Veterans Treatment Courts receive with $250K in grants to get veterans back on track
The Fund for Veterans Assistance (FVA) awarded Veteran Treatment Courts in 17 counties a combined total of $250,000 for FY 19-20. These grants assist the courts with their mis...
Fund for Veterans’ Assistance Hears From Over 100 Grant Applicants
The Fund for Veterans’ Assistance (FVA) Advisory Committee met in January 2020 to hear grant funding proposals from more than 100 organizations. As part of their proposal, e...
Recent Webinars Posted for Grantees, VCSOs, Applicants
Webinars for Grantees Acknowledging & Promoting Your Grant: Watch the video. Download slides. Renewal Option for 2019-2020 GA & VTC *Required for current GA & VTC...
Changes to List of Approved Beneficiary Eligibility Documents for 2019-2020 Grants
As part of the grantee’s original application, organizations specify what forms and records will be accepted as proof of the beneficiary’s veteran status. The Fund...