Veterans: Find Assistance In Your Area
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.
2021-2022 Grant Awards Announced
The Texas Veterans Commission announced the Fund for Veterans’ Assistance grant recipients on May 13, 2021 during their FY21 3rd Quarter Commission Meeting.
For the upcoming grant period (July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2022), there were 147 grants awarded, totaling $33,430,000. This is the highest number of grants and funding awarded in the 11-year history of the Fund for Veterans’ Assistance programs. The 2021-2022 TVC grant recipients are projected to provide direct services to over 32,500 veterans, their dependents, and surviving spouses.
Assistance Available Today
2020-2021 grants were awarded by the Commission at the May 14, 2020 meeting. View the Grants Assistance Directories for more information on these organizations. Since 2009, the Fund for Veterans’ Assistance has awarded over $168 million to organizations across Texas to help over 300,000 Veterans and their families.
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 Office
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.
2020 Veterans Needs Assessment
This study was conducted to identify the pressing needs of Texas veterans and their families. Download the final report here (135 pages, PDF).
Recording of Advisory Committee Meetings
January 28, 2021 – FVA Advisory Committee Presentation Meeting Video
March 25, 2021 – FVA Advisory Committee Recommendations Meeting Video & Recommendations Meeting Minutes
FVA In The Media
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Free legal assistance for civil matters
Housing, family law, disability issues, estate planning & more are among free civil legal assistance available to eligible Texas veterans from Lone Star Legal Aid, Houston...
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Watch formerly homeless veteran story; Houston Area Urban League, Texas Veterans Commission partner to reach veterans
Texas Veterans Commission (TVC) Vice-Chair Kevin Barber was the opening speaker for the Houston Area Urban League veteran outreach event “Operation Empowerment.” Barber, a...
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Bexar County Veterans Treatment Court lauded by Chairwoman Koerner
Texas Veterans Commission (TVC) Chairwoman and Navy veteran Laura Koerner spoke at the Bexar County Veterans Treatment Court Graduation virtual event on December 14, 2020. “...
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Commissioners announce 147 grants totaling over $33.4 million & serving over 32,500 veterans
The Texas Veterans Commission announced the Fund for Veterans’ Assistance grant recipients on May 13, 2021 during their FY21 3rd Quarter Commission Meeting. For the upcoming...