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.

The FVA does not grant funds directly to Veterans. Veterans in need of assistance are asked to visit the Grants Awarded page to find organizations in their area, for information on receiving assistance.

Contact FVA

grants@tvc.texas.gov
1-800-252-8387 (VETS)

James Bracken
Director, Fund for Veterans’ Assistance
1-512-463-1157

General Contact Form

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.

VMH

Veterans Mental Health

These grants address the mental health needs of Veterans and their families. Projects should emphasize direct services to Veterans and their families and may include, but are not limited to: clinical counseling; peer delivered services; and non-clinical support services.

VTC

Veterans Treatment Court

These grants assist Texas Veterans in obtaining services through Veterans Treatment Court programs. Please refer to the Request for Applications to review program guidelines for the Veterans Treatment Court grants.

VCSO

Veterans County Service Officer

SB 1679 (85^th 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.

Upcoming Events

Mar 12

2020-2021 FVA Advisory Committee Recommendations Meeting

March 12 @ 8:30 am - 3:00 pm

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