Funding Process Steps

1. Register for an account in the TVC application portal
2. Submit an application online in the TVC application portal
   Must provide supporting documents that show financial stability and professional capacity to deliver services to veteran families
3. OPTIONAL: Give a short presentation on the eligible application to the Fund for Veterans’ Assistance Advisory Committee (FVAAC) at the Presentations Meeting
4. FVAAC makes application recommendations to the Commission for the competitive selection process
5. Commission awards grants for a term of 1 year, in a competitive selection process
6. Negotiate any required changes to the final grant contract (grants must comply with state and federal grantmaking rules)
7. Administer services to Texas veterans, their families, and survivors
8. Verify beneficiary eligibility to receive services before services are provided
9. Monthly reports required after services provided
   For reimbursement AND output measures for grant-funded services
10. Quarterly report required measuring services provided
    Outcome measures determined by TVC

Awarded organizations may be considered for grant funding renewal on 1 ADDITIONAL year on the project, IF performance benchmarks are met after the third quarter reports (up to 2 years of funding with 1 application). Renewal is not automatic, and all award determinations are made by the Commission. Following a year of renewed funding, organizations must submit a new application to continue grant funding for the awarded project.

Application Portal Registration Limits

Eligible organizations may not register for an account in the TVC grant application portal until the Request For Applications is published. Any attempt to register a new account on the application portal before the RFA is published will not be approved.

• The portal will open to accept account registrations once the RFA is published.
• The portal will close new account registration before the application deadline, so that registered organizations have sufficient time to complete and submit an application for grant funding by the application deadline.
  Once the portal closes for registrations, it will not be re-opened for any reason

The following organizations are not eligible to register for a new account in the application portal or submit an application for funding:

• For-profit entities
• Units of federal or state government, including state agencies, colleges, and universities
• Organizations that have not fulfilled or maintained all legal requirements to operate in the State of Texas
• Organizations that do not have current operations in Texas or a Texas-based chapter
• Organizations that are currently providing services under an awarded grant
  Awarded grantees must meet renewal criteria during the first year of funding and the grant must be renewed by the Commission, in order to receive continued project funding for a second year in a row. The Commission may choose not to renew every grant that is eligible for renewal, at their sole discretion.

Additional Criteria For Application Eligibility

Some applications may be created or submitted by an eligible organization, but are disqualified in preliminary screening. Some of these reasons include, but are not limited to:

• Application is incomplete, including missing required attachments or signatures
• Application submission is not accepted by the application system by the deadline.
  Once the application system deadline has passed, the system will not be reopened for any reason including user technical difficulties or time zone differences
• Application where submitted budget is determined to include 40-100% unallowable expenses
• Organization is not financially stable
• Organization has an audit in the last 2 years indicating significant deficiencies or material weaknesses
• Organization has an exclusion record listed on the General Services Administration (GSA) System for Award Management (SAM)
• Veterans Treatment Court program is not state-certified by the Office of Court Administration

General Assistance Grants

Awarded programs address the critical needs of Texas veterans and their families who demonstrate financial need with grant funding.

Housing for Texas Heroes Grants

Awarded programs modify beneficiary-owned housing for accessibility, critical repairs, and/or weatherization purposes with grant funding.

Veterans Mental Health Grants

Awarded programs provide counseling and treatment to veterans and their families with grant funding.

Veterans Treatment Court Grants

Awarded courts provide rehabilitation for justice-involved veterans with grant funding.

Veterans County Service Officer Funding

Local government applications where the Veteran County Service Officer is listed as the Project Coordinator have a competitive advantage in the application selection process.

Awarded vs. Renewed Grants For 2021-22

Organizations with an awarded grant must compete for renewal in that grant program (by meeting performance benchmarks) in order to be considered for renewed 2022-2023 funding in the same grant program.

Organizations with a renewed grant are eligible to apply for another 2022-2023 Fund for Veterans’ Assistance grant in the same grant program.