The Fund for Veterans’ Assistance does not provide grant awards or support to individuals or families. Instead, grants are awarded to organizations on a yearly basis in a competitive application process.
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The Texas Veterans Commission announced the Fund for Veterans’ Assistance grant recipients on May 12, 2022 during their FY22 3rd Quarter Commission Meeting.
For the upcoming grant period (July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2023), there were 139 grants awarded, totaling $31,470,000. 2022-2023 TVC grant recipients are projected to provide direct services to 23,954 veterans, their dependents, and surviving spouses.
Grant recipients and the grant-funded services they will provide are listed below:
General Assistance Grants |
70 Grants | $ 15,000,000 |
| Citizens Development Center dba Achieve | Employment Support | $ 200,000 |
| Goodwill Central Texas | Employment Support | $ 150,000 |
| Goodwill Industries of South Texas | Employment Support | $ 100,000 |
| NPower Inc. | Employment Support | $ 300,000 |
| TBI Warrior Foundation | Employment Support | $ 150,000 |
| Bring Everyone In The Zone, Inc. | Financial Assistance | $ 150,000 |
| Caritas of Austin | Financial Assistance | $ 75,000 |
| Caritas of Waco | Financial Assistance | $ 200,000 |
| Catholic Charities of Central Texas | Financial Assistance | $ 300,000 |
| Central Texas Opportunities, Inc. | Financial Assistance | $ 300,000 |
| City of Fort Worth | Financial Assistance | $ 200,000 |
| City of Laredo | Financial Assistance | $ 75,000 |
| CLC, Inc. | Financial Assistance | $ 500,000 |
| Community Council of South Central Texas | Financial Assistance | $ 150,000 |
| Concho Valley Ctr for Human Advancement | Financial Assistance | $ 300,000 |
| Easter Seals of Greater Houston, Inc. | Financial Assistance | $ 150,000 |
| Family Houston (Family Service Center of Houston and Harris County) | Financial Assistance | $ 300,000 |
| Fort Bend County | Financial Assistance | $ 300,000 |
| Grace After Fire | Financial Assistance | $ 150,000 |
| Hidalgo County Community Service Agency | Financial Assistance | $ 300,000 |
| Hope For The Warriors | Financial Assistance | $ 250,000 |
| Houston Area Urban League | Financial Assistance | $ 300,000 |
| Katy Christian Ministries | Financial Assistance | $ 200,000 |
| Northwest Assistance Ministries | Financial Assistance | $ 200,000 |
| Nueces County | Financial Assistance | $ 150,000 |
| Panhandle Community Services | Financial Assistance | $ 300,000 |
| Pecan Valley MHMR Region | Financial Assistance | $ 300,000 |
| Project Amistad | Financial Assistance | $ 300,000 |
| Rolling Plains Management Corporation | Financial Assistance | $ 300,000 |
| Texas National Guard Family Support Found | Financial Assistance | $ 200,000 |
| Texas VFW Foundation | Financial Assistance | $ 300,000 |
| The Salvation Army – Grayson County | Financial Assistance | $ 100,000 |
| The Salvation Army – Lufkin | Financial Assistance | $ 100,000 |
| The Salvation Army – San Antonio | Financial Assistance | $ 300,000 |
| Tropical Texas Behavioral Health | Financial Assistance | $ 300,000 |
| United Way of Denton County | Financial Assistance | $ 300,000 |
| Veterans Center of North Texas | Financial Assistance | $ 150,000 |
| Volunteers of America Texas | Financial Assistance | $ 200,000 |
| Alliance of Border Collaboratives | Homeless Veterans Support | $ 200,000 |
| Families In Crisis, Inc. | Homeless Veterans Support | $ 300,000 |
| Family Eldercare | Homeless Veterans Support | $ 100,000 |
| Family Endeavors Inc. dba Endeavors | Homeless Veterans Support | $ 300,000 |
| Foundation Communities Inc | Homeless Veterans Support | $ 200,000 |
| San Antonio Metropolitan Ministry | Homeless Veterans Support | $ 300,000 |
| The Salvation Army – Corpus Christi | Homeless Veterans Support | $ 300,000 |
| The Salvation Army – El Paso | Homeless Veterans Support | $ 200,000 |
| The Salvation Army – Waco | Homeless Veterans Support | $ 200,000 |
| U.G.M. of Dallas | Homeless Veterans Support | $ 100,000 |
| United States Veterans Initiative (U.S.VETS) | Homeless Veterans Support | $ 250,000 |
| Houston Volunteer Lawyers Program, Inc. | Pro Bono Legal Services | $ 150,000 |
| Lone Star Legal Aid | Pro Bono Legal Services | $ 300,000 |
| LiftFund Inc. | Small Business Support (NEW) | $ 200,000 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters Lone Star | Supportive Services | $ 100,000 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of South Texas | Supportive Services | $ 75,000 |
| Communities In Schools of Greater Central Texas | Supportive Services | $ 300,000 |
| Fort Bend Seniors Meals on Wheels & Much More | Supportive Services | $ 200,000 |
| Hale County Meals on Wheels | Supportive Services | $ 75,000 |
| Honor Veterans Now | Supportive Services | $ 500,000 |
| Interfaith Ministries for Greater Houston | Supportive Services | $ 250,000 |
| Meals on Wheels Montgomery County | Supportive Services | $ 300,000 |
| Meals on Wheels San Antonio | Supportive Services | $ 300,000 |
| Meals On Wheels, Inc. of Tarrant County | Supportive Services | $ 300,000 |
| Operation Homefront, Inc. | Supportive Services | $ 100,000 |
| Sabine Valley Regional MHMR Center | Supportive Services | $ 50,000 |
| South East Texas Regional Planning Commission | Supportive Services | $ 300,000 |
| YWCA El Paso del Norte Region | Supportive Services | $ 250,000 |
| Ark-Tex COG | Transportation Programs & Services | $ 5,000 |
| East Texas Council of Governments | Transportation Programs & Services | $ 100,000 |
| Burnet County | Transportation Programs & Services | $ 75,000 |
| SPAN, Inc. | Transportation Programs & Services | $ 20,000 |
| Housing For Texas Heroes Grants | 18 Grants | $ 5,430,000 |
| AYUDA,INC | Home Modification | $ 100,000 |
| City of Laredo | Home Modification | $ 300,000 |
| Easterseals Central Texas | Home Modification | $ 500,000 |
| Golden Crescent Habitat for Humanity | Home Modification | $ 200,000 |
| Habitat for Humanity of Greater Garland | Home Modification | $ 500,000 |
| Habitat for Humanity of Smith County | Home Modification | $ 200,000 |
| Interfaith Action of Central Texas | Home Modification | $ 300,000 |
| Meals on Wheels Central Texas | Home Modification | $ 500,000 |
| Meals on Wheels San Antonio | Home Modification | $ 150,000 |
| Meals On Wheels, Inc. of Tarrant County | Home Modification | $ 200,000 |
| Northeast Texas Habitat for Humanity | Home Modification | $ 200,000 |
| Operation FINALLY HOME | Home Modification | $ 500,000 |
| Panhandle Community Services | Home Modification | $ 500,000 |
| Rebuilding Together Austin | Home Modification | $ 200,000 |
| Rebuilding Together Houston | Home Modification | $ 500,000 |
| Rolling Plains Management Corporation | Home Modification | $ 300,000 |
| Rusted and Weathered, Inc. | Home Modification | $ 30,000 |
| The Fort Hood Area Habitat for Humanity | Home Modification | $ 250,000 |
| Veterans County Service Officer Grants | 11 Grants | $ 2,275,000 |
| Cameron County | Financial Assistance | $ 200,000 |
| El Paso County | Financial Assistance | $ 300,000 |
| Harris County | Financial Assistance | $ 300,000 |
| Hays County | Financial Assistance | $ 150,000 |
| Hidalgo County | Financial Assistance | $ 300,000 |
| Liberty County | Financial Assistance | $ 50,000 |
| Willacy County | Financial Assistance | $ 300,000 |
| Zapata County | Financial Assistance | $ 150,000 |
| Bell County | Financial Assistance | $ 300,000 |
| Val Verde County | Transportation Programs & Services | $ 75,000 |
| Webb County | Transportation Programs & Services | $ 150,000 |
| Veterans Mental Health Grants | 23 Grants | $ 4,930,000 |
| 22Kill (One Tribe Foundation) | Clinical Counseling | $ 200,000 |
| Baylor Scott & White Research Institute | Clinical Counseling | $ 500,000 |
| Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston | Clinical Counseling | $ 150,000 |
| Cenikor Foundation | Clinical Counseling | $ 300,000 |
| Collin County | Clinical Counseling | $ 300,000 |
| Easter Seals of Greater Houston, Inc. | Clinical Counseling | $ 300,000 |
| Equest | Clinical Counseling | $ 75,000 |
| Family Endeavors Inc. dba Endeavors | Clinical Counseling | $ 500,000 |
| Heart of Texas Regional MHMR (HOTRMHMR) | Clinical Counseling | $ 300,000 |
| Jake Es Riding Round Up | Clinical Counseling | $ 75,000 |
| Pecan Valley MHMR Region | Clinical Counseling | $ 150,000 |
| Project Amistad | Clinical Counseling | $ 200,000 |
| Refuge Services, Inc | Clinical Counseling | $ 200,000 |
| Rock, Ride on Center for Kids | Clinical Counseling | $ 100,000 |
| Samaritan Center for Counseling & Pastoral Care | Clinical Counseling | $ 500,000 |
| US Veterans Initiative (U.S.VETS) | Clinical Counseling | $ 150,000 |
| West Texas Counseling & Guidance | Clinical Counseling | $ 500,000 |
| Armstrong Community Music School | Peer Support Services | $ 30,000 |
| Caritas of Austin | Peer Support Services | $ 50,000 |
| Grace After Fire | Peer Support Services | $ 100,000 |
| Marriage Management Consultants | Peer Support Services | $ 150,000 |
| Rise Recovery | Peer Support Services | $ 50,000 |
| South Texas Afghanistan Iraq Veterans Association (STAIVA) | Peer Support Services | $ 50,000 |
| Veterans Treatment Court Grants | 17 Grants | $ 3,385,000 |
| Bell County | Veteran Treatment Court | $ 30,000 |
| El Paso County | Veteran Treatment Court | $ 300,000 |
| Guadalupe County | Veteran Treatment Court | $ 100,000 |
| Bexar County Felony VTC | Veterans Treatment Court | $ 75,000 |
| Bexar County Misdemeanor VTC | Veterans Treatment Court | $ 500,000 |
| City of Dallas | Veterans Treatment Court | $ 50,000 |
| Collin County | Veterans Treatment Court | $ 500,000 |
| Comal County | Veterans Treatment Court | $ 150,000 |
| Dallas County CSCD | Veterans Treatment Court | $ 500,000 |
| Galveston County | Veterans Treatment Court | $ 250,000 |
| Hays County | Veterans Treatment Court | $ 300,000 |
| Montgomery County VTC | Veterans Treatment Court | $ 200,000 |
| Nueces County | Veterans Treatment Court | $ 200,000 |
| Tarrant County | Veterans Treatment Court | $ 300,000 |
| Travis County | Veterans Treatment Court | $ 50,000 |
| Webb County 406th District Court | Veterans Treatment Court | $ 300,000 |
| Williamson County | Veterans Treatment Court | $ 30,000 |
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.
Grant recipients and the grant-funded services they provide are listed below
Alamo Area Council of Governments – Transportation Prog & Svcs
ANEWENTRY, Inc. – Supportive Services
Ark-Tex COG – Transportation Prog & Svcs
Big Brothers Big Sisters Lone Star – Supportive Services
Bring Everyone In The Zone, Inc. – Financial Assistance
Burnet County – Transportation Prog & Svcs
Caritas of Austin – Financial Assistance
Caritas of Waco – Supportive Services
Catholic Charities of Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston – Supportive Services
Catholic Charities of Central Texas – Financial Assistance
Center Point Inc. – Financial Assistance
Central Texas Opportunities, Inc. – Financial Assistance
Citizens Development Center dba Achieve – Employment Support
City of Fort Worth – Financial Assistance
CLC, Inc. – Financial Assistance
Combined Arms – Referral Services
Communities In Schools of Greater Central Texas, Inc. – Supportive Services
Community Action Corporation of South Texas – Supportive Services
Community Council of South Central Texas, Inc. – Financial Assistance
Community Partnership for the Homeless, Inc. – Supportive Services
Community Services of Northeast Texas, Inc. – Financial Assistance
Concho Valley Center for Human Advancement – Financial Assistance
East Texas Council of Governments – Transportation Prog & Svcs
Families In Crisis, Inc.- Homeless Veterans Support
Family Eldercare – Homeless Veterans Support
Family Endeavors Inc. dba Endeavors – Financial Assistance
Family Service Association of San Antonio, Inc. – Employment Support
Family Service Center of Houston and Harris County – Financial Assistance
Fort Bend County – Financial Assistance
Foundation Communities Inc – Supportive Services
Ft Bend Seniors Meals on Wheels & Much Much More – Supportive Services
Goodwill Central Texas – Supportive Services
Goodwill Industries of Fort Worth – Employment Support
Goodwill Industries of South Texas, Inc. – Employment Support
Grace After Fire – Financial Assistance
Hale County Meals on Wheels – Supportive Services
Hidalgo County Community Service Agency – Financial Assistance
Houston Area Urban League – Financial Assistance
Interfaith Ministries for Greater Houston – Supportive Services
Katy Christian Ministries – Financial Assistance
Lone Star Legal Aid – Pro Bono Legal Services
Meals on Wheels Montgomery County – Supportive Services
Meals On Wheels, Inc. of Tarrant County – Supportive Services
Northwest Assistance Ministries – Financial Assistance
NPower Inc. – Employment Support
Operation Homefront, Inc. – Supportive Services
Pecan Valley MHMR Region – Financial Assistance
Project Amistad – Financial Assistance
Project MEND – Supportive Services
Rolling Plains Management Corporation – Financial Assistance
Sabine Valley Regional MHMR Center – Supportive Services
San Antonio Metropolitan Ministry (SAMMinistries) – Financial Assistance
Skillpoint Alliance – Employment Support
SPAN, Inc. – Transportation Prog & Svcs
Texas National Guard Family Support Foundation – Financial Assistance
Texas RioGrande Legal Aid, Inc. – Pro Bono Legal Services
Texas VFW Foundation – Financial Assistance
The Presbyterian Night Shelter of Tarrant County – Homeless Veterans Support
The Salvation Army – Corpus Christi – Homeless Veterans Support
The Salvation Army – El Paso – Homeless Veterans Support
The Salvation Army – Grayson County – Supportive Services
The Salvation Army – Waco – Homeless Veterans Support
Tropical Texas Behavioral Health – Financial Assistance
U.G.M. of Dallas – Homeless Veterans Support
United States Veterans Initiative (U.S.VETS) – Homeless Veterans Support
United Way of Denton County – Financial Assistance
Veterans Center of North Texas – Financial Assistance
Volunteers of America Texas – Financial Assistance
YWCA El Paso del Norte Region – Supportive Services
Alamo Area Council of Governments – Home Modification
Central Texas Opportunities, Inc. – Home Modification
City of Laredo – Home Modification
CLC, Inc. – Home Modification
Habitat for Humanity of Greater Garland, Inc – Home Modification
Habitat for Humanity of Smith County – Home Modification
Interfaith Action of Central Texas – Home Modification
Meals on Wheels Central Texas – Home Modification
Meals On Wheels, Inc. of Tarrant County – Home Modification
Montgomery County Habitat for Humanity Inc. – Home Modification
Northeast Texas Habitat for Humanity – Home Modification
Operation FINALLY HOME – Home Modification
Panhandle Community Services – Home Modification
Rebuilding Together Austin – Home Modification
Rebuilding Together Houston – Home Modification
Rolling Plains Management Corporation – Home Modification
The Fort Hood Area Habitat for Humanity – Home Modification
22Kill – Clinical Counseling
ANEWENTRY, Inc. – Clinical Counseling
Armstrong Community Music School – Clinical Counseling
Baylor Scott & White Research Institute – Clinical Counseling
Caritas of Austin – Peer Support Services
Catholic Charities of Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston – Clinical Counseling
Cenikor Foundation – Clinical Counseling
Center Point Inc. – Clinical Counseling
Collin County – Clinical Counseling
Dallas County CSCD – Clinical Counseling
Easter Seals of Greater Houston, Inc. – Clinical Counseling
Emergence Health Network – Clinical Counseling
Equest – Clinical Counseling
Family Endeavors Inc. dba Endeavors – Clinical Counseling
Grace After Fire – Peer Support Services
HOTRMHMR – Clinical Counseling
Jake Es Riding Round Up – Clinical Counseling
Marriage Management Consultants – Peer Support Services
Pecan Valley MHMR Region – Clinical Counseling
Project Amistad – Clinical Counseling
Refuge Services, Inc – Clinical Counseling
Rise Recovery – Peer Support Services
Rock, Ride on Center for Kids – Clinical Counseling
Sabine Valley Regional MHMR Center – Peer Support Services
Samaritan Center for Counseling and Pastoral Care – Clinical Counseling
Santa Maria Hostel, Inc. – Clinical Counseling
Tropical Texas Behavioral Health – Peer Support Services
United States Veterans Initiative (U.S.VETS) – Clinical Counseling
Volunteers of America Texas – Clinical Counseling
West Texas Counseling & Guidance – Clinical Counseling
Bell County – Veteran Treatment Court
Bexar County – Veteran Treatment Court
Bexar County Felony VTC – Veteran Treatment Court
Brazoria County Veterans Court Program – Veteran Treatment Court
City of Dallas – Veteran Treatment Court
Collin County – Veteran Treatment Court
Comal County – Veteran Treatment Court
Dallas County – Veteran Treatment Court
El Paso County – Veteran Treatment Court
Galveston County – Veteran Treatment Court
Guadalupe County Veterans Treatment Court – Veteran Treatment Court
Hays County – Veteran Treatment Court
Hidalgo County – Veteran Treatment Court
McLennan County – Veteran Treatment Court
Montgomery County Veterans Treatment Program – Veteran Treatment Court
Nueces County – Veteran Treatment Court
Tarrant County – Veteran Treatment Court
Travis County – Veteran Treatment Court
Webb County 406th District Court – Veteran Treatment Court
Williamson County – Veteran Treatment Court
Bell County Veteran Service Office – Financial Assistance
Cameron County – Employment Support
El Paso County Veterans Services Office – Financial Assistance
Harris County Community Services Department – Financial Assistance
Hays County – Financial Assistance
Hidalgo County – Financial Assistance
Liberty County Veteran Services – Financial Assistance
Val Verde County Veteran County Service Office – Transportation Prog & Svcs
Webb County Veteran Services – Transportation Prog & Svcs
Willacy County Veterans Service Office – Financial Assistance
Willacy County Veterans Service Office – Home Modification
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