The Fund for Veterans’ Assistance (FVA) is funded primarily by your generosity to support Texas Veterans and their families.
The Veteran-serving organizations supported by the Fund for Veterans’ Assistance can be found throughout the state: from El Paso to Houston, Amarillo to Brownsville and many places in between. We would not be able to serve Texas Veterans without generous donors like you.
Please help us continue to support the brave men and women who served in the military, as it is now our turn to serve them.
Here’s how you can support the Fund for Veterans’ Assistance:
If you prefer to donate by mail, simply download the form linked below, print it, and mail it with your check to the address below:
Download Mail-In Donation Form
Texas Veterans Commission
P.O. Box 12277
Austin, Texas 78711
Texas Lottery players can show their support for Texas veterans by purchasing scratch games designated to benefit Texas veterans. Just $2 buys a chance to win and proceeds raised from sales are directed to the Texas Veterans Commission’s Fund for Veterans’ Assistance (FVA). Buy now and be a winner for veterans.
Since the first veterans’ themed scratch ticket was launched in 2009, the Texas Lottery has contributed almost $90 million for programs benefiting Texas veterans. The Fund for Veterans’ Assistance makes grants available to eligible charitable organizations, local government agencies, and Veterans Service Organizations that provide direct services to Texas veterans and their families. With 1.7 million veterans spread across the state, these programs provide financial assistance, transportation services, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder counseling and housing assistance.
Players interested in finding the game in their area can use the Scratch Ticket and Retailer Locator on the Texas Lottery website.
In 2013, the 83rd Texas legislature passed House Bill 633, authored by Representative Joe Farias. This bill allows Texans to make donations to the Fund for Veterans’ Assistance (FVA) when applying for or renewing a driver license or identification card at DPS driver license offices. Contributions made through this donation feature will help to support Texas Veterans and their families.
The donation option is available to customers who apply in-person at a DPS driver license office and during online transactions. Customers can only make donations when applying for an original or renewal driver license/identification card – not during other transactions such as changes of address or card replacements.
In 2015, the 84th Texas legislature passed House Bill 3710, authored by Representatives César Blanco. This bill added an option for individuals applying for or renewing a Concealed Handgun License to make a voluntary contribution to the FVA, similar to the option already available for Texas driver licenses.
To find a driver license office near you, click here.
Residents who are eligible and want to renew a driver license or identification card online, can visit Texas.gov.
In January 2012, a box for donations was created on the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) registration form as a result of Senate Bill 1635 by Senator Wendy Davis. All donations support the TVC Fund for Veterans’ Assistance (FVA) which makes grants to non-profit organizations and local governments that provide services to Texas Veterans at the community level.
Texas is currently home to 1.7 million Veterans, and that number continues to grow. As Veterans adjust to civilian life, the demand for needed services for Veterans and their families grows as well. The vehicle registration renewal donation program provides an opportunity for those interested in supporting Texas Veterans and their families to contribute to the FVA program.
Through our new vehicle registration campaign, we hope to spread the word about this donation opportunity and substantially increase the grant funds available for organizations assisting Texas Veterans and their families. We ask you to encourage everyone who owns a vehicle to donate to the Fund for Veterans’ Assistance when registering a vehicle with the DMV. Over 22.6 million vehicles are registered in the state of Texas and if each person donated $1, the FVA would receive $22.6 million to assist Texas Veterans and their families.
At the end of a sales transaction where you purchase a hunting or fishing license, license buyers have the opportunity to make a voluntary contribution to the Fund for Veterans Assistance. Contributions can be made in increments of $1, $5, $10, or $20 to each. 100% of the donation goes to the Fund for Veterans Assistance.
Please note that any donation must be in conjunction with the purchase of a license or drawing entry, not as a standalone item in a transaction.
To purchase a hunting or fishing license online, click here.
To find an outdoor license retailer near you, click here.
The State Employee Charitable Campaign is the only statutorily authorized workplace campaign for state agency and higher education employees throughout Texas. In 2015, the SECC marked its 22nd year by raising more than $8.485 million for charitable organizations throughout the state, nation and world.
Thanks to legislation that created the State Employee Charitable Campaign in 1993, employees of state agencies, junior and community colleges, and universities throughout Texas enjoy the benefit of giving to many of their favorite charities through an annual workplace giving campaign which features the convenience of payroll deduction.
