The new Legal Services for Homeless Veterans and Veterans At-Risk for Homelessness Grant Program’s purpose is to provide legal services grants to public or non-profit private entities who will provide legal services to eligible Veterans who are homeless or at risk for homelessness.
Donor Name: Legal Services for Veterans
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 12/30/2022
Size of the Grant: $150,000
Details:
The goal of the Grant Program is to assist homeless and at-risk Veterans who have unaddressed needs for legal services, which may create barriers to housing stability. Services provided to Veterans under this Grant Program are designed to help Veterans increase housing stability by providing legal services that will help Veterans avoid homelessness or help them return to permanent housing in the community.
Veterans who are homeless or at risk for homelessness often face legal issues that make it difficult for them to obtain or maintain stable housing. The Legal Services for Veterans (LSV) program aims to increase access to legal services to eligible Veterans through the award of grant funds and by promoting Medical Legal Partnerships and VA-affiliated legal clinics throughout the Veterans Health Administration (VHA). LSV is a component of the Veterans Justice Programs (VJP) within the VHA Homeless Programs Office.
The new Legal Services for Homeless Veterans and Veterans At-Risk for Homelessness Grants (LSV-Homeless) will enable VA to deliver legal services to these Veterans. Legal services – particularly civil legal services that support accessing government benefits, navigating family law, ensuring access to safe housing, and assisting with debt – can all be critical to resolving or preventing homelessness.
Some legal services that may be provided under these grants are:
- Legal services related to housing
- Legal services related to family law
- Legal services related to income support
- Legal services related to criminal defense in matters symptomatic of homelessness
- Legal services to request an upgrade to the character of discharge from the U.S. Armed Forces
- Legal services related to access to health care
- Legal services related to employment law.
Funding Information
Award Ceiling: $150,000
Eligibility Criteria
An eligible applicant is a public or non-profit private entity as defined in 38 CFR 79.10. Applicants must have the necessary technical and administrative abilities and resources to execute the program successfully. Applicants must provide sufficient eligibility information to allow VA to evaluate their application for scoring purposes. Applicants with 501(c)(3) Internal Revenue status must provide a copy of their status determination letter received from the Internal Revenue Service. Award recipients must maintain their status as 501(c)(3) or 501(c)(19) non-profit, State or local government or recognized Indian Tribal government as defined by General Services Administration regulations, 41 CFR 105-71.102, for the entire award cycle. Faith-based organizations may apply for this Grant Program. Faith-based organizations are eligible, on the same basis as any other organization, to participate, as described in 38 CFR 79.80.
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
