Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is announcing the availability of funding for new grants under the PDO grant component of the VA Homeless Providers GPD program in an effort to reduce homelessness among Veterans.
Donor Name: Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 02/06/2023
Grant Duration: 3 years
Details:
Purpose
Ending and preventing homelessness among Veterans is a priority for VA. VA Homeless Programs Office constitutes the Nation’s largest integrated network of homelessness, housing, prevention and rehabilitation services for Veterans. These programs are designed to help Veterans live as self-sufficiently and independently as possible. The foundation for these programs is based on Housing First principles combined with supportive services to ensure Veterans are able to end the cycle of homelessness.
The grants are designed to meet Veterans at various stages as they move to housing stability. The community organizations who receive these grants offer focused housing stability services through a variety of service models, such as transitional supportive housing and service centers. These services are targeted to different populations and needs of Veterans, for example under the transitional supportive housing grants community organizations serve Veterans through any of a variety of bed models. The GPD program plays a vital role in the continuum of homeless services.
Goals and Objective
The goals of projects under assistance listing 64.024, VA Homeless Providers Grant and Per Diem program, are to provide transitional housing and supportive services to Veterans experiencing homelessness as they move toward and retain permanent housing. To achieve these goals, the objective of this NOFO is to provide funds for per diem payments to facilitate housing stabilization through either transitional supportive housing beds or service centers. Grants awarded under this NOFO will contribute to the achievement of the goals and objective by making available approximately 10,500 transitional housing beds and 15 service centers nationwide to increase housing stability for Veterans. Program performance and project performance will be indicated by the percentage of Veterans who exit to permanent housing, the employment status of enrolled Veterans and negative exits.
Applicants agree to meet the applicable requirements of 38 C.F.R. part 61 as a part of the effort to end homelessness among their Nation’s Veterans. Pursuant to 38 C.F.R. § 61.30, VA may provide per diem only funds to entities that are eligible to receive a capital grant. Applicants agree to meet the applicable requirements of 2 C.F.R. part 200 as part of the Federal-wide initiative to administer Federal financial assistance systematically and uniformly. In addition, all applicants must offer a low barrier approach to engaging unsheltered Veterans in services and must implement policies and procedures for maintaining low barriers through the provision of service.
Note: Each GPD service model has required minimum performance metrics/targets that are set for each annual period of the award (e.g., October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2024).
Award Period
VA anticipates that the grants will be for a period of three years starting in FY 2024 on October 1, 2023 and ending September 30, 2026.
Eligibility Information
- Any eligible entity may apply for funding. Current GPD grantee organizations are eligible to apply. Applicants are not required to be a current GPD grantee.
- An eligible application is an application that is complete, meets all the requirements named in the NOFO and is submitted on time from an eligible entity for eligible activities.
Eligible entity:
- An entity is eligible to apply if it is a 501(c)(3) or 501(c)(19) nonprofit organization, state or local government agency or federally recognized Indian Tribal government that meets the requirements in 38 C.F.R. § 61.1.
- An entity that is religious or faith-based is eligible, on the same basis as any other organization to participate. Faith-based organizations should refer to 38 C.F.R. § 61.64(b) through § 61.64(g) for grant compliance requirements.
- Eligible entities may submit up to one application per EIN, per VA medical facility catchment area for transitional supportive housing beds and/or up to one application per EIN, per VA medical facility catchment area for a service center. Applications may not request both transitional supportive housing beds and a service center within the same application.
- Successful applicants must maintain their status as 501(c)(3) or 501(c)(19) nonprofit organization, state or local government or recognized Indian Tribal government and must continue to meet the definitions in 38 C.F.R. § 61.1.
- Eligible entities must have an active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) and must maintain their active status throughout the grant award period.
- Eligible entities, during the 5 years preceding the date of the application, must not have done any of the following (per 38 C.F.R. § 61.12(i)):
- Had more than two GPD grants awarded that remain in development;
- Failed to establish two previously awarded GPD grants; or
- Had a previous GPD grant or per diem project terminated or transferred to another eligible entity for failure to comply with the terms and conditions of the award.
Eligible activities:
- Projects that propose to request per diem payments for either transitional supportive housing beds or a service center to facilitate housing stabilization for Veterans who are homeless or at risk for becoming homeless are eligible.
- Each application for transitional supportive housing beds must propose bed model(s) and bed numbers that conform to the requirements of this NOFO (see Guidance for the Use of Funds section).
- Each applicant must propose a 3-year project period.
For more information, visit Per Diem Only (PDO) Grant.
