The Oregon Department of Veterans’ Affairs (ODVA) is currently accepting applications for the 2025-2027 Veteran Services Grant.
Donor Name: Oregon Department of Veterans’ Affairs
State: Oregon
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 10/13/2025
Size of the Grant: $100,000 to $500,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
The purpose of the Veteran Services Grant Program is to fund eligible proposals that provide direct services to veterans that help improve outcomes in areas such as health or behavioral health care, housing security and houselessness, employment opportunities or stability, education and training opportunities, transportation accessibility and availability, or other critical services within a community, region, or statewide basis.
Oregon Revised Statute (ORRS) outlines that grant funds must be used to provide services to Oregon veterans by expanding outreach and services, or to promote at least one of the following target areas:
- Mental health care or physical health care;
- Housing security and homelessness;
- Employment opportunities and employment stability;
- Education and training opportunities;
- Transportation accessibility and availability;
- Critical services for veterans within a community or region or on a statewide basis provided by a veteran organization; or
- Supporting existing programs identified by the Oregon Department of Veterans’ Affairs Advisory Committee.
Funding Information
The total funding amount available for the 2025-2027 ODVA Veteran Service Grant awards is $972,653. ODVA will award one-time grants to successful Applicants. Grants will be awarded up to $250,000 per recipient, regardless of the number of offices/locations the Applicant operates.
Eligibility Criteria
The following are eligible organizations and entities:
- Tribal, regional, or local governments; or other state agencies programs established under state or federal law;
- Oregon quasi-public agencies;
- Oregon intergovernmental agencies formed under ORS 190;
- Private non-profit organizations designated as a 501(c)(3), 501(c)(19) or 501(c)(23) tax exempt organizations that demonstrate in their grant proposal proof of:
- Current (active) business registration with Oregon Secretary of State Corporation Division;
- Registration with the Charitable Activities Section of the Oregon Department of Justice Oregon and the most recent Oregon Form CT-12 report filed with the Department of Justice; and
- At least a one-year operational history.
For more information, visit ODVA.
