The Texas Veterans Commission (TVC) Fund for Veterans’ Assistance (FVA) grant program awards reimbursement grants to eligible charitable organizations, local government agencies, and veterans service organizations that provide direct services to Texas veterans and their dependents.
Donor Name: Texas Veterans Commission
State: Texas
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant | Reimbursement
Deadline: 12/02/2025
Size of the Grant: More than $1 million
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
Types of Grant Programs
- General Assistance
- The General Assistance (GEN) Grant Program includes service categories that collectively support veterans, dependents, and surviving spouses who live in Texas.
- Housing for Texas Heroes
- The Housing for Texas Heroes (HTX) Grant Program provides necessary home modifications, repairs, and weatherization for low-income veterans and surviving spouses that live in Texas.
- Veterans Mental Health
- The Veterans Mental Health (VMH) Grant Program includes three service categories that collectively provide counseling and support to veterans, dependents, and surviving spouses who live in Texas to improve their quality of life, relationships, outlook, and successful integration with their community.
- Veterans Treatment Court
- The Veterans Treatment Court (VTC) Grant Program supports eligible units of local government in providing services through Veterans Treatment Court (VTC) programs established under Texas Government Code §124.001-.006. Grant funding is intended to support rehabilitation for justice involved veterans who live in Texas to best prepare them for reintegration into their community.
- Veteran County Service Office Funding Opportunity
- The Veteran County Service Office (VCO) funding opportunity is for county governments that have a County Veteran Service Officer. This opportunity includes all the service categories listed in the General Assistance, Housing for Texas Heroes, and Veterans Mental Health Grant Program.
Funding Information
The anticipated amount available for awards for all FVA grant programs is $31,000,000.
- General Assistance – Pet Lodging and Veterinary Care– minimum $1 million – in accordance with the General Appropriations Act of the 89th Legislative Session, Article I, Rider 19.
- Veterans Mental Health – Service Dog Program – minimum $1 million – in accordance with the General Appropriations Act of the 89th Legislative Session, Article I, Rider 13 and Texas Government Code Section 434.029.
- Veterans County Service Office –minimum 5% of total available funding – in accordance with Texas Government Code Section 434.017(c-3).
- Veterans Treatment Court – minimum $1.5 million – since the 84th Legislative Session.
- Housing for Texas Heroes – minimum $1,194,772 – since the 83rd Legislative Session, according to the annual budgeted funding (biennium minimum is $2,389,544).
Grant Period
All funding awarded under this grant must be expended within the grant funding period of September 1st to August 31st (12 months).
Eligibility Criteria
- Units of local government.
- IRS Code §501(c)(19) Posts or organizations of past or present members of the Armed Forces.
- IRS Code §501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations authorized to do business in Texas.
- IRS Code §501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations must be in existence longer than 2 years from the Effective date of exemption on the IRS Determination letter.
- Texas chapters of IRS Code §501(c)(4) Veteran’s service organizations.
For more information, visit TVC.
