EL PASO, TEXAS (KFOX14\/CBS4) \u2014 Texas community organizations will receive more than $65 million in new federal funding to help Veterans who are homeless or at risk of losing their housing.<\/p>\n
According to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, the agency awarded $65,478,866 in grants to 33 community organizations in Texas to support Veterans in Fiscal Year 2027.<\/p>\n
The funding is part of what the VA described as a record-high $1.17 billion in grants awarded to 680 organizations nationwide to fight Veteran homelessness.<\/p>\n
The VA said the grants follow the agency\u2019s success in housing 51,936 homeless Veterans in Fiscal Year 2025, the highest number in seven years.<\/p>\n
In Texas, resource and supportive services grants will be distributed through the VA\u2019s Supportive Services for Veteran Families program. <\/p>\n
The VA said the SSVF funding is intended to prevent the imminent loss of a home, identify new and more suitable housing situations for Veterans and families, and rapidly re-house Veterans and their families who are homeless and might remain homeless without assistance.<\/p>\n
\u201cVA medical centers across Texas remain committed to ensuring Veterans have access to safe, stable housing and the supportive services they need to thrive,\u201d said Mark Rielo, director of the El Paso VA Health Care System. \u201cThese grants strengthen our partnerships with community organizations and help us reach Veterans where they are, providing resources that make a meaningful difference in their lives.\u201d<\/p>\n
Additional funding for transitional housing and intensive supportive services will be distributed through the VA\u2019s Grant and Per Diem program. <\/p>\n
The VA said GPD funds will support transitional housing with supportive services or service centers, transition-in-place housing where Veterans remain in their current housing unit while receiving services to help them move toward permanent, stable housing, and special housing designed to better serve women Veterans and those who are chronically mentally ill, frail, or elderly.<\/p>\n
The VA said a full list of SSVF and GPD awardees is available online here<\/a>.<\/p>\n RECOMMENDED: El Paso VA raises suicide prevention awareness, invites community to motorcycle ride<\/a><\/p>\n