Legal Services for Homeless Veterans and Veterans At-Risk for Homelessness Grant

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. 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.

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.