Capital
Grant & Per Diem Only Applications You
will be prompted to fill out a brief contact sheet and once you click
submit you will be automatically forwarded to the webpage where you may
download either the Capital Grant or Per Diem Only applications.
VA's
Homeless Providers Grant and Per Diem Program is offered annually (as
funding permits) by the Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care for
Homeless Veterans (HCHV) Programs to fund community agencies providing
services to homeless veterans. The purpose is to promote the
development and provision of supportive housing and/or supportive
services with the goal of helping homeless veterans achieve residential
stability, increase their skill levels and/or income, and obtain
greater self-determination.
Only
programs with supportive housing (up to 24 months) or service centers
(offering services such as case management, education, crisis
intervention, counseling, etc.) are eligible for these funds. The
program has two levels of funding: the Grant Component and the Per Diem
Component.
Grants: Limit
is 65% of the costs of construction, renovation, or acquisition of a
building for use as service centers or transitional housing for
homeless vets. Renovation of VA properties is allowed, acquiring
VA properties
is not. Recipients must obtain the matching 35% share from other
sources. Grants may not be used for operational costs, including
salaries.
Per Diem: Priority
in awarding the Per Diem funds goes to the recipients of Grants.
Non-Grant programs may apply for Per Diem under a separate
announcement, when published in the Federal Register, announcing the
funding for “Per Diem Only.”
Operational
costs, including salaries, may be funded by the Per Diem
Component. For
supportive housing, the maximum amount payable under the per diem is
$33.01. Veterans in supportive housing may be asked to pay rent if it
does not exceed 30% of the veteran's monthly-adjusted income. In
addition, "reasonable" fees may be charged for services not paid with
Per Diem funds. The maximum hourly per diem rate for a service center
not connected with supportive housing is 1/8 of the daily cost of care,
not to exceed the current VA State Home rate for domiciliary
care.
Payment for a veteran in a service center will not exceed 8 hours in
any day.
Applications are
not accepted for Capital Grants or “Per Diem Only” funding until the
Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) is published in the Federal
Register. Funds will be awarded to programs determined to be the most
qualified. The contact person for the Homeless Providers Grant and Per
Diem Program is Roger Casey. Mr. Casey's address is VA
Homeless
Providers Grant and Per Diem Program, Mental Health Strategic
Healthcare Group (116E), VAHQ, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW, Washington, DC
20420; telephone (toll-free): 1-877-332-0334; E-mail: roger.casey@mail.va.gov
. The HCHV programs are administered nationally by Paul Smits,
Associate Chief Consultant, Homeless and Residential Rehabilitation and
Treatment Programs, VA Headquarters in Washington, D.C.
WASHINGTON (February 26, 2008) - Military veterans who served in combat
since Nov. 11, 1998, including veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan, are
now eligible for five years of free medical care for most conditions
from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). This measure increases a
two-year limit that has been in effect nearly a decade.
"By their service and their sacrifice, America's newest combat veterans
have earned this special eligibility period for VA's world-class health
care," said Secretary of Veterans Affairs Dr. James B. Peake.
The five-year deadline has no effect upon veterans with medical
conditions related to their military service. Veterans may apply at any
time after their discharge from the military -- even decades later --
for medical care for service-connected health problems.
The new provision, part of the National Defense Authorization Act of
2008 signed by President Bush on Jan. 28, 2008, applies to care in a VA
hospital, outpatient clinic or nursing home. It also extends VA dental
benefits -- previously limited to 90 days after discharge for most
veterans -- to 180 days.
Combat veterans who were discharged between Nov. 11, 1998 and Jan. 16,
2003, and who never took advantage of VA's health care system, have
until Jan. 27, 2011 to qualify for free VA health care.
The five-year window is also open to activated Reservists and members
of the National Guard, if they served in a theater of combat operations
after Nov. 11, 1998 and were discharged under other than dishonorable
conditions.
Veterans who take advantage of this five-year window to receive VA
health care can continue to receive care after five years, although
they may have to pay copayments for medical problems unrelated to their
military service. Copayments range from $8 for a 30-day supply of
prescription medicine to $1,024 for the first 90 days of inpatient care
each year.
Capital
Grant & Per Diem Only Applications You
will be prompted to fill out a brief contact sheet and once you click
submit you will be automatically forwarded to the webpage where you may
download either the Capital Grant or Per Diem Only applications.
VA's
Homeless Providers Grant and Per Diem Program is offered annually (as
funding permits) by the Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care for
Homeless Veterans (HCHV) Programs to fund community agencies providing
services to homeless veterans. The purpose is to promote the
development and provision of supportive housing and/or supportive
services with the goal of helping homeless veterans achieve residential
stability, increase their skill levels and/or income, and obtain
greater self-determination.
Only
programs with supportive housing (up to 24 months) or service centers
(offering services such as case management, education, crisis
intervention, counseling, etc.) are eligible for these funds. The
program has two levels of funding: the Grant Component and the Per Diem
Component.
Grants: Limit
is 65% of the costs of construction, renovation, or acquisition of a
building for use as service centers or transitional housing for
homeless vets. Renovation of VA properties is allowed, acquiring
VA properties
is not. Recipients must obtain the matching 35% share from other
sources. Grants may not be used for operational costs, including
salaries.
Per Diem: Priority
in awarding the Per Diem funds goes to the recipients of Grants.
Non-Grant programs may apply for Per Diem under a separate
announcement, when published in the Federal Register, announcing the
funding for “Per Diem Only.”
Operational
costs, including salaries, may be funded by the Per Diem
Component. For
supportive housing, the maximum amount payable under the per diem is
$33.01. Veterans in supportive housing may be asked to pay rent if it
does not exceed 30% of the veteran's monthly-adjusted income. In
addition, "reasonable" fees may be charged for services not paid with
Per Diem funds. The maximum hourly per diem rate for a service center
not connected with supportive housing is 1/8 of the daily cost of care,
not to exceed the current VA State Home rate for domiciliary
care.
Payment for a veteran in a service center will not exceed 8 hours in
any day.
Applications are
not accepted for Capital Grants or “Per Diem Only” funding until the
Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) is published in the Federal
Register. Funds will be awarded to programs determined to be the most
qualified. The contact person for the Homeless Providers Grant and Per
Diem Program is Roger Casey. Mr. Casey's address is VA
Homeless
Providers Grant and Per Diem Program, Mental Health Strategic
Healthcare Group (116E), VAHQ, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW, Washington, DC
20420; telephone (toll-free): 1-877-332-0334; E-mail: roger.casey@mail.va.gov
. The HCHV programs are administered nationally by Paul Smits,
Associate Chief Consultant, Homeless and Residential Rehabilitation and
Treatment Programs, VA Headquarters in Washington, D.C.
Service
Officers Lead the Way
Service officers are the key to the
success of NVS. They advocate for veterans rights. Veterans need
not be VFW members to take advantage of this assistance, which is
provided free of charge.
With
a nationwide network of service officers, both on the Department
(state) level (full time, professional advocates) and Post level
(volunteer advocates), NVS assists more then 120,000 veterans and their
families each year. Annually, Department Service Officers (DSOs) garner
over a billion dollars in compensation benefits.
President Bush on Friday said, "This
military
system of ours, when you really think about it, just across the
country, it's very complex and it's large. Yet there's nothing complex
about what we owe our troops; we owe them the best. That's what you
believe here at Walter Reed. I have seen the care and dedication that
you give on a daily basis."
"America is blessed with dedicated public
employees who keep our
country strong and ensure that our government functions effectively.
Every day Americans serve in a variety of Federal, state and local
government jobs to protect and enhance the lives of their fellow
citizens." ~ President
George W. Bush
Marine's
Life-Saving Actions Merit Nation's Highest Military Honor
By
Janie Blankenship
In
the small upstate New York town of Scio, a genuine American hero was
born and raised. On May 1, 2004, Marine Cpl. Jason Dunham was buried in
the city's Fairlawn Cemetery. In June 2006, the town's U.S. Post Office
was named in his honor. And on the Marine Corps 231st birthday,
Nov.
10, 2006, President George W. Bush announced that Dunham would
posthumously be awarded the Medal of Honor. Dunham, who shared a
birthday with the Marine Corps, would have turned 25 the day of the
announcement.Read
more
VFW
Supports Veteran's
Supreme Court Case WASHINGTON,
Dec. 20., 2006
The
Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. filed an Amicus, or Friend of the
Court brief this afternoon in the U.S. Supreme Court on behalf of
veteran Ellis C. Smith, who is seeking to overturn a lower court
decision that allowed the Department of Veterans Affairs to rate
tinnitus as a single disability, regardless of whether it affects one
or both ears.
Military service is inherently noisy, especially
during wartime, and most especially when roadside bombs are the
predominant threat to our troops overseas, said VFW Commander-in-Chief
Gary Kurpius, a Vietnam veteran from Anchorage, Alaska.
The VFW
intervened in this court case to protect the rights of all veterans who
were denied similar claims," he said. It's an active advocacy role
that places the VFW at the forefront of other veterans' organizations,
and one that more than 700 VFW-accredited service officers perform
daily on behalf of our country's 24 million veterans, 2.2 million
servicemembers, and their families.Read
more
VFW
Refutes Member's Remarks On 60 Minutes' Abu Ghraib Segment
The comments made by Cumberland, Md.,
Veterans
of Foreign Wars Post Commander Colin Engelbach on last night's CBS 60 Minutes show were personal and are not
representative of the 2.4 million members of the VFW and its
Auxiliaries.
In
the broadcast story, entitled Exposing the Truth of Abu Ghraib,
Engelbach told 60 Minutes that his townspeople were calling Army
Reservist Joseph Darby a "rat" and a "traitor" for disclosing that
fellow unit members were abusing prisoners at Iraq's Abu Ghraib Prison.
Read
more
The Disabled American
Veterans
(DAV)
opposes
legislation to permit
attorneys to charge claimants for veterans benefits for a fee for
benefits counseling, completing an application for benefits, or
representation in the initial administrative claims process of the
Department of Veterans Affairs more...
A $1 million grant from the
Harley-Davidson
Foundation to the DAV will
provide free services and transportation to thousands of veterans
nation-wide. more...
Masquerading
as a war hero has become riskier --but more tempting --
during this time of war. "Right now, most everybody loves the military,
and that's why I'm seeing more and more of these impostors," says
senior FBI agent Thomas Cottone....More
PAUL ALAN
WHITE aka JONATHAN ALLEN DAVENPORT is in jail charged with
impersonating a decorated war hero and forging his military discharge
papers to show rank and awards he never earned....More
Wannabe
Slayers:
"In 99.9 percent of the
cases,
they are
exaggerating, forging, faking
or outright lying about their service records," Schantag said. "They're
leaving our guys with the pain and the nightmares, and they're out
there on the front page taking the credit. A lot of these times, the
Navy SEAL was an Army cook." Read More
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