The ssvf program's purpose is to provide supportive services grants to private non-profit organizations and consumer cooperatives, who will coordinate or provide supportive services to very low-income…

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration awarded Albany Housing Coalition, Inc. $595,842 under the VA Supportive Services for Veteran Families Program (CFDA 64.033) on October 1, 2025, for a performance period ending September 30, 2026.

The award funds supportive services for very low-income veteran families residing in or transitioning to permanent housing in New York. Required services include outreach, case management, assistance obtaining VA and other public benefits, and temporary financial assistance paid directly to third parties for childcare, emergency housing, transportation, rental assistance, utility payments, security deposits, utility deposits, moving costs, and general housing stability assistance. Optional services include legal assistance and financial management services.

Albany Housing Coalition, a tax-exempt non-profit community development corporation headquartered in Albany, New York, specializes in comprehensive housing and supportive services for homeless and at-risk veterans in upstate New York. The organization has maintained federal grant eligibility since April 2008. This award represents a continuation of the organization's substantial portfolio of VA funding across SSVF, the VA Homeless Providers Grant and Per Diem Program, and transitional housing contracts with the Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Integrated Service Network 2.

The ssvf program's purpose is to provide supportive services grants to private non-profit organizations and consumer cooperatives, who will coordinate or provide supportive services to very low-income veteran families who are residing in permanent housing, are homeless and scheduled to become residents of permanent housing within a specified time period; or after exiting permanent housing within a specified time period, are seeking other housing that is responsive to such very low-income veteran family's needs and preferences. Grantees will use supportive services grant funds to provide supportive service. All grantees are required to provide outreach services, case management services, assistance in obtaining VA benefits and assistance in obtaining and coordinating other public benefits. In addition to the required services, grantees may also provide temporary financial assistance paid directly to a third party on behalf of a participant for child care, emergency housing assistance, transportation, rental assistance, utility-fee payment assistance, security deposits, utility deposits, moving costs, and general housing stability assistance (which includes emergency supplies), in accordance with 38 CFR part 62. Additional optional supportive services may include legal assistance and financial management services. Grantees will use supportive services grant funds to provide supportive service. All grantees are required to provide outreach services, case management services, assistance in obtaining VA benefits and assistance in obtaining and coordinating other public benefits. In addition to the required services, grantees may also provide temporary financial assistance paid directly to a third party on behalf of a participant for child care, emergency housing assistance, transportation, rental assistance, utility-fee payment assistance, security deposits, utility deposits, moving costs, and general housing stability assistance (which includes emergency supplies), in accordance with 38 CFR part 62. Additional optional supportive services may include legal assistance and financial management services.