The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration awarded Front Steps Inc. (doing business as the Austin Resource Center For The Homeless) $2,895,804 under the VA Supportive Services for Veteran Families Program (CFDA 64.033) on October 1, 2025.
Front Steps will provide outreach services, case management, assistance in obtaining VA benefits, and assistance in obtaining and coordinating other public benefits to very low-income veteran families in Texas. The recipient may also provide temporary financial assistance paid directly to third parties on behalf of participants for child care, emergency housing assistance, transportation, rental assistance, utility-fee payment assistance, security deposits, utility deposits, moving costs, and general housing stability assistance. Optional services include legal assistance and financial management services.
The program targets very low-income veteran families residing in permanent housing, homeless and scheduled to become residents of permanent housing within a specified time period, or after exiting permanent housing within a specified time period and seeking other housing responsive to their needs and preferences.
The award period of performance runs from October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026.