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 Pine Belt Mental Healthcare Resources (operating division of Region 12 Commission On Mental Health & Mental Retardation) $2.87 million under the VA Supportive Services for Veteran Families Program (CFDA 64.033) on October 1, 2025.

Pine Belt will provide outreach services, case management, assistance obtaining VA benefits, and assistance obtaining and coordinating other public benefits to very low-income veteran families residing in permanent housing, experiencing homelessness and scheduled to transition to permanent housing, or seeking housing after exiting permanent housing. 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 and security deposit payments, moving costs, and general housing stability assistance including emergency supplies. Additional optional services include legal assistance and financial management services.

The award period runs October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. Work is performed in Mississippi. The program's Veteran-centered approach focuses on rapid rehousing and homelessness prevention to help veterans access and sustain permanent rental housing quickly and efficiently while facilitating access to health care, employment, legal services, and other supports to maintain housing and improve quality of life.

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.