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 Rocky Mountain Human Services $9,625,268 under the Supportive Services for Veteran Families Program (CFDA 64.033) on October 1, 2025, to provide supportive services to very low-income veteran families in Colorado.

Rocky Mountain Human Services delivers required outreach services, case management, assistance obtaining VA and public benefits, and assistance obtaining and coordinating other public benefits. The organization also provides optional temporary financial assistance paid directly to third parties on behalf of participants, including child care, emergency housing assistance, transportation, rental assistance, utility and security deposit payments, moving costs, and general housing stability assistance. Additional optional services include legal assistance and financial management services.

The award covers the period October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026. Services support very low-income veteran families residing in permanent housing, homeless and scheduled to transition to permanent housing within a specified time period, or seeking housing after exiting permanent housing that is responsive to their needs and preferences. Rocky Mountain Human Services is a Denver-based nonprofit established in 2005, and this award represents one of eight SSVF prime grants the organization has received totaling approximately $26.8 million between 2021 and 2025.

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.