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 $2,099,923 to Volunteers Of America Chesapeake Inc. on October 1, 2025, under the VA Supportive Services for Veteran Families Program (CFDA 64.033), a Project Grant assistance type with performance through September 30, 2026.

The award funds supportive services delivery to very low-income veteran families in Virginia who are residing in permanent housing, experiencing homelessness and scheduled to transition to permanent housing, or exiting permanent housing and seeking alternative housing responsive to their needs and preferences. Volunteers Of America Chesapeake will provide required outreach services, case management services, assistance in obtaining VA benefits, and assistance in obtaining and coordinating other public benefits. The organization 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 including emergency supplies. Additional optional supportive services include legal assistance and financial management services.

Volunteers Of America Chesapeake, a tax-exempt nonprofit based in Lanham, Maryland, operates as a prime grant recipient across multiple federal agencies with a concentrated footprint in veteran housing support and criminal justice reentry services. The organization holds 14 prior VA grants under the SSVF Program and related veteran support initiatives.

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.