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 Under Secretary for Health awarded Welcome Home, Inc. $726,259 on October 1, 2025, under the VA Supportive Services for Veteran Families Program (CFDA 64.033) to deliver supportive services to very low-income veteran families in Missouri.

Welcome Home, Inc., a tax-exempt nonprofit based in Columbia, Missouri, provides outreach, case management, assistance in obtaining VA and public benefits, and temporary financial assistance to veteran families residing in permanent housing, experiencing homelessness with scheduled permanent housing placement, or transitioning after exiting permanent housing. Temporary financial assistance covers child care, emergency housing assistance, transportation, rental assistance, utility and security deposit payments, moving costs, and general housing stability assistance. The recipient may also provide legal assistance and financial management services.

The period of performance runs October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026, with all work performed in Missouri. The award is a project grant, an assistance type subject to renewal if funds become available. Welcome Home, Inc. serves as the prime recipient and does not pass funding to sub-recipients under this award. The organization has established a track record as a federal partner with the VA, receiving prior SSVF grants and holding an active Indefinite Delivery Contract for Health Care for Homeless Veterans services through VISN 15 in the Columbia, Missouri area.

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.