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 Tennessee Homeless Solutions $618,075 under the VA Supportive Services for Veteran Families Program (CFDA 64.033) on October 1, 2025, for a one-year period of performance ending September 30, 2026, in Tennessee.

Tennessee Homeless Solutions will provide mandatory outreach services, case management, assistance in obtaining VA benefits, and assistance in obtaining and coordinating other public benefits to very low-income veteran families residing in permanent housing, homeless and scheduled to transition to permanent housing, or exiting permanent housing and seeking responsive housing options. 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, as well as optional legal assistance and financial management services, all in accordance with 38 CFR Part 62.

The Jackson, Tennessee-based nonprofit is a specialized federal grant recipient operating almost exclusively as a prime grantee in homelessness-intervention programs. Tennessee Homeless Solutions holds a portfolio of concurrent HUD Continuum of Care grants and has prior experience delivering SSVF services, evidenced by an October 18, 2024 SSVF award of the same amount. The organization partners with sub-recipients including West Tennessee Legal Services Inc. and the Tennessee Housing Development Agency to expand regional service capacity.

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.