Project Grant 23CA16324

This Project Grant award of $2,297,371.00, made by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) on August 21, 2023, is funded through the VA Supportive Services for Veteran Families (SSVF) Program (CFDA 64.033). The purpose of the SSVF Program 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 are seeking other housing after exiting permanent housing. The grantee, Nbcc (doing business as New Beginnings and New Beginnings Counseling Center), a Santa Barbara-based non-profit organization, will use these funds to provide a range of essential services, including outreach, case management, assistance in obtaining VA and other public benefits, and temporary financial assistance for housing-related costs such as child care, transportation, and utility payments. The organization may also provide additional optional services like legal assistance and financial management. As a sub-recipient, Nbcc has also delivered street outreach and rapid rehousing services through federal block grant funding.