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…

Grant Program: VA Supportive Services for Veteran Families (SSVF) Program (CFDA 64.033), administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration

Awardee and Funding: Volunteers of America of Los Angeles received a Project Grant award of $14.3 million, obligated on September 30, 2025, with a performance period extending through September 30, 2026.

Products and Services: The grant funds comprehensive supportive services for very low-income veteran families in California who are homeless, transitioning to permanent housing, or at risk of homelessness. Volunteers of America will deliver four mandatory core services: outreach, case management, assistance in obtaining Veterans Affairs benefits, and coordination of other public benefits. Additionally, the organization may provide optional temporary financial assistance paid directly to third parties on behalf of participants for housing-related expenses, including rental assistance, utility payments, security deposits, moving costs, child care, transportation, and emergency housing assistance. Supplemental optional services may include legal assistance and financial management services. The program operates on a housing-first model designed to rapidly rehouse veterans and prevent homelessness while facilitating access to health care, employment services, and other supports necessary to maintain permanent housing and improve quality of life.

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.