This program's purpose is to provide grants to eligible recipients to assist veterans in highly rural areas through innovative transportation services to travel to VA medical centers, and to other…

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Veterans Health Administration awarded a $250,000 Project Grant under the Veterans Transportation Program (CFDA 64.035) to the New Mexico State Land Office, doing business as the Commissioner of Public Land, to assist veterans in highly rural areas of New Mexico with innovative transportation services to access VA and non-VA medical facilities. The grant will fund a variety of transportation models such as vehicle services, mileage reimbursement, mobility management, and public transit coordination to connect rural veterans with VA healthcare appointments and services. This project grant covers the period from September 15, 2023 to September 14, 2024.

This program's purpose is to provide grants to eligible recipients to assist veterans in highly rural areas through innovative transportation services to travel to VA medical centers, and to other VA and non-VA facilities to assist in providing transportation services in connection with the provision of VA medical care.