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 $2,100,000 Project Grant under the Veterans Transportation Program (CFDA 64.035) to the American Legion Rocky Boy Veterans Post 67, a veteran-owned, minority-owned, and Native American-owned non-profit organization located in Box Elder, Montana. The grant, awarded on September 15, 2024 with an ultimate completion date of September 14, 2025, will enable the organization to provide innovative transportation services to help veterans residing in highly rural areas of Montana travel to VA medical centers and other healthcare facilities. The transportation services may include vehicle transportation, mileage reimbursement, mobility management, and public transit coordination to address significant barriers to medical care access for veterans in remote regions. This grant builds on the organization's track record of successfully delivering similar transportation support services to rural veterans through previous VA grants ranging from $470,000 in 2021 to the current $2,100,000 award.

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.