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…

This $435,500 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration under the Veterans Transportation Program (CFDA 64.035) provides funding to the Department of Military Wyoming to assist veterans in highly rural areas of Wyoming with innovative transportation services. The award will enable the Department of Military Wyoming to develop and implement transportation options that allow veterans to travel to VA Medical Centers and other VA and non-VA healthcare facilities. The transportation services may include vehicle transportation, mileage reimbursement, mobility management, and public transit coordination to address the unique transportation barriers faced by rural veterans in Wyoming. This one-year grant, with a performance period from September 15, 2024 to September 14, 2025, aims to improve access to vital medical care for veterans residing in remote regions of the state.

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.