Grantee year three funding for suicide prevention grants provided by SSG FOX spgp

This federal Project Grant award of $750,000 was provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Veterans Health Administration (VHA) under the Staff Sergeant Parker Gordon Fox Suicide Prevention Grant Program (CFDA 64.055). The grant supports community-based suicide prevention efforts targeting veterans and their families in Alabama. The funding enables the grantee, the Council on Substance Abuse-NCADD, to deliver critical mental health services including outreach, suicide prevention counseling, case management, and connection to VA and community resources. This aligns with the VA's National Strategy for Preventing Veteran Suicide, which promotes a public health approach combining community-based prevention with evidence-based clinical strategies. The grant period is from September 30, 2024 to September 30, 2025.

Suicide prevention grants are awarded to eligible entities to meet the needs of eligible individuals and their families through outreach, provision or coordination of suicide prevention services, and connection to VA and community resources as described in 38 CFR part 78