Released funds for year four of the grant program

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration awarded Council On Substance Abuse-NCADD $750,000 on October 1, 2025, under the Staff Sergeant Parker Gordon Fox Suicide Prevention Grant Program (CFDA 64.055) for Year Four of the grant. The award funds community-based suicide prevention outreach, mental health screening, suicide prevention counseling, and connections to VA and community resources targeting veterans and their families. Performance runs through September 30, 2026, with place of performance in Maryland. This represents the fourth consecutive annual award of $750,000 to the recipient under this program; an initial $1.5 million award was made in 2022. Council On Substance Abuse-NCADD, a tax-exempt nonprofit headquartered in Montgomery, Alabama, operates multiple federal grant initiatives addressing substance abuse prevention and mental health services across Alabama and at three historically Black university campuses.