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

This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Veterans Health Administration provides $665,927.00 in funding to Southern Alabama Ahec, a non-profit organization, to support the Staff Sergeant Parker Gordon Fox Suicide Prevention Grant Program (CFDA 64.055). This program aims to implement a public health approach that combines community-based suicide prevention efforts with evidence-based clinical strategies to address veteran suicide risk, as outlined in the VA's National Strategy for Preventing Veteran Suicide. The funding will enable Southern Alabama Ahec to deliver critical mental health services, including outreach, suicide prevention counseling, case management, and connection to VA and community resources for veterans and their families in the state of Alabama. This one-year grant award runs 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