Year four funds authorized for this grantee for FY 26

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration awarded Southern Alabama Ahec $737,549 on October 1, 2025, under the Staff Sergeant Parker Gordon Fox Suicide Prevention Grant Program (CFDA 64.055). The award funds year four of a multi-year grant to deliver non-clinical suicide prevention services including outreach, mental health screening, suicide prevention counseling, and connection to VA and community resources for veterans and their families throughout Alabama. The obligation includes a $71,622 increase authorized for fiscal year 2026. Performance runs through September 30, 2026, and takes place in Alabama. Southern Alabama Ahec, a nonprofit organization based in Georgiana, Alabama, serves as the prime recipient and has demonstrated sustained capacity administering the program since 2022. The grant program targets suicide prevention for eligible veterans and their families, with VA prioritizing awards to entities serving rural communities, tribal lands, medically underserved areas, and regions with high veteran suicide rates or concentrations of minority or women veterans.