Released funds for year four of the grant program

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration awarded U.S.VETS - Arizona $750,000 on October 1, 2025, under the Staff Sergeant Parker Gordon Fox Suicide Prevention Grant Program (CFDA 64.055) for year four of a multi-year suicide prevention initiative.

U.S.VETS - Arizona, a Phoenix-based nonprofit, delivers community-based suicide prevention services including outreach activities, mental health screening, suicide prevention counseling, and coordination with VA and community resources. The organization serves veterans and their families across California, the stated place of performance. The award funds one year of operations with a performance period through September 30, 2026.

The Staff Sergeant Parker Gordon Fox Suicide Prevention Grant Program provides resources to eligible community-based organizations to reduce veteran suicide through expanded prevention programs. The program prioritizes geographic distribution across high-suicide-rate areas, rural communities, tribal lands, medically underserved areas, and regions with elevated calls to the Veterans Crisis Line. Eligible recipients include incorporated private institutions, foundations, Indian tribes, community-based organizations networked with civic and health system partners, and state or local governments capable of providing or coordinating suicide prevention services to eligible veterans and their families.

U.S.VETS - Arizona has received annual $750,000 awards since fiscal 2022, with a $375,000 enhancement in year three. Beyond suicide prevention work, the organization administers transitional housing and rapid re-housing programs for chronically homeless veterans in Prescott and manages at least 18 transitional units with 47 beds.