Federal Grant Award Summary

Nation's Finest, doing business as Veterans Resource Centers of America, received a $750,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration under the Staff Sergeant Parker Gordon Fox Suicide Prevention Grant Program (CFDA 64.055) effective October 1, 2025, with a completion date of September 30, 2026. This represents year four funding release for the grant program. The organization will deliver community-based suicide prevention services designed to reduce veteran suicide through outreach efforts, mental health screening, suicide prevention counseling, and linkage to Department of Veterans Affairs and community resources for veterans and their families.

As an established nonprofit organization headquartered in Santa Rosa, California, Nation's Finest brings over 50 years of experience serving veteran populations across California and Nevada. The organization will utilize this funding to expand its suicide prevention service capacity, leveraging its existing infrastructure in emergency residential services, transitional housing, case management, and clinical treatment to identify and support veterans at risk of suicide. The grant funding supports the organization's broader mission to improve mental health status, well-being, and social support for eligible veterans and their families through evidence-based prevention strategies integrated with community resources.