VA is providing capital funding to reduce congregrate living and create individual living units for homeless veterans

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) awarded a $1,000,000 Project Grant to Chesapeake Health Education Program, Inc. (doing business as Chep) on August 20, 2021 under the VA Homeless Providers Grant and Per Diem Program (GPD Program, CFDA 64.024).

The funding will support Chep's efforts to reduce congregate living and create individual living units for homeless Veterans in South Carolina. As VA's largest transitional housing program, the GPD Program aims to promote the development and provision of supportive housing and/or supportive services with the goal of helping homeless Veterans achieve residential stability, increase their skill levels and/or income, and obtain greater self-determination. This particular award furthers those goals by converting existing housing from congregate to individual units, thereby improving residential options for homeless Veterans in South Carolina.