Released funds for year four of the grant program

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration awarded MT Carmel Veterans Service Center $533,052 under the Staff Sergeant Parker Gordon Fox Suicide Prevention Grant Program (CFDA 64.055) on October 1, 2025, with final completion on September 30, 2026.

MT Carmel will deliver community-based suicide prevention services to veterans and their families, including outreach, mental health screening, suicide prevention counseling, and resource connection to VA and community services. The recipient is a Colorado Springs-based nonprofit that has operated as a federal grant recipient since July 2017, with prior experience administering veteran welfare and suicide prevention programs.

Performance takes place in Colorado. The award represents year four of the grant program. The fund obligated amount is $533,052, which must be spent within the one-year performance period. The grant program's purpose is to reduce veteran suicide by expanding suicide prevention services through eligible community-based organizations, incorporated institutions or foundations, Indian tribes, state or local governments, and private corporations wholly owned or controlled by incorporated private institutions or foundations.