Released funds for year four of the grant program

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration awarded the Georgia Department of Veterans Service $722,747 in Year Four funding under the Staff Sergeant Parker Gordon Fox Suicide Prevention Grant Program (CFDA 64.055) on October 1, 2025. The grant funds community-based suicide prevention services, mental health screening, suicide prevention counseling, and connections to VA and community resources for veterans and their families in Georgia. The performance period runs from October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026, with all work performed in Georgia. The Staff Sergeant Parker Gordon Fox Suicide Prevention Grant Program provides resources to eligible entities—including state and local governments, community-based organizations, Indian tribes, and incorporated private institutions—to expand suicide prevention services for veterans and their families, with VA prioritizing awards to applicants serving rural communities, tribal lands, medically underserved areas, and regions with high veteran suicide rates. This is a project grant; recipients must submit renewal applications annually and are subject to audit by the VA Office of Business Oversight at least once during any three-year period.