Released funds for year four of the grant program

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration awarded Child And Family Service $750,000 on October 1, 2025, under the Staff Sergeant Parker Gordon Fox Suicide Prevention Grant Program (CFDA 64.055) for the period October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026. This is year four funding for an ongoing award.

Child And Family Service, a Hawaii-based nonprofit, delivers community-based veteran suicide prevention services including outreach, counseling, and resource connection to veterans and their families. The organization operates in Ewa Beach and on Kauai, serving vulnerable populations across multiple islands through federal grant awards totaling approximately $7.9 million from the Veterans Health Administration, Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Department of Justice, and Department of Homeland Security.

The Staff Sergeant Parker Gordon Fox Suicide Prevention Grant Program provides resources to eligible entities to coordinate suicide prevention services addressing the mental health status, wellbeing, and suicide risk of veterans and their families. The program prioritizes geographic areas with high veteran suicide rates and service gaps, including rural communities, tribal lands, medically underserved areas, and areas with high concentrations of minority or women veterans. Recipients must submit renewal applications annually and maintain records for seven years. All grantees undergo audit by the Office of Business Oversight at least once during a three-year period.