Project Grant HU00012010014

The Smoky Mountain Service Dogs organization was awarded a $354,767 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Defense's Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences to provide mobility-assistance service dogs to disabled American veterans. The grant, awarded under the Uniformed Services University Medical Research Projects program (CFDA 12.750), will support Smoky Mountain Service Dogs' efforts from July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2022. The Uniformed Services University's mission includes...

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has awarded a $244,990.00 Project Grant to the Montana Legal Services Association (MLSA) under the Legal Services for Veterans Grants program (CFDA 64.056). The grant funding will assist MLSA, a non-profit legal aid organization, with the costs to provide comprehensive legal services to eligible veterans and participants experiencing homelessness or at risk of homelessness in Montana. The grant aims to address critical legal challenges that impede...

Smoky Mountain Service Dogs (SMSD) was awarded a $359,882 project grant from the Department of Defense Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences under the Uniformed Services University Medical Research Projects federal grant program (CFDA 12.750). Through this funding, SMSD will train and provide mobility-assistance service dogs to 8-12 disabled American veterans between July 1, 2022 and June 30, 2023. The grant will allow SMSD to fulfill its goal of supporting disabled veterans in...

The Dog Tag Buddies organization was awarded a $494,932 Project Grant from the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences to provide service dogs to veterans in Montana and surrounding regions. The grant was awarded on July 1, 2022 under the Uniformed Services University Medical Research Projects program (CFDA 12.750), with a completion date of June 30, 2023. Dog Tag Buddies will use the funding to train and pair service dogs with veterans to assist with disabilities and mental...

The U.S. Department of Labor's Veterans Employment and Training Service (VETS) has awarded a $1,007,504 Formula Grant to the Montana Department of Labor and Industry (MDLI) under the Jobs for Veterans State Grants (JVSG) program (CFDA 17.801). This grant supports the Disabled Veterans Outreach Program (DVOP) Specialist and Local Veterans' Employment Representative (LVER) positions stationed at American Job Centers across Montana. DVOP Specialists provide individualized career services to...

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration awarded a $300,000 Project Grant to Bravehearts Therapeutic Riding and Educational Center under the VA Grants for Adaptive Sports Programs for Disabled Veterans and Disabled Members of the Armed Forces program (CFDA 64.034). Bravehearts will provide equine-assisted services connecting veterans with horses to offer a healthy recreational activity through riding as well as address mental health concerns from October 1, 2022 to...

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration awarded a $169,632 Project Grant to Bravehearts Therapeutic Riding and Educational Center on August 3, 2021 under the VA Grants for Adaptive Sports Programs for Disabled Veterans and Disabled Members of the Armed Forces (CFDA 64.034) federal grant program. Bravehearts will utilize the funding to implement an equine assisted services program that connects veterans with horses to provide a healthy recreational service through riding...

The Great Plains Assistance Dogs Foundation, doing business as Service Dogs For America, received a $288,283 Project Grant award from the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences under the Medical Research Projects program (CFDA 12.750). The grant will fund Service Dogs For America's project to provide fully trained service dogs to help veterans from July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2022. The Uniformed Services University Medical Research Projects program supports research and training to...

The Wounded Warrior Service Dog Program (WWSDP) is a federal Cooperative Agreement award managed by the Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, Inc. (HJF) and funded by the Department of Defense Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences under the Uniformed Services University Medical Research Projects program (CFDA 12.750). This $15,017,582 award aims to increase the capacity and capability of non-profit service dog training organizations to raise, train,...

This Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Veterans Health Administration under the Veterans Transportation Program (CFDA 64.035), will fund $800,000.00 in innovative transportation services to assist veterans in highly rural areas of Montana access VA medical centers and other healthcare facilities. The grant recipient, American Legion Rocky Boy Veterans Post 67, will utilize the funding over a one-year period from September 15, 2023 to September 14, 2024...