Westcare Kentucky, Inc. received a $512,053 Project Grant award from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Veterans Health Administration under the Staff Sergeant Parker Gordon Fox Suicide Prevention Grant Program (CFDA 64.055) effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026. This award represents year-four funding for the organization's existing suicide prevention initiative in Nevada. The grant funds community-based suicide prevention services designed to reach Veterans and their families who are at risk of suicide but are not currently engaged with VA healthcare. Services provided through this funding include outreach, case management, peer support, linkage to VA care and benefits, emergency clinical services, and faith-based or innovative prevention approaches.
The program addresses a critical prevention gap by connecting eligible Veterans and Active-Duty Service Members outside traditional VA healthcare pathways to necessary mental health resources and support services. Westcare Kentucky's award contributes to the broader VA initiative, which has obligated $256.8 million across 326 total awards since September 2022. All grant funding must be expended within the one-year grant period, and the organization is subject to audit by the Office of Business Oversight at least once over a three-year period, with records maintained for seven years in accordance with federal requirements.