Year four funds authorized for this grantee for FY 26

The State of Maine, through its Maine Veterans Services and Maine Veterans Cemetery System Division, received a $750,000 Project Grant award effective October 1, 2025, from the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) under the Staff Sergeant Parker Gordon Fox Suicide Prevention Grant Program (CFDA 64.055). This represents year-four funding for the grantee under a one-year grant term concluding September 30, 2026. The award supports community-based suicide prevention services designed to reach veterans and their families, particularly those at risk of suicide who are not currently engaged with VA healthcare services.

Under this grant, Maine Veterans Services delivers non-clinical suicide prevention services including outreach, case management, peer support, linkage to VA care and benefits, emergency clinical services, and innovative prevention approaches. The program operates in Maine and coordinates service provision to eligible veterans, certain active-duty service members, and their families to improve mental health status, reduce suicide risk, and enhance overall well-being and social support. The grantee implements these services directly through state personnel and resources without documented sub-contractor partnerships, in compliance with applicable federal regulations including 38 CFR Part 78.