VA is providing funding to assist with the costs to provide legal services to eligible veterans and participants

The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) awarded a $425,000 Project Grant to the Minnesota Assistance Council for Veterans (MACV) effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2027, under the Legal Services for Homeless Veterans and Veterans At-Risk for Homelessness Grant Program (CFDA 64.056). MACV will provide comprehensive legal services to eligible veterans experiencing homelessness or at risk of homelessness in Minnesota. The funded services will address critical unmet legal needs that create barriers to housing stability and successful reintegration, including representation and advocacy across practice domains such as housing law, family law, income support, criminal defense, military discharge upgrades, consumer law, employment law, and healthcare access.

As a condition of the award, MACV must deliver at least four types of legal services and allocate a minimum of 10 percent of grant funds to serve women veterans. The organization will maintain records for seven years and is subject to federal audit requirements in accordance with 2 CFR 200, Subpart F. This award represents part of a broader federal investment under the Legal Services for Homeless Veterans program, which distributed approximately $42 million across approximately 84 grants nationally during this funding cycle to strengthen legal service delivery capacity for vulnerable veteran populations.