Released funds for year four of the grant program

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration awarded $750,000 to Community Hope, Inc. on October 1, 2025, under the Staff Sergeant Parker Gordon Fox Suicide Prevention Grant Program (CFDA 64.055) for year four of the grant program, with an ultimate completion date of September 30, 2026.

Community Hope, Inc., a tax-exempt nonprofit headquartered in Parsippany, New Jersey, delivers suicide prevention services including outreach, mental health screening, suicide prevention counseling, and resource connection for veterans and their families. The organization focuses on very low-income veteran families who are homeless, at risk of homelessness, or recently exited permanent housing, with the overarching goal of reducing veteran suicide and promoting housing stability and self-sufficiency through coordinated community-based and clinical service delivery.

Performance occurs in New Jersey. The grant program purpose is to reduce veteran suicide by expanding suicide prevention programs for veterans through awards to eligible entities that provide or coordinate suicide prevention services addressing the needs of eligible individuals and their families necessary for improving mental health status and wellbeing and reducing suicide risk. Community Hope has been a significant federal grant recipient from the Veterans Health Administration with cumulative grant funding exceeding $20 million since 2021, with this fiscal year 2025 award of $750,000 dedicated to suicide prevention services.