VA is providing capital funding to reduce congregrate living and create individual living units for homeless veterans

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration is providing $2 million under the VA Homeless Providers Grant and Per Diem Program (CFDA 64.024) to The Steps House, Inc. in Tennessee. The funding will support capital projects to reduce congregate living and create individual living units for homeless Veterans.

The VA Homeless Providers Grant and Per Diem Program aims to develop and promote the availability of transitional housing and supportive services for homeless Veterans. Since 1994, the program has awarded grants to community-based providers developing housing and rehabilitative programs for homeless Veterans. The Steps House, Inc. will use this $2 million award to convert existing housing infrastructure into individual living units, thereby expanding housing options for homeless Veterans recovering from homelessness in Tennessee.