Released funds for year four of the grant program

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration awarded Westcare Tennessee, Inc. $750,000 on October 1, 2025, under the Staff Sergeant Parker Gordon Fox Suicide Prevention Grant Program (CFDA 64.055) for year four of a multi-year grant.

Westcare Tennessee will deliver community-based suicide prevention outreach, suicide prevention counseling, and linkage to VA resources serving eligible veterans and their families. The organization operates as a tax-exempt non-profit headquartered in Dandridge, Tennessee, and provides behavioral health and substance-use disorder treatment services to rural and underserved populations. Work is performed in Nevada through September 30, 2026.

The grant program funds community-based suicide prevention efforts to reduce veteran suicide by expanding prevention programs through eligible entities. Services address the needs of veterans and their families and focus on improving mental health status, wellbeing, and reducing suicide risk. Eligible individuals include veterans, family members described in relevant provisions of title 38, and other designated populations. The funding must be spent within the one-year performance period and is distributed through Payment Management Services.