Released funds for year four of the grant program

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration awarded County of Harris $750,000 on October 1, 2025, under the Staff Sergeant Parker Gordon Fox Suicide Prevention Grant Program (CFDA 64.055). The award, obligated for Year Four of the grant program, funds community-based suicide prevention services for veterans and their families in Texas through outreach, prevention services, and connection to VA and community resources. County of Harris, a child entity of Harris County, will administer the grant through its Universal Services Division, doing business as Central Technology. The period of performance runs from October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. The program targets eligible individuals—veterans and specific family members—at risk of suicide, prioritizing service delivery in rural communities, tribal lands, medically underserved areas, and regions with high concentrations of minority veterans, women veterans, or high call volumes to the Veterans Crisis Line. Each year a renewal application must be submitted, and extensions may be considered as requested. The Veterans Health Administration will distribute funds via Payment Management Services, and the Office of Business Oversight will audit the recipient at least once over a three-year period.