Released funds for year four of the grant program

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration awarded U.S.VETS - Texas $375,000 on October 1, 2025, under the Staff Sergeant Parker Gordon Fox Suicide Prevention Grant Program (CFDA 64.055) to support community-based suicide prevention efforts including outreach, mental health screening, and connection to VA and community resources for veterans and their families.

This is year-four funding under the award. The period of performance runs from October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026, with place of performance in Texas. U.S.VETS - Texas, a nonprofit headquartered in Houston, delivers suicide prevention services to veterans and their families through outreach, screening, and resource navigation designed to reduce veteran suicide risk and improve mental health status and wellbeing. The grant program funds eligible entities—including incorporated private institutions, Indian tribes, community-based organizations, and state or local governments—to expand suicide prevention services to veterans and their families, with VA prioritizing awards to applicants serving rural communities, tribal lands, U.S. territories, medically underserved areas, areas with high percentages of minority or women veterans, and areas with elevated Veterans Crisis Line call volume. Recipients must spend all funding within one year and are subject to audit by the VA's Office of Business Oversight at least once during a three-year period.