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

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) awarded a $1.1 million Project Grant to Volunteers of America Ohio & Indiana (VOA Ohio & Indiana) on August 20, 2021 under the VA Homeless Providers Grant and Per Diem Program (VA GPD Program, CFDA 64.024). The grant funding will support VOA Ohio & Indiana's efforts to reduce congregate living and create individual living units for homeless Veterans.

The VA GPD 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 to help Veterans achieve residential stability, increase their skill levels and/or income, and obtain greater self-determination. VOA Ohio & Indiana will use this award to directly support those goals by transitioning Veterans experiencing homelessness from congregate housing settings into individual living units and providing associated supportive services.