Grantee year three funding for suicide prevention grants provided by SSG FOX spgp

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Veterans Health Administration awarded a $725,000 Project Grant through the Staff Sergeant Parker Gordon Fox Suicide Prevention Grant Program (CFDA 64.055) to the Boulder Crest Foundation, a veteran-owned non-profit organization, to support community-based suicide prevention efforts targeting veterans and their families.

The grant funding enables the Boulder Crest Foundation to provide outreach, suicide prevention services, and connections to VA and community resources to meet the mental health needs of eligible veterans and their families. Key services delivered through this grant include implementing a public health approach that combines community-based prevention with evidence-based clinical strategies to address veteran suicide risk, as outlined in the VA's National Strategy for Preventing Veteran Suicide. The one-year performance period for this grant runs from September 30, 2024 to September 30, 2025.

Suicide prevention grants are awarded to eligible entities to meet the needs of eligible individuals and their families through outreach, provision or coordination of suicide prevention services, and connection to VA and community resources as described in 38 CFR part 78