Federal Project Grant Award Summary

Boulder Crest Foundation received a $725,000 Project Grant award from the Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration (VHA) under the Staff Sergeant Parker Gordon Fox Suicide Prevention Grant Program (CFDA 64.055), effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026. This represents Year Four funding for the organization's ongoing suicide prevention initiatives. Boulder Crest Foundation, a veteran-owned nonprofit headquartered in Bluemont, Virginia, delivers community-based suicide prevention services to veterans and their families in Virginia, including outreach, mental health screening, suicide prevention counseling, and connections to VA and community resources.

The grant supports non-clinical suicide prevention services targeting veterans at risk of suicide who are not currently engaged with traditional VA healthcare pathways. Through this award, Boulder Crest Foundation coordinates comprehensive service provision encompassing case management, peer support, linkage to VA care and benefits, and emergency clinical services. The organization's evidence-based approach aligns with the national strategy for preventing veteran suicide, with a particular emphasis on post-traumatic growth programming and resilience support for combat veterans and first responders. Annual renewal applications are required, with all grant funds to be expended within the one-year performance period.