Year four funds authorized for this grantee for FY 26

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration awarded Veteran Rites, Inc. $593,822 on October 1, 2025, under the Staff Sergeant Parker Gordon Fox Suicide Prevention Grant Program (CFDA 64.055). The award, which represents Year Four funding for the grantee with a $209,000 increase authorized for fiscal year 2026, supports community-based suicide prevention services for veterans and their families through outreach, prevention programming, and connection to VA and community resources.

The grant funds suicide prevention services addressing the mental health status, wellbeing, and suicide risk reduction of eligible individuals—defined as veterans and certain family members at risk of suicide—and their families. Veteran Rites, Inc. will deliver or coordinate the provision of these services in Washington.

The period of performance runs from October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026. All obligated funds must be expended within the one-year performance window. Veteran Rites, Inc. will be subject to audit by the VA Office of Business Oversight at least once over a three-year period, and the grantee must maintain records for seven years or until all claims, audits, and litigation are resolved.