Ukraine Veterans Rehabilitation and Reintegration

Synopsis dates changed in SAMS Domestic to reflect new expected start and end dates (October 2023 and October 2024). - **DEADLINE EXTENDED TO AUGUST 21, 2023** The Department of State's Bureau of Conflict and Stabilization Operations (CSO) aims to support a program to rehabilitate and reintegrate Ukraine's veterans so they may contribute to Ukraine's national recovery and realize their full potential with the assistance of the public and private sectors. Since the start of Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2014, more than one million men and women have taken up arms as part of Ukraine's military and territorial defense forces (TDF). This military service affects millions more family members. Foreign assistance programming dedicated to assisting Ukraine's veterans identified the following key elements for veteran rehabilitation and reintegration: (1) The capacity of Ukraine to provide services and benefits to veterans; (2) provision of physical, psycho-social, and mental health support to veterans and their families; and (3) provision of legal and vocational assistance. Furthermore, the Government of Ukraine has identified the reintegration of veterans as both a need and as a driver of Ukraine's recovery as veterans with key professional skillsets return to the workforce. This initiative will guide Government of Ukraine and civil society efforts to bring current veteran support structures to the scale needed for national recovery, and provide targeted, evidence-based, direct support to veterans who have left active duty and the practitioners who assist them. In addition, this initiative must include innovative interventions such as (but not restricted to) public-private partnerships to facilitate the re-entry of veterans into key industries. It must also directly address the changing nature of Ukraine's veteran population, such as the growth in the number of women, as well as sexual and gender minorities, who are, or will become, veterans.

The full updated announcement to the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) is available on grants.gov (https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=348856). In addition to the new deadline of August 21, 2023, the announcement includes a shift in the expected program start and end dates to October 2023 and October 2024, respectively. Furthermore, the updated announcement includes corrections to the numerical totals in the application evaluation scoring rubric. Please review the updated FAQ/consolidated questions in the prior comments. - **DEADLINE EXTENDED TO AUGUST 21, 2023** The Department of State's Bureau of Conflict and Stabilization Operations (CSO) aims to support a program to rehabilitate and reintegrate Ukraine's veterans so they may contribute to Ukraine's national recovery and realize their full potential with the assistance of the public and private sectors. Since the start of Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2014, more than one million men and women have taken up arms as part of Ukraine's military and territorial defense forces (TDF). This military service affects millions more family members. Foreign assistance programming dedicated to assisting Ukraine's veterans identified the following key elements for veteran rehabilitation and reintegration: (1) The capacity of Ukraine to provide services and benefits to veterans; (2) provision of physical, psycho-social, and mental health support to veterans and their families; and (3) provision of legal and vocational assistance. Furthermore, the Government of Ukraine has identified the reintegration of veterans as both a need and as a driver of Ukraine's recovery as veterans with key professional skillsets return to the workforce. This initiative will guide Government of Ukraine and civil society efforts to bring current veteran support structures to the scale needed for national recovery, and provide targeted, evidence-based, direct support to veterans who have left active duty and the practitioners who assist them. In addition, this initiative must include innovative interventions such as (but not restricted to) public-private partnerships to facilitate the re-entry of veterans into key industries. It must also directly address the changing nature of Ukraine's veteran population, such as the growth in the number of women, as well as sexual and gender minorities, who are, or will become, veterans.

Deadline extended to 8/21/2023. - **DEADLINE EXTENDED TO AUGUST 21, 2023** The Department of State's Bureau of Conflict and Stabilization Operations (CSO) aims to support a program to rehabilitate and reintegrate Ukraine's veterans so they may contribute to Ukraine's national recovery and realize their full potential with the assistance of the public and private sectors. Since the start of Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2014, more than one million men and women have taken up arms as part of Ukraine's military and territorial defense forces (TDF). This military service affects millions more family members. Foreign assistance programming dedicated to assisting Ukraine's veterans identified the following key elements for veteran rehabilitation and reintegration: (1) The capacity of Ukraine to provide services and benefits to veterans; (2) provision of physical, psycho-social, and mental health support to veterans and their families; and (3) provision of legal and vocational assistance. Furthermore, the Government of Ukraine has identified the reintegration of veterans as both a need and as a driver of Ukraine's recovery as veterans with key professional skillsets return to the workforce. This initiative will guide Government of Ukraine and civil society efforts to bring current veteran support structures to the scale needed for national recovery, and provide targeted, evidence-based, direct support to veterans who have left active duty and the practitioners who assist them. In addition, this initiative must include innovative interventions such as (but not restricted to) public-private partnerships to facilitate the re-entry of veterans into key industries. It must also directly address the changing nature of Ukraine's veteran population, such as the growth in the number of women, as well as sexual and gender minorities, who are, or will become, veterans.

Submission deadline extended to 8/21/2023 !!! AN INCOMPLETE APPLICATION PACKAGE WILL BE DISQUALIFIED. MAKE SURE TO INCLUDE ALL DOCUMENTS REQUESTED with THE APPLICATION FORMS 424. YOU MAY WITHDRAW AND RESUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION BEFORE THE SUBMISSION DEADLINE of 8/21/2023. ONLY ONE APPLICATION IS ACCEPTED PER APPLICANT. MULTIPLE APPLICATIONS FROM THE SAME ORGANIZATION WILL RESULT IN DISQUALIFICATION OF THE ORGANIZATION!!! -

The Department of State's Bureau of Conflict and Stabilization Operations (CSO) aims to support a program to rehabilitate and reintegrate Ukraine's veterans so they may contribute to Ukraine's national recovery and realize their full potential with the assistance of the public and private sectors. Since the start of Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2014, more than one million men and women have taken up arms as part of Ukraine's military and territorial defense forces (TDF). This military service affects millions more family members. Foreign assistance programming dedicated to assisting Ukraine's veterans identified the following key elements for veteran rehabilitation and reintegration: (1) The capacity of Ukraine to provide services and benefits to veterans; (2) provision of physical, psycho-social, and mental health support to veterans and their families; and (3) provision of legal and vocational assistance. Furthermore, the Government of Ukraine has identified the reintegration of veterans as both a need and as a driver of Ukraine's recovery as veterans with key professional skillsets return to the workforce. This initiative will guide Government of Ukraine and civil society efforts to bring current veteran support structures to the scale needed for national recovery, and provide targeted, evidence-based, direct support to veterans who have left active duty and the practitioners who assist them. In addition, this initiative must include innovative interventions such as (but not restricted to) public-private partnerships to facilitate the re-entry of veterans into key industries. It must also directly address the changing nature of Ukraine's veteran population, such as the growth in the number of women, as well as sexual and gender minorities, who are, or will become, veterans.

The Department of State's Bureau of Conflict and Stabilization Operations (CSO) aims to support a program to rehabilitate and reintegrate Ukraine's veterans so they may contribute to Ukraine's national recovery and realize their full potential with the assistance of the public and private sectors. Since the start of Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2014, more than one million men and women have taken up arms as part of Ukraine's military and territorial defense forces (TDF). This military service affects millions more family members. Foreign assistance programming dedicated to assisting Ukraine's veterans identified the following key elements for veteran rehabilitation and reintegration: (1) The capacity of Ukraine to provide services and benefits to veterans; (2) provision of physical, psycho-social, and mental health support to veterans and their families; and (3) provision of legal and vocational assistance. Furthermore, the Government of Ukraine has identified the reintegration of veterans as both a need and as a driver of Ukraine's recovery as veterans with key professional skillsets return to the workforce. This initiative will guide Government of Ukraine and civil society efforts to bring current veteran support structures to the scale needed for national recovery, and provide targeted, evidence-based, direct support to veterans who have left active duty and the practitioners who assist them. In addition, this initiative must include innovative interventions such as (but not restricted to) public-private partnerships to facilitate the re-entry of veterans into key industries. It must also directly address the changing nature of Ukraine's veteran population, such as the growth in the number of women, as well as sexual and gender minorities, who are, or will become, veterans.

The Department of State's Bureau of Conflict and Stabilization Operations (CSO) aims to support a program to rehabilitate and reintegrate Ukraine's veterans so they may contribute to Ukraine's national recovery and realize their full potential with the assistance of the public and private sectors. Since the start of Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2014, more than one million men and women have taken up arms as part of Ukraine's military and territorial defense forces (TDF). This military service affects millions more family members. Foreign assistance programming dedicated to assisting Ukraine's veterans identified the following key elements for veteran rehabilitation and reintegration: (1) The capacity of Ukraine to provide services and benefits to veterans; (2) provision of physical, psycho-social, and mental health support to veterans and their families; and (3) provision of legal and vocational assistance. Furthermore, the Government of Ukraine has identified the reintegration of veterans as both a need and as a driver of Ukraine's recovery as veterans with key professional skillsets return to the workforce. This initiative will guide Government of Ukraine and civil society efforts to bring current veteran support structures to the scale needed for national recovery, and provide targeted, evidence-based, direct support to veterans who have left active duty and the practitioners who assist them. In addition, this initiative must include innovative interventions such as (but not restricted to) public-private partnerships to facilitate the re-entry of veterans into key industries. It must also directly address the changing nature of Ukraine's veteran population, such as the growth in the number of women, as well as sexual and gender minorities, who are, or will become, veterans.