New Jersey Department Of Military And Veterans Affairs

The New Jersey Department of Military and Veterans Affairs is a state government entity registered with the federal government since May 2005 to serve as a prime recipient of federal contracts and grants. As the state agency responsible for military and veterans affairs in New Jersey, the department provides comprehensive support services to veterans, manages National Guard operations and facilities, and administers homeless housing and cemetery programs. The entity functions as a critical intermediary between federal agencies and New Jersey's military and veteran populations, delivering essential services ranging from facility maintenance and operations to healthcare support and transitional housing for vulnerable veteran populations.

Through federal contracting, the New Jersey Department of Military and Veterans Affairs has demonstrated capability in delivering specialized services for homeless veterans. The department received a $1,120,623 firm fixed price delivery order contract from the Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 2, issued February 1, 2023 through January 31, 2024, to provide homeless housing and case management services for the New Jersey VA Health Care System in Glen Gardner, New Jersey. This contract, awarded under an indefinite delivery vehicle, reflects the department's expertise in managing transitional housing programs and case management services designed to stabilize homeless veterans and facilitate their transition to permanent housing. The contract structure and award indicate the VA's confidence in the department's ability to execute complex social services programming within the healthcare system.

The grant portfolio of the New Jersey Department of Military and Veterans Affairs demonstrates substantial federal investment across multiple program areas totaling millions of dollars. The department has received significant project grants from the Veterans Health Administration focused on workforce development initiatives, including tuition reimbursement programs for certified nursing assistants and staff incentive bonuses aimed at reducing nursing shortages at state veterans' homes. A major $8,441,040 project grant from the Department of Veterans Affairs National Cemetery Administration supports expansion of the New Jersey Veterans Cemetery, reflecting the department's role in maintaining veteran burial infrastructure. Additionally, the department secured a $360,668 project grant from the SAMHSA Center for Mental Health Services for mental health first aid training targeting New Jersey military personnel, veterans, and their families through an 8-hour curriculum designed to address mental health and addiction challenges. The department also receives substantial cooperative agreement funding from the Department of the Army through the National Guard Military Operations and Maintenance Projects program, with 14 separate cooperative agreements awarded October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026, supporting critical facility operations including environmental programs, security activities, electronic security systems, anti-terrorism initiatives, communications infrastructure, dining operations, fire protection, and sustainment and restoration activities across both Army and Air National Guard installations. These cooperative agreements, totaling over $1.2 million, support the non-discretionary, congressionally directed National Guard facilities program. The department also received project grants from the VHA Under Secretary for Health for per diem funding supporting operational costs of transitional housing beds for homeless veterans and capital funding for individual living units to reduce congregate living arrangements. Sub-grant awards from the New Jersey Department of Homeland Security and Preparedness for homeland security-related purchases further demonstrate the department's role in the state's broader emergency management and security infrastructure.

The New Jersey Department of Military and Veterans Affairs maintains an indefinite delivery contract vehicle awarded by the Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 2 for homeless housing and case management services. This single-award indefinite delivery contract, established February 1, 2023 with an ultimate completion date of August 27, 2024, was designed to provide emergency residential housing, case management, and rehabilitative services for homeless veterans receiving care through the VA New Jersey Health Care System. The IDV supports the VA's Community Based Health Care for Homeless Veterans program across specific regions of New York and New Jersey, with a $1,120,623 firm fixed price delivery order executed during the performance period. The contract reflects a structured approach to providing transitional housing and comprehensive support services to stabilize homeless veterans and facilitate their progression toward permanent housing solutions within the Veterans Health Administration's regional healthcare network.