Supportive Services for Veterans Families Program (SSVF Program) – A Notice of Fund Availability

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has announced the availability of funds for supportive services grants under the Supportive Services for Veteran Families Program (SSVF Program).  A Notice of Fund Availability (NOFA) is published in today’s Federal Register concerning the SSVF Program, the application process, and the amount of funding available. 

The NOFA is available at: http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/pdf/2010-31742.pdf.

Please visit the SSVF Program Web Site (http://www1.va.gov/homeless/ssvf.asp) to download a copy of the application, view a new webcast discussing the NOFA and application, and learn about grant-writing workshops taking place in January.

Applications for assistance under the SSVF Program must be received by the SSVF Program Office by 4 p.m. Eastern Time on March 11, 2011, in accordance with the requirements set forth in the NOFA and the application.

For technical assistance questions regarding the application, please contact VA’s technical assistance contractor, the Corporation for Supportive Housing, at 312-332-6690, ext. 17 (this is not a toll-free number), or by email at SSVFinfo@csh.org.  For questions regarding the SSVF Program, please contact VA’s SSVF Program Office at 877-737-0111 (this is a toll-free number) or by email at SSVF@va.gov.

VA National Center on Homelessness Among Veterans
Supportive Services for Veterans and Families
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