The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is announcing the availability of approximately $42 million, pending availability of funding for legal services grants under the Legal Services for Homeless Veterans and Veterans At-Risk for Homelessness (LSV-H) Grant Program. 

VA anticipates the grants will be for a period of 2 years, starting in fiscal year (FY) 2026 on October 1, 2025, and ending on September 30, 2027. VA anticipates awarding approximately 84 grants, with the maximum award of $500,000 per grantee for the 2-year period.

Application Deadline:  Applications for legal services grants under the LSV-H Grant Program must be received by the Legal Services for Veterans (LSV) Program Office by 4:00 PM Eastern Standard Time (EST) on July 7, 2025.

Purpose

Ending and preventing homelessness among Veterans is a priority for VA. VA's Homeless Programs constitute the Nation's largest integrated network of homeless treatment and assistance services for Veterans. The LSV-H Grant Program's purpose is to award legal services grants to eligible public or non-profit private entities who will provide legal services to eligible Veterans who are homeless or at risk for homelessness.

Background

This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) will provide awards designed to address the needs identified in 38 CFR 79.20, including legal services related to housing; family law; income support; criminal defense; protective orders and other matters related to domestic or intimate partner violence; access to health care; requests to upgrade military discharge or dismissal (only pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 1553); consumer law, such as financial services, debt collection, garnishments, usury, fraud, and financial exploitation; employment law; and the top 10 unmet legal needs as enumerated on VA's annual CHALENG survey for the grant award cycle. CHALENG survey results can be found at https://www.va.gov/​homeless/​chaleng.asp.

Funds provided through this NOFO must not duplicate or replace funds provided from any Federal, state, or local government agency or program to assist homeless Veterans.
 

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