VA Homeless Providers 'PER DIEM ONLY' Grants

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has announced the availability of "per diem only" grants to provide assistance to homeless veterans under the VA Homeless Providers Grant and Per Diem Program. This NOFA is for eligible programs that have not previously applied for or received per diem in connection with a grant (see 38 CFR 61.1 through 61.82). Funding applied for under this Notice is authorized by Public Law 109-461, Sec.  703, known as the Veterans Benefit, Health Care and Information Technology Act of 2006, and by 38 U.S.C. 2011, 2012, 2061, 2064, and may be used for aid for supportive housing. Service Centers will not be funded in this NOFA.

The Notice of funding Availability was published in the February 15, 2008, edition of the Federal Register. Approximately $12 million will be awarded under this NOFA.

An original completed and collated grant application (plus three completed collated copies) for assistance under the VA Homeless Providers Grant and Per Diem Program must be received in the Grant and Per Diem Field Office, by 4:00 PM Eastern Time on Wednesday, April 9, 2008. Applications may not be sent by facsimile (FAX).

VA expects that it will take no longer than 90 days from the date of award for projects to be inspected and become operational. Failure to meet the 90 day milestone may result in the per diem award being terminated.

Capital grant recipients who received capital grant funding under VA's Homeless Providers Grant and Per Diem Program in years 1994 through 2007 for acquisition, renovation or new construction should not respond to this NOFA. Per diem payments for those portions of their programs that were created with capital grant funds is requested in the capital grant application and paid at the time of capital grant project completion and inspection. Previous "Per Diem Only"  recipients that renewed their PDO grants in 2005 or 2007 need not reapply to continue these rojects. The VA expects to create approximately 1,000 beds under this NOFA.

Funding Priorities: VA is offering to eligible applicants funding priorities for transitional housing and services to: (1) Serve women, women with care of dependent children, (2) serve all veterans in the States of Vermont, Nebraska, and Alaska and, (3) Indian Tribal Governments. Additionally, VA is encouraging interested state and local governments, Indian Tribal Governments, and faith-based and community-based organizations to apply for funding under this NOFA. In this round of capital grant funding, VA expects to award funding to create approximately 1,000 community-based supported housing beds.

To view the complete NOFA – including application instructions and directives – go to http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/E8-2933.htm. Technical assistance is available through the National Coalition for Homeless Veterans. Call Melanie Lilliston at 202-546-1969.

Click here to download frequently asked questions about the Grant and Per Diem Program.

To download NCHV's Homeless Providers Grant and Per Diem Program fact sheet, click here.

To view profiles of organizations who have received funding under the Grant and Per Diem program and learn more about the various ways that programs can be structured under this grant, visit our Grant and Per Diem Program Profiles Project page.

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