On September 1, 2021, the Texas Veterans Commission’s (TVC) Fund for Veterans’ Assistance (FVA) presented $1.6 million in grants to five organizations for services provided directly to veterans in El Paso and surrounding counties. The grants will fund services for approximately 1,700 veterans.
The grant recipients and their services include:
General Assistance Grants:
El Paso County Veteran County Service Office – one grant for $300,000 to fund financial assistance services for veterans, dependents, and surviving spouses in El Paso County.
Salvation Army – El Paso – one grant for $200,000 to fund homeless veteran support services for veterans, dependents, and surviving spouses in El Paso and Hudspeth Counties.
YWCA Región El Paso del Norte – one grant for $300,000 to fund support services for veterans, dependents, and surviving spouses in El Paso County.
Veterans Treatment Court Grants:
Condado de El Paso Tribunal de Tratamiento de Veteranos – one grant for a total of $300,000; this grant funds Treatment Court services for veterans in El Paso County. Veterans Treatment Courts are designed to provide justice involved veterans with the resources and assistance to get their life back on track. The court presents each with an individualized plan to complete over a period of several months. Regular court appearances are scheduled to monitor progress. If the veteran successfully completes the treatment, charges may be permanently removed.
Multiple Grants – Mental Health & General Assistance:
Proyecto Amistad – two grants for a total of $500,000:
- One $300,000 General Assistance grant to fund financial assistance services for veterans, dependents, and surviving spouses across six counties within the West Texas Region.
- One $200,000 Veterans Mental Health grant to fund clinical counseling services for veterans, dependents, and surviving spouses across six counties within the West Texas Region.
The Texas Veterans Commission (TVC) Commissioners approved these grant awards in May as part of an overall grant program providing 147 grants to organizations across Texas. Grants totaling $33.4 million for 2021-2022 will serve an estimated 30,000 veterans.
Since 2009 through the 2020-2021 grant cycle, $168 million in grant funding has been awarded through 820 FVA grants and served more than 350,000 Texas veterans and their families.
The grants support a wide range of services from emergency financial assistance to transportation, legal services to family support services and home modification to rental and mortgage assistance. The TVC awards grants in five categories: General Assistance, Housing for Texas Heroes, Veterans Mental Health Grants, Veterans Treatment Courts and Veteran County Service Officers.
Veterans in need of assistance can find the organizations providing help in their area and how to contact them at https://www.tvc.texas.gov/grants/assistance/
Los fondos para estas subvenciones se generan principalmente a través de los juegos de la Comisión de Lotería de Texas designados para el apoyo de los veteranos. Otras fuentes de financiación para las subvenciones provienen de opciones de donación individual para licencias de conducir, licencias para portar armas, licencias de recreación al aire libre para caza y pesca, y registros de vehículos.
Ayudar a los veteranos comienza aquí. La Comisión de Veteranos de Texas aboga y brinda un servicio superior a los veteranos que mejorará significativamente la calidad de vida de todos los veteranos de Texas, sus familias y los sobrevivientes. TVC ayuda a los veteranos a recibir sus beneficios, proporciona fondos a agencias que brindan servicios directos a los veteranos y administra los beneficios educativos de la Ley Hazlewood. Obtenga más información en www.tvc.texas.gov .
