Preguntas frecuentes sobre la solicitud de subvención: financiación VCSO

The 2021-2022 Request for Application includes new, specific guidance for Veterans County Service Office grant applicants:

Veteran County Service Office Grants include all the service categories listed in the General Assistance Grant Program, Housing for Texas Heroes Grant Program, and Veterans Mental Health Grant Program. Veteran County Service Officers are eligible to submit one application for any of the service categories and must serve as the project coordinator for the services if awarded a grant. The VCSO applicants shall consider the notes listed for each grant category while developing their grant application.

Notes for Veteran County Service Office:

1. 1. Supplanting of salaries or compensation for part-time or full-time county employees is not allowable.
   2. FVA grant funding cannot be used to support disability claims processing, filing, appeals processing, or any other activity associated with claims such as 2^{Dakota del Norte} Claims services and support are provided by a separate TVC Department.
   3. Medical expenses are not allowed. Medical expenses include physician bills, prescription medications, medical insurance premiums or copays, audiology, vision care, emergency/after-hours clinic costs, lab work, imagery, and prescribed prosthetics.

All Requests for Application (RFAs) published by the Fund for Veterans Assistance since 2017 include a definition of VCSO Funding:

VCSO Funding. SB 1679 (85^th Legislature) created a 5% set-aside for VCSO applications for FVA grants.  This funding is available for Asistencia General, Vivienda para héroes de Texas, y Salud mental de veteranos grant applications with the Veteran County Service Officer listed as the Project Coordinator.

Source:

• 2018-2019 Request for Applications: Section II, “Definitions of Key Terms” in GA, H4TXH, and VMH.
• 2019-2020 Request for Applications: Section III, “Definitions of Key Terms” in GA, H4TXH, and VMH.
• 2020-2021 Request for Applications: Section II, “Definitions of Key Terms” in GA, H4TXH, and VMH.
• 2021-2022 Request for Applications: Section II.E, “Grant Programs and Goals, Veterans County Service Office Grants” and Section VI, “Definitions of Key Terms”

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