On September 2, 2021; the Texas Veterans Commission’s (TVC) Fund for Veterans’ Assistance (FVA) presented over $2.5 million in grants to seven organizations for providing services to over 1,200 veterans in and around Abilene, Concho Valley and the Panhandle area.
The grant recipients and their services include:
Centro para el Avance Humano del Valle de Concho – one General Assistance grant for $300,000 to fund financial assistance services for veterans, dependents, and surviving spouses in a seven counties.
www.mhmrcv.org/
Cornerstone Community Action Agency (Central Texas Opportunities) – two grants for a total of $600,000:
https://www.cornerstonecaa.org/
- one General Assistance grant for $300,000 to fund financial assistance services for veterans, dependents, and surviving spouses in eight counties.
- one 300,000 Housing for Texas Heroes grant to fund home modification services for veterans, dependents, and surviving spouses in eight counties.
Comidas sobre ruedas del condado de Hale – one General Assistance grant for $75,000 to fund support services for veterans, dependents, and surviving spouses in Hale County.
https://www.mealsonwheelsplainview.org/
Servicios comunitarios del Panhandle – one Housing for Texas Heroes grant for a total of $300,000 to fund home modification services for veterans and surviving spouses across 26 counties.
https://www.pcsvcs.org/services/veterans-assistance
Refuge Services, Inc. – one Mental Health grant for $200,000 to fund clinical counseling services for veterans and dependents in 28 counties.
https://refugeservices.org/programs/veteran-programs.html
Corporación de gestión de Rolling Plains – two grants for a total of $600,000:
https://www.rollingplains.org/veteran-housing-utility-assistance-program
- one General Assistance grant for $300,000 to fund financial assistance services for veterans, dependents, and surviving spouses in 14 counties.
- one 300,000 Housing for Texas Heroes grant to fund home modification services for veterans, dependents, and surviving spouses in 28 counties.
Asesoramiento y orientación en el oeste de Texas – one Mental Health grant for $500,000 to fund clinical counseling services for veterans, dependents, and surviving spouses in 29 counties.
https://www.sanangelocounseling.org/veterans-services
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 .
