On September 7, 2023, the Texas Veterans Commission (TVC) Fund for Veterans’ Assistance (FVA) presented 31 grants totaling $6,990,000 in grants to 26 organizations for providing services to approximately 5,370 Gulf Coast area veterans and their families. The presentation was made by TVC Commissioner and Army veteran Kevin Barber at Houston – Interfaith Ministries of Greater Houston, 3303 Main St, Houston, Texas.
The FVA Gulf Coast Region is a multicounty area ranging from Walker County in the north to Matagorda County in the south, and Colorado County in the west to Chambers in the east. For all counties, see map*
The grant recipients and their services include:
| Organization | Grant Amount | Service Provided |
| Brazoria County Veterans Court Program | $75,000 | Tribunal de Tratamiento de Veteranos |
| Sellos de Pascua del Gran Houston, Inc. | $300,000 | Asesoramiento clínico |
| Centro de servicios familiares de Houston y el condado de Harris | $300,000 | Asistencia financiera |
| Condado de Fort Bend | $135,000 | Asesoramiento clínico |
| Condado de Fort Bend | $300,000 | Asistencia financiera |
| Ft Bend Snr Citizens Meals On Wheels & Much More | $180,000 | Support Services |
| Condado de Galveston | $250,000 | Tribunal de Tratamiento de Veteranos |
| Golden Crescent Habitat for Humanity | $200,000 | Modificación del hogar |
| Gracia después del fuego | $100,000 | Servicios de apoyo entre pares |
| Gracia después del fuego | $150,000 | Asistencia financiera |
| Condado de Harris | $300,000 | Asistencia financiera |
| Liga Urbana del Área de Houston | $300,000 | Asistencia financiera |
| Houston Volunteer Lawyers Program, Inc. | $150,000 | Servicios legales gratuitos |
| Impact A Hero | $145,000 | Asistencia financiera |
| Ministerios Interreligiosos para el Gran Houston | $250,000 | Servicios de apoyo |
| Ministerios Cristianos Katy | $200,000 | Asistencia financiera |
| Condado de libertad | $50,000 | Asistencia financiera |
| Condado de libertad | $45,000 | Tribunal de Tratamiento de Veteranos |
| Asistencia jurídica de la estrella solitaria | $300,000 | Servicios legales gratuitos |
| Comidas sobre ruedas Condado de Montgomery | $300,000 | Servicios de apoyo |
| Montgomery County Habitat for Humanity, Inc | $180,000 | Modificación del hogar |
| Montgomery County Veterans Treatment Program | $200,000 | Tribunal de Tratamiento de Veteranos |
| Ministerios de Asistencia del Noroeste | $300,000 | Asistencia financiera |
| PRECINCT2GETHER INC | $160,000 | Support Services |
| PTSD Foundation of America | $495,000 | Servicios de apoyo entre pares |
| Reconstruyendo juntos Houston | $500,000 | Modificación del hogar |
| Hostal Santa María, Inc. | $75,000 | Apoyo a veteranos sin hogar |
| Spindletop Center | $300,000 | Asesoramiento clínico |
| Spindletop Center | $300,000 | Asistencia financiera |
| Iniciativa de Veteranos de los Estados Unidos (USVETS) | $150,000 | Asesoramiento clínico |
| Iniciativa de Veteranos de los Estados Unidos (USVETS) | $300,000 | Apoyo a veteranos sin hogar |
The Texas Veterans Commission (TVC) Commissioners approved these grant awards in May as part of an overall grant program providing grants, totaling over $36.3 million to over 135 organizations across Texas and estimated to serve more than 81,770 veterans.
Since 2009 through the current 2023-2024 grant cycle, over $270 million in grant funding has been awarded through 1,255 FVA grants, serving an estimated 481,000 Texas veterans and their family members.
“We thank the members of the Texas Legislature for creating this grant program in 2009, and their continued support of all Texas veterans and their families,” said TVC Chairwoman and Navy veteran Laura Koerner.
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 .
*FVA Gulf Coast Region
