The Department of Veterans Affairs is offering the GPD Case Management Grant Program to fund services that improve housing retention for Veterans.

SUMMARY: VA is announcing the availability of approximately $15 million per year for up to 2 years, pending availability of funding and grantee performance, in new grants under the case management component of the VA Homeless Providers Grant and Per Diem (GPD) program.

Applications for grants are being accepted from eligible entities to support case management services. These time-limited case management services will improve retention of housing by Veterans who are at risk of becoming homeless or who were previously homeless and are transitioning to permanent housing from programs such as VA’s Homeless Providers GPD program or VA’s Health Care for Homeless Veterans (HCHV) Contracted Residential Services (CRS) program.

VA anticipates that the grants will be for a period of 2 years, starting in fiscal year (FY) 2024 on October 1, 2023, and ending on September 30, 2025. VA anticipates awarding approximately 100 grants for up to a total of approximately 150 full-time equivalent case (FTE) manager positions nationwide. Awards may be up to $300,000 total costs per FTE case manager position, with funding requests broken out by year 1 and year 2.

This NOFO contains information concerning the program, application process, available funding, selection criteria and award process.

DATES: Applications for grants must be received by the GPD National Program Office no later than 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, May 4, 2023. In the interest of fairness to all, this deadline is firm as to date and hour. VA will treat any application received after the deadline as ineligible. Applicants should take this practice into account and submit their materials early to avoid the risk of unanticipated delays, computer service outages or other submission-related problems that might result in ineligibility.

ADDRESSES: Instructions for accessing the application are available at www.va.gov/homeless/gpd.asp. The required documentation for applications is outlined under the Content and Form of the Application section of this NOFO. Standard forms, which must be included as part of a complete application package, may be downloaded directly from VA’s GPD program website at www.va.gov/homeless/gpd.asp. For detailed GPD program information and requirements, see 38 CFR part 61.

APPLICATION SUBMISSION: Applications must be submitted by following the instructions at www.va.gov/homeless/gpd.asp. Applications must be received by the GPD National Program Office no later than 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time on the date of the application deadline. Applications must be submitted as a complete package. Materials arriving separately will not be included in the application package for consideration and may result in the application being rejected or not funded.

Applicants are advised to refer to the full text of the funding opportunity when completing the online application. The funding opportunity content provides supplementary guidance for completing the online application.

TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE: Information regarding how to obtain technical assistance with the preparation of a grant application is available on the GPD website at www.va.gov/homeless/gpd.asp.

Applicants are encouraged to review the full text of the funding opportunity in www.Grants.gov under the Related Documents tab, as well as the technical assistance materials on the GPD National Program Website.