"U.S. VETERANS ADMINISTRATION"
“Congress has authorized $174 million to be appropriated to carry out the SSG Fox SPGP, a three-year community-based grant program that will provide resources to community organizations serving certain Veterans and their families across the country.
Organizations can apply for grants worth up to $750,000 and may apply to renew awards from year to year throughout the length of the program.“
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“The new Staff Sergeant Parker Gordon Fox Suicide Prevention Grant Program (SSG Fox SPGP) will enable VA to provide resources toward community-based suicide prevention efforts to meet the needs of Veterans and their families through outreach, suicide prevention services, and connection to VA and community resources. In alignment with VA’s National Strategy for Preventing Veteran Suicide (2018), this grant program will assist in further implementing a public health approach that blends community-based prevention with evidence-based clinical strategies through community efforts. The grant program is part of the Commander John Scott Hannon Veterans Mental Health Care Improvement Act of 2019, signed into law on October 17, 2020. Click the Hannon Act Fact Sheet to learn more. https://www.mentalhealth.va.gov/docs/HannonAct_FactSheet_7-29-21_508c.pdf
Congress has authorized $174 million to be appropriated to carry out the SSG Fox SPGP, a three-year community-based grant program that will provide resources to community organizations serving certain Veterans and their families across the country. Organizations can apply for grants worth up to $750,000 and may apply to renew awards from year to year throughout the length of the program. Grants will be awarded to organizations that provide or coordinate suicide prevention services for eligible individuals at risk of suicide and their families that qualify, including:
Outreach to identify those at risk of suicide
Education on suicide risk and prevention to families and communities
Provision of clinical services for emergency treatment
Case management services
Peer support services
VA benefits assistance for eligible individuals and their families
Assistance with obtaining and coordinating other benefits provided by the federal government, a state or local government, or an eligible entity
Assistance with emergent needs relating to health care services, daily living services, personal financial planning and counseling, transportation services, temporary income support services, fiduciary and representative payee services, legal services to assist the eligible individual with issues that may contribute to the risk of suicide, and child care
Nontraditional and innovative approaches and treatment practices, as determined appropriate by VA
Other services necessary for improving the mental health status and well-being and reducing the suicide risk of eligible individuals and their families as VA determines appropriate
VA may prioritize grant awards to organizations that focus on areas with limited access to medical services, in rural communities, on tribal lands, in U.S. territories, in areas with a high number or percentage of minority Veterans or women Veterans, or in areas with a high number or percentage of calls to the Veterans Crisis Line.
SSG Fox SPGP honors Veteran Parker Gordon Fox, who joined the Army in 2014 and was a sniper instructor at the U.S. Army Infantry School at Fort Benning, Georgia. Known for a life of generosity and kindness to others in need, Fox died by suicide on July 21, 2020, at the age of 25.
All potential applicants are invited to register for the April 29, 2 p.m. ET Application Technical Assistance webinar through the link here. Topics will include suicide prevention services and program scope, eligibility, application requirements, submission process, and scoring criteria. The deadline to register for the webinar is April 28.
VA has published the Fiscal Year 2022 Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for the Staff Sergeant Parker Gordon Fox Suicide Prevention Grant Program. The NOFO can be viewed at the Federal Register.
The grant application is available at UDPaaS – VHA.
Resources:
A copy of the application is downloadable here. This is for reference only, as all applications must be submitted electronically via UDPaaS.
The budget workbook is downloadable here.
A list of application requirements is downloadable here
For more information about the Staff Sergeant Parker Gordon Fox Suicide Prevention Grant Program, contact us at VASSGFoxGrants@va.gov.
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