On September 2, 2021 at 10 a.m., the Texas Veterans Commission’s (TVC) Fund for Veterans’ Assistance (FVA) will present over $2.5 million in grants to seven organizations for providing services to over 1,200 veterans in and around the Panhandle area and here in Central Texas.  Among the grants:

Cornerstone Community Action Agency (Central Texas Opportunities) – two grants for a total of $600,000:

• 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.

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/