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03-11-10, 03:56 PM
WASHINGTON (March 11, 2010) - The Department of Veterans Affairs is
allocating $39 million to fund about 2,200 new transitional housing beds
through grants to local providers.
"VA is committed to ending the cycle of homelessness among Veterans,"
said Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki. "We will use every
tool at our disposal - health care, education, jobs, safe housing - to
ensure our Veterans are restored to lives with dignity, purpose and
safety."
The $39 million in funding is broken into two categories. About $24
million in grants are available to renovate or rehabilitate space to
create about 1,000 transitional housing beds. The grants put a priority
upon housing for homeless women and housing on tribal lands.
A second group of grants, valued at about $15 million, is expected to
fund about 1,200 new beds for homeless providers who already have
suitable transitional housing. The grants will provide per diems based
upon the number of homeless Veterans being served in transitional
housing.
VA is the largest federal provider of direct assistance to the homeless,
with 14,000 transitional beds in operation or development. About
107,000 Veterans are homeless on a typical night. Secretary of Veterans
Affairs Eric K. Shinseki has committed the department to ending
homelessness among Veterans within five years.
allocating $39 million to fund about 2,200 new transitional housing beds
through grants to local providers.
"VA is committed to ending the cycle of homelessness among Veterans,"
said Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki. "We will use every
tool at our disposal - health care, education, jobs, safe housing - to
ensure our Veterans are restored to lives with dignity, purpose and
safety."
The $39 million in funding is broken into two categories. About $24
million in grants are available to renovate or rehabilitate space to
create about 1,000 transitional housing beds. The grants put a priority
upon housing for homeless women and housing on tribal lands.
A second group of grants, valued at about $15 million, is expected to
fund about 1,200 new beds for homeless providers who already have
suitable transitional housing. The grants will provide per diems based
upon the number of homeless Veterans being served in transitional
housing.
VA is the largest federal provider of direct assistance to the homeless,
with 14,000 transitional beds in operation or development. About
107,000 Veterans are homeless on a typical night. Secretary of Veterans
Affairs Eric K. Shinseki has committed the department to ending
homelessness among Veterans within five years.