VA ANNOUNCES HOMELESS PROGRAM PER DIEM AWARDS - NEW YORK GETS 4 AWARDS

Ronald D. Tears , Department Commander

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) on August 6, 2003 identified recipients of up to $8 million in per diem awards as part of VA's Homeless Providers Grant and Per Diem Program. Recipients are community and faith-based organizations, as well as state and local governments that provide critical services to homeless veterans.

The 44 separate awards just announced will help offset the operating expenses of existing programs that provide supported housing or services for homeless veterans in 25 states. The awardees were selected in a competitive process from approximately 150 applications.

Seven awards were to providers in five states VA had targeted as areas where homeless veterans' needs are most underserved. The selected programs are located in Idaho, Kansas, Montana, New Hampshire and Wyoming.

The selected programs will receive up to $26.95 per day for each eligible veteran provided care. Approximately 30 percent of the award recipients are faith-based providers. A complete listing of award recipients and the locations where homeless veterans receive services is provided below.

In addition to the grant and per diem program, VA administers special health care assistance programs that offer clinical outreach, case management and rehabilitation programs for homeless veterans and conducts outreach to provide benefits counseling and referrals to other VA programs.

In the past nine years, VA's Homeless Providers Grant and Per Diem Program has awarded nearly 315 grants totaling $63 million to public and nonprofit groups to establish transitional housing and service centers and to purchase vans to provide transportation to services and employment for homeless veterans. The entire program has awarded grants to organizations in 48 states and the District of Columbia. With the addition of this per diem award, the program now supports nearly 7,000 beds that are available to homeless veterans.

"VA's homeless program awards make a real difference in the lives of thousands of homeless veterans each year," said Principi, "but we will not rest until the President's goal of ending chronic homelessness is achieved."

More information about VA's Homeless Assistance Programs and Initiatives can be found at http://www.va.gov/homeless. Click here for information about the VA New York/New Jersey Veterans Healthcare Network Homeless Veterans Treatment Programs.

2003 Per Diem Only Award Selectees
State	City	Agency
N.Y.	Menands	Altamont Program, Inc.
N.Y.	Newburgh	Volunteers of America, Greater
N.Y.	Rochester	The Salvation Army, Rochester
N.Y.	Syracuse	Rescue Mission Alliance of Syracuse

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