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Wilmington , DE — Today, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs announced it will award $806.4 million in grants to help homeless and at-risk Veterans through the Supportive Services for

Veteran Families and Homeless Providers Grant and Per Diem programs. Ending Veteran homelessness is a top priority of VA and the Biden-Harris Administration. The number of Veterans

experiencing homelessness fell by 4.5% between 2020 to 2023 and has dropped 52% overall since 2010. These grants also build upon the significant progress to end Veteran homelessness,

including progress towards VA’s fiscal year 2024 goal to house 41,000 more homeless Veterans. In 2023, VA placed more than 46,500 homeless Veterans into permanent housing, exceeding the goal

set for 2023 by nearly 23%. “We’re making real progress in reducing Veteran homelessness, but there is much more work to do,” said VA SECRETARY DENIS MCDONOUGH. “These grants allow VA and

the entire Biden-Harris Administration, alongside community partners, to provide more housing and wraparound services to more homeless and at-risk Veterans than ever before.” These efforts

are built upon the evidence-based “Housing First” approach, which prioritizes housing Veterans, followed by providing them the wraparound support to stay housed, including health care, job

training, legal and education assistance, and more. These new grant awards come just a week after the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and VA announced policy changes

that will help more Veterans receive housing assistance under the HUD-VA Supportive Housing (HUD-VASH) program. The changes include requiring public housing agencies that administer HUD-VASH

to set initial income eligibility at 80% of area median income, and excluding Veterans’ disability benefits when determining income eligibility — both of which are expected to increase the

number of Veterans eligible for housing assistance. For more information about VA’s comprehensive efforts to end Veteran homelessness, visit VA.gov/homeless. To learn more about the Grant

and Per Diem program or view the full list of grantees, visit the Grant and Per Diem website. To learn more about the Supportive Services for Veteran Families program or view the full list

of grantees, visit the Supportive Services for Veteran Families website.