CHEYENNE, Wyo. — The Department of Veterans Affairs recently announced that a grant of $10,917,945 was awarded to a Wyoming-based organization that assists homeless or at-risk veterans.
According to a release from the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, the grant recipient is Volunteers of America Northern Rockies.
Throughout fiscal year 2026, the grant will fund the organization’s efforts to help veterans access:
Housing and housing counseling
Healthcare
Financial planning services
Childcare
Legal assistance
Transportation
“Supportive services like childcare, housing counseling, and financial planning can be important catalysts for preventing or resolving homelessness,” said Sunaina Kumar-Giebel, director of the Veterans Integrated Service Network 19. “These grants will help bring crucial support to thousands of Veterans in need across the nation.”
According to the press release, the grants are among the $818 million in total funds that the VA is awarding nationwide through its Supportive Services for Veteran Families program, which provides case management and supportive services to:
Prevent the imminent loss of veterans’ homes.
Identify new, more suitable housing situations for individuals and families.
Rapidly re-house veterans and their families who are homeless and might remain homeless without assistance.
According to the release, the VA awards these grants based on a number of criteria, including grant recipients’ experience and previous performance in providing supportive services to veteran families, as well as the need in the area or community where the program will be based.
According to the release, the VA has made several other improvements during the second Trump administration, including the following:
The backlog of veterans waiting for VA benefits is down more than 45% since Jan. 20, 2025.
VA has opened 17 new healthcare clinics, expanding access for veterans around the country.
VA is spending an additional $800 million on infrastructure improvements to ensure department facilities provide safe and effective patient care.
Since Jan. 20, VA has offered nearly 1 million healthcare appointments outside of normal operating hours. These early-morning, evening and weekend appointments are giving veterans more timely and convenient options for care.
VA is processing record numbers of disability claims, reaching an all-time fiscal-year high of 2.52 million ratings claims for FY25 as of Aug. 8.
VA has made it easier and faster for VA-enrolled veterans to access care from non-VA providers at the department’s expense.
VA has implemented major reforms to make it easier for survivors to get benefits.
VA is accelerating the deployment of its integrated electronic health record system.
VA partnered with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to identify and recover $106 million in duplicate billing.
VA has brought tens of thousands of VA employees back to the office.
In fiscal year 2025 through June, VA has housed 37,534 homeless veterans.
