law_justice_and_legal_services · VA-LSV

Legal Services for Homeless Veterans and Veterans At-Risk for Homelessness (LSV-H) Grant Program

Legal Services for Veterans · VA-VJP-LSV-H-2026

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Award Range

$1 – $500K

Total Program Funding

$42.0M

Deadline

July 7, 2025

GRANTQUICK SUMMARYPlain-English Overview

Legal Services for Homeless Veterans and Veterans At-Risk for Homelessness (LSV-H) Grant Program. Legal Services for Veterans. Ending and preventing homelessness among Veterans is a priority for VA. VA's Homeless Programs constitute the Nation's largest integrated network of homeless treatment and assistance services for Veterans. The LSV-H Grant Program's purpose is to award legal services grants to eligible... $1-$500,000 per award; $42,000,000 total program funding.

Who Should Apply

Other eligible entities

Who Should NOT Apply

Individuals and organizations outside the specified eligible types

Key Requirements (Plain English)

•An eligible applicant is a public or nonprofit private entity as defined in 38 CFR part 79
•Deadline: 2025-07-07

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Focus your proposal on clear outcomes, alignment with agency priorities, and demonstrate organizational capacity.

Competitiveness: Moderate to high — federal grants are always competitive

What This Grant Funds

Ending and preventing homelessness among Veterans is a priority for VA. VA's Homeless Programs constitute the Nation's largest integrated

network of homeless treatment and assistance services for Veterans. The LSV-H Grant Program's purpose is to award legal services grants to eligible public or non-profit private entities who will provide legal services to eligible Veterans who are homeless or

at risk for homelessness. This NOFO will provide awards designed to address the

needs identified in 38 C.F.R. § 79.20, including legal services related to housing; family

law; income support; criminal defense; protective orders and other matters related to

domestic or intimate partner violence; access to health care; requests to upgrade military discharge or dismissal; consumer law, such as financial services, debt collection, garnishments, usury, fraud, and financial exploitation; employment law; and the top 10 unmet legal needs as enumerated on VA's annual Community

Homelessness Assessment, Local Education and Networking Groups (CHALENG) survey for the grant award cycle.

Attachments

PDF

FY26 LSV-H NOFO

FY26_LSV-H_NOFO.docx

Who Can Apply

An eligible applicant is a public or nonprofit private entity as defined in 38 CFR part 79.10. Applicants must have the necessary technical and administrative abilities and resources to execute the program successfully.

Eligible Applicant Types

Other (see NOFO for details)

Funding Details

Minimum Award: $1
Maximum Award: $500K
Total Program Funding: $42.0M
Cost Sharing Required?: No
Funding Instrument: grant

Key Dates

Posted: June 1, 2025

Application Deadline: July 7, 2025 (0 days remaining)

Agency Contact

To Apply visit the VA Legal Services for Veterans website. If you have difficulty accessing the website, please contact the VA Legal Services for Veterans Program.

LSVGrants@va.gov

Ready to apply?

View the full NOFO and submit your application on Grants.gov

View on Grants.gov