Representatives from the Armstrong Community Music School receive a check for a Veterans Mental Health Grant, totaling $30,000. This will provide veterans in Hays, Travis and other counties with Peer Support Services. PROVIDED BY TVC.
Over $7.6 million presented to Central Texas veteran service organizations
The Texas Veterans Commission Fund for Veterans’ Assistance presented $7,610,000 in grants to 30 organizations for providing services to approximately 5,100 Central Texas area veterans.
The presentation was made on Friday, Sept. 2, by TVC Commissioner and Army veteran Mary Dale at the Hays County Annex in San Marcos. TVC Commissioners approved these grant awards in May as part of an overall grant program providing 139 grants, totaling over $31.47 million to over 120 organizations across Texas and estimated to serve more than 22,000 veterans.
The grants supported a wide range of services from emergency financial assistance to transportation, legal services to family support services and home modification to rental and mortgage assistance. The TVC awards grants in five categories: General Assistance, Housing for Texas Heroes, Veterans Mental Health Grants, Veterans Treatment Courts and Veteran County Service Officers.
Grant recipients serving Hays County included Armstrong Community Music School, Goodwill Central Texas, Hays County Veterans County Service Office, Rebuilding Together Austin, Hays County Veterans Treatment Court, Heart Of Texas Regional MHMR, Interfaith Action of Central Texas and Meals on Wheels Central Texas.
Funding for these grants is generated primarily by the Texas Lottery Commission’s games designated for veteran support. Other sources of funding for the grants come from individual donation options on drivers’ licenses, licenses to carry a handgun, outdoor recreation licenses for hunting and fishing and vehicle registrations.
From 2009 through the current 2022–2023 grant cycle, over $234 million in grant funding has been awarded through 1,100 FVA grants, serving an estimated 400,000 Texas veterans and their family members. Veterans in need of assistance can find the organizations providing help in their area and how to contact them at tvc.texas.gov/ grants/assistance.
The Texas Veterans Commission advocates for and provides superior service to veterans that will significantly improve the quality of life for all Texas veterans, their families and survivors. The TVC assists veterans with receiving their benefits and provides funding to agencies which provide direct services to veterans and provides administration of the Hazlewood Act education benefits. For more information, visit tvc.texas.gov.