The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs announced on Mar. 18 a $112 million grant funding opportunity for organizations that provide suicide prevention services to veterans nationwide.
The grant is available to nonprofit organizations, state and local governments, federally recognized tribes, and other community-based groups with experience serving veterans. The funds are provided through the Staff Sergeant Parker Gordon Fox Suicide Prevention Grant Program, with applications open until June 12, 2026.
“These grants invest directly in communities that know Veterans best and are often the first to recognize when someone is struggling,” said VA Secretary Doug Collins. “They have been successful in connecting Veterans, service members, and their families — especially those not yet engaged with VA — to services that help reduce suicide risk and promote well-being.”
In 2025, Fox grants supported more than 17,000 veterans, service members, and family members—a 31% increase from the previous year. Nearly 9,000 veterans identified as having an elevated risk for suicide received assistance from Fox grant recipients; of these individuals, over 91% reported a decrease in risk factors after receiving help. Additionally, more than 2,500 veterans enrolled in VA health care for the first time in 2025 due to interactions with grantees—a rise of nearly 44% compared to the prior year. Since its launch in 2022, the program has awarded $210 million to 111 organizations across most states and territories.
According to VA data, sixty percent of veterans who die by suicide were not enrolled in Veterans Health Administration care during the two years before their death. In response, VA has increased efforts to enroll new veterans; so far in 2026 alone, more than 76,000 have joined VA health care.
Other recent achievements cited by the department include opening new health care facilities across the country and reducing benefit backlogs by over sixty percent since January 2025. The department also reports increases in direct care appointments and expanded access outside normal hours as well as progress on housing homeless veterans.
