{"id":6163,"date":"2026-09-14T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-14T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thirstier.news\/va-awards-1-17-billion-in-grants-to-fight-veteran-homelessness\/"},"modified":"2026-09-14T14:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-14T14:00:00","slug":"va-awards-1-17-billion-in-grants-to-fight-veteran-homelessness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itsveterans.com\/?p=6163","title":{"rendered":"VA awards $1.17 billion in grants to fight Veteran homelessness"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-5 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:2rem;--awb-padding-bottom:2rem;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap\">\n<div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-justify-content-center fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1456px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 )\">\n<article class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-6 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:32px;--awb-padding-bottom:64px;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:66.666666666667%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.88%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.88%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%\">\n<div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\">\n<div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-builder-row-inner fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-justify-content-center fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-grow-medium:0;--awb-flex-grow-small:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:0;--awb-flex-shrink-small:0;width:104% !important;max-width:104% !important;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 )\">\n<div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-3 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column heading-box\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:1.5rem;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%\">\n<div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\">\n<div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-6 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-paragraph\" style=\"--awb-margin-top-small:0px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:20px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;--awb-font-size:1.6rem\">\n<p class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left title-heading-tag\" style=\"font-family:var(--awb-custom_typography_3-font-family);font-weight:var(--awb-custom_typography_3-font-weight);font-style:var(--awb-custom_typography_3-font-style);margin:0;font-size:1em;line-height:1.3\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-content-tb fusion-content-tb-1 measure-5 margin-auto\" style=\"--awb-text-color:var(--awb-color8);--awb-text-transform:none;--awb-text-font-family:var(--awb-typography4-font-family);--awb-text-font-weight:var(--awb-typography4-font-weight);--awb-text-font-style:var(--awb-typography4-font-style)\">\n<p><strong>WASHINGTON <\/strong>\u00e2\u0080\u0094 The Department of Veterans Affairs today announced a record high $1.17 billion in grants to 680 organizations across the country to help Veterans who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless. The grants, which will be distributed in FY2027, come after VA <a href=\"https:\/\/news.va.gov\/press-room\/va-houses-largest-number-of-homeless-veterans-in-seven-years\/\">housed 51,936 homeless Veterans<\/a> in fiscal year 2025, the most in seven years.<\/p>\n<p>$855 million of the grants announced today will be awarded to eligible grantees through the agency\u00e2\u0080\u0099s <a href=\"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/homeless\/supportive-services-for-veteran-families\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Supportive Services for Veteran Families<\/a> program. These are one-year grants that will begin on Oct. 1, 2026. The grantees will provide case management and supportive services to:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Prevent the imminent loss of a home.<\/li>\n<li>Identify new, more suitable housing situations for Veterans and families.<\/li>\n<li>Rapidly re-house Veterans and their families who are homeless and might remain homeless without assistance.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>$318 million of the grants announced today will be awarded to eligible grantees through the agency\u00e2\u0080\u0099s <a href=\"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/homeless\/grant-per-diem\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Grant and Per Diem<\/a>\u00c2\u00a0 program. These are three-year grants that will begin on Oct. 1, 2026 and are designed to:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Fund transitional housing with supportive services or service centers.<\/li>\n<li>Support transition-in-place housing, where Veterans remain in their current housing unit while receiving services to help them move toward permanent, stable housing.<\/li>\n<li>Provide special housing designed to better serve women Veterans and those who are chronically mentally ill, frail, elderly, terminally ill, or are caring for minor dependents.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/homeless\/fy-2027-grant-awards\/\" rel=\"noopener\">View the full list of awardees.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00e2\u0080\u009cUnder President Trump, VA is making historic progress getting our most vulnerable Veterans off the streets and back on the path to self-sufficiency,\u00e2\u0080\u009d said <strong>VA Secretary Doug Collins<\/strong>. \u00e2\u0080\u009cThese grants underscore our commitment to expanding critical services that prevent Veteran homelessness, connecting those who have worn the uniform to permanent housing and providing the resources necessary for long\u00e2\u0080\u0091term stability.\u00e2\u0080\u009d<\/p>\n<p>The grants announced today are the latest in a long list of landmark VA achievements during the second Trump Administration. Since Jan. 20, 2025, VA has:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.va.gov\/press-room\/more-than-250000-new-veterans-enrolled-in-va-healthcare-so-far-in-2026\/\">Enrolled\u00c2\u00a0more than\u00c2\u00a0250,000 new Veterans<\/a> in VA healthcare\u00c2\u00a0in 2026.<\/li>\n<li>Opened\u00c2\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DeptVetAffairs\/status\/2095167423338967090\">41 new VA healthcare facilities<\/a>, expanding healthcare access for Veterans around the country.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/veteransfirst\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Reduced the backlog of Veterans waiting for VA benefits by more than 70%<\/a>, after it increased 24% during the Biden Administration.<\/li>\n<li>Reduced the average disability claims processing time by 46%.<\/li>\n<li>Completed a record high 82,083,918 direct care appointments in fiscal year 2025, up 4.1% from FY 2024.<\/li>\n<li>Completed a record high 59,989,662 community care appointments in FY 2025, up 12% from FY 2024.<\/li>\n<li>Offered Veterans\u00c2\u00a0more than 3.2 million appointments outside of normal operating hours, giving Veterans more\u00c2\u00a0timely\u00c2\u00a0and convenient options for care.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.va.gov\/press-room\/va-launches-partial-claim-program-to-help-veterans-avoid-home-foreclosure\/\">Launched a new Partial Claims Program<\/a> to help Veterans with financial struggles avoid foreclosure. This is one of several ways VA helps Veterans keep their homes \u00e2\u0080\u0094 in FY 2025 alone, VA worked with mortgage servicers to help 173,000 Veterans avoid foreclosure.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3\" style=\"--awb-content-alignment:center;--awb-margin-top:32px\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:32px;width:100%\">\n<div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"--awb-height:20px;--awb-amount:20px;--awb-sep-color:var(--awb-custom12);border-color:var(--awb-custom12);border-top-width:1px\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-builder-row-inner fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-justify-content-center fusion-flex-content-wrap\" 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style=\"--awb-padding-top:2rem;--awb-padding-right:32px;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:80%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.4%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.4%;--awb-width-medium:80%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:2.4%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:2.4%;--awb-width-small:83.333333333333%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:2.304%;--awb-spacing-left-small:2.304%\">\n<div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-row fusion-flex-align-items-center fusion-content-nowrap\">\n<div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-4 measure-5\">\n<p>Reporters and media outlets with questions or comments should contact the Office of Media Relations at <a href=\"https:\/\/news.va.gov\/press-room\/va-awards-1-17-billion-in-grants-to-fight-veteran-homelessness\/mailto:vapublicaffairs@va.gov\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">vapublicaffairs@va.gov<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-builder-row-inner fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-justify-content-center fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-grow-medium:0;--awb-flex-grow-small:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:0;--awb-flex-shrink-small:0;width:104% !important;max-width:104% !important;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 )\">\n<div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-6 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_5 1_5 fusion-flex-column fusion-flex-align-self-stretch\" 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fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-7 fusion_builder_column_inner_4_5 4_5 fusion-flex-column fusion-flex-align-self-center\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:2rem;--awb-padding-right:32px;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:80%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.4%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.4%;--awb-width-medium:80%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:2.4%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:2.4%;--awb-width-small:83.333333333333%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:2.304%;--awb-spacing-left-small:2.304%\">\n<div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-row fusion-flex-align-items-center fusion-content-nowrap\">\n<div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-5 measure-5\">\n<p>Veterans with questions about their health care and benefits (including GI Bill). Questions, updates and documents can be submitted online.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ask.va.gov\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Contact us online through Ask VA<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-builder-row-inner fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-justify-content-center fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-grow-medium:0;--awb-flex-grow-small:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:0;--awb-flex-shrink-small:0;width:104% !important;max-width:104% !important;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 )\">\n<div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-8 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_5 1_5 fusion-flex-column fusion-flex-align-self-stretch\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:20%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:9.6%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:9.6%;--awb-width-medium:16.666666666667%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:11.52%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:11.52%;--awb-width-small:16.666666666667%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:11.52%;--awb-spacing-left-small:11.52%\">\n<div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-center fusion-content-layout-row fusion-flex-align-items-center\"><i class=\"fb-icon-element-3 fb-icon-element fontawesome-icon fa-comment-dots fal circle-yes fusion-text-flow\" style=\"--awb-circlecolor:var(--awb-custom12);--awb-circlecolor-hover:var(--awb-custom12);--awb-circlebordersize:0px;--awb-font-size:32px;--awb-width:64px;--awb-height:64px;--awb-line-height:64px;--awb-margin-right:16px;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;--awb-margin-left:0px\"><\/i><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-9 fusion_builder_column_inner_4_5 4_5 fusion-flex-column fusion-flex-align-self-center\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:2rem;--awb-padding-right:32px;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:80%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.4%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.4%;--awb-width-medium:80%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:2.4%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:2.4%;--awb-width-small:83.333333333333%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:2.304%;--awb-spacing-left-small:2.304%\">\n<div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-row fusion-flex-align-items-center fusion-content-nowrap\">\n<div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-6 measure-5\">\n<p>Veterans can also use our chatbot to get information about VA benefits and services. The chatbot won\u00e2\u0080\u0099t connect you with a person, but it can show you where to go on VA.gov to find answers to some common questions.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.va.gov\/contact-us\/virtual-agent\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Learn about our chatbot and ask a question<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-builder-row-inner fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-justify-content-center fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-grow-medium:0;--awb-flex-grow-small:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:0;--awb-flex-shrink-small:0;width:104% !important;max-width:104% !important;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 )\">\n<div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-10 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_5 1_5 fusion-flex-column fusion-flex-align-self-stretch\" 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class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-8 fusion-text-no-margin text--medium\" style=\"--awb-font-size:.9rem;--awb-text-transform:uppercase;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;--awb-text-font-family:var(--awb-typography5-font-family);--awb-text-font-weight:var(--awb-typography5-font-weight);--awb-text-font-style:var(--awb-typography5-font-style)\">\n<p>News Releases<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-9 fusion-text-no-margin date-bar\" style=\"--awb-font-size:.9rem;--awb-text-transform:uppercase;--awb-margin-top:0px;--awb-margin-right:0px;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;--awb-margin-left:1rem;--awb-text-font-family:var(--awb-custom_typography_10-font-family);--awb-text-font-weight:var(--awb-custom_typography_10-font-weight);--awb-text-font-style:var(--awb-custom_typography_10-font-style)\">\n<p>September 8, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-11 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-three\" style=\"--awb-margin-top:.5rem;--awb-margin-bottom:1rem;--awb-margin-top-small:0px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:20px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;--awb-link-color:var(--awb-color7);--awb-link-hover-color:var(--awb-custom10);--awb-font-size:1.7rem\">\n<h3 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left\" style=\"font-family:var(--awb-custom_typography_3-font-family);font-weight:var(--awb-custom_typography_3-font-weight);font-style:var(--awb-custom_typography_3-font-style);margin:0;font-size:1em;line-height:1.1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news.va.gov\/press-room\/president-trumps-executive-order-means-faster-access-to-va-healthcare-benefits-than-ever-before\/\" class=\"awb-custom-text-color awb-custom-text-hover-color\" target=\"_self\">President Trump\u00e2\u0080\u0099s executive order means faster access to VA healthcare, benefits than ever before<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-10\">\n<p>President Donald J. Trump today signed an executive order that will reduce by weeks the average time it takes Veterans to secure Department of Veterans Affairs benefits.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-13 fusion-flex-column post-card fusion-grid-column fusion-post-cards-grid-column\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:1rem;--awb-padding-right:1rem;--awb-padding-bottom:1rem;--awb-padding-left:1rem;--awb-bg-blend:overlay;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:\">\n<div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\">\n<div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-builder-row-inner fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" 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class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-11 fusion-text-no-margin text--medium\" style=\"--awb-font-size:.9rem;--awb-text-transform:uppercase;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;--awb-text-font-family:var(--awb-typography5-font-family);--awb-text-font-weight:var(--awb-typography5-font-weight);--awb-text-font-style:var(--awb-typography5-font-style)\">\n<p>News Releases<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-12 fusion-text-no-margin date-bar\" style=\"--awb-font-size:.9rem;--awb-text-transform:uppercase;--awb-margin-top:0px;--awb-margin-right:0px;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;--awb-margin-left:1rem;--awb-text-font-family:var(--awb-custom_typography_10-font-family);--awb-text-font-weight:var(--awb-custom_typography_10-font-weight);--awb-text-font-style:var(--awb-custom_typography_10-font-style)\">\n<p>September 4, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-12 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-three\" style=\"--awb-margin-top:.5rem;--awb-margin-bottom:1rem;--awb-margin-top-small:0px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:20px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;--awb-link-color:var(--awb-color7);--awb-link-hover-color:var(--awb-custom10);--awb-font-size:1.7rem\">\n<h3 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left\" style=\"font-family:var(--awb-custom_typography_3-font-family);font-weight:var(--awb-custom_typography_3-font-weight);font-style:var(--awb-custom_typography_3-font-style);margin:0;font-size:1em;line-height:1.1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news.va.gov\/press-room\/va-dedicates-nevadas-first-national-cemetery\/\" class=\"awb-custom-text-color awb-custom-text-hover-color\" target=\"_self\">VA dedicates Nevada\u00e2\u0080\u0099s first national cemetery<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-13\">\n<p>VA dedicates Nevada\u00e2\u0080\u0099s first national cemetery in Elko, Nevada.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"fusion-layout-column 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fusion-builder-nested-column-16 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column fusion-flex-align-self-center\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%\">\n<div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-row fusion-flex-align-items-center\">\n<div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-14 fusion-text-no-margin text--medium\" style=\"--awb-font-size:.9rem;--awb-text-transform:uppercase;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;--awb-text-font-family:var(--awb-typography5-font-family);--awb-text-font-weight:var(--awb-typography5-font-weight);--awb-text-font-style:var(--awb-typography5-font-style)\">\n<p>News Releases<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-15 fusion-text-no-margin date-bar\" style=\"--awb-font-size:.9rem;--awb-text-transform:uppercase;--awb-margin-top:0px;--awb-margin-right:0px;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;--awb-margin-left:1rem;--awb-text-font-family:var(--awb-custom_typography_10-font-family);--awb-text-font-weight:var(--awb-custom_typography_10-font-weight);--awb-text-font-style:var(--awb-custom_typography_10-font-style)\">\n<p>September 2, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-13 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-three\" style=\"--awb-margin-top:.5rem;--awb-margin-bottom:1rem;--awb-margin-top-small:0px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:20px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;--awb-link-color:var(--awb-color7);--awb-link-hover-color:var(--awb-custom10);--awb-font-size:1.7rem\">\n<h3 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left\" style=\"font-family:var(--awb-custom_typography_3-font-family);font-weight:var(--awb-custom_typography_3-font-weight);font-style:var(--awb-custom_typography_3-font-style);margin:0;font-size:1em;line-height:1.1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news.va.gov\/press-room\/va-cemeteries-to-host-national-day-of-service-and-remembrance-marking-the-25th-anniversary-of-9-11\/\" class=\"awb-custom-text-color awb-custom-text-hover-color\" target=\"_self\">VA cemeteries to host National Day of Service and Remembrance marking the 25th anniversary of 9\/11<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-16\">\n<p>National Day of Service and Remembrance hosted at VA cemeteries marking the 25th anniversary of 9\/11.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr>\n<p class=\"tni-attribution\">Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/news.va.gov\/press-room\/va-awards-1-17-billion-in-grants-to-fight-veteran-homelessness\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">News Releases \u00e2\u0080\u0093 VA News<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A record high of $1.17 billion in VA grants awarded to 680 organizations across the country to help Veterans who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless. 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