Veteran Services Grant

Veteran Services Grant Overview

The purpose of the Veteran Services Grant Program is to fund eligible proposals that provide direct services to veterans that help improve outcomes in areas such as health or behavioral health care, housing security and houselessness, employment opportunities or stability, education and training opportunities, transportation accessibility and availability, or other critical services within a community, region, or statewide basis.

OAR 274-038-0100 establishes eligible organizations and entities as:

1. Tribal, regional, or local governments; or other state agencies programs established under state or federal law;

2. Oregon quasi-public agencies;

3. Oregon intergovernmental agencies formed under ORS 190;

4. Private nonprofit organizations designated as a 501(c)(3) tax exempt organization; and

5. Private Veterans organizations designated as a 501(c)(19) or 501(c)(23) tax exempt organization;

As well as:

a. Demonstrate proof of current (active) business registration with Oregon Secretary of State Corporation Division;

b. Demonstrate proof of registration with the Charitable Activities Section of the Oregon Department of Justice, if the organization is a 501(c)(3), 501(c)(19) or 501(c)(23) and the most recent Oregon Form CT-12 report filed with the Department of Justice; and

c. Demonstrate proof of at least a one-year operational history.