VA Homeless Programs
Legal Services for Veterans: Provider Website
Contact LSV Program Staff:
(Please include your project FAIN/Grant ID on all correspondence)
General LSV Program Questions: LSVGrants@va.gov
Regulations & Guides:
NEW LSV-H Grant Recipient Guide
Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO):
Legal Services for Homeless Veterans (LSV-H) NOFO (published 12/18/2023)
Legal Services for Homeless Veterans (LSV-H) NOFO (published 10/06/2022)
General Terms & Conditions of Award:
Effective August 2023 (LSV-H) (Coming soon)
Payment Management System (PMS):
LSV grantees will need to register with the Payment Management System and set up direct deposit:
UPDATED: Payment Management System (PMS) Access Process
Payment Management System
Payment Management System - New User Access Request
Update Banking | HHS Payment Management System
How-to Guide for Registering or updating account information in PMS
SF 425 Resources:
SF 425 Federal Financial Report A Mid-Year SF-425 is due by March 1st, 2024. A Final SF-425 is due by November 28th, 2024. Grantees will email the completed form with supporting documentation (general ledger) to LSV425@va.gov.
(NOTE: in order to view this document, first download and save the PDF file to your computer and then open it from the saved location).
Other Fiscal Resources/Information:
Single Audit Act
Veterans Affairs | Tungsten Network (tungsten-network.com)
Questions? Contact Us
LSV-H Quarterly Report Dates, Caseload Tracker & Rurality Information:
- Quarterly reports are due within 30 days of the end of each quarter:
Quarter 1: August 1 – October 31, report due by November 30
Quarter 2: November 1 – January 31, report due by March 1
Quarter 3: February 1 – April 30, report due by May 30
Quarter 4: May 1 – July 31, report due by August 30
- UPDATED Caseload Tracking Tool
- Rural County Lookup Document
SF-424 Information:
Application for Federal Assistance (SF-424)
(the SF-424 requires Adobe Reader 8. For best results, do not open the form in your web browser. Save locally to your computer before opening. For further assistance, please visit https://helpx.adobe.com/ca/acrobat/kb/cant-open-pdf.html)
Electronic Grants Management System (eGMS):
eGMS Login Webpage
How-to: Register a New Organization in eGMS
How-to: Add or Update Contacts
How-to: Submit a Payment Request
How-to: Submit a Quarterly Report
How-to: Upload a Signed Grant Agreement
How-to: Retrieve Executed Grant Agreements
System for Award Management (SAM):
All grantees are required to maintain an Active status on www.SAM.gov in order to receive payment for all LSV grants.
SQUARES:
SQUARES 2.0 Website
SQUARES Info Sheet
LSV-H Eligibility Decision Tree
National Monthly Calls:
April 3, 2024 Monthly Call
March 6, 2024 Monthly Call
February 7, 2024 Monthly Call
January 17, 2024 Monthly Call
LSV-H New Grantee Kick-Off Call (July 2023)
LSV-H New Grantee Onboarding Sessions:
- Onboarding Day 1 (Sept 26, 2023)
- Onboarding Day 2 (Sept 27, 2023)
- Onboarding Day 3 (Sept 28, 2023)
Webinars:
LSV-H Quarterly Reporting Webinar (Nov 1, 2023) - Password: Homeless1!
Training Resources:
- How to apply for VA Accreditation as an Attorney or Claims Agent: How to Apply for Accreditation (va.gov)
- Legal Services Resources Flyer
FAQs: