News Releases
VA announces funding opportunities to help Veterans experiencing homelessness - This week, as a part of ongoing efforts to end Veteran homelessness, the Department of Veterans Affairs published three grant opportunities for Fiscal Year 2024 that will help Veterans who are experiencing or at risk of homelessness.
(10/27/22)
VA invites the public to dispose of unused medications and prescriptions during nationwide ‘VA Medication Take Back’ days - The Department of Veterans Affairs is inviting the public to participate in the annual VA Medication Take Back Days, to safely and securely dispose of unused or expired medicine — including controlled substance prescriptions. (10/24/22)
VA extends delay of upcoming electronic health record deployments to June 2023 to address technical and other system performance issues - Today, the Department of Veterans Affairs announced it is delaying upcoming deployments of the Oracle Cerner electronic health record (EHR) until June 2023 to address challenges with the system and make sure it is functioning optimally for Veterans and for VA health care personnel. (10/13/22)
VA closes gap in benefits for LGBTQ+ Veterans and their survivors - Today, the Department of Veterans Affairs announced that it is closing a gap in survivor benefits for certain survivors of LGBTQ+ Veterans — specifically, for those who were unable to wed until the 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges Supreme Court decision, and who, therefore, were not married to their now-deceased Veteran spouses for long enough to qualify for survivor benefits. (10/13/22)
VA awards $16 million to help Veterans and service members participate in adaptive sports - The Department of Veterans Affairs awarded nearly $16 million in grants to qualifying organizations to help more than 13,000 disabled Veterans and members of the Armed Forces participate in adaptive sports. (10/6/22)
VA offers more than $11M in grant funding to provide legal services for homeless Veterans - As a part of ongoing efforts to end Veteran homelessness, the Department of Veterans Affairs published a Notice of Funding Opportunity for more than $11 million in legal services grants for Veterans experiencing or at risk of homelessness. (10/5/22)
VA Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers expands to Veterans of all eras - WASHINGTON — Today, VA’s Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers is expanding to include eligible Veterans and family caregivers of all eras. (10/1/22)
VA offers benefit debt relief to Veterans affected by recent hurricanes - The Department of Veterans Affairs is offering a suspension of debt repayments for Veterans and family members affected by Hurricane Fiona or Hurricane Ian. (9/30/22)
VA opens health care eligibility for Vietnam, Gulf War, post-9/11 Veterans under PACT Act - On October 1, The Department of Veterans Affairs will expand and extend eligibility for VA health care for certain Veterans of the Gulf Wars and post-9/11 era. (9/28/22)
VA, FDA work together to accelerate medical device innovation, advance care for all Americans - Today, the Department of Veterans Affairs and Food and Drug Administration announced a collaboration that aims to accelerate the time it takes for medical innovations to reach Veterans and non-Veterans alike. (9/28/22)
Verification of Veteran-owned small businesses will transfer from VA to SBA - Effective Jan. 1, 2023, all responsibilities for the verification of Veteran-owned small businesses will transfer from the Department of Veterans Affairs to the Small Business Administration. (9/23/22)
VA announces state partnerships to provide voter registration assistance to Veterans - On National Voter Registration Day, the Department of Veterans Affairs announced partnerships with the states of Michigan, Kentucky and Pennsylvania to create a pilot voter registration program that provides voter registration information, materials and — if requested — assistance to Veterans, eligible dependents and caregivers at select VA facilities across the country. (9/20/22)
VA releases report showing decrease in Veteran Suicides, names suicide prevention grantees and finalists - Today, the Department of Veterans Affairs released the 2022 National Veteran Suicide Prevention Annual Report, which shows that Veteran suicides decreased in 2020 for the second year in a row, and that fewer Veterans died by suicide in 2020 than in any year since 2006. (9/19/22)
VA to Extend Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers eligibility for “legacy” Veterans and their family caregivers - Yesterday, the Department of Veterans Affairs submitted to the Federal Register an interim final rule that will extend Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers eligibility for certain Veterans and their family caregivers through Sept. 30, 2025. (9/15/22)
VA awards more than $130M in new grant funding to help homeless Veterans and their family members find stable housing - On Sept. 13, the Department of Veterans Affairs announced that it awarded $137 million in grants through VA’s Supportive Services for Veteran Families Program to help Veterans who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless and their families. (9/13/22)
