The Department of Veterans Affairs distributed $35,195,123 to 27 community organizations in Ohio for Fiscal Year 2027, as part of $1.17 billion nationwide to support housing and services for veterans who are homeless or at risk.
The VA awarded $35,195,123 to 27 Ohio organizations for FY2027 through SSVF and Grant and Per Diem programs.
Funds support prevention, rapid re-housing, transitional housing, service centers, and beds dedicated to veterans across multiple Ohio regions.
Veterans in need can call the National Call Center for Homeless Veterans at 877-424-3838, available 24/7 and confidential.
# What the VA awarded and why
Affairs announced $35,195,123 in grants to 27 community organizations in Ohio for Fiscal Year 2027. The funding is part of a larger, nationwide allocation of $1.17 billion distributed to 680 organizations to address veteran homelessness.
Two VA programs are mentioned by name: Supportive Services for Veteran Families (SSVF) and the Grant and Per Diem (GPD) program. Each program targets different stages of housing need: SSVF focuses on preventing homelessness and rapidly re-housing veterans and their families, while GPD funds transitional housing, supportive service centers, and specialized housing for women, chronically mentally ill, frail, or older veterans.
# How the money will be used in Ohio
SSVF grants will help prevent imminent loss of housing, identify more suitable housing options, and rapidly re-house veterans who would otherwise remain homeless. Ohio recipients listed include FrontLine Service (Mental Health Services for Homeless Persons, Inc.), Licking County Coalition For Housing, Axess Family Services, Community Action Agency of Columbiana County, Community Action Program Corporation of Washington-Morgan Counties, Community Support Services, and the Salvation Army.
GPD awards fund transitional housing and beds across several cities and counties. Specific allocations named in the announcement include:
# VA context and leadership comment
The release notes that the VA housed 51,936 homeless veterans in Fiscal Year 2025. Katina Stone-Jones, acting executive director of VA Northeast Ohio Healthcare System, said VA medical centers across Ohio remain committed to providing safe, stable housing and supportive services, and that these grants strengthen partnerships with community organizations to reach veterans where they are.
# Practical next steps for veterans
If you are a veteran who is homeless or at imminent risk of homelessness, contact the National Call Center for Homeless Veterans at 877-424-3838. The call is free, confidential, and available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Trained professionals can connect callers to the nearest VA for help.
# What this means locally
The grants, funded by the Department of Veterans Affairs, will support transitional housing and assistance programs aimed at helping veterans secure permanent housing.
The Department of Veterans Affairs awarded over $18 million to Vermont and New Hampshire community organizations. Read the story on VTDigger here: Federal grants invigorate efforts to address veteran homelessness in Vermont .
The Department of Veterans Affairs on Monday awarded $11,076,471 in grants to two community organizations in Hawaii to support homeless veterans or those at risk of becoming homeless in the islands.
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