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handle is hein.crs/govyvh0001 and id is 1 raw text is: I nfrmi.r gthe leIs lIv dbsIr 11 Updated November 6, 2018 Veterans and Homelessness The federal government assists homeless veterans through a number of targeted federal programs. This In Focus describes the major federal programs that assist homeless veterans, funding for select programs, and the number and characteristics of veterans experiencing homelessness. For more information, see CRS Report RL34024, Veterans and Homelessness, by Libby Perl. Federal Programs for Homeless Veterans Programs to assist homeless veterans are funded through three agencies: the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Department of Labor (DOL), and Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). VA Programs * Healthcare for Homeless Veterans (HCHV): Through HCHV, VA medical center staff conduct outreach to homeless veterans; provide care and treatment for medical, psychiatric, and substance use disorders; and refer veterans for supportive services. The HCHV program is authorized through FY2020 (P.L. 115-251). * Domiciliary Care for Homeless Veterans (DCHV): DCHV (first funded through P.L. 100-7 1) provides rehabilitative services for physically and mentally ill or aged veterans who need assistance, but are not in need of the level of care offered by hospitals and nursing homes. Through DCHV, veterans receive medical, psychiatric, and substance use treatment, and vocational rehabilitation services. * Compensated Work Therapy/ Transitional Residence Program (CWT/TR): CWT gives veterans with disabilities work experience and skills so that they may re-enter the workforce and maintain employment on their own. The TR component to CWT provides housing to CWT participants who have mental illnesses or chronic substance use disorders and who are homeless or at risk of homelessness. The TR component of CWT is authorized through FY2020 (P.L. 115-251). * Grant and Per Diem Program (GPD): GPD authorizes the VA to make grants to public entities or private nonprofit organizations to provide services and transitional housing to homeless veterans, with a focus on achieving permanent housing. The program is authorized at $258 million in FY2015 and subsequent years (P.L. 114-228). * GPD for Homeless Veterans with Special Needs: GPD for homeless veterans with special needs, authorized at $5 million through FY2020 (P.L. 115- 25 1), targets GPD funds to specific groups of veterans, including women, elderly veterans, terminally or mentally ill veterans, and veterans with children. * Supportive Services for Veteran Families (SSVF): SSVF funds grants for supportive services to assist very low-income veterans and their families who are either residing in permanent housing or transitioning from homelessness. Eligible services include assistance with rent, utility or moving costs, outreach, case management, and help with obtaining VA and other mainstream benefits. The program is authorized at $380 million through FY2019 by P.L. 115-251. DOL Programs * Homeless Veterans Reintegration Programs (HVRP): HVRP grantees provide services to veterans including outreach, assistance in interview preparation, job search, job training, and follow-up assistance after placement. The program is authorized at $50 million through FY2020 (P.L. 115-251). A separate HVRP targets women veterans and veterans with children and is authorized through FY2020 at $1 million (P.L. 115- 251). * Incarcerated Veterans Transition Program: The Incarcerated Veterans Transition program funds grantee organizations to provide job training and placement services to veterans who are leaving prison. It is authorized through FY2020 (P.L. 115-251). Figure I. Funding for Select Programs VA Obligations and DOL Budget Authority, FY2005-FY2017 1,600 Dollars(in millions) -HVRP 1,400 1,200 --VF 1,0 - HUD-VASH 800 - Services 603 UGPD 400 fl - ---- cwrTR 2001 o D o w C. 00 00 Source: VA and DOL Budget justifications. HUD and VA Collaborative Program HUD-Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (HUD- VASH): Through HUD-VASH, homeless veterans receive rental assistance in the form of Section 8 vouchers from HUD and supportive services from the VA. Begun as a three-year inter-agency collaboration in the 1990s, Congress has funded new VASH vouchers in each year from FY2008-FY2018. Appropriations for vouchers exceed amounts authorized in law; funding for HUD-VASH was last authorized in FY2011. ttps://crsreports.congress.go

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