FARGO, ND — The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) awarded $698,970 in grants to one community organization that provides suicide prevention services to Veterans in North Dakota.
This funding is part of $112 million in grants awarded to 191 organizations nationwide to support suicide prevention efforts.
The funds are made available through the Staff Sergeant Parker Gordon Fox Suicide Prevention Grant Program (SSG Fox SPGP) and will become available at the start of fiscal year 2027. Grants are accessible to nonprofit organizations, state and local governments, federally recognized tribes and other community-based organizations that have demonstrated a capacity to serve Veterans.
Suicide prevention is VA’s top clinical priority, and all VA healthcare facilities provide Veterans same-day emergency mental health care access if they need it. Reaching Veterans in need of help, however, can be a challenge. For instance, 61% of Veterans who died by suicide in 2023 — the most recent year for which data is available – were not receiving VA healthcare in the last year of their life. Fox grants can help bridge this gap by directing funding to community-based organizations.
“Community organizations play a vital role in strengthening the support network available to North Dakota Veterans,” said Brent Pharis, Fargo VA Health Care System Director. “These grants provide Veterans with lifesaving support and ensure they have access to the care and resources they deserve right here in our community.”
View the complete list of grant awardees.
For details about eligibility, priorities and application requirements for SSG Fox SPGP, visit SSG Fox SPGP website.
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