WASHINGTON — The Department of Veterans Affairs issued a correction to the Notice of Funding Opportunity for the Staff Sergeant Parker Gordon Fox Suicide Prevention Grant Program.
The correction clarifies requirements regarding the provision or coordination of a baseline mental health screening to participants.
Under section 201 of the Commander John Scott Hannon Veterans Mental Health Care Improvement Act (Public Law 116-171) and regulations VA published at 38 CFR part 78, VA will award grants to eligible entities that apply for such assistance to provide or coordinate suicide prevention services for Veterans and other eligible individuals at risk of suicide and their families.
The NOFO provides information about how to apply for financial assistance under the Staff Sergeant Parker Gordon Fox Suicide Prevention Grant Program. Applications must be submitted by 11:59 p.m., ET, June 10, 2022.
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