Transitional housing programs provide temporary housing with supportive services to individuals and families experiencing homelessness with the goal of interim stability and support to successfully move to and maintain permanent housing. The US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) community projects can cover housing costs and accompanying supportive services for program participants for up to 24 months. Participants in a transitional housing project must have a signed lease, sublease, or occupancy agreement with the following requirements:

• An initial term of at least one month

• Automatically renewable upon expiration, except by prior notice by either party

• A maximum term of 24 months

Black Veterans for Social Justice (BVSJ)

For the last 45 years, BVSJ has serviced thousands of veterans, their families, and the community. BVSJ was founded to assist the often-marginalized black veteran but has grown into an organization that offers programs and services to all veterans and the community. The Veterans Service Center (VSC) serves as a vital resource hub, offering a wide array of program services designed to facilitate the seamless transition of military personnel from active duty to civilian life. Committed to supporting our nation’s heroes at every stage of their journey, the VSC provides comprehensive assistance to military personnel, veterans, and their families across various crucial areas. Our dedicated team offers personalized guidance and support to navigate the complexities of post-military life, ensuring access to essential resources and opportunities for success.

665 Willoughby Ave. 

Brooklyn, NY 11206

Phone: (718) 852-6004

Contact: Ray Wade

Email: raywade@bvsj.org

The Bowery Mission 

The Bowery Mission has served homeless and hungry New Yorkers since the 1870s, when its neighborhood came to define the term “skid row.” Today, The Bowery Mission is a results-oriented organization that is recognized as one of New York City's most effective. The Bowery Mission exists to promote the flourishing of New Yorkers overcoming homelessness and marginalization by providing compassionate services and transformative community.

90 Lafayette Street, 6th Floor,

New York, NY 10013

Phone: 1-800-BOWERY-1

Bronx Neighborhood Housing Services CDC, Inc. 

Bronx Neighborhood Housing Services CDC, Inc. (Bronx NHS), with a long presence in the Bronx. It provides financial, pre-purchase & post-purchase education & counseling, grants, mortgage facilitation, affordable loans, and free tax services. It also provides training to empower Bronx residents to become self-sufficient. Bronx NHS promote investment in our communities to enable individuals and families to preserve and improve Bronx Neighborhoods, their Homes and their Future. To accomplish our mission, Bronx NHS collaborates with corporations, local organizations, and government entities. In addition, Bronx NHS board members are local residents.

1451 Gun Hill Road, 2nd Fl

Bronx, NY 10469

Office: 718-881-1180

Fax: 718-881-1190

info@bronxnhs.org

Bowery Residents' Committee, Inc. (BRC)

BRC combines client-centered care with a commitment to professional management & organizational responsibility. Our Outreach Teams listen, motivate, and seek to understand the person underneath the trauma. Over time, we build trust and relationships with clients so that the individual is ready to seek lasting shelter and safety.

131 West 25th Street

New York, NY 10001

Phone: (917) 597-3891

Contact: Marcus / Theresa

BronxWorks 

BronxWorks helps individuals and families improve their economic and social well-being. From toddlers to seniors, we feed, shelter, teach, and support our neighbors to build a stronger Bronx community. In all aspects of our work, BronxWorks strives for the highest ethical and performance standards. We are guided by the belief that people must be treated with dignity and respect, regardless of their present situation or past experiences.

60 E. Tremont Ave.

Bronx, NY 10453

Phone: (646) 393-4000

Email: info@bronxworks.org

New York City Department of Veterans’ Services / Veterans Only

To honor the sacrifice of New York City Veterans, Mayor Bill de Blasio created the Department of Veterans' Services (DVS) on April 8th, 2016, making DVS the first standalone City agency in the country dedicated to serving Veterans and their families. Veteran Resource Centers are satellite offices staffed by DVS employees who are ready to connect Veterans and their families to benefit assistance and other essential services.

 Manhattan Municipal Building

1 Centre Street, Suite 2213

New York, NY 10007

Phone: (212) 416-5250

Contact: Lamarr Wheeler

HELP USA / SSVF Program

From our beginning as a shelter for families in Brooklyn, we’ve expanded to become a leader in the fight against homelessness. Today, we serve people of all backgrounds, including families, individuals, veterans, survivors of domestic violence, people with health challenges and disabilities, and seniors. We provide shelter to meet people’s immediate needs, as well as support to succeed as individuals, as families, and as communities.

815 Burke Ave,

Bronx, NY 10467

Phone: (646) 619‐3277

Jericho Project / SSVF Program

Jericho Project is a nationally-acclaimed nonprofit ending homelessness at its roots by enabling homeless individuals and families to attain quality housing, employment and mental and physical health services. The 40 year old nonprofit serves over 3,000 individuals, including over 700 veterans, annually. Jericho has been a key partner in New York City’s initiative to end veterans’ homelessness, and is leading bold, innovative strategies to do the same for families and young adults.

Veterans Program

39 Broadway, 5th Floor

New York, NY 10006

Telephone: 646-970-7170

Email: ssvf@jerichoproject.org

Project Renewal

Project Renewal’s mission is to end the cycle of homelessness by empowering individuals and families to renew their lives with health, homes, and jobs. 80% of chronically homeless adults struggle with mental illness, substance use disorder, or both, and fragmented treatment exacerbates their harsh reality: a revolving door of emergency rooms, jails, shelters, and the streets. We provide award-winning emergency, transitional, and permanent housing to more than 3,900 homeless New Yorkers a year, including veterans and families.

200 Varick Street

New York, NY 10014

Phone: 212.620.0340

Samaritan Daytop Village

Samaritan Daytop Village is nationally recognized for its work with military veterans and provides comprehensive services for today's returning male and female service members. A pioneer in veteran-specific treatment for more than 30 years, we currently administer three residential treatment facilities exclusively for veterans struggling with chemical dependency, post-traumatic stress and other challenges.

138-02 Queens Boulevard

Briarwood, NY 11435-2647

Phone: (718) 206-2000

Services for the UnderServed / SSVF 

Services for the UnderServed (S:US) envisions a city where everyone has a roof over their head, is healthy, productive and can enjoy the social connections that create a life of purpose. Founded in 1978, S:US works with over 37,000 individuals and their families every year to create pathways to rich and productive lives by offering housing, employment, skills-building, treatment, and recovery services.

Services for the UnderServed

463 7th Avenue, 17th Floor

New York, NY 10018

212-633-6900

info@sus.org

Transitional Services for New York, Inc.

Transitional Services for New York, Inc. (TSINY) is a comprehensive, community-based mental health organization located in New York City.  We provide a continuum of rehabilitative services to enrich the lives of those recovering from mental illness and facilitate their transition to increased levels of independence.

Transitional Services for New York, Inc

90-27 Sutphin Blvd,

Jamaica NY 11435

Phone: (718) 526-8400, ext.7186

Contact: Andrew Luong

Email: andrew.luong@tsiny.org

Volunteers of America / SSVF Program

Homelessness is not hopelessness. Working together for brighter futures behind every door. Guided by the experience of more than 16,000 professionals living and working to make life better in their local communities, our plan for today and tomorrow is clear: transform lives by improving the health, happiness, and stability of our communities.

349 East 149th Street

Bronx, NY 1045

Phone: (718) 993‐3564

Contact: Malia

The Hudson Valley National Center for Veteran Reintegration

The Center provides peer counseling by Veterans and nonclinical support specifically designed to help Veterans reintegrate into their communities. Sometimes all someone needs is camaraderie and time around like-minded individuals offered through the Center’s free programs, workshops and services. Veterans who may require further assistance, we help them access additional community services.

727 Grant Ave.

Lake Katrine, NY 12449

Phone: (845) 481-4004

Contact: Gavin Walters

Email: info@hvncvr.org

Joseph P. Dwyer Veterans Peer Support Project

Named to honor the memory of an Iraq war hero from Mount Sinai, NY, the Joseph P. Dwyer Veteran Peer Support Project is a peer-to-peer program for Veterans facing the challenges of PTSD and TBI. Launched in 2012 as a pilot partnership, the Dwyer Project takes a confidential, one-on-one, peer-to-peer approach that has rapidly captured the attention and support of both veterans and mental health professionals.

100 Veterans Memorial Highway

Hauppauge, NY 11788

Phone: (631) 853-8345

Contact: Nancy Tappin

Email: vetspeertopeer@suffolkcountyny.gov

Vets4Warriors 

Vets4Warriors is the nation’s leading 24/7 military peer support program staffed by veterans. We provide immediate, confidential, ongoing support to every member of the US military community. Phone: (855) 838-8255

Supportive Services for Veteran Families

Section 604 of the Veterans' Mental Health and Other Care Improvements Act of 2008, Public Law 110-387, authorized VA to develop the SSVF Program. Supportive services grants have been awarded to selected private non-profit organizations and consumer cooperatives that will assist very low-income Veteran families residing in or transitioning to permanent housing. Grantees will provide a range of supportive services to eligible Veteran families that are designed to promote housing stability.

SSVF programs provide outreach and case management services and assist participants to obtain VA benefits and other public benefits. SSVF services include housing counseling, legal services, benefits advocacy, rental and utility assistance, childcare support, moving and storage costs, and transportation. If it is determined that there is not a need for ongoing financial assistance, and there is a Grant and Per Diem Case Management grantee in your community, then the Veteran household should be referred to this grantee for ongoing (up to 6 months) case management. Grantees will provide a range of supportive services to eligible Veteran families that are designed to promote housing stability. To receive supportive services under this program:

• Must be a member of a veteran family.

• There must exist a documented housing crisis, either street/shelter homeless or documented imminent risk of becoming street or shelter homeless in 30 days or less.

• Proof that all other resources have been tried and denied, and “but for” the temporary financial assistance from SSVF, the Veteran will not become permanently housed or will return to homelessness in 30 days or less.

Most all SSVF programs that serve transitioning veterans also provide sustainable and supportive housing services to the community-at-large, only with reduced services and for those experiencing certain conditions such as domestic violence, mental illness or drug/alcohol abuse.

Grant & Per Diem Transitional Program Fact Sheet

State, local and tribal governments and nonprofits receive capital grants and per diem payments to develop and operate transitional housing—including short-stay bridge housing—and/or service centers for Veterans who are homeless.

VA funds an estimated 600 agencies that provide over 14,500 beds for eligible Veterans. Grantees work closely with an assigned liaison from the local VAMC. The VA GPD liaison monitors the services the grantees offer to Veterans and provides direct assistance to them. Grantees also collaborate with community-based organizations to connect Veterans with employment, housing and additional social services to promote housing stability. The maximum stay in this housing is up to 24 months, with the goal of moving Veterans into permanent housing.

Since 1994, the GPD program has provided Veterans who are experiencing homelessness with community-based transitional housing, supportive services such as case management, and more. These services assist Veterans in attaining or retaining permanent residence. Several types of grants are offered under the umbrella of the GPD program. The grants are designed to meet Veterans at various stages as they move to housing stability. The community organizations who receive these grants offer focused housing stability services through a variety of service models. The GPD program plays a vital role in the continuum of homeless services.

Grant & Per Diem Transitional Program Fact Sheet

State, local and tribal governments and nonprofits receive capital grants and per diem payments to develop and operate transitional housing—including short-stay bridge housing—and/or service centers for Veterans who are homeless.

VA funds an estimated 600 agencies that provide over 14,500 beds for eligible Veterans. Grantees work closely with an assigned liaison from the local VAMC. The VA GPD liaison monitors the services the grantees offer to Veterans and provides direct assistance to them. Grantees also collaborate with community-based organizations to connect Veterans with employment, housing and additional social services to promote housing stability. The maximum stay in this housing is up to 24 months, with the goal of moving Veterans into permanent housing.

Grant and Per Diem Program (VA)

GPD Grants & Funding Fact Sheet

Homeless Providers Grant and Per Diem (GPD) Program - Per Diem Only (PDO) Grant

Article: VA transitional housing program to better serve Veterans experiencing homelessness.

VA’s largest transitional housing program — the Homeless Providers Grant and Per Diem (GPD) Program — is transforming so that VA and its community partners can more effectively serve Veterans. The transformation involves implementing a competitive, time-limited grant process that will require currently funded community providers to reapply for funding.

§ 61.2 Supportive Services—General.

(a) Recipients must design supportive services. Such services must provide appropriate assistance, or aid participants in obtaining appropriate assistance, to address the needs of homeless veterans. The following are examples of supportive services: 

(1) Outreach activities; 

(2) Providing food, nutritional advice, counseling, health care, mental health treatment, alcohol and other substance abuse services, case management services; 

(3) Establishing and operating child care services for dependents of homeless veterans; 

(4) Providing supervision and security arrangements necessary for the protection of residents of supportive housing and for homeless veterans using supportive housing or services; 

(5) Assistance in obtaining permanent housing; 

(6) Education, employment counseling and assistance, and job training; 

(7) Assistance in obtaining other Federal, State and local assistance available for such residents including mental health benefits, employment counseling and assistance, veterans' benefits, medical assistance, and income support assistance; and 

(8) Providing housing assistance, legal assistance, advocacy, transportation, and other services essential for achieving and maintaining independent living. 

(b) Supportive services do not include inpatient acute hospital care. 

(Authority: 38 U.S.C. 501, 2011, 2012, 2061)

§ 61.13 Capital Grant Application Packages—Rating Criteria.

(a) General.  Applicants that meet the threshold requirements in § 61.12 will be rated using the selection criteria listed in this section. To be eligible for a capital grant, an applicant must receive at least 750 points (out of a possible 1000) and must receive points under each of the following paragraphs (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), and (g) of this section. 

(b) Project plan.  VA will award up to 300 points based on the demonstration and quality of the following: 

(1) The selection of the proposed housing in light of the population to be served. 

(2) The process used for deciding which veterans are appropriate for admission. 

(3) How, when, and by whom the progress of participants toward meeting their individual goals will be monitored, evaluated, and documented. 

(4) The role program participants will have in operating and maintaining the housing. 

(5) The responsibilities the applicant, sponsors, or contractors will have in operating and maintaining the housing. 

(6) The supportive services that will be provided and by whom to help participants achieve residential stability, increase skill level and/or income, and become involved in making life decisions that will increase self-determination. 

(7) The measurable objectives that will be used to determine success of the supportive services. 

(8) How the success of the program will be evaluated on an ongoing basis. 

(9) How the nutritional needs of veterans will be met. 

(10) How the agency will ensure a clean and sober environment. 

(11) How participants will be assisted in assimilating into the community through access to neighborhood facilities, activities, and services. 

(12) How the proposed project will be implemented in a timely fashion. 

(13) How permanent affordable housing will be identified and made known to participants upon leaving the supportive housing. 

(14) How participants will be provided necessary follow-up services. 

(15) The description of program policies regarding participant agreements, rent, and fees. 

(c) Outreach to persons on streets and in shelters.  VA will award up to 100 points based on: 

(1) The agency's outreach plan to serve homeless veterans living in places not ordinarily meant for human habitation (e.g., streets, parks, abandoned buildings, automobiles, under bridges, in transportation facilities) and those who reside in emergency shelters; and 

(2) The likelihood that proposed plans for outreach and selection of participants will result in these populations being served. 

(d) Ability of applicant to develop and operate a project.  VA will award up to 200 points based on the extent to which the application demonstrates the necessary staff and organizational experience to complete and operate the proposed project, based on the following: 

(1) Staffing plan for the project that reflects the appropriate professional staff, both administrative and clinical; 

(2) Experience of staff, if staff not yet hired, position descriptions and expectations of time to hire; 

(3) Amount of time each staff position is dedicated to the project, and in what capacity; 

(4) Applicant's previous experience assessing and providing for the housing needs of homeless veterans; 

(5) Applicant's previous experience assessing and providing supportive services for homeless veterans; 

(6) Applicant's previous experience assessing supportive service resources and entitlement benefits; 

(7) Applicant's previous experience with evaluating the progress of both individual participants and overall program effectiveness using quality and performance data to make changes; 

(8) Applicant's previous experience operating housing for homeless individuals; 

(9) Overall agency organizational overview (org. chart); and 

(10) Historical documentation of past performance both with VA and non-VA projects, including those from other Federal, state and local agencies and audits by private or public entities. 

(e) Need.  VA will award up to 150 points based on the extent to which the applicant demonstrates: 

(1) Substantial unmet needs, particularly among the target population living in places not ordinarily meant for human habitation such as the streets, emergency shelters, based on reliable data from surveys of homeless populations or other reports or data gathering mechanisms that directly support claims made; and 

(2) An understanding of the homeless population to be served and its unmet housing and supportive service needs. 

(f) Completion confidence.  VA will award up to 50 points based on the review panel's confidence that the applicant has effectively demonstrated the supportive housing or service center project will be completed as described in the application. VA may use historical program documents of past performance both VA and non-VA, including those from other Federal, state and local agencies as well as audits by private or public entities in determining confidence scores. 

(g) Coordination with other programs.  VA will award up to 200 points based on the extent to which applicants demonstrate that they have coordinated with Federal, state, local, private and other entities serving homeless persons in the planning and operation of the project. Such entities may include shelter transitional housing, health care, or social service providers; providers funded through Federal initiatives; local planning coalitions or provider associations; or other program providers relevant to the needs of homeless veterans in the local community. Applicants are required to demonstrate that they have coordinated with the VA medical care facility of jurisdiction and/or VA Regional Office of jurisdiction in their area. VA will award up to 50 points of the 200 points based on the extent to which commitments to provide supportive services are documented at the time of application. Up to 150 points of the 200 points will be given to the extent applicants demonstrate that: 

(1) They are part of an ongoing community-wide planning process within the framework described above which is designed to share information on available resources and reduce duplication among programs that serve homeless veterans; 

(2) They have consulted directly with the closest VA Medical Center and other providers within the framework described above regarding coordination of services for project participants; and 

(3) They have coordinated with the closest VA Medical Center their plan to assure access to health care, case management, and other care services. 

(Authority: 38 U.S.C. 501, 2011)

Homeless Providers Grant and Per Diem (GPD) Program - Per Diem Only (PDO) Grant

Ending and preventing homelessness among Veterans is a priority for VA. VA Homeless Programs Office constitutes the Nation's largest integrated network of homelessness, housing, prevention and rehabilitation services for Veterans. These programs are designed to help Veterans live as self-sufficiently and independently as possible. The foundation for these programs is based on Housing First principles combined with supportive services to ensure Veterans are able to end the cycle of homelessness.

Per Diem Only (PDO) Award List (October 2023)

Transition in Place

Target Population

Veterans experiencing homelessness who choose a supportive transitional housing environment that provides services prior to entering permanent housing.

Model Overview

Provides transitional housing and a milieu of services that facilitate individual stabilization, increased income and movement of the Veteran to permanent housing in the residence as rapidly as clinically appropriate.

Characteristics & Standards

• The TIP housing model offers Veteran residents housing in which supportive services transition out of the residence over time, rather than the resident. This allows the Veteran to remain in the residence rather than being forced to find other housing while stabilizing.

• It is expected that Veterans will transition in place in approximately 6 to 12 months. Applicants must work closely with Veterans to support timely transitions to permanent housing.

• This model does not support discharge planning that would have the Veteran

transition to Housing and Urban Development – VA Supportive Housing (HUDVASH) as the HUD-VASH program targets a Veteran population in need of specialized case management.

• Scope of services:

o Services should incorporate tactics to increase the Veteran’s income through employment and/or benefits and to secure permanent housing in the Veteran’s name.

o Services provided and strategies used by the applicant will vary based on the individualized needs of the Veteran and resources available in the community.

o Housing case management should be flexible in intensity, support client choice, use a strengths-based approach and focus on housing retention and helping the household to develop, enhance or re-engage a network of support that will continue with the Veteran after they finish TIP.

o Case managers are expected to work on tenancy support such as how to resolve conflicts, how to understand a lease, options for working through crises and other skills that will assist the Veteran in retaining housing when they are no longer in TIP.

o Applicants specify the staffing levels and range of services to be provided, which are expected to be rich and multidisciplinary.

• Scope of housing placements:

o Applicants identify or convert existing suitable apartment-style housing where Veteran participants would receive intensive, time-limited, supportive services optimally for a period of 6–12 months as described earlier.

o Upon completion, the Veteran must be able to transition in place by assuming the lease or other long-term agreement which enables the unit in which he or she resides to be considered the Veteran’s permanent

housing.

o Grantees are expected to replace units as they are converted to permanent housing to maintain the number of beds as stated in the

application during the entire grant period.

o Once the Veteran assumes the lease or other long-term agreement, VA will no longer provide funding for the unit under the grant.

For example, each time a Veteran assumes the lease or other long-term agreement for the apartment, the grantee must identify a new unit in which to place another Veteran.

o By design, transition to permanent housing should occur as rapidly as possible and grantees should continually be acquiring and coordinating with VA on the inspection of new units to maintain a steady number of Veterans served.

Transition In Place (TIP) Award List (October 2023)

GPD Case Management

Case management services, as defined in this NOFO and as described in  38 CFR 61.90(b), may be provided to help overcome and troubleshoot barriers to acquiring, reacquiring and maintaining permanent housing. Case management, including housing navigation services, can help Veterans obtain permanent housing based on their unique needs, preferences and financial resources. Case managers may provide supports to address issues that may impede access to housing (such as credit history, arrears and legal issues), may negotiate manageable and appropriate lease agreements with landlords and may make appropriate and time-limited services available. Case managers also may monitor participants' housing stability after securing housing and during project participation, ideally through home visits and communication with landlords and may be available to resolve housing-related crises.

Examples of case management services that grantees can provide using these grant funds include, but are not limited to, the following:

Supporting housing search and placement activities to facilitate transitions for Veterans into permanent housing.

Making home visits by the case manager to monitor housing stability and assess the need for services or other supports.

Providing or coordinating educational activities related to meal planning, tenant responsibilities, the use of public transportation, community resources, financial management and development of natural supports.

Navigating resources provided by the Federal Government and State, local and Tribal governments.

Making referrals to needed services, such as mental health, substance use disorder, medical and employment services.

Case Management Award List (October 2023)

Capital Grant Awards List (Published March 2022)

§ 61.40 Special need grants—general.

(a) VA provides special need grants to public or nonprofit private entities that will create or provide supportive housing and services, which they would not otherwise create or provide, for the following special need homeless veteran populations: 

• (1) Women; 
• (2) Frail elderly; 
• (3) Terminally ill; 
• (4) Chronically mentally ill; or 
• (5) Individuals who have care of minor dependents. 

(b) Applicants must submit an application package for a capital or non-capital grant, which will be processed by the VA National GPD Program in accordance with this part; however, to be eligible for a capital special need grant, an applicant must receive at least 800 points (out of a possible 1000) and must receive points under each of the following paragraphs: (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), and (g) of § 61.13. Non-capital special need grants are rated in the same manner as non-capital grant applications under § 61.32. 

(c) A recipient of a grant under paragraph (a) of this section may use amounts under the grant to provide services directly to a dependent of a homeless veteran with special needs who is under the care of such homeless veteran while such homeless veteran receives services from the grant recipient under this section. 

(d) The following sections apply to special need grants: §§ 61.61 through 61.67, § 61.80, and § 61.82. 

(Authority: 38 U.S.C. 501, 2061)

Special Need Award List (March 2022)