From WisPolitics.com/WisBusiness.com …
— The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs today announced $1.8 million in grants for groups providing suicide prevention services in Wisconsin, part of a $112 million round of funding.
The federal agency today rolled out the grants for 191 community organizations around the country. The funding comes from the Staff Sergeant Parker Gordon Fox Suicide Prevention Grant Program and will be available at the start of fiscal year 2027.
Recipients include nonprofits, state and local governments, federally recognized tribes and other groups that have “demonstrated a capacity” to serve military veterans.
Two of the recipients are focused only on Wisconsin. The Center for Veterans Issues, which serves all counties in the state, is getting $375,000. And Westcare Wisconsin Inc., which serves 11 counties across the state, is getting $750,000 in grant funding.
Meanwhile, Transitional Living Services is receiving $634,022, supporting its efforts to help veterans in both Illinois and Wisconsin.
Jim McLain, executive director of the Milwaukee VA Medical Center, says community groups “play a vital role” in providing support to veterans in the state.
“These grants provide Veterans with life-saving support and ensure they have access to the care and resources they deserve right here in our community,” he said in today’s release.
See more in the release below.
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