Archived Grant Opportunity View - GO6968

The Veterans’ Acute Housing Program (the Program) will provide funding to eligible organisations to improve housing outcomes for veterans and their families who are experiencing, or are at risk of, homelessness.

The Program will provide up to $30 million in grant funding under 2 related streams:

• $24 million in capital works funding to expand the availability of crisis and transitional housing under the Veterans’ Acute Housing Program – Capital Works Grant (Capital Works Grant); and
• $6 million to fund organisations to deliver specialist support services that address the risk factors for homelessness under the Veterans’ Acute Housing Program – Specialist Services Grant (Specialist Services Grant).

Funding for each stream will be awarded via separate open competitive grant application processes. Eligible organisations may apply for one or both streams, noting that they will need to apply separately for each stream.

Further information, including a recording of the Program information session held on 5 July 2024, is available at www.dva.gov.au.

Grant Funding Details

Capital Works Grant

• Total Amount Available: $24 million (GST exclusive).
• Estimated Grant Value: $1 million to $24 million (GST exclusive).

Specialist Services Grant

• Total Amount Available: $6 million (GST exclusive).
• Estimated Grant Value: $600,000 to $6 million (GST exclusive).

Eligible organisations include:

• Veteran-aware registered Community Housing Providers (CHPs); and
• Ex-Service Organisations (ESOs).

Group (consortium) applications with other organisations where the application is led by a CHP or ESO are also eligible.

DVA encourages partnerships between ESOs, veteran-aware Community Housing Providers, specialist service providers, and other organisations to leverage available expertise, increase innovation and maximise access to additional resources to better support veterans and their families.

Further information on eligibility can be found at Section 4 of the Grant Opportunity Guidelines.

The funded grant activity period for both grants is from the start of each Grant Agreement until 30 June 2029.

For the Capital Works Grant, grantees will be expected to use the dwellings for the funded purpose and report until the end of the Designated Use Period, which is 15 years from the date on the Certificate of Completion (or equivalent), on sustainability of the funded activities.

For the Specialist Services Grant, applicants will be expected to report for a further 3 years on sustainability, usage and outcomes of the funded activities post-grant.

Click on the Grant Opportunity Documents button to access all documents relevant to the opportunity. You should carefully review the Grant Opportunity Guidelines and Frequently Asked Questions documents before you complete an application for either grant.

To apply for the:

• Capital Works Grant: Complete the Capital Works Grant Application Form and Project Plan templates.
• Specialist Services Grant: Complete the Specialist Services Grant Application Form and Project Plan templates.

Once completed, submit these documents and all required attachments to DVA via email at VAHPGRANTS@dva.gov.au.

If applying for both grants, please submit the application documentation in separate emails and clearly identify which grant you are applying for in the subject line of each email. Further instructions on subject line and file naming conventions are included on the cover page of each application form and in the FAQs.

For any questions, refer to the FAQs and Guidelines in the first instance. For additional questions, email DVA at VAHPGRANTS@dva.gov.au. The closing date for questions is 5.00pm AEST (Canberra) on 30 August 2024.