Tomorrow, September 24, over $1.9 million in grants presented to 7 East Texas veteran service organizations by Texas Veterans Commission

On Sept. 24, 2025 at 10 a.m., media are invited to attend the Texas Veterans Commission (TVC) presentation of $1,985,000 in grants to seven organizations for providing services to veterans and their families in East Texas. TVC will present “big checks” to the grant recipients who will talk about how this funding is used to serve an estimated 735 area veterans. The event will take place at the East Texas Council of Governments, 3800 Stone Road in Kilgore, Texas.

What: Grants Across Texas: tour of the state to present funding by TVC’s Fund for Veterans’ Assistance (FVA) to government and non-profit veteran serving organizations

Who: TVC Commissioner and Marine veteran Chuck Wright; plus, grant organizations

When: Sept. 24, 2025, at 10 a.m.

Where: East Texas Council of Governments, 3800 Stone Rd., Kilgore, TX 75662

The FVA grant recipients and their services include:

Cass County:

$400,000 for Housing for Texas Heroes

$350,000 for financial assistance

Deep East Texas Council of Governments and Economic Development District:

$350,000 for Housing for Texas Heroes

$50,000 for financial assistance

East Texas Council of Governments: $250,000 for Organizational Transportation Fleet

East Texas Veterans Community Council (Camp V): $250,000 for support services

Polk County: $235,000 for financial assistance

Trinity County: $50,000 for financial assistance

Sabine Valley Regional MHMR Center: $50,000 for Peer support services

In May, TVC Commissioners approved over 200 grants totaling over $46 million to 175 organizations across Texas. This is projected to provide direct services to nearly 40,000 veterans, their dependents, and surviving spouses.

Since 2009, through the current 2025-2026 grant cycle, more than $359 million in grant funding has been awarded through more than 1,600 FVA grants.

The grants support a wide range of services from emergency financial assistance to transportation, legal services to family support services, and home modification to rental and mortgage assistance. The TVC awards grants in five categories: General Assistance, Housing for Texas Heroes, Veterans Mental Health Grants, Veterans Treatment Courts, and Veteran County Service Officers.

Funding for these grants is generated primarily by the Texas Lottery’s games designated for veteran support. People can also donate when registering their vehicles or when getting a hunting or fishing license.

Veterans in need of assistance can find organizations providing help in their area and how to contact them at https://tvc.texas.gov/fund.

The Texas Veterans Commission advocates for and provides superior service that will significantly improve the quality of life for all Texas veterans, their families, and survivors. TVC assists veterans with receiving their benefits, provides funding to agencies which provide direct services to veterans and provides administration of the Hazlewood Act education benefits. Learn more at www.tvc.texas.gov .