Texas has awarded $1.7 million in grants to six West Texas organizations to provide services to an estimated 1,800 veterans, Gov. Greg Abbott announced.
Recipients include the City of El Paso ($140,000 for transportation), El Paso County ($285,000 for financial assistance and $400,000 for a veterans treatment court), Jeff Davis County ($200,000 for housing), Permian Basin Regional Planning Commission ($275,000 for housing), Project Amistad ($200,000 for clinical counseling), and the YWCA El Paso del Norte Region ($200,000 for family and child support services).
The grants are part of the Texas Veterans Commission's Funds for Veterans' Assistance program. In May, the commission approved 190 grants totaling more than $40.8 million to 160 organizations statewide, anticipated to provide services to more than 125,600 veterans, their dependents, and surviving spouses.
Since 2009 through the current 2026-2027 grant cycle, over $400 million in grant funding has been awarded through 1,790 FVA grants, supporting services ranging from emergency financial assistance to transportation, legal services to family support services, and home modification to rental and mortgage assistance.