Veterans' Acute Housing Program - Capital Works and Specialist Services Grants

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.

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.