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Non-Profits Can Apply for Grant Money to Help Hoosier Veterans
INDIANAPOLIS Non-profit organizations can apply for grant money from the Indiana Department of Veterans Affairs (IDVA) that will help veterans with a variety of services.
The application period for the Grants for Veterans’ Services (GVS) runs through June 14. Eligible applicants must be a non-profit organization registered with the Indiana Secretary of State and use the money to help veterans in any of the following areas:
-Work to eliminate homelessness
-Provide assistance concerning safe and secure living conditions
-Provide assistance for veterans moving from public housing programs toward home ownership or long-term rental status
Senate Bill 316 (Military and Veterans Programs) is moving through the Indiana General Assembly, and all veterans should know about this.
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Veterans Groups Object To State Wanting Admin Fee From Military Family Relief Fund
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Indiana Department of Veterans Affairs Director Dennis Wimer discusses the Military Family Relief Fund in a Senate committee hearing.
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Some veterans groups are upset with legislation that would allow the Indiana Department of Veterans Affairs to take money from the state’s Military Family Relief Fund for administrative costs.
The Military Family Relief Fund gets most of its money from specialty license plates. And the state Department of Veterans Affairs wants to take up to 15 percent of that funding to pay for administrative costs in managing the fund. That would be more than $200,000 a year.