VA Homeless Programs
Grant and Per Diem Program: Provider Website
Contact GPD Program Staff:
(Please include your project FAIN on all correspondence)
General GPD Program Questions: GPDGrants@va.gov
Fiscal Questions (per diem rates): GPDFiscal@va.gov
SF 425 Questions: GPD425@va.gov
GPD Regulations & Guides:
Transitional Housing Grant Recipient Guide (October 2024)
Case Management Grant Recipient Guide (September 2023)
Capital Grant Recipient Guide (June 2022)
GPD Regulations (38 CFR Part 61)
Equal Treatment for Faith Based Organizations (38 CFR Part 50) (March 4, 2024)
Case Management Regulations (June 2018)
Final Rule - Veteran Definition and TIP Payment (November 2017)
Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO):
Special Need NOFO published 2/2/2024
Case Management NOFO published 02/03/2023
Transition In Place NOFO published 10/27/2022
Per Diem Only NOFO published 10/27/2022
Capital NOFO (ARP) published 9/3/2021
Capital NOFO (CARES Act) published 3/11/2021
Special Need NOFO published 3/4/2021
Case Management NOFO published 12/17/2020
Transition In Place (TIP) NOFO published 2/18/2020
Per Diem Only (PDO) NOFO published 12/30/2019
Per Diem Payment Vouchers:
Per Diem Only Voucher
Per Diem Only with Minor Dependents Voucher
Service Center Voucher
Special Need Voucher
Transition In Place Voucher
Transition In Place with Minor Dependents Voucher
Capital Reimbursement:
SF270 (acquisition costs)
SF271 (rehab/construction costs)
(NOTE: please be sure to open the newest version of the SF-270 or SF-271 on grants.gov. Once you have selected the most current PDF link, you must save the document to your computer first, and then open the document from the saved location and click Enable All Features.)
Payment Management System:
Case Management, Special Need, and Capital grantees will need to register with the Payment Management System and set up direct deposit:
Payment Management System
Access - New User Request | HHS Payment Management System
UPDATED: Payment Management System (PMS) Access Process
Update Banking | HHS Payment Management System
SF 425 Resources:
SF 425 Federal Financial Report - Grantees must submit their completed SF-425 form via email with supporting documentation (general ledger) to GPD425@va.gov
(NOTE: Please be sure to open the newest version of the SF-425 on grants.gov. Once you have selected the most current PDF link, you must save the document to your computer first, and then open the document from the saved location and click Enable All Features.)
Templates & Forms:
Daily Census Template
Length of Stay Calculator
Indirect Cost & Other Fiscal Resources:
Information on Indirect Cost Rate Agreements
Indirect Cost Rate Guide
Certification of De Minimis Indirect Cost Rate (Jun 2024)
GPD Training - How to Prepare for a GPD Review (July 2022)
Federal Cost Principles Training (10/27/2021)
Single Audit Act
Max SITH Bed Calculator
Veterans Affairs | Tungsten Network (tungsten-network.com)
Tungsten FAQ's
Questions? Contact Us
Please submit the completed request through the Electronic Grants Management System (eGMS). Please direct questions to GPDFiscal@va.gov.
Transitional Housing Per Diem Rate Request Information:
- NEW Per Diem Rate Request Instructions
- How-to: Submit an Initial Per Diem Rate Request in eGMS (activation)
- How-to: Submit a Per Diem Rate Modification (increase/decrease)
NEW Per Diem Rate worksheet templates:
(Note: these templates are for personal use only, they are not part of the requirements to submit a Per Diem Rate request in eGMS)
- Per Diem Only
- Transition in Place
- Special Need
- Service Center
UPDATES:
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Per P.L. 116-315, the per diem rate request forms below have been modified to allow for additional costs (up to $10,000) associated with HMIS.
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Per P.L. 116-315, the maximum authorized per diem rate will not be lower than $49.91 which is the rate in effect immediately preceding the date of enactment of the law on January 5, 2021. For current maximum rates, refer to the table below.
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State Home Domiciliary rate increased to $62.20.
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Current Maximum Per Diem Rates for GPD Grants |
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| Date Effective and Applicable State Home Rate | Per Diem Only rate per day |
Service Center rate per hour |
Special Need rate per day |
Transition-In-Place rate per day |
Veterans with care of Minor Dependents rate per day |
| December 2, 2024, $62.20 |
$71.53 | $8.94 | $124.40 | $93.30 | 50% of the authorized PDO or TIP per diem rate |
Questions? Contact Us
Case Management:
- GPD Case Manager Training - Housing Navigation Client Support (Sept 2022):
>Session 1
>Session 2
- Case Management Grant Recipient Guide
- Case Management Quarterly Review Template
- Case Management Incentives Tracker
- HUD-VASH and GPD Collaborative Case Management Overview
- HUD-VASH and GPD Collaborative Case Management Application
- HUD-VASH and GPD Collaborative Case Management MOU Sample
- Helping Veterans Experiencing Homelessness Manage Their Money: A Guide for Case Managers
HMIS:
- GPD HMIS Management Guide
- Homeless Management Information System (HMIS)
- GPD HMIS Training:
> Training Slides
> Recorded Training
Minor Dependents:
Coming Soon!
Capital Grant Resources:
- 35% Design Development: New Const, Addition or Remodel
- 35% Design Development: Acquisition with Minor Improvements
- October 6, 2021 CFM Webinar (Part 1)
- October 13, 2021 CFM Webinar (Part 2)
- April 14, 2022 CFM Webinar
- Waiver of OMB disposition repayments during COVID-19
SSVF Resources:
- GPD TIP & SSVF Shallow Subsidy Collaboration
- GPD Referral Packet for SSVF TFA
Grant & Per Diem - Low Demand (GPD-LD) Technical Assistance:
- Grant and Per Diem - Low Demand Program Model FAQ’s
- Grant and Per Diem - 1 - Introduction to the Core Values of Low Demand Homeless Programs
- Grant and Per Diem - 2 - Transitioning a GPD Facility to GPD Low Demand
- Grant and Per Diem - 3 - Targeting Veterans Who Need Low Demand Programs
- Grant and Per Diem - 4 - Programming for Low Demand Housing Programs
- Grant and Per Diem - 5 - Managing Low Demand Housing Programs Safely
- Grant and Per Diem - 6 - Strategies for Increasing Retention and Preventing Negative Exits
- Grant and Per Diem - 7 - Assisting Veterans with Financial Management and Fiduciary Services
- Grant and Per Diem - 8 - Evidence Base Supporting Low Demand Housing
- Grant and Per Diem - Ward Family Foundation Study: Safe Haven Programs - Strategies and Operating Practices
- Grant and Per Diem - Low Demand (GPD-LD)
- Grant and Per Diem - Low Demand Model page in the Resource Center
- Grant and Per Diem - Low Barrier & Low Demand Harm Reduction Housing Webinar (March 2023)
Helpful Practice Guides:
- Helpful Practices: Case Management Grant and Increasing Referrals
- Helpful Practices: Outreach and Engagement
- Helpful Practices: Decreasing Negative Exits
- Helpful Practices: Decreasing Time Between Referral & Admission (Achieving Same Day Access)
- Helpful Practices: Reducing Length of Stay and Increasing Permanent Housing Placements
Opioid Overdose Education & Naloxone Distribution (OEND):
VA OEND Program: Patient brochures, education material and videos for overdose prevention, overdose recognition, and instructional guides for the naloxone products.
Video: Intro for People with Opioid Use Disorders
Video: Intro for People Taking Prescribed Opioids
Video: How to Use the VA Naloxone Nasal Spray
Video: How to Use the VA Intramuscular Naloxone Kit
Training Video: Opioid Overdose Education and Naloxone Distribution Training
Training Video: How to Use Naloxone Nasal Spray (Narcan) - Responding to an overdose
Inspections & Change of Scope Resources:
Beneficiary Notice of Religious Protections - Template
Capital Checklist for Inspections
GPD Medication Storage Guide and Access FAQ
Change of Scope Suggestions & Criteria
Change of Scope Request
Change of Site Request
General Terms & Conditions of Award:
Effective May 2024 (Special Need)
Effective March 2023 (PDO, TIP, Case Mgt, Special Need)
Effective November 2021 (Capital ARP)
Effective March 2021 (Capital CARES, Special Need, Case Mgt)
Effective May 2020 (Special Need, TIP, PDO)
Effective July 2019 (Case Mgt)
SF-424 Information:
Application for Federal Assistance (SF-424)
OMB Assurances SF-424B & SF-424D (for reference only)
(NOTE: please be sure to open the newest version of the SF-424 on grants.gov. Once you have selected the most current PDF link, you must save the document to your computer first, and then open the document from the saved location and click Enable All Features)
Electronic Grants Management System (eGMS):
eGMS Login Webpage
eGMS (UDPaaS) General User Guide for GPD Grantees
How-to: Register a New Organization in eGMS
How-to: Upload a Signed Grant Agreement
How-to: Add or Update Contacts
How-to: Case Management Quarterly Report
How-to: Capital Payment Request HHS
How-to: Submit a Per Diem Rate Modification (increase/decrease)
How-to: Submit an Initial Per Diem Rate Request
How-to: Retrieve Executed Grant Agreements
How-to: Retrieve Executed Option Year Agreements
How-to: Upload Signed Option Year Grant Agreement and Complete Annual Certifications
How-to: Upload an approved Indirect Cost Rate Agreement
How-to: Complete Annual Certification Activity (for Case Management and Special Need grantees)
System for Award Management (SAM):
All grantees are required to maintain an Active status on www.SAM.gov in order to receive payment for all GPD grants.
SQUARES:
SQUARES 3.0 WebsiteTo access: From the link, click "I am a VA Business Partner", then click on the SQUARES Portal. You will then sign in with ID.me
Capital Grant:
- New Award Orientation (9/1/2021)
Fiscal Trainings & Presentations:
- GPD Grantee Training - Indirect Costs (April 2024):
> Understanding Cost Allocation and Indirect Cost Rates Slides
> Recorded Understanding Cost Allocation and Indirect Cost Rates - Password: Homeless1!
- GPD Grantee Training (December 2023):
> GPD Training - How to Prevent Questioned Costs and Unobligated Funds
> Recorded How to Prevent Questioned Costs and Unobligated Funds- Password: Homeless1!
- GPD Grantee Annual Training (March 2023):
> How to Achieve Successful Grantee Financial Management Slides
> Recorded Successful Financial Management Training- Password: Homeless1!
- GPD Grantee Training – How to Prepare for a GPD Review (July-August 2022):
> Training Slides
> Part I Recorded Training - Password: Homeless1!
> Part II Recorded Training - Password: Homeless1!
- SF-425 Completion Training (Revised 1/12/2022)
- Federal Cost Principles Training (10/27/2021)
- Change of Scope Training & CaptionCall Brochure (02/09/2021)
- Financial Management Training: Tracking & Recording Costs (10/21/2020)
Webinars:
- GPD Case Manager Training - Housing Navigation Client Support (Sept 2022):
> Session 1
> Session 2
- SAMHSA SSI/SSDI Outreach, Access and Recovery (SOAR)
- Benefits Calculator
- SOAR and the VA Grant and Per Diem (GPD) Program
- SSI/SSDI Outreach, Access, and Recovery (SOAR) | SAMHSA
- SOAR Enhances Recovery by Supporting Our Veterans (Infographic)
- SSA and VA Disability Benefits: Tips for Veterans
- SSVF and SOAR Integration Toolkit
The advice and guidance provided in the SSVF Grantee toolkit is broadly applicable to other providers, including GPD grantees. - Connecting Veterans to Social Security Disability Benefits: A Key Component in Ending Veteran Homelessness (Issue Brief)
- SOAR Employment Conversation Guide
The SOAR Employment Conversation Guide is an excellent tool that can help caseworkers begin those tough, but important conversations about work. - SSI/SSDI and Employment: A Brief Overview of SSA Work Incentives
- Yes, You Can Work! (Infographic)
Individuals are encourage to work and seek employment while applying for SSI/SSDI benefits. SOAR providers play a critical role in helping bust myths about working during the application process. - VA Income and Benefits Calculator
A tool for beneficiaries of Social Security Administration's (SSA's) disability benefits, which helps demonstrate how income from employment and/or VA disability benefits will affect Supplemental Security Income (SSI) or Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI).
- Veterans Benefits Administration Home (va.gov)
- Veterans Benefits Banking Program (VBBP) Website
- VBBP Public Service Announcement (Video)
- Direct Deposit Information: How To Change Direct Deposit Information For VA Benefits | Veterans Affairs - VA Benefits National Call Center: 1-800-827-1000
Employment Resources:
- Veteran Readiness and Employment (VR&E)
- American job center | CareerOneStop
- Senior Community Service Employment Program Resources – NCBA-Aging
- VA for Vets: Veteran Employment Program Office (VEPO)
- Community Employment Coordinators' Contact List - VA Homeless Programs
- Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act | U.S. Department of Labor (dol.gov)
- DOL Resource List
Training Resources:
VHA TRAIN is a gateway into the TRAIN Learning Network, the most comprehensive catalog of public health training opportunities. TRAIN is a free service for learners from the Public Health Foundation. VHA TRAIN is supported by the Veterans Health Administration Employee Education System, an internal education and training program office in the Department of Veterans Affairs.
The HVDP promotes oral health for all Veterans that have faced, or are at risk for, homelessness. Veterans who are enrolled in eligible residential rehabilitation programs may be eligible for dental care. Please find further information in this pamphlet:
The Fair Housing Act protects people from discrimination when they are renting or buying a home, getting a mortgage, seeking housing assistance, or engaging in other housing-related activities. Additional protections apply to federally-assisted housing.
Learn about the History of the Fair Housing Act, and read Examples of the many forms of housing discrimination.
- Non-Discrimination in Housing and Community Development Programs | HUD.gov / U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
- Fair Housing Resources | HUD.gov / U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
Who Is Protected?
The Fair Housing Act prohibits discrimination in housing because of:
- Race
- Color
- National Origin
- Religion
- Sex (including gender identity and sexual orientation)
- Familial Status
- Disability
There is an LGBTQ+ Veteran Care Coordinator (LGBTQ+ VCC) in every VA health care system to help Veterans get the care they need. VHA policies require that Veteran's health care is delivered in an affirming and inclusive environment and that VHA employees respect their identity. The LGBTQ+ VCC can answer questions, advocate for the Veteran's right to quality care, handle complaints or concerns that Veterans have about their care, and help them get started with services for LGBTQ+ Veterans.
Request Military Service Records by submitting an online request on the National Archives website:
For instructions on how to select an Emergency Request, to expedite a homeless Veteran's documents, please reference this Quick Guide:
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Resource List:
- Assistance Animals - HUD Housing Information
- HUD - Reasonable Accommodations & Modifications Information
- HUD - Notice FHEO-2020-01: Assessing a Person’s Request to Have an Animal as a Reasonable Accommodation Under the Fair Housing Act (January 28, 2020)
- ADA Service Animals Information
- Contact your Regional Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity Office
- Frequently Asked Questions about Service Animals and the ADA
