# Veterans Outreach Program (59.044)

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/programs/59-044-veterans-outreach-program/  
Publisher: Well Told Grants. Data: USAspending.gov and Grants.gov, updated November 7, 2026.

Veterans Outreach Program is run by Small Business Administration. From fiscal 2021 to 2025 it awarded $62.3 million in 186 grants, about $334,695 per award.

## Objectives

In accordance with Public Law 110-186, the organizations will provide information on small business ownership to service members and military spouses by facilitating and instructing the U.S. Small Business Administration’s “Introduction to Entrepreneurship” known as “Boots to Business” which is a course offered within the Department of Defense Transition Assistance Program (TAP). Additionally, these organizations will provide counseling, training, technical and financial skill development, comprehensive business assessments and mentoring to veteran, service disabled veteran, active duty, Reserve, Guard, and military spouse/survivor entrepreneurs and small business owners interested in starting new or expanding/diversifying established small businesses.

## Funding by fiscal year

| Year | Amount | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $9.4 million | 35 |
| 2022 | $9.7 million | 33 |
| 2023 | $12.5 million | 43 |
| 2024 | $15.2 million | 45 |
| 2025 | $15.4 million | 43 |

## Largest recipients

| Recipient | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Mississippi State University | Mississippi | $5.0 million |
| Syracuse University | New York | $4.5 million |
| Business Impact NW | Washington | $4.0 million |
| University of Texas at Arlington | Texas | $3.2 million |
| The Veteran's Advocacy Foundation, Inc. | Missouri | $2.6 million |
| Montgomery County Chamber Community Foundation Inc | Maryland | $2.5 million |
| Miracosta Community College District | California | $2.3 million |
| Technical College System of Georgia | Georgia | $2.2 million |
| Michael R McNulty Center for Veteran Entrepreneurial Activity Inc | New York | $2.2 million |
| University of Maryland, College Park | Maryland | $2.2 million |
| University of Hawaii | Hawaii | $2.1 million |
| The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley | Texas | $2.0 million |
| Old Dominion University Research Foundation | Virginia | $2.0 million |
| Gulf Coast State College | Florida | $1.9 million |
| Fayetteville State University | North Carolina | $1.7 million |
| Southeast Community Capital Corporation | Tennessee | $1.7 million |
| Cal Poly Humboldt Sponsored Programs Foundation | California | $1.6 million |
| Vetbiz Central | Michigan | $1.6 million |
| State of New Mexico | New Mexico | $1.6 million |
| Wisconsin Women's Business Initiative Corporation | Wisconsin | $1.5 million |