Federal grants to The Salvation Army
The Salvation Army in Houston, Texas received $12.7 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 18 awards. Its largest program was VA Supportive Services for Veteran Families Program, with $7.8 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $2.3 million.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated October 31, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$12.7 million
- Awards18
- Awarded in FY 2025$2.3 million
- Largest award$2.1 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 6 | $2.4 million |
| FY 2022 | 5 | $3.0 million |
| FY 2023 | 5 | $4.7 million |
| FY 2024 | 2 | $460,612 |
| FY 2025 | 2 | $2.3 million |
Programs that fund The Salvation Army
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| VA Supportive Services for Veteran Families Program | 8 | $7.8 million |
| Continuum of Care Program | 5 | $3.1 million |
| VA Homeless Providers Grant and Per Diem Program | 4 | $1.5 million |
| TRIO Upward Bound | 1 | $297,601 |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Veterans Affairs | 12 | $9.3 million |
| Department of Housing and Urban Development | 5 | $3.1 million |
| Department of Education | 1 | $297,601 |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| The ssvf program's purpose is to provide supportive services grants to private non-profit organizations and consumer cooperatives, who will coordinate or provide supportive services to very low-income veteran families who are residing in permanent housing, are homeless and scheduled to become reside | VA Supportive Services for Veteran Families Program | October 5, 2024 | $2.1 million |
| The ssvf program's purpose is to provide supportive services grants to private non-profit organizations and consumer cooperatives, who will coordinate or provide supportive services to very low-income veteran families who are residing in permanent housing, are homeless and scheduled to become reside | VA Supportive Services for Veteran Families Program | August 21, 2023 | $1.5 million |
| The ssvf program's purpose is to provide supportive services grants to private non-profit organizations and consumer cooperatives, who will coordinate or provide supportive services to very low-income veteran families who are residing in permanent housing, are homeless and scheduled to become reside | VA Supportive Services for Veteran Families Program | October 1, 2022 | $1.2 million |
| The ssvf program's purpose is to provide supportive services grants to private non-profit organizations and consumer cooperatives, who will coordinate or provide supportive services to very low-income veteran families who are residing in permanent housing, are homeless and scheduled to become reside | VA Supportive Services for Veteran Families Program | October 1, 2020 | $989,701 |
| The ssvf program's purpose is to provide supportive services grants to private non-profit organizations and consumer cooperatives, who will coordinate or provide supportive services to very low-income veteran families who are residing in permanent housing, are homeless and scheduled to become reside | VA Supportive Services for Veteran Families Program | November 10, 2021 | $949,403 |
| Purpose: the continuum of care (COC) program is designed to promote community-wide commitment to the goal of ending homelessness; provide funding for efforts by nonprofit providers, states, and local governments to quickly house homeless individuals and families while minimizing the trauma and dislo | Continuum of Care Program | March 11, 2025 | $768,057 |
| Va is providing per diem funding to assist with the operational costs associated with transitional housing beds for homeless veterans. | VA Homeless Providers Grant and Per Diem Program | October 1, 2021 | $722,306 |
| Va is providing per diem funding to assist with the operational costs associated with transitional housing beds for homeless veterans. | VA Homeless Providers Grant and Per Diem Program | August 28, 2023 | $659,000 |
| Continuum of care program | Continuum of Care Program | May 22, 2024 | $654,146 |
| Continuum of care program | Continuum of Care Program | May 12, 2022 | $618,020 |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does The Salvation Army get?
$12.7 million in 18 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives The Salvation Army the most?
The Department of Veterans Affairs, with $9.3 million in 12 awards. The Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Department of Education follow.
What is The Salvation Army's largest federal grant?
$2.1 million under VA Supportive Services for Veteran Families Program, with its first action in the period on October 5, 2024. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund The Salvation Army?
Its largest are VA Supportive Services for Veteran Families Program, Continuum of Care Program and VA Homeless Providers Grant and Per Diem Program.
Other grant recipients in Houston
- Baylor College of Medicine
- The Univeristy of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
- Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County
- University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
- Harris County
- University of Houston System
- William Marsh Rice University
- City of Houston
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