Veteran Senior Assistance Outcomes in Iowa

GrantID: 76973

Grant Funding Amount Low: $1,000

Deadline: Ongoing

Grant Amount High: $150,000

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Summary

This grant may be available to individuals and organizations in Iowa that are actively involved in Higher Education. To locate more funding opportunities in your field, visit The Grant Portal and search by interest area using the Search Grant tool.

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Aging/Seniors grants, Community Development & Services grants, Education grants, Faith Based grants, Financial Assistance grants, Higher Education grants.

Grant Overview

Iowa targets veteran senior assistance funding toward counties where the percentage of veterans aged 65 and older exceeds the national average by at least eight points and where veteran suicide rates reported by the state department of public health surpass 28 per 100,000. Eight counties currently meet both thresholds simultaneously.

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Iowa Veteran Senior Outcomes and State Context

These outcomes matter because Iowa's veteran population skews older than the U.S. average and resides disproportionately in counties that lost VA clinics between 2015 and 2022. Mental health provider shortages in those counties reach 3.2 psychiatrists per 100,000 residents, compared with the state average of 7.1.

Implementation requires partnerships with the Iowa Department of Veterans Affairs for benefits navigation and with licensed mental health providers who accept TRICARE or VA community care referrals. Proposals must report the number of veterans connected to benefits within 90 days and the number who attend at least four social connection events during the grant year.

Why these outcomes matter in Iowa is the combination of high homeownership among aging veterans and the absence of public transit outside the Des Moines and Cedar Rapids corridors. Programs that incorporate home visits or telehealth options score higher when they document how they will reach veterans living on acreage parcels common in the state's western and southern counties.

Iowa applications differ from those in Nebraska because they must incorporate the state's specific veterans' property tax exemption rules into benefits navigation training, ensuring counselors can identify eligibility that affects housing stability for seniors on fixed incomes.

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