When funds are available for supportive services grants, VA will publish a Notice of Fund Availability in the Federal Register. The notice will identify:

1. (a) The location for obtaining supportive services grant applications;
2. (b) The date, time, and place for submitting completed supportive services grant applications;
3. (c) The estimated amount and type of supportive services grant funding available;
4. (d) Any priorities for or exclusions from funding to meet the statutory mandates of 38 U.S.C. 2044 and VA goals for the Supportive Services for Veteran Families Program;
5. (e) The length of term for the supportive services grant award;
6. (f) The minimum number of total points and points per category that an applicant or grantee, as applicable, must receive in order for a supportive services grant to be funded;
7. (g) Any maximum uses of supportive services grant funds for specific supportive services;
8. (h) The timeframes and manner for payments under the supportive services grant; and

9. (i) Other information necessary for the supportive services grant application process as determined by VA.

   (Authority: 38 U.S.C. 501, 2044)