Opportunity Information: Apply for VA HRTG NEW 2025
The Grants for Transportation in Highly Rural Areas opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number: VA HRTG NEW 2025) is a discretionary grant program run by the Veterans Health Administration (VHA), Member Services - Veterans Transportation, focused on helping Veterans who live in highly rural communities get reliable transportation to VA health care and related services. The fiscal year 2025 Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) is specifically limited to new recipients, meaning organizations that have not previously received an HRTG award under this program are the intended applicants for this round.
For FY 2025, about $8.0 million is authorized to be appropriated for the program overall, with an anticipated 15 awards expected to be made. Individual awards can be up to $50,000 (the award ceiling listed for this NOFO). The activity category is transportation, and the CFDA/Assistance Listing number associated with the program is 64.035. As a grant (the listed funding instrument type), the funding is intended to support eligible transportation-related services rather than loans or contracts.
Eligibility is narrow and specific: only a VA-accredited Veterans Service Organization (VSO) or a State Veterans Service Agency may apply. Other nonprofits, local governments, transit providers, or community organizations are not eligible unless they meet one of those two categories, which means prospective applicants should confirm their accreditation or agency status before investing time in preparing an application.
The posted application deadline for this opportunity is August 23, 2025 (Original Closing Date: 2025-08-23). A key note in the description is that the NOFO document itself references an August 18 deadline, but applications are not actually due until August 23. Applicants should plan around the August 23 closing date while still treating the earlier date as a signal to avoid last-minute submission issues, especially if the NOFO text, internal review cycles, or submission systems create confusion. The opportunity was created on July 22, 2025, and it is categorized as a discretionary funding opportunity under the VA/VHA transportation portfolio.Apply for VA HRTG NEW 2025
- The VHA Member Services-Veterans Transportation in the transportation sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Grants for Transportation in Highly Rural Areas" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 64.035.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2025-07-22.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2025-08-23. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $50,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 15 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others.
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