CCSCT awarded $300,000 “Fund for Veterans’ Assistance” Grant

Texas Veterans Commission award doubles previous funding, allowing CCSCT to expand critical support for local Veterans and their families.

South Central, Texas: The Fund for Veterans’ Assistance (FVA) announced that CCSCT’s, “Veterans’ Financial Assistance Program,” was selected as a 2026-2027 $300,000.00 General Assistance Grantee by the Texas Veterans Commission. This is  a one hundred percent funding increase from the previous funding year. Last funding cycle, CCSCT helped keep over 230 Veterans and their family members from

homelessness with the generous support of the Commission.

Veteran’s Resource Coordinator Dan Montano expressed his gratitude for the funding, stating, “Thanks to the Texas Veterans Commission grant, the CCSCT Veteran Services Program will continue providing assistance to veterans, surviving spouses, and dependents throughout our service area. Together, we are helping achieve what others can only imagine.”

The, “Veterans’ Financial Assistance Program” helps eligible Veterans, Veteran Dependents, and Surviving Spouses. Through the program, CCSCT will assist beneficiaries with short-term and temporary financial emergency services to include: one-time utility payments (may include electric, gas, propane, water, sewer, trash, late fees) and one-time rental/mortgage payment (may include rent, mortgage, late fees, application fees, security deposits).

Potential clients may begin applying for assistance as early as September 1, 2026.

The Veterans’ Financial Assistance program is available to eligible applicants in 27 CCSCT service counties including:  Atascosa, Bandera, Brewster, Comal, Culberson, Dimmit, Edwards, Frio, Gillespie, Guadalupe, Hudspeth, Jeff Davis, Karnes, Kendall, Kerr, Kinney, La Salle, Live Oak, McMullen, Medina, Presidio, Real, Uvalde, Val Verde, Wilson, and Zavala. For more information, you may contact Veteran Service Coordinator, Dan Montano, at 830-491-2585 or at dmontano@ccsct.org.

CCSCT is a non-profit community action agency that empowers vulnerable families and individuals in the greater South Central Texas area to achieve self-sufficiency by eliminating barriers through innovative programs and strong community partnerships. Counties serviced include; Atascosa, Bandera, Bee, Brewster, Comal, Crane, Culberson, Dimmit, Edwards, Frio, Gillespie, Guadalupe, Hudspeth, Jeff Davis, Karnes, Kendall, Kerr, Kinney, LaSalle, Live Oak, Maverick, McMullen, Medina, Pecos, Presidio, Real, Terrell, Uvalde, Val Verde, Wilson, and Zavala. For more information, visit www.ccsct.org or follow us on the socials at https://linktr.ee/ccsct_cares.

This program is supported by a grant from the Texas Veterans Commission Fund for Veterans’ Assistance. The Fund for Veterans’ Assistance provides grants to organizations serving veterans and their families. For more information on the Texas Veterans Commission, visit https://www.TVC.Texas.gov