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Committee hears bipartisan support for reauthorizing Fox Grama suicide‑prevention grants
Summary
Members and witnesses urged reauthorization and technical fixes for the Staff Sergeant Parker Gordon Fox Suicide Prevention Grant Program (Fox Grama) and discussed operational challenges in grant administration; VA broadly supports intent but flagged certain grant‑management concerns.
Lawmakers and veteran service organizations urged reauthorization and refinement of the Staff Sergeant Parker Gordon Fox Suicide Prevention Grant Program—commonly called Fox Grama—during a House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Health legislative hearing.
Representative Don Bacon and multiple witnesses said the community‑based grant program expands access to suicide prevention services for veterans who are not enrolled in VA care. Wounded Warrior Project and DAV supported the No…
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