Opportunity Information: Apply for VA HRTG 2025
The Grants for Transportation in Highly Rural Areas (VA HRTG 2025) is a discretionary grant opportunity run by the Veterans Health Administration (VHA), Member Services - Veterans Transportation, to support transportation services for Veterans who live in highly rural communities. The program is specifically focused on helping Veterans get to and from health care and other VA-related appointments in places where distance, limited public transit, and sparse local services can make travel a major barrier. For fiscal year 2025, Congress has authorized approximately $8.0 million to be appropriated for this program, with the intent of continuing support for transportation solutions that are already operating in rural areas.
This particular Notice of Funding Opportunity is not open to new applicants. It is limited only to renewal grantees, meaning organizations that already receive Highly Rural Transportation Grant (HRTG) funding and are seeking to renew their award for the next funding period. Eligibility is also tightly defined: only a VA-accredited Veterans Service Organization (VSO) or a State Veterans Service Agency may apply. Other entity types, even if they provide transportation services, are not eligible unless they meet one of those two categories and the VA accreditation requirement for VSOs.
Applications are due on August 23, 2025 (the official closing date for the opportunity). The NOFO includes an important clarification: while the document itself references an August 18 deadline, applicants should follow the corrected timeline indicating that submissions are not due until August 23. This matters for planning, internal approvals, and final submission because applicants may see conflicting dates in the materials.
The opportunity is listed under Funding Opportunity Number VA HRTG 2025, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number 64.035, and falls under the Transportation funding activity category. The maximum award amount is $50,000 per grant (award ceiling), and the VA expects to make about 15 awards. The notice was created on July 22, 2025.Apply for VA HRTG 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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