Sec. 4. (a) The department may make grants to qualified entities to be used for the purpose of providing services to veterans, including the following:
(1) Programs focused on eliminating homelessness, preventing near term homelessness, and providing safe and secure living conditions.
(2) Assisting veterans in moving from public housing assistance programs to:
(A) home ownership; or
(B) stable, long term rental status.
A grant under this chapter for the purpose specified in clause (B) may include up to nine (9) months of rental assistance.
(3) Assisting veterans in finding and using available federal and state resources.
(4) Providing therapeutic services.
(5) Providing job training and job search assistance.
(b) The department may make grants to the provider chosen by the state department of health under section 6 of this chapter to be used for the purpose of providing assistance to the provider to provide diagnostic testing and hyperbaric oxygen treatment to veterans receiving treatment under the pilot program established under section 6 of this chapter. However, a grant under this chapter may not be awarded for the purposes specified in this subsection unless the state department of health has adopted the rules required by section 6(g) of this chapter. In addition, a grant may not be awarded for the purposes specified in this subsection after the expiration of the pilot program established under section 6 of this chapter.
As added by P.L.217-2017, SEC.76. Amended by P.L.155-2018, SEC.2.