2900-AR16 202310 The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 2900 Department of Veterans Affairs VA Staff Sergeant Parker Gordon Fox Suicide Prevention Grant Program

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is issuing a final rule to implement legislation authorizing VA to initiate a three-year community-based grant program to award grants to eligible entities to provide or coordinate the provision of suicide prevention services to eligible individuals and their families. This rulemaking specifies grant eligibility criteria, application requirements, scoring criteria, constraints on the allocation and use of the funds, and other requirements necessary to implement this grant program. These amendments are in accordance with the President’s priorities of reducing suicide.

]]> Other Significant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Final Rule Stage No No 38 CFR 62.2 38 CFR 50.1(d) 38 CFR 78.45 Pub. L. 116-171, sec. 201 38 U.S.C. 1720F 38 U.S.C. 501 Statutory Other 12/31/2025 Required consultation pursuant to section 201 of Pub. L. 116-171 Required consultation pursuant to section 201 of Pub. L. 116-171. This grant program is authorized by section 201 of Public Law 116-171. VA must publish regulations for matters related to grants as required by 38 U.S.C. 501(d). No Request For Information (RFI) 04/01/2021 86 FR 17268 RFI Comment Period End 04/22/2021 Interim Final Rule 03/10/2022 87 FR 13806 Interim Final Rule; Correction 03/22/2022 87 FR 16101 Interim Final Rule Effective 04/11/2022 Interim Final Rule Comment Period End 05/09/2022 Final Action 06/00/2024 No No None No No https://www.federalregister.gov No No Sandra Foley Supervisory Grants Manager – Suicide Prevention Program 2900 Department of Veterans Affairs VA 202 266-4653 sandra.foley@va.gov 810 Vermont Avenue NW, Washington DC 20420