Wounded Warrior Project Invites Letters of Interest for Projects That Provide Direct Services to Veterans

Posted on April 19, 2013
Deadline: June 1, 2013 (Letter of Interest); Final Applications, July 8

Wounded Warrior Project Invites Letters of Interest for Projects That Provide Direct Services to Veterans

The Wounded Warrior Project is accepting Letters of Interest from nonprofit organizations that provide direct programming and services to the current generation of wounded veterans.

Grants of between $5,000 and $250,000 will be awarded for projects that enhance the lives of injured service members and their families by supporting programs that fall into four service areas: mind, body, economic empowerment, and engagement.

Mind programs should enhance the mental health of wounded service members and help foster their healthy readjustment to civilian life.

Body programs should provide unique sporting, fitness, and wellness activities for warriors and their families. Preference is given to programs that engage warriors over a sustained period of time and facilitate opportunities for leadership and peer mentoring.

Economic empowerment programs should provide programs or services to warriors in the area of employment, higher education, financial literacy, or other opportunities that enhance economic empowerment among wounded veterans and their families.

Engagement programs should empower injured service members by connecting them with their peers and continued opportunities to serve and engage with their larger communities.

Priority will be given to projects that offer innovative programming and unique opportunities, fill service gaps by offering programming or services where demand outpaces supply or services do not currently exist, reach veterans and family members in underserved geographic areas, and foster continued leadership, mentorship, and sense of purpose among injured service members.

To be eligible, nonprofit organizations must be considered tax exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, be able to submit evidence of their tax exempt status, and be committed to honoring and empowering veterans and service members who have incurred a physical or mental injury, illness, or wound coincident to their military service on or after September 11, 2001, and their families. In addition, the organization must demonstrate a clear plan for warrior, family, or constituent recruitment and provide programs and services at no cost to individuals served.

Letters of Interest must be received no later than June 1, 2013. Upon review, selected organizations will have until July 8, 2013, to submit complete applications.

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