Jocelyn: What is the Veterans Center Initiative Grant Program?
The Veterans Center Initiative Grant program is a collaborative partnership between Student Veterans of America and the Home Depot Foundation. Together, they donate money through grants to create welcoming and furnished spaces in colleges for student veterans. They provide financial support for furniture, technology and even moving into larger areas with more room. The Veterans Center Initiative Grant program has built or improved spaces for veterans on over 60 campuses since 2014. Over 30,000 student veterans have been positively impacted by the program.
How the Program Works
First, on-campus Student Veterans of America chapter must create and submit a business plan and budget based on the Student …show more content…
It must define how the project goal will be achieved, how the veteran center will be operated and the timeline with start and completion dates. The project outline requires the most time and energy because it contains the project’s impact, budget, timeline and description of operations. The impact of project explains how the grant will make a difference to not only veterans, but the university as a whole. It’s helpful to explain what makes student veterans unique compared to traditional students.
Be sure to detail the needs the chapter faces and how the grant will help you meet these needs. The project’s goals should be specific, relevant, attainable and measurable to an established timeline. Be sure to explain how the grant will also benefit other students and college faculty. Many veterans chapters explain what an average day at the new center might look like through explaining how the student veterans might use the space and equipment. When explaining what the chapter will do to optimize their new space, be sure to include idealistic capabilities and
The Veterans Center Initiative Grant program is a collaborative partnership between Student Veterans of America and the Home Depot Foundation. Together, they donate money through grants to create welcoming and furnished spaces in colleges for student veterans. They provide financial support for furniture, technology and even moving into larger areas with more room. The Veterans Center Initiative Grant program has built or improved spaces for veterans on over 60 campuses since 2014. Over 30,000 student veterans have been positively impacted by the program.
How the Program Works
First, on-campus Student Veterans of America chapter must create and submit a business plan and budget based on the Student …show more content…
It must define how the project goal will be achieved, how the veteran center will be operated and the timeline with start and completion dates. The project outline requires the most time and energy because it contains the project’s impact, budget, timeline and description of operations. The impact of project explains how the grant will make a difference to not only veterans, but the university as a whole. It’s helpful to explain what makes student veterans unique compared to traditional students.
Be sure to detail the needs the chapter faces and how the grant will help you meet these needs. The project’s goals should be specific, relevant, attainable and measurable to an established timeline. Be sure to explain how the grant will also benefit other students and college faculty. Many veterans chapters explain what an average day at the new center might look like through explaining how the student veterans might use the space and equipment. When explaining what the chapter will do to optimize their new space, be sure to include idealistic capabilities and