Two City veteran programs get grants to help advance their missions

Two City veteran programs get grants to help advance their missions

Published on December 16, 2025

The Texas Veterans Commission (TVC) recently awarded $650,000 to the City of Fort Worth to help fund two veteran-related programs: Healthy Homes for Heroes and Forward Home.

About the programs

Healthy Homes for Heroes (H4H), which received a $300,000 grant, provides home repair and modifications for low- and moderate-income single-family homeowners who are unable to make necessary repairs to their homes.

H4H serves owner-occupied, single-family housing units. The homeowner must be a veteran or the surviving spouse, and the housing units must be the applicant's homestead. Under the program, repairs are completed at no cost to the homeowner; the maximum award is $20,000.

Forward Home, awarded a $350,000 grant, provides utility and rental/mortgage assistance to qualifying low-income veterans and their families. Preference is given to veterans over active service members. Qualifications: Applicants must be a veteran or surviving spouse of a veteran, have a household income at or below 80% of the area median income (AMI), and be a U.S. citizen or legal resident.

Funding for TVC grants primarily comes from Texas Lottery scratch-off tickets, which are labeled at the bottom with "Supporting Texas Veterans."

Photo: A TVC representative (far right) presents the $650,000 check to (from left) Joaquin Castillo, veteran business development coordinator; Michelle Doonkeen, Neighborhood Services assistant director; Kacey Thomas, Neighborhood Services director; and Ruby Rubio, senior human services specialist.

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